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I work until 7pm and it takes me another 40 minutes to get home. The vast majority of my calories are eaten after 8pm. I still lose. I won't knock what works for some, but it doesn't mean it works for everyone.

Caffeine is physically addictive, like nicotine and other drugs. The times when I gave up caffeine, I felt physically ill. Not like heroin or some other hard drug, but still difficult nonetheless. When I changed my diet and resist the urge to binge, no such reaction.

I think a lot of you are missing the fact that correlation =/= causation. In many cases, obesity is correlated with certain outcomes, but it's not a foregone conclusion that if you are fat you will get sick and die early. And just because you're thin doesn't mean you won't get heart disease and other illnesses that people…

Lost so far: 26 lbs How: Tracking calories via MFP, occasional exercise (DDP Yoga, walking, cardio and some strength training at the gym) I've kind of stalled over the past three weeks, so I bought a digital scale, tightened up my tracking, and I've started to get a little more exercise in. That should work to get it going…

I have gone through varying periods of caffeine addiction. I once got off caffeine in college by cutting it out at the same time I came down with the flu, so I could feel the pain all at once - which did actually work for awhile. I currently drink pop now, but I moved from regular to diet, and I also drink water. I know…

I have to agree with the OP - while it's similar to a lot of other hyper-restrictive diets, it is pretty ridiculous. Besides, last I checked, Dr. Phil is not a nutritionist, dietician, or has weight-loss expertise. I get that diets like this can work for some, but is it sustainable? While all diets have a low rate of…

I've lost 26 pounds with a calorie deficit, and I have PCOS. PCOS makes it harder, especially if you also have insulin resistance, but it does work.

[ I jumped into this thread late, but I find it odd that you think this makes that much of a difference. It's not like aging works differently if you're "quite overweight." I would fall under the "quite overweight" category because I have a lot to lose. But - wouldn't that make it even harder if I've spent almost all of my…

I'm not saying you're eating much - it's just that you could be eating at maintenance. Since you don't have a scale, how can you know for sure that you're not, especially since at 130 with only 10 pounds to your goal, there wouldn't be much of a margin in-between? I know there isn't much to be done about this in your…

I don't think anyone got aggressive. You're taking it the wrong way. A pound of muscle = a pound of fat. Muscle is slightly denser than fat, but that is not the same thing. Density is a different concept than weight. It's science.

130 puts you at a healthy BMI for your height. You already seem to be living a pretty healthy lifestyle anyway. Going from 130 to 120 doesn't mean you'll become more healthy anyway. And comparing your current body to your HS freshman body as you did in a different reply does you no favors. Even if you get to 120, you're…

^^^So this! To the OP - I think two things for me have been the hardest: 1. Concern over health - I don't have health complications from obesity, but my dad did (type 2 diabetes) and passed away at 57. My mom developed diabetes in the past year or so, and she's in her 60s, and she has some knee and back issues that affect…

Not super crazy about the term "cheat meal" because not logging it doesn't mean it didn't go into my body. However, I agree with the overall sentiment. I will probably go way over today because I have 190 cals left and I haven't eaten dinner yet (I work until 8pm). I will likely end up choosing something that is more than…

I've watched a little bit of My 600-pound life and other shows like that, but I can't watch too much of that because like another commenter said, it seems like schadenfreude and that's not my bag. I have watched My Big Fat Fabulous Life, and I don't mind Whitney. I don't think that we should necessarily judge her for being…

I'm with you! I started out needing to lose 204 pounds, I've lost 25 so far, but a ways to go. But we all have to start somewhere. Feel free to add me :-).

The article is preaching to the choir, but it's not going to reach those who actually "need" it. While some of it does ring true (e.g. #6), he makes it seem like it's either his way or you'll be a fat*** with a victim mentality all your life. That approach lacks balance and is helpful to no one. Everyone has their own…

I grew up with, "don't eat after X time," "don't eat fat/carbs," etc. More recently my mom will suggest something she saw on Dr. Oz that day. I nod and smile. I think reasons for weight gain are real and shouldn't be mocked. I had undiagnosed PCOS for many years. I tried Atkins and lost zero pounds - even in week one. I…

TBH I used to think this way - resentful that I had to make an effort that others seemingly do not. But the fact is that time stops for no one and me not making said effort because it feels unfair is only going to hurt me and leave me heavier and heavier year after year. I track so I know what I am eating, so I stay on…

I don't advertise it. I have done so in the past but I would lose 9-10 pounds and then the weight would come back. So this time, I let my results do the talking. My DH, mom, and siblings know. My cubemates at work are only aware because of my Fitbit and the so far great results this time around.

Do you accurately track what you're eating (meaning weighing/measuring foods and then tracking them)? I ask because there is a huge difference between 1200 and 1600 calories, especially when you need a proper weekly deficit for weight loss over time. Eating healthy is important when it comes to nutrition, but eating at a…

Over the summer I ordered size 24XS pants and I couldn't button them or zip them up, so I kept those (it's a hassle to return clothes I order online) and ordered the 26XS.Those fit snugly and DH would help me button them in the morning. Over time the 26XS pants have gotten loose, but I wasn't sure if it was because of…

Short-term: twoterville by my birthday (April) - I'm 11 lbs away. Long-term: dropping all the weight, getting myself to about 130 (probably like 2 years from now)

I don't think people are telling you to grow up because they're judging you. Please understand that a number of us have been where you are mentally, but at the end of the day we all need to do what is necessary to drop the pounds. I understand where you're coming from. That was me for a long time. I saw other people who…

^^Exactly this. I don't get the PF hate either. It seems to smack of the very fitness elitism that is the reason why places like PF exist. I have student loans that I'll be paying off forever, so I can't exactly afford to spend a ton of money for a bro gym. They are also convenient in terms of locations and hours, so I can…

Feel free to add me - I need to get it together :smile: https://www.fitbit.com/user/32NJMW

^This exactly. There is life beyond just your weight. It happens - just like other people have their cross to bear. The only difference is that for fat people, ours is visible.

I'm an outlier here, I think. Being at a larger weight with a 200 lb lost goal - it sneaks up on you, just like it sneaks up on smaller people. It's just that it came in 10 lbs and 15 lbs here and there for me rather than a 2-3 lbs here and there. In high school, it was 250 (at the time I was somewhere between 190 and 210…