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People who were able to lose weight for good without surgery, how did you do it?
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Weight loss is all about “calories burned > calories in”; so in the simplest terms, you need to find a Way of Eating (WOE) that makes a caloric deficit bearable.
For me, that was keto. I managed to drop from 120kg to 78kg over the course of a year and a half.
My suggestion is to try a bunch of different diets/ways of eating (keto, paleo, vegetarian, pescitarian, vegan, Mediterranean, carnivore, Atkins and/or intermittent fasting) and see which one clicks.
Another really important point is to track your caloric intake, at least at the start - to build up the knowledge required to make better food choices.
The last bit of advice is probably toxic, but it did work for me - so you can consider whether it’s suitable for you too: “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”
P.S. r/FatPeopleHate was one of my sources of (albeit negative) motivation; so I guess self-loathing helps too! 😅
There are usually free apps for this based on the diet you choose. Low carb / keto worked for me too - went from 210lbs to 110lbs, and keeping it off (though it took me 8 years, and religiously exercising). My thing was I liked sweets a lot, so cutting those out and replacing with satisfying fats (cheese, meats) and vegetables was essential.
Impressive, well done!
Hehe, same. I would also always ask myself "what do I want more - cookies or not be fat". "Cookies" was never the answer.