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He had me up to that point. Overplayed his hand...Cheeseburger soup? Come on.
He had me up to that point. Overplayed his hand...Cheeseburger soup? Come on.
My wife makes it - and its delicious. Clearly not on any kind of weight loss plan.He had me up to that point. Overplayed his hand...Cheeseburger soup? Come on.
Not the worst advice ever but not real far from it.RealReactions said:This is false. You can out work a bad diet but it is just harder. A lot of harder. You have to be talking working out extremely hard for at least 2 hours. He out works his diet and he is a top athlete.jerry jones said:You can't out-exercise a bad diet...start there.
McD's 4 or 5 times a week....high cholesterol you say?
I like the whole video but you can skip to 2:22 to see what i am talking about
Been said a few times but people keep defending it saying "egg mcmuffins are less than 300 calories. It's #### food, don't eat it; get your 300 calories else where.It isn't a diet. It's a lifestyle change. You don't need to stop eating mcdonalds 4 times a week until you lose the weight - you need to stop eating McDonald's.
This times a thousand. Alcohol for me is the devil. We got into a routine of hammering 400-500 extra calories a night in alcohol alone, and once I'm on the couch blitzed, a pizza always seems like a really good idea.I had to cut out alcohol completely for a year+ when I lost my weight. It's a double whammy. You not only get the extra calories from the alcohol but it also loosens your inhibitions and decreases your willpower to eat sensibly. I did start to drink again this past January but it's just a 2-3 times a month thing. Maybe down to nothing now that football season is winding down.
You know, that's interesting. Initially I was like "Friday, I don't drink every day". But then I realized that I had a client who brought some light beer to a late day home inspection, and I had ONE beer Friday night. I did not drink Thursday. Wednesday, an ex was in town, she comes to town every 6 to 8 weeks and always wants to get lunch. I ended up drinking a winter ale and a couple of vodka soda's Wednesday. I don't believe I drank Tuesday. I know I got after it pretty hard either the Sunday night game or the Monday night game, I can't remember which. For the most part, in the winter, I usually drink less than 3 days a week, but I'm sure there are some days, like Friday, where it feels like I didn't drink, but in reality, I did have a beer.Gussy - when's the last time you went an entire day without drinking?
Or just eat it one day a week. Even health nuts allow for a cheat day.Been said a few times but people keep defending it saying "egg mcmuffins are less than 300 calories. It's #### food, don't eat it; get your 300 calories else where.It isn't a diet. It's a lifestyle change. You don't need to stop eating mcdonalds 4 times a week until you lose the weight - you need to stop eating McDonald's.
You should try to quit drinking completely. If you cannot, then you know you must quit as you have a problem. As far as what you ate, I'd take that as a success from what you would normally eat however still understand you gave a ways to go before sustained lifestyle change. As has been said you don't need a diet, you need a lifestyle change.You know, that's interesting. Initially I was like "Friday, I don't drink every day". But then I realized that I had a client who brought some light beer to a late day home inspection, and I had ONE beer Friday night. I did not drink Thursday. Wednesday, an ex was in town, she comes to town every 6 to 8 weeks and always wants to get lunch. I ended up drinking a winter ale and a couple of vodka soda's Wednesday. I don't believe I drank Tuesday. I know I got after it pretty hard either the Sunday night game or the Monday night game, I can't remember which. For the most part, in the winter, I usually drink less than 3 days a week, but I'm sure there are some days, like Friday, where it feels like I didn't drink, but in reality, I did have a beer.Gussy - when's the last time you went an entire day without drinking?
Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.boots11234 said:You should try to quit drinking completely. If you cannot, then you know you must quit as you have a problem. As far as what you ate, I'd take that as a success from what you would normally eat however still understand you gave a ways to go before sustained lifestyle change. As has been said you don't need a diet, you need a lifestyle change.You know, that's interesting. Initially I was like "Friday, I don't drink every day". But then I realized that I had a client who brought some light beer to a late day home inspection, and I had ONE beer Friday night. I did not drink Thursday. Wednesday, an ex was in town, she comes to town every 6 to 8 weeks and always wants to get lunch. I ended up drinking a winter ale and a couple of vodka soda's Wednesday. I don't believe I drank Tuesday. I know I got after it pretty hard either the Sunday night game or the Monday night game, I can't remember which. For the most part, in the winter, I usually drink less than 3 days a week, but I'm sure there are some days, like Friday, where it feels like I didn't drink, but in reality, I did have a beer.Gussy - when's the last time you went an entire day without drinking?
