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This was on Yahoo Answers like, a year or two ago. Don't judge me. I specifically remember this for some reason. I don't recall what the question was...

My SO lost 100lbs without counting ****. I can't do that, but he did very successfully. He just switched regular pop for diet, ate smaller portions and substituted a salad for a burger once a day. Three years later he was 100lbs lighter. It's definitely restricting calories, but he wasn't counting them at all or putting…

I don't see why it should matter if I'm offended. If I were, that's on me, not anyone here. I'm not, however it's annoying to read that the diets without moderation lead to certain doom. I can accept that someone's diet with moderation will work because that's what works for them. That's great. Telling a large group of…

I want to cut things out of my diet and add different things to my diet. A lot of people do this and sustain it. Being told that this method leads to certain failure is just ridiculous. I'm not going to sit around telling all the people who eat whatever they want in moderation to stop or they're going to fail for sure.…

There's a great thread here with 30DS result pics! It's motivating! Have a look. A lot of people had amazing results. I bet it works if you can stick to it. When I started it the first time, I got through a circuit and a half and just gave up because I couldn't breathe. So I had to work up to it, honestly. So I just…

If food weren't an issue, groups like Overeater's Anonymous wouldn't exist. Binge Eating Disorder is an actual eating disorder and it's in the DSM and probably the ICD. It's a real issue and I understand why you are offended. I've had eating disorders from anorexia, to bulimia to overeating. I know what you're talking…

Yeah, not everyone with anxiety behaves that way at all. AT ALL. But it is a terrible thing to suffer from, even if you keep it to yourself. That woman had what is known as a specific phobia, and I'm not certain there would be a name for that one. So yeah, she should have gotten help, but I highly doubt that all of us…

Trying really hard to be healthy about it. And I don't mean eating healthy, necessarily. I've just had unhealthy/disordered eating patterns for 15 years so trying to do it the *right* way is really hard. It's a fine line, for me, between trying to be healthy and becoming obsessive :/ I actually could stand to lose another…

I've done the same thing off and on for several years, I understand what you're saying. Especially the part about "meant to be this big." And my poor boyfriend. Oh my god, the whining I did to him about how I hate how I look and whatever and he started saying "Well then do something about it!" and it was like I didn't even…

I relate to this a bit. No thyroid issue (if I say I think there's something wrong with my eye, they test my thyroid like that's the answer to everything. Weird) but I have bipolar type II or NOS, they don't know. I was depressed for as long as I can remember, and I didn't turn to food until I was in my early twenties. I…

Okay. That makes more sense. Trying to maintain the amount of muscle I have at this point. Those weren't real numbers at all, lol. I just threw out something random because I don't know my BF% and didn't want to state what I weigh. So sorry for the weird random numbers. Body fat would be lower because I didn't lose muscle.…

Okay, so still eating in a deficit to lose weight, no matter how much lifting I do- I will still look all soft and fluffy even getting near goal weight or at goal? Goal weight is healthy, by the way. I've never had good looking muscles. I'm just totally confused. I can't lower my body fat percentage proportionally then?…

http://getdrunknotfat.com <---huge database of calories in certain brands of alcohol. Includes ABV, a grade for the alcohol, etc. Not that there are many quality drinks that you could get wasted on with less than 600 calories. lol I was drinking a lot more until I figured out how many calories are likely in that big…

HA! I know. Since the first "THANK YOU! THIS! SOOO THIS! LOVE YOU OP!" reply was posted, in each subsequent reply from the OP, you can observe her ego expanding at a faster rate than the known universe. LOL.

