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Looking at yourself in the mirror. Looking at the lower reading on your scale. And as another responder said: Better health and living longer.

Quinoa is a complete protein, and amaranth nearly so. You might try "Ancient Harvest Quinoa Flakes" -- it's a hot cereal. Dairy products contain complete protein -- Greek yogurt contains lots of it. You might try incorporating edamame beans (which contain complete protein) into your diet. Yes, edamame beans are immature…

If you learn to enjoy you regular diet, you won't need any cheat days. Limit your "cheating" to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and maybe New Year's Day.

This is what worked (and is still working) for me: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and learn to enjoy healthful foods. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in…

Get rid of that trainer, but keep up the exercise. Get checked out by a doctor for the dizziness and other symptoms. Then see a professional licensed nutritionist to recommend a decent weight losing diet.

Gym membership. The motivation to lose weight must come from within.

Keep looking in the mirror.

Yes, Ask him to bring you flowers instead. And if he brings you more chocolate, apologize to him and immediately throw it down the toilet in front of him, to let him know you're serious about weight loss. Then apologize again and do something nice for him.

Well, the good news is that the best time to lose weight is right after you've gained weight.

Losing weight is difficult. It's a long, lonely, and solitary road. It's not just a matter of going on a diet for a while, and it requires changing much more than just your diet. It requires a permanent change in your life, including discarding friends who disparage or try to discourage your efforts. If you over eat…

Stop worrying about calories. Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and learn to enjoy healthful foods. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar.…

Try Cabot 75% reduced fat cheese.

Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and learn to enjoy healthful foods. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or…

One can lose weight on any diet whatsoever. When I was in college I once lost 10 lbs. in two weeks by cutting out meals and eating only my usual amount of snacks.

Snacks? I don't eat any snacks. I gave them up long ago. Three meals a day is all you need.

Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and learn to enjoy healthful foods. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or…

Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and learn to enjoy healthful foods. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or…

Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and find pleasure in other things. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on…

Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and find pleasure in other things. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on…

Obesity is a life choice, not a disease.

People no longer ask me how I lost weight. They offer me some ice cream and say, "Well, hey, you're thin, you don't need to worry about a few calories." And I reply, "I'm thin because I was overweight once, and I did a lot of work to get thin, and I still do calorie restriction, portion control, and exercise."

Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and find pleasure in other things. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on…

Loose skin does not automatically go away. And, if you gain the weight back, you'll need that skin. My advice: Wait for three years to accustom yourself to a weight maintaining lifestyle, so that your diet is just what you do naturally, without thinking about it. Then consider plastic surgery to remove the excess skin.

Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and find pleasure in other things. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on…

There is only one thing that could cause NO weight loss while in a calorie deficit, and is not actually being in a calorie deficit.

Do this and you *will* lose weight: 1) Eat mostly to get the nutrition your body needs, and less for enjoyment. Establish a healthful diet and find pleasure in other things. 2) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals. 3) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on…

"Appropriate goal"? A very slippery term. And I don't think there's any such thing as a "correct goal". My own goal was very arbitrary -- it just popped into my head one day -- to lose 1/4 of my weight, to go from being slightly overweight to a weight close to the bottom of the normal range for my height. It took me about…