Absolutely. First off, exercise. If you get into a great habit of getting daily exercise, doesn't have to be intense, it will work wonders. Make time for it. NO matter how hard my runs are, there is almost no greater feeling than finishing those runs. Fires me up for the whole day.Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.boots11234 said:You should try to quit drinking completely. If you cannot, then you know you must quit as you have a problem. As far as what you ate, I'd take that as a success from what you would normally eat however still understand you gave a ways to go before sustained lifestyle change. As has been said you don't need a diet, you need a lifestyle change.You know, that's interesting. Initially I was like "Friday, I don't drink every day". But then I realized that I had a client who brought some light beer to a late day home inspection, and I had ONE beer Friday night. I did not drink Thursday. Wednesday, an ex was in town, she comes to town every 6 to 8 weeks and always wants to get lunch. I ended up drinking a winter ale and a couple of vodka soda's Wednesday. I don't believe I drank Tuesday. I know I got after it pretty hard either the Sunday night game or the Monday night game, I can't remember which. For the most part, in the winter, I usually drink less than 3 days a week, but I'm sure there are some days, like Friday, where it feels like I didn't drink, but in reality, I did have a beer.Gussy - when's the last time you went an entire day without drinking?
It's no wonder people give up and get to be in awful shape.
You can find a suitable lifestyle that allows for all those things within a 2000 calorie diet with some moderate exercise and you will lose weight.
It doesn't have to be that restrictive. You don't have to give up things that bring you enjoyment, just understand how they fit in the overall picture of a more health conscious diet.
Okay I'll sit this one out.I've got this.
I think its a good idea to be hungry once in a while, at least to get used to the feeling of being hungry. Somehow being hungry in America is practically considered to be a crime. Its not. If you put yourself in a position where you will be hungry for a while and can't get to a feedbin, say like on a long hike or something, the feeling of being hungry will pass. I'm pretty sure you burn lots of fat when you're hungry, even more if you are hungry and Naked and Afraid.Absolutely. First off, exercise. If you get into a great habit of getting daily exercise, doesn't have to be intense, it will work wonders. Make time for it. NO matter how hard my runs are, there is almost no greater feeling than finishing those runs. Fires me up for the whole day.Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.boots11234 said:You should try to quit drinking completely. If you cannot, then you know you must quit as you have a problem. As far as what you ate, I'd take that as a success from what you would normally eat however still understand you gave a ways to go before sustained lifestyle change. As has been said you don't need a diet, you need a lifestyle change.You know, that's interesting. Initially I was like "Friday, I don't drink every day". But then I realized that I had a client who brought some light beer to a late day home inspection, and I had ONE beer Friday night. I did not drink Thursday. Wednesday, an ex was in town, she comes to town every 6 to 8 weeks and always wants to get lunch. I ended up drinking a winter ale and a couple of vodka soda's Wednesday. I don't believe I drank Tuesday. I know I got after it pretty hard either the Sunday night game or the Monday night game, I can't remember which. For the most part, in the winter, I usually drink less than 3 days a week, but I'm sure there are some days, like Friday, where it feels like I didn't drink, but in reality, I did have a beer.Gussy - when's the last time you went an entire day without drinking?
It's no wonder people give up and get to be in awful shape.
You can find a suitable lifestyle that allows for all those things within a 2000 calorie diet with some moderate exercise and you will lose weight.
It doesn't have to be that restrictive. You don't have to give up things that bring you enjoyment, just understand how they fit in the overall picture of a more health conscious diet.
Second, just do your best to eat healthy. Try to only eat when you're hungry, then eat enough to make you not hungry. I think we tend to make this way more complicated than it needs to be.
Shop around the outside of the store. I only buy two things from the main aisles of the grocery store, sardines and sticky fingers carolina gold BBQ sauce. I don't buy any other "foods" from the aisles.
Have bread. Have beer. Have cheese. Just be cool about it. Don't go crazy.
Also, if you're not hungry, don't eat. It's silly that we would ever eat because a clock tells us to.
