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Yep, me too. I haven't cut out anything that I enjoy and I've had pretty great success ;)

No. http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/what-can-i-eat/making-healthy-food-choices/what-can-i-drink.html http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/what-can-i-eat/understanding-carbohydrates/artificial-sweeteners/

This. And OP you need to take accountability for Yourself and figure out what works for You. Weight loss is about calories, math and eating at a calorie deficit. But it's on You to run Your numbers and figure out what Your deficit will be. It's also on You to figure out what (if any) exercise You'll want to do. It's also…

The calorie info was on the sign at my local Mcds, can't remember what it was though, off the top of my head.

No, 119lbs is still in a healthy bmi for Ops height. She would have to get down to 114lbs before she'd be in the underweight category.

We're very similar-I'm 5ft, 6 in and my maintenance range is 120-125lbs. And you'll want to do something similar-not have a specific goal weight number, but a maintenance range. Most people chose a 5lb range. Your weight will fluctuate throughout the month, due to non-weight related things like sodium, time of month etc. A…

Weekly-I eat a little under my maintenance calories during the week and then a bit over on the weekends. It all evens out :)

Weight loss is not The Amazing Race. You didn't gain the weight in a few days and you won't lose it in a few days either. Eat at a sensible calorie deficit, work towards realistic goals and learn how to do this in a way that will be sustainable long term.

Yep, I've had it. Pure awesome :)

It's fine. I've lost the weight and now am successfully maintaining, and I drink diet soda every day :) Drinking diet Coke with Lime right now!

Yes a calorie is a calorie sigh.....

This is is rude and condescending. Most of us here care very deeply about our health, that's why we're here. And age has nothing to do with it.

Yep, I don't fear sugar either and my latest blood test results from last month- Fasting glucose number: 86 (pre-diabetic range back in 2012, when I was overweight) -Total cholesterol: 150 -HDL cholesterol: 58 -Triglycerides: 49 -LDL cholesterol: 82 -Coronary Heart Disease Risk 2.6 (less than 4.4 is recommended) Plus my…

OP your diary isn't open for others to see, so not exactly sure why you're complaining that others don't have their diaries open??

Ha me too, I'm an avid baker and have hundreds or recipes scattered around my house. I'm that nerd who actually checks out cookbooks from the library :p

So does my own experience cancel out your experience then? Because I've had fantastic results focusing on CICO and eating at a calorie deficit, and continuing to eat ALL the foods I like. That includes things like veggies, whole grains, eggs, fish etc. It also includes things like the ice cream sandwich I just ate, the…

Yep, I eat fish, veggies, eggs etc AND Twinkies, McDonalds, cookies etc. Its working out pretty well for me ;)

I didn't have any issues transitioning into maintenance. For my weight loss phase I did alternate day IF. Then I used 5:2IF during the transition period between active weight loss and maintenance. Then I switched to 16:8IF for maintenance and I've been doing that ever since. The whole thing was pretty easy actually :)

What are you basing this assumption on? I lost almost 60lbs and I've been easily maintaining the loss for two years now, all while using IF protocols.

Meh, I thought Varady's book was pretty weak :/ OP-feel free to send me a pm and I can give you more info. I've helped a few other people with resources through pms, so I can just copy/paste you what I've sent them. It's Sunday and I'm feeling lazy :p

Have to disagree with your list op, and I say that as someone who is very 'pro-carb.'

Nope. Weight loss is about calories, math and eating at a calorie deficit. Eating certain foods or not eating certain foods will not help or hinder you, it comes down to if you're eating at an appropriate calorie deficit or not.

Are you talking about alternate day intermittent fasting (also called ADF or JUDDD)? If so, yes that's the plan I followed during my weight loss phase, but I didn't do total fasts on my down days. I still ate between 300-500 calories on those days. Then on the alternate days I ate at around maintenance level calories.

This. I've never tracked sugar/sodium and I've had no problem losing weight or maintaining the loss. The only thing I've really focused on has been CICO and eating at the correct calorie amount for my goals :)

This is an awesome post <3

Are these people who used to be overweight though? With the dismal rate for long term weight loss success among people who were overweight at one time and then intentionally lost the weight, I don't think you can include that group into your 'millions of people who are fine without logging a thing' category. So while there…

<3 Aldi.

I have a $90 a week grocery budget for a family of 5, which also includes non-food items like detergent, trash bags, soap etc. Some of my suggestions- -spend some time and learn what resources you have available to you. Compare prices at the stores in your area, look into farmers markets, produce stands, orchards with…

Agree, it's fantastic to see actual charted out results. I second the sticky!

It has. You'll also discover though, that after you've done the whole calorie counting thing for a while you can't just turn it off, even when you give yourself permission to not track (for the weekends etc). It's just in your brain lol. I just picked up Subway and even though I did not purposely track the calories, I knew…