Oh, I'm so good at quitting smoking I've probably done it 10 times and I'm 27. Longest stretch was 3 years and I DID use the e-cig. Worked like a charm. Didn't smoke at all and then I got stupid and proud and thought I was invincible. Started bumming smokes in public while drinking because I thought I'd look like a weirdo…

*eats popcorn, laughs, retires comments for following duration of thread to just ENJOY*

TL;DR: other n00bs: forums could be useful, but mostly an amazing display of drama you'd have to see to believe. I've been to all kinds of message boards. This one is by far the most entertaining. I thought people were rude at first (and yes, some people really are rude and condescending, not just blunt) but whatever. The…

I'm confused about this not being able to build muscle while losing weight thing. I swear I continuously get better at all the exercises I do and can lift heavier dumbbells now way better than I could before (I have little to no muscle). Am I confusing terms or something? Is it not that I'm building muscle? Isn't muscle…

My SO was about 300 pounds a few years ago. He drank 6-10 (or more because he works at a restaurant with fountain pop) pops a day. He replaced one meal (admittedly pretty close to 700 calories there) with a salad, replaced his regular Mountain Dew with diet (0 calorie) and he lost 30 pounds in like, 2-3 months. It was…

I'm on day like, 23 or something and I just have totally cut out fast food at this point. The healthier options don't really appeal to me and none of it is worth the calories. I'd rather graze on lower calorie stuff during the day and not feel like I'm starving later. I never have many calories left by dinner so I just…

I have other areas of my life that I get unwanted advice in from my SO, so I kind of understand this. I found that the best course of action, in this scenario, is to clarify that I appreciate the advice on certain occasions, but I honestly don't want advice unless I specifically ask for it. That worked for me and my SO.…

I have to eat a lot of nuts and peanut butter to fill in the calories. It was SOOO easy to put away a couple thousand calories in a day before eating fast food and fried junk at home. And Little Debbie snacks. I was surprised having trouble meeting the 1200 calories goal due to that. I was overweight and now I have trouble…

I've only lost 5lbs and I was between sizes and that was annoying. 5'3 SW: 145 8/10 CW: 140 8 I thought that was strange how I sorted that issue out by just losing 5lbs. It was the same brand of jeans as well. Now the 10 definitely is far too large. 8 fits well! Uh, I ordered a couple of pairs of pants that I just freaking…

I go to the scale once a week. Weigh myself first thing in the morning, usually on Mondays. Guess I'm lazy because I only take off pants lol. I'm not a morning person. I have to wait until my night vision goes away to read the scale. I'm a woman so I skip weighing myself one week a month :/ Don't need water weight and…

Would like to appreciate my body in a bikini instead of whatever the heck it is I do now. It's not positive, that's for sure. I feel like I'll honestly be more confident and I personally will like what I see better. And maybe impress my boyfriend with it because I've never exercised like this is my life. I hope he's…

You're right. I thought it wasn't rude, but I could have left some of that stuff out. I could see how it could be seen as rude. I'm not calling the people out because it doesn't do anything. I found that people just want to be called out on it. I just don't want to feed into that. I could do it. I have specific people in…

haha. I'm having that issue this week. I literally skip weighing myself until it's over, actually. I know the numbers will be high due to it, so I just (not very calmly, lol) wait it out. I just know that the higher number will make my heart sink. It's hard getting on the scale every single time, for me. I'm doing a bit of…

Blunt and honest is fantastic. I have looked at many parts of this forum and there is a very clear difference between blunt and honest and very rude and mean spirited. And I don't want to be coddled myself, or for anyone to agree with everything I say. I belong to another forum where you're encouraged (in the user…

No. Tons of people do. Honestly,many of people do NOT gain weight on it. If you look at the clinical trials, the percentage of people that gained weight is nowhere near 100%. I think making one particular medication a "bad" med in the weight category is kinda dumb. I gained 50% of my body weight on Abilify (that I'm STILL…

People know I've been trying to lose weight. They found out last week. Next time they see me "OH WOW! YOU LOOK GREAT! Have you lost weight?" WTF? You did not notice that 1lb I dropped since the last time I saw you. Just stop. Sometimes I'm mean and say "No, sadly I've gained five pounds somehow." Hopefully this stops them.…