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It was a calorie surplus that got you to where you are.

At what point during this mysterious process does the evil get added?

“You’re a worthless loser and will fail at everything you do in life” - I’m sure my high school guidance counselor meant well.

I eat exactly the same breakfast and lunch every day. Logging takes seconds.

Your weight always has a value whether you step on the scale or not. (Unless you are ever in zero gravity). I can’t see why it’s better to *not* know it than it is to know it. You can use other measurements, like waistline. But a scale remains the best (and easiest) measurement we have.

That estimate when you complete your diary for the day is totally useless. Just ignore it.

Bacon-wrapped bacon. 0 carbs!

I never bothered. Clicking on a button doesn’t make someone a friend. Unless they offer you a ride to the airport or help you move a sofa, they’re not your friend.

Did you actually read this? Yikes! He did this under close (almost daily) hospital supervision and was given vitamin supplements and plasma concentrates all along. No thanks. Wouldn’t be surprised if this thread gets locked. Such a weight loss is beyond insane.

Total fake. A person can’t survive more than (roughly) 3 weeks without food.

Amazing!

I only counted calories. I mostly ignored my macros but I did try to eat more protein. It helps me stay fuller longer.

Count. Every. Calorie.

The fact that your body has a specific, measurable weight every day is not a “belief system”.

What? Don’t you mean the *lowest* calories? If you ate a “lot” of the highest calorie food, well...you’d probably be in trouble.

On any day in you life your weight has a value whether you weigh yourself or not. Willfully ignoring that value is buying into “ignorance is bliss.” Especially since it takes just a few seconds to step on the scale.

60 pounds. 60 weeks. MFP and nothing else. Maintaining for 3 years.

Dreadful idea. A daily weight check is a great way to make sure you’re on the right track. Weighing in at long intervals is bad because you could be weighing on two “spike” days which will give you a very wrong indication of your progress. That isn’t enough data points. Daily (once per day, at the same time in your daily…

I know the amount of calories I want for each meal so I prepare and eat exactly that. No leftovers.

...and it will get this thread locked. Like so many others.

It’s different for each person. There is no best. Some want a big breakfast, some want just coffee. Some have a few large meals, some have many tiny means throughout the day. I get by with a small breakfast and lunch and save most of my calories for dinner.

Holy Hannah! There are only 2109 in the Sears Tower! You must have leg muscles of iron by now.

60 pounds in a year is excellent!

At the time of his death Dr. Atkins weighed 258, had serious heart problems and high blood pressure. Sign me up!

I don’t hate running. That is, I wouldn’t hate it if I could do it. I’m just bad at it. I don’t have that athletic gracefulness that makes someone good at it. Imagine Herman Munster running. That’s me.

Commenting on a person’s weight in today’s workplace is absolutely forbidden. Even if done so in a positive, congratulatory way. Such a comment can get you escorted to the door.

Going into weight loss with a FAST!! attitude is going to end in disaster. A 1lb per week weight loss rate (the middle ground) will take you 2 years. Think long, slow marathon. Not a sprint.

And yet, I was never successful at losing weight until iPhone + MFP app came along. Imagine that.

2 pounds per week is a lot! Maybe even too much. An aggressive loss rate can make it difficult to get proper nutrition on a daily basis. You’re doing fine! Just stick with it.

Do something that fully engages your mind. Crossword puzzles, sudoku puzzles.