How to lose weight - it's simple

Also, I DID count my calories precisely, as MyfitnessPal told me to, to lose 1lb per week. I also exercised, but on a lot of occasions, did not record this, or 'use' the extra calories I had 'earned' because I knew the calculations in MFP were generally innaccurate.

I still stand by my statement that weight loss is 'not that simple', although I have taken on board others' points, including the calorie deficit one. There are many things that need to be considered when looking at people's relationship with food.

For the majority of my life, I was slim. In fact, my mum worried I was anorexic at one point because I was bordering on unhealthy, and to be honest, I probably did restrict myself more than I should, but I was also very active. I put weight on after having my eldest at 20 and started my diet/binge cycle then. There were a good few years where I was generally slimmer without dieting or making 'an effort' to lose weight. I was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries and the symptoms that go with it at 25 and have noticed as I have gotten older, it has been increasingly difficult to maintain a healthy weight. I also went through a phase of binge eating at one point and was pretty much refused help as I wasn't making myself sick or starving myself.

In addition, as I say, I have dieted and binged on and off for the best part of 20 years now...mainly doing Slimming World. I can also hand on heart say I wish I had never set foot in one of their meetings, because I realise now that all diet clubs are nothing but businesses who want you to keep coming back for more..and the majority too. I wish as was as overweight now as I was when I first started dieting!

Anoneemoose wrote: »

I also think willpower is irrelevant. The research shows that most people who diet (95%), do not keep the weight off long term and that is another thing that needs to be taken into consideration and why it is 'not that simple'. Most people can ride out on 'willpower' in the first flush of new diet excitement, but it is not something that carries them long term.

And whichever way you look at it, calorie counting is just another form of dieting or restriction, no matter how people dress it up.

Please do not think I am berating you I am only trying to get you to see that if done properly it does work.

At some point you will have to restrict! Its the only way. There is no other way. If you are not prepared for that then don't start. You can still have all the types of food you like but what you are gonna have to do is reduce the amounts.

Because of your polycystic ovaries which are a hormonal issue this will further affect your metabolic rate which affects the number of calories you need. It may just be that you need a lot less like I said and if you binge say 1000 calories at the weekend then that undoes all that weeks good work. You also may want to go slightly lower carbohydrate as polycystic ovaries has an insulin component that will make it easier to store fat from them.

The hunger there are strategies for lots of protein and vegetables will fill you up longer (Protein is more satiating and vegetables take up a bigger volume particularly things like broccoli.) I also drink black coffee when I'm hungry and that seems to fix it. Caffeine also increases your metabolic rate which allows you to burn more calories at rest. Green Tea Extract is another good one that has been shown to do this. HIIT is a type of exercise that also does the same.

Work out how many calories you need and then reduce it by say 300 more. Try to include foods with more protein and vegetables. Pick 3-4 meals you will eat evertweek (I keep breakfast and lunch the same all week) and calculate it. Then just eat this for 2 months (Without binging) and then tell me you can't lose weight. Check you are losing 1-2lbs per week or check measurements are decreasing for girls particularly bum, thighs and hips which is where you guys tend to store your fat.


You may wake up sore, tired, hungry, can't be bothered to cook. But sometimes you have to push yourself through those. It will get easier once you make it a habit and the excessive hunger will go (Sometimes poor gut bacteria can cause this so probiotics or natural yogurt are great along with veggies)

I just gave you all the tools that are available. There is nothing else and there will never be. So you have to make the best of them.

Best of luck.

bigfreddiel wrote: »

I don't think I've ever read so much denial codswallop for quite a while.

Just eat less folks, it really is that simple.

A report yesterday said people who rely on these fitness monitors lose less weight than those who don't.

Forget calotype counting, forget low fat foods, cut out sugar, eat less and get a bit of exercise, walk don't take the car, stairs not the lift.

It is easy everyone JDI

cheers fj

Have you ever suffered from anorexia? Bulimia? Binge eating disorder?

bigfreddiel wrote: »

I don't think I've ever read so much denial codswallop for quite a while.

Just eat less folks, it really is that simple.

A report yesterday said people who rely on these fitness monitors lose less weight than those who don't.

Forget calotype counting, forget low fat foods, cut out sugar, eat less and get a bit of exercise, walk don't take the car, stairs not the lift.

It is easy everyone JDI

cheers fj

And to win at golf you just hit that little ball straight into the hole in one or two strokes every time. Also simple... but not easy.

Counting photographs?

bigfreddiel wrote: »

I don't think I've ever read so much denial codswallop for quite a while.

Just eat less folks, it really is that simple.

A report yesterday said people who rely on these fitness monitors lose less weight than those who don't.

Forget calotype counting, forget low fat foods, cut out sugar, eat less and get a bit of exercise, walk don't take the car, stairs not the lift.

It is easy everyone JDI

cheers fj

If it was that easy, you'd be smallfreddiel.

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