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I was on Atkins and lost 50 pounds back in 2001. You have to do it right and read the books by Dr Atkins. Atkins worked for me because it helped control my hunger. Carbs and sugar make me hungry. If they make you hungry too then this will work for you.

Coke Zero. It tastes just like Coke and is zero calories. Try that or Diet Pepsi. After two weeks you be used to them and Coke will be TOO sweet for you.

Personally, I do intermittent fasting so I skip breakfast everyday. Not saying you have to do this. However, on a day when you know you are going to eat out, skip breakfast, and have a very light lunch, like a 300 calorie soup. Then you will have between 1,000 to 1,200 calories if not more to eat what you want when you eat…

You forget where you saw that because it is 100% false. Your body cannot fold 30 pounds of poop. Wow...Do you have any idea how toxic that would be? Death! At any time, the most poop your body has is at the worst maybe 5-7 pounds.

obsession is what lazy people call dedication

When I get to my ideal weight, I am going to have to face the fact that to stay at that weight, fitness will have to become a permanent addition to my lifestyle.

This is why i didn't want to make my diary public.I have lost 29 pounds, and I have someone going through my diary telling me what I am doing wrong. I could die in my sleep from sleep apnea. I am losing weight. Losing weight is priority right now. I am not tied down to some US recommended protein BS, I assume based on ways…

I bet you also believe in the 8 glasses of water thing too? This is a borderline myth as well. All the food we eat has water in it. Take that, and have 3 to 4 glasses of water per day and you are good to go.

113g of protein is insane. I would basically have to eat chicken and meats all day long. I am only hungry on days when I eat breakfast. When I skip breakfast (WHICH MEANS EVEN LESS PROTEIN!I am not hungry all day. SO I don't get what you are selling me. I have solved my hunger issues, and I am losing weight. Losing weight…

I have had a ton of protein in the morning at times (40g+ in one sitting) and I am still hungry all day if I eat breakfast. There is no blueprint except the one that works for YOU.

One more thing nikkylyn, I think some us don't care if we look look.and feel flubby (which we can fix later) as long as we are not dead. You have very little weight to lose. Some of us have our life to lose...

You don't lose muscle from dieting unless you go way under your calorie requirements to the extreme."Not exercising", does not mean muscle loss. I have been non-active for 10 years, I haven't lost any muscle. The point is, right now, I could still die in my sleep from sleep apnea. I could kill over from a heart attack. The…

That's how I got to the dangerous message. By selecting 25% in step 6. Sometimes I find these things are backwards. The more you weigh, the faster you lose the weight. Losing 6 pounds a month if you are over 300 pounds is quite easy, I just think this calculator is off by calling that "dangerous".

According to that calculator, with me at 313 pounds, if I lost 6 pounds per month it would be VERY DANGEROUS for me to do so. Yeah right.

First of all welcome! Secondly you need to be honest with yourself. You do not put back on 25 to 30 pounds from not exercising. You put the weight back on because you were overeating. Own this. Don't worry about fat grams. This is not the 80's where everyone went fat gram crazy and fat free ice cream was the craze. It's…

She mentioned the last few months. When you are closer to your goal you require less calories. Going under that is not the best idea. So yes, in her case, I would advise against going under by too far. In my case, weighing over 300 pounds, My daily goal is 2,000. I sometimes have days of 1600 or 1700 calories.

I never said NOT to do what you recommended. I am saying people should not freak out if they are under 1200 net sometimes. They aren't gonna die. Losing muscle happens at VERY low levels. Lets not exaggerate here to prove a point. OP (and others)--don't listen to this post. Listen to the people telling you to use your…

You know what happens when you don't eat enough calories? You lose weight faster. As long as you don't feel sick, or weak, then you are fine. Listen to your body.

If you have a lot to lose and time constraints skip the exercising completely for now. Work on ONE THING at a time, master it, then move on. Right now you have too much on your plate (no pun intended). Spend your free time working on the meals, planning them, cooking, etc Once you have your timing down and you have dropped…

Some people get weight in certain areas. In your case, your fingers got a little bigger. Good job though!

Holy buckets! That is insane, great job man

Its easy for me know. It took a week to get used to it. Now I panic if I don't. I tell everyone that I track. If you are too embarrassed to track in front of people then you are still in denial.

It has not gotten in the way of my family. In fact, when I cook, they are eating more healthy too!

Your metabolism does not slow to a grinding halt when you skip breakfast. Do some REAL research on IF. Time of day you eat has NOTHING do to with how well you burn the calories.

I have started to have success creating a diet that works for ME. No fad diets or anything of the sort. I basically have taken everything I have learned and put together something that works for me. The key is hunger. Understanding when you are the most hungry will help you create a system that will work for you.

People who say 1200 is not enough are either still overweight or they lost or are losing weight the "right way" (slower) but are jealous because other people have found success losing weight faster at 1200 without any ill effects.

I consider it a success when I lose 80 pounds. The thing I have learned is the following: find a diet system that works for YOU.In my case, I have finally figured out that fad diets don't work, and ultimately I had to take all of this knowledge I have pieced together and form something around myself. In my case, I had to…

Careful, a lot of people here will instantly reply about how it slows your metabolism to a halt, and your body will go into starvation mode, etc. I skip breakfast everyday because I need to save my calories. I eat like crazy in the afternoon.when I get home from work. Tracking on this site plus IF has been great for me so…

Good job keep up the good work!!!