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Stupidest Myths 1. Don't eat at night 2. Don't eat carbs 3. Don't eat sugar 4. Do cardio everyday 5. Eat more protein 6. Eat "healthy" 7. Take a pill 8. Do lipo 9. Eat celery/salad all day 10. Hate food and eating then punish yourself by doing ridiculous amounts of cardio

Why don't more people do strength training? Especially women. I believe running is a cult-ish fitness obsession. The people who do it seem to view it as a type of religion.

That advice sounds iffy to me. I lost weight by going strictly by the numbers. If I worked out, it was just gravy, so to speak. I would not eat my exercise calories. I never did that and I still lost weight. Best wishes!

I used to feel that way before I started counting calories. But doing that made food more about math, not emotion. I don't feel guilty when I have an ice cream cone after dinner if I know I've got 500 calories left for the day. Enjoy your food and know your limits.

Maybe have your thyroid checked?

Are you going by your daily calorie limit? I will tell you from experience you can exercise till you're blue in the face but you won't start losing fat until you start eating less than your body needs. Stick to your number faithfully and it will start coming off. Don't give up! Also "eating well" is an ambiguous,…

If you're going by your numbers and eating no more than 1200 calories a day and losing 2 pounds a week I'd say that is perfectly normal. Or did you mean 2 pounds total? Either way, the calories are what make the difference. Try to shoot for under your limit if you can, because even a calorie over your limit will put you at…

Technically yes.... but there is a lot more to it than just math. [/quote] Technically no. To lose weight you have to do the math... consume less calories than you burn. You don't even have to exercise to lose weight. Exercise is for maintaining a strong, healthy body. To lose fat, it's all about counting calories.

Losing weight is strictly math. Keep counting calories and you'll lose weight gradually and safely. This is the best way. Also, when you take a mathematical approach to food, you'll find there's no room for guilt. I love being able to eat the foods I love but just not eat too much of them. I usually only find myself…