Comments on: You Can’t Lose Weight With Diet & Exercise http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/you-cant-lose-weight-with-diet-exercise/ I lost nearly 150 pounds by counting calories. I once weighed 344.2 pounds, now around 200. My story has been told on CNN, CBS, and Newsweek and will soon be in a book. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ryan http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/you-cant-lose-weight-with-diet-exercise/#comment-6168 Ryan Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:10:40 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=579#comment-6168 I've never been on a "diet" before. I just couldn't stick to someone else's "plan". I like to follow ideas on how to lose weight. I'll take something from one "diet" and take some idea from another. The best thing I learned was from a book called "You on a Diet". Limiting your choices every day makes it much easier to lose weight. Having the same thing every day for breakfast, lunch or dinner may be boring but it takes one thing out of the "loop" that you have to think about. I'm not sure if it was in the same book but a family who decided to turn their meals around and have dinner the first meal of the day and their breakfast the last lost a substantial amount of weight between them. I’ve never been on a “diet” before. I just couldn’t stick to someone else’s “plan”. I like to follow ideas on how to lose weight. I’ll take something from one “diet” and take some idea from another. The best thing I learned was from a book called “You on a Diet”. Limiting your choices every day makes it much easier to lose weight. Having the same thing every day for breakfast, lunch or dinner may be boring but it takes one thing out of the “loop” that you have to think about. I’m not sure if it was in the same book but a family who decided to turn their meals around and have dinner the first meal of the day and their breakfast the last lost a substantial amount of weight between them.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/you-cant-lose-weight-with-diet-exercise/#comment-993 Tyler Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:39:11 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=579#comment-993 Hey Connie -- the pledge is tomorrow evening :) I'm glad you guys liked the post. Hey Connie — the pledge is tomorrow evening :)

I’m glad you guys liked the post.

]]> By: Coryad http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/you-cant-lose-weight-with-diet-exercise/#comment-991 Coryad Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:22:48 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=579#comment-991 Excellent post, thank you. I think this is what I've been missing in all of my years of "dieting". I can last a month or two but then go back to my old ways. I think I'll plug in this philosophy and see how it goes. You're quite an inspiration :) Excellent post, thank you. I think this is what I’ve been missing in all of my years of “dieting”. I can last a month or two but then go back to my old ways. I think I’ll plug in this philosophy and see how it goes.
You’re quite an inspiration :)

]]> By: Connie http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/you-cant-lose-weight-with-diet-exercise/#comment-990 Connie Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:17:39 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=579#comment-990 so how did the comment / exercise experiement go?? so how did the comment / exercise experiement go??

]]> By: Catherine http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/you-cant-lose-weight-with-diet-exercise/#comment-988 Catherine Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:47:30 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=579#comment-988 You are so very right. I wish gyms, trainers, and consultants would be very upfront with people looking to lose weight and explain that like it or not, it's a permanent lifestyle change. People forget that when you weight a lot then you used to, your body burns less calories naturally in a day then it once did, and therefore, you will need to eat less if you want to remain at that reduced wait. The truth of it is, if you want to want to lose more than a few pounds and stay there, you will never, ever be able to eat the same way again - so your new diet better be one that you can happily maintain. Research shows time and time again, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. While we need to be mindful of things like fat content and sodium for our general health, if we "budget" our calories correctly, there is no reason why a new weight maintenance diet (or even weight loss) diet can't contain the odd big mac time and again. Make it easy on yourself! You are so very right.

I wish gyms, trainers, and consultants would be very upfront with people looking to lose weight and explain that like it or not, it’s a permanent lifestyle change. People forget that when you weight a lot then you used to, your body burns less calories naturally in a day then it once did, and therefore, you will need to eat less if you want to remain at that reduced wait.

The truth of it is, if you want to want to lose more than a few pounds and stay there, you will never, ever be able to eat the same way again – so your new diet better be one that you can happily maintain.

Research shows time and time again, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. While we need to be mindful of things like fat content and sodium for our general health, if we “budget” our calories correctly, there is no reason why a new weight maintenance diet (or even weight loss) diet can’t contain the odd big mac time and again. Make it easy on yourself!

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