The only exception to this for me would be those occasions where I am trying to eat for recovery. I do eat some carbs and protein after my longer workouts even though I am not hungry. But I would never eat a full meal.
Considering I don't think the NFL tests for clen and hgh and all that stuff back when that was shot. (And perhaps now)Not the worst advice ever but not real far from it.This is false. You can out work a bad diet but it is just harder. A lot of harder. You have to be talking working out extremely hard for at least 2 hours. He out works his diet and he is a top athlete.You can't out-exercise a bad diet...start there.
McD's 4 or 5 times a week....high cholesterol you say?
I like the whole video but you can skip to 2:22 to see what i am talking about
There's always going to be something. It's up to you to overcome them. Whenever you think you're going to have a bad night you probably will. Then you're not setting yourself up for success when you have that unplanned bad night. A whole week's worth of progress can be cancelled out in just a few hours of bad decisions. This will likely be #2 in a 3 day stretch. You're not going to progress today, but since you know you are probably going to have a bad night get your ### out there and exercise for an hour (plus), so hopefully you wake up tomorrow in the same place you are today instead of worse.Today (tonight) will be difficult. My wife does some arts and crafty beaded glass/silverware type stuff and every year she has an open house for all of her girlfriends that I bar tend. Mostly just wine, a handful of them drink cocktails. I usually don't drink much on this night outside of trying any new wines that we may have brought home, but there will be a ton of snack type foods, and probably not much if anything healthy. Going to try to behave all day in anticipation. Had 3 fried eggs and 2 pieces of whole wheat low cal bread for breakfast. Going to try to survive on a grilled chicken sandwich, maybe lose the bottom half of the bun, and a side salad for lunch. I do think this will get a lot easier after the holidays, although after tonight we SHOULD really only have 2 more holiday get togethers that will be difficult.
Even though you're right that people can get in better shape without going crazy with restrictions, I sorta disagree with your general sentiment. Losing the amount of weight he's talking about and keeping it off will probably be the most difficult thing he has ever done in his life. Only like 5% of people that attempt to do it are successful. If he wants to be successful he can't approach this with anything like a casual mindset. He can't point to some skinny guy that eats McDonalds and assume he can do the same. He probably can't.Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.
According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.
It's no wonder people give up and get to be in awful shape.
You can find a suitable lifestyle that allows for all those things within a 2000 calorie diet with some moderate exercise and you will lose weight.
It doesn't have to be that restrictive. You don't have to give up things that bring you enjoyment, just understand how they fit in the overall picture of a more health conscious diet.
The keeping it off thing is where my mindset comes from. Lots of people can lose weight with a very restrictive diet but they won't keep it off because it's unreasonable for most people to maintain such a restrictive diet over the long term. What you need is a true lifestyle change and for that to work, it has to be a lifestyle that is acceptable to you for the rest of your life. For most people, never having a beer again or an egg mcmuffin is not realistic, but understanding how many calories are in those things (and later protein/carbs/other macros) and how they affect your general health and how they can still be part of your life but at a healthier weight is more realistic/easier to maintain over the long term.Even though you're right that people can get in better shape without going crazy with restrictions, I sorta disagree with your general sentiment. Losing the amount of weight he's talking about and keeping it off will probably be the most difficult thing he has ever done in his life. Only like 5% of people that attempt to do it are successful. If he wants to be successful he can't approach this with anything like a casual mindset. He can't point to some skinny guy that eats McDonalds and assume he can do the same. He probably can't.Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.
According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.
It's no wonder people give up and get to be in awful shape.
You can find a suitable lifestyle that allows for all those things within a 2000 calorie diet with some moderate exercise and you will lose weight.
It doesn't have to be that restrictive. You don't have to give up things that bring you enjoyment, just understand how they fit in the overall picture of a more health conscious diet.
