gary48 Member

Thanks! Do you know how to post a clickable link I tried using the [ url ] tag (lower case) and it didn't work.

Hi. I can't answer most of your questions, but I do know the answer to #1: How do people lose large amounts of weight? It's really simple (but not always easy). Figure out how many calories you need in a day, then consume about 20% fewer than that every day. Do that, and you will consistently lose weight. I guarantee it.

Thanks, everyone!

Wow, was it something we said?

Yes, that's exactly right. It's not always easy, but it is simple. Here's a link to an article that really clarified things for me. I hope you like it, too: http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/

Hi, welcome! I can tell you exactly where you're going wrong, because losing weight involves only one thing: you have to consume fewer calories than you burn. It's really as simple as that. So, if you've been trying but getting nowhere, it's because you're eating too many calories. What you need to do is figure out how…

Yes, especially those periods where I'm not making much progress. There are few things more discouraging than stepping on the scale in the morning, knowing I did really well yesterday, and actually weighing more! Of course, I know it's probably water weight, but still. . . . One thing I do is I carry on my iPhone a picture…

You can't go wrong with celery sticks! Boring, yes, but lots of fiber and almost no calories. You can eat them all day. Beware of loading them down with peanut butter (yum!), because a single tablespoon of peanut butter is almost 100 calories!