The keeping it off thing is where my mindset comes from. Lots of people can lose weight with a very restrictive diet but they won't keep it off because it's unreasonable for most people to maintain such a restrictive diet over the long term. What you need is a true lifestyle change and for that to work, it has to be a lifestyle that is acceptable to you for the rest of your life. For most people, never having a beer again or an egg mcmuffin is not realistic, but understanding how many calories are in those things (and later protein/carbs/other macros) and how they affect your general health and how they can still be part of your life but at a healthier weight is more realistic/easier to maintain over the long term.Even though you're right that people can get in better shape without going crazy with restrictions, I sorta disagree with your general sentiment. Losing the amount of weight he's talking about and keeping it off will probably be the most difficult thing he has ever done in his life. Only like 5% of people that attempt to do it are successful. If he wants to be successful he can't approach this with anything like a casual mindset. He can't point to some skinny guy that eats McDonalds and assume he can do the same. He probably can't.Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.
According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.
It's no wonder people give up and get to be in awful shape.
You can find a suitable lifestyle that allows for all those things within a 2000 calorie diet with some moderate exercise and you will lose weight.
It doesn't have to be that restrictive. You don't have to give up things that bring you enjoyment, just understand how they fit in the overall picture of a more health conscious diet.
The problem is that people think once they hit their goals, that's it. Problem is it leaves them metabolically broken for 2-5 years. People don't know that once you hit a goal weight that it's not enough to just eat to maintenance, you have to keep at the cut program just to not add things back on. That's why surgery procedures tend to work out better than just straight diet alone over 5 years.The keeping it off thing is where my mindset comes from. Lots of people can lose weight with a very restrictive diet but they won't keep it off because it's unreasonable for most people to maintain such a restrictive diet over the long term. What you need is a true lifestyle change and for that to work, it has to be a lifestyle that is acceptable to you for the rest of your life. For most people, never having a beer again or an egg mcmuffin is not realistic, but understanding how many calories are in those things (and later protein/carbs/other macros) and how they affect your general health and how they can still be part of your life but at a healthier weight is more realistic/easier to maintain over the long term.Even though you're right that people can get in better shape without going crazy with restrictions, I sorta disagree with your general sentiment. Losing the amount of weight he's talking about and keeping it off will probably be the most difficult thing he has ever done in his life. Only like 5% of people that attempt to do it are successful. If he wants to be successful he can't approach this with anything like a casual mindset. He can't point to some skinny guy that eats McDonalds and assume he can do the same. He probably can't.Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.
According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.
It's no wonder people give up and get to be in awful shape.
You can find a suitable lifestyle that allows for all those things within a 2000 calorie diet with some moderate exercise and you will lose weight.
It doesn't have to be that restrictive. You don't have to give up things that bring you enjoyment, just understand how they fit in the overall picture of a more health conscious diet.
Successful people establish a reasonable goal then create a plan in order for them to first achieve it and later maintain it.
I agree. A casual mindset is not what's going to be needed here. All we've heard so far is a bunch of bargaining. Seems every night is some event where doing what needs to be done is going to be difficult. There's always going to trouble nights whether it's holiday time or not. Today he's supposedly being "good" but in the two meals so far bread was involved. Downloading an app and kind of monitoring calories isn't going to get it done in this case. A complete dietary overhaul is what's needed. I understand others points that something incredibly restrictive isn't going to be doable long term but a massive and serious change are what's needed. The "it's ok to do fast food once in a while as long as you don't over do it" thing is just setting yourself up for failure. Fried eggs, toast and butter for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and cheeseburger soup for dinner? Pizza for a mid afternoon snack? You don't need to download an app to tell you that's not going to work. I don't care if it says "diet" on the side of the bread packaging. That bread is going right to your gut and is going to work against you in terms of losing weight.Even though you're right that people can get in better shape without going crazy with restrictions, I sorta disagree with your general sentiment. Losing the amount of weight he's talking about and keeping it off will probably be the most difficult thing he has ever done in his life. Only like 5% of people that attempt to do it are successful. If he wants to be successful he can't approach this with anything like a casual mindset. He can't point to some skinny guy that eats McDonalds and assume he can do the same. He probably can't.Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.
According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.
It's no wonder people give up and get to be in awful shape.
You can find a suitable lifestyle that allows for all those things within a 2000 calorie diet with some moderate exercise and you will lose weight.
It doesn't have to be that restrictive. You don't have to give up things that bring you enjoyment, just understand how they fit in the overall picture of a more health conscious diet.
So allow yourself a holiday 'treat' or two ...just get back to the discipline the next day.Today (tonight) will be difficult. My wife does some arts and crafty beaded glass/silverware type stuff and every year she has an open house for all of her girlfriends that I bar tend. Mostly just wine, a handful of them drink cocktails. I usually don't drink much on this night outside of trying any new wines that we may have brought home, but there will be a ton of snack type foods, and probably not much if anything healthy. Going to try to behave all day in anticipation. Had 3 fried eggs and 2 pieces of whole wheat low cal bread for breakfast. Going to try to survive on a grilled chicken sandwich, maybe lose the bottom half of the bun, and a side salad for lunch. I do think this will get a lot easier after the holidays, although after tonight we SHOULD really only have 2 more holiday get togethers that will be difficult.
That's where exercise comes in.The problem is that people think once they hit their goals, that's it. Problem is it leaves them metabolically broken for 2-5 years. People don't know that once you hit a goal weight that it's not enough to just eat to maintenance, you have to keep at the cut program just to not add things back on. That's why surgery procedures tend to work out better than just straight diet alone over 5 years.The keeping it off thing is where my mindset comes from. Lots of people can lose weight with a very restrictive diet but they won't keep it off because it's unreasonable for most people to maintain such a restrictive diet over the long term. What you need is a true lifestyle change and for that to work, it has to be a lifestyle that is acceptable to you for the rest of your life. For most people, never having a beer again or an egg mcmuffin is not realistic, but understanding how many calories are in those things (and later protein/carbs/other macros) and how they affect your general health and how they can still be part of your life but at a healthier weight is more realistic/easier to maintain over the long term.Even though you're right that people can get in better shape without going crazy with restrictions, I sorta disagree with your general sentiment. Losing the amount of weight he's talking about and keeping it off will probably be the most difficult thing he has ever done in his life. Only like 5% of people that attempt to do it are successful. If he wants to be successful he can't approach this with anything like a casual mindset. He can't point to some skinny guy that eats McDonalds and assume he can do the same. He probably can't.Why? Moderation is fine. Beer is amazing.
According to this thread he can't ever have a drink, a piece of bread or go to McDonalds again.
It's no wonder people give up and get to be in awful shape.
You can find a suitable lifestyle that allows for all those things within a 2000 calorie diet with some moderate exercise and you will lose weight.
It doesn't have to be that restrictive. You don't have to give up things that bring you enjoyment, just understand how they fit in the overall picture of a more health conscious diet.
Successful people establish a reasonable goal then create a plan in order for them to first achieve it and later maintain it.
There are all sorts of things that break in your body as you add more than 100 pounds of fat. And your body would rather you put those back on rather than fix them. And it's really hard to talk yourself to eating even LESS once you hit your goal weight than what it took to get there. So here we are.
This is a pretty big deal, imho.Seems every night is some event where doing what needs to be done is going to be difficult. There's always going to trouble nights whether it's holiday time or not.
I take chorthalidone. It's high, not sure the number off the top of my head. I put skim milk and a natural sweetener in it. I can't remember the name of it. Truvia? or something like that.Curious what your blood pressure is. Do you take meds for that?
You put anything in your coffee?
I am going to add more in a bit but the bolded sentence bothers me.I know it's going to be a gradual process. I'm right now just trying to make better choices, and learn what foods are what when it comes to caloric intake. Yes, breakfast had bread, but it was the Sara Lee whole wheat diet bread. 2 slices are 90 calories and 19 carbs. With the breakfast I had this morning, and 2 cups of coffee, technically, it was more calories than "just" an egg mcmuffin or "just" an egg white delite. But it was probably more filling. I spent the morning trying to help my wife get the house ready for her shindig tonight, vacuuming the floors and cleaning the hard wood floors. Is it as good as running a quick mile? No, but it's probably the only exercise I'm going to get today. I had the grilled smothered Runza chicken sandwich for lunch, basically a chicken breast smothered with swiss cheese, sauteed onions and mushrooms. 380 calories, and then a side salad and the light itialian dressing, which was another 55. Drank water. From a caloric standpoint, not terrible, but, again, had 41 carbs and 1500 mg of sodium. The sodium is another issue with my high blood pressure. I really need to find some foods I like that aren't sky high in sodium. I know it sounds like a sickness, and it probably is, but I'm bargaining with myself right now trying to find ways to make better choices. My son plays JV basketball and they have a game tonight at 7:15. He goes to school in a small town 20 minutes from where I live. My wife's party is from 3-7, so it is easy for me to justify not being able to drink, because I have to drive to my son's game. I had already looked to see what a glass of cab looks like calorie wise, vs. a vodka soda or a light beer. Looks like cab is low 80's for calories, while a light beer and vodka soda are about the same at just under 100. I still may have a glass of cab after my kids game, who knows, but I won't be able to just sit there and drink all afternoon with having to go to my kids game. The bigger problem is there will be no real dinner tonight. Just a bunch of snacks. I've still got just over 1200 calories left. It's a process.
Sweeteners like Truvia are made from the Stevia plant, which does exist in nature. But it's not like they rip the plant out of the ground and grind it up as a sweetener. It goes through a whole bunch of chemical processing before it gets into the little packet. Them calling it "natural" is just a marketing gimmick. It seems like you are susceptible to somewhat dubious health claims made by various processed foods.I take chorthalidone. It's high, not sure the number off the top of my head. I put skim milk and a natural sweetener in it. I can't remember the name of it. Truvia? or something like that.Curious what your blood pressure is. Do you take meds for that?
You put anything in your coffee?
that looks disgusting. i would rather have a case of beers than eat that.
One thing you'll learn quickly through tracking is that eating out will blow your sodium intake through roof. You are already on the right path by tracking and starting to get the awareness you need to make better choices.I know it's going to be a gradual process. I'm right now just trying to make better choices, and learn what foods are what when it comes to caloric intake. Yes, breakfast had bread, but it was the Sara Lee whole wheat diet bread. 2 slices are 90 calories and 19 carbs. With the breakfast I had this morning, and 2 cups of coffee, technically, it was more calories than "just" an egg mcmuffin or "just" an egg white delite. But it was probably more filling. I spent the morning trying to help my wife get the house ready for her shindig tonight, vacuuming the floors and cleaning the hard wood floors. Is it as good as running a quick mile? No, but it's probably the only exercise I'm going to get today. I had the grilled smothered Runza chicken sandwich for lunch, basically a chicken breast smothered with swiss cheese, sauteed onions and mushrooms. 380 calories, and then a side salad and the light itialian dressing, which was another 55. Drank water. From a caloric standpoint, not terrible, but, again, had 41 carbs and 1500 mg of sodium. The sodium is another issue with my high blood pressure. I really need to find some foods I like that aren't sky high in sodium. I know it sounds like a sickness, and it probably is, but I'm bargaining with myself right now trying to find ways to make better choices. My son plays JV basketball and they have a game tonight at 7:15. He goes to school in a small town 20 minutes from where I live. My wife's party is from 3-7, so it is easy for me to justify not being able to drink, because I have to drive to my son's game. I had already looked to see what a glass of cab looks like calorie wise, vs. a vodka soda or a light beer. Looks like cab is low 80's for calories, while a light beer and vodka soda are about the same at just under 100. I still may have a glass of cab after my kids game, who knows, but I won't be able to just sit there and drink all afternoon with having to go to my kids game. The bigger problem is there will be no real dinner tonight. Just a bunch of snacks. I've still got just over 1200 calories left. It's a process.
I actually would disagree with this. There is an egg, a piece of canadian bacon (basically ham), american cheese (this is by far the worst part of the sandwich - i personally order it without cheese) and an english muffin. Not much to mess up there. Now the sausage mcmuffin who the heck knows where or how the sausage was made.Been said a few times but people keep defending it saying "egg mcmuffins are less than 300 calories. It's #### food, don't eat it; get your 300 calories else where.It isn't a diet. It's a lifestyle change. You don't need to stop eating mcdonalds 4 times a week until you lose the weight - you need to stop eating McDonald's.
I recently started posting in the FFA, for no explicit reason, after being apart of these boards for years. I was so distraught after reading only a handful of posts that I stopped eating for a week. I'm now down to 170.Has there ever been a thread on FBGs about some dude trying to lose weight that ended up in success? Now I know that at least 75% of them were made by Oats, so we can discount those, but that still leaves 25% where the OP may have actually taken all the good advice and gone from fat to fit.
Let's hear from the success stories!