I need to lose weight

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CATCH17 said:
Brown rice is little healthier because it contains some fiber and a few more nutrients but 300 calories of Brown Rice will have the same effect as 300 calories of White Rice when it comes to body compensation.
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Yes but brown rice is much healthier because it's the whole grain, not just the carbs.
 
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I did nutrisystem years ago and lost but gained it all back plus some in less than a year.

So here's how I finally lost 150 lb and kept it off for over 20 years.

I got a divorce.

Just kidding.

That's how I lost 250 lb and kept it off for 20 years.

The main thing that helped me was paying attention to how each food makes me feel. There are actually some foods that make me hungrier than I was before I ate them. Relegate those foods to Treat Only. The ones that satisfy your hunger with one serving are the ones you incorporate into your every day diet.

Don't cut out any foods. Plan a treat meal once per week and eat whatever you want for ONE meal. It's easier for me to eat right for 6 days if I can tell a craving or an impulse that it only has to wait for a few more days and then we can have that particular food. Make sure there's a light at the end of the tunnel, a carrot on the end of the stick, that will help you stick to healthy food for just a little longer in order to get your reward.

If you often eat past the point of being full (binge type eating) try cutting out artificial sweetener. It turns of the "you're full" signal in some of us including me. Since I switched from diet soda to unsweetened flavored seltzer I've had a much easier time of it.

I agree with previous posts that said choose an exercise you enjoy. You don't have to kill yourself. I only walk at a moderate pace, and like I said, have kept a whole bunch of weight off for a couple decades.
 
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shabazz said:
I'm gonna keep this real

Overweight by 50 pounds. Been an athlete all my life so its a lot of new fat over old muscle. Here's the problem in losing weight for me

1. I absolutely love Whiskey and Beer which i consume either at night or on weekends
2. Become absolutely starving after consuming said adult beverages, which is just before sleeping
3. Food and all things culinary are a passion for me and I have an advanced palate
4. On my feet for 7-8 hours at work per day so any form of exercise, no matter how distracted with tv or podcasts, seems untenable.
5. Bad knee, shoulder,feet joinst from overuse make any exercise to be dreaded
6. Still have the virility and libido of a Chacma Baboon so this excess weight is a non-issue in that department

In summation, short of a coronary, or the demise of elastic waistbands, I am still seeking the proper motivation to get this extra girth off.
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I lost a pound laughing at the bolded.

When I was married, I paid much more attention to myself and when I lost her, I had no desire for another so I became all about comfort, what you are describing sans the Chacma Baboon. I have cocktails and wine every night, unless I am sick and then I just have more wine. I enjoy whatever foods I want and exercise when feeling guilty.

Here's the key to me, are you OK with where you are? Because I just read where 40% of overweight people have no plans to lose weight. They just don't care enough to deprive themselves to probably return to where they were as most people dieting do. In order to lose weight, I would have to change my lifestyle, living what I consider the good life for a 72 year old guy still young in his mind and outlook. What am I going to be a health nut for? Add a few years? No thanks, I've seen what a few extra years can do to people.
 
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shabazz said:
I'm gonna keep this real

Overweight by 50 pounds. Been an athlete all my life so its a lot of new fat over old muscle. Here's the problem in losing weight for me

1. I absolutely love Whiskey and Beer which i consume either at night or on weekends
2. Become absolutely starving after consuming said adult beverages, which is just before sleeping
3. Food and all things culinary are a passion for me and I have an advanced palate
4. On my feet for 7-8 hours at work per day so any form of exercise, no matter how distracted with tv or podcasts, seems untenable.
5. Bad knee, shoulder,feet joinst from overuse make any exercise to be dreaded
6. Still have the virility and libido of a Chacma Baboon so this excess weight is a non-issue in that department

In summation, short of a coronary, or the demise of elastic waistbands, I am still seeking the proper motivation to get this extra girth off.
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Great post.

Not just elastic waist bands though. They have the shirts and pants that are made out of like a stretchy material and have some give to them.

It’s fantastic.
 
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I see I've got a bunch of work ahead of me. Maybe it would be easier to just ingest a tapeworm. j/k
 
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If you're looking to lose 50 pounds of unwanted fat....... lop off your head.
 
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Dreski said:
I work in a kitchen :(
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I worked in one for about 18 months and it was great, I lost weight because I was on my feet so much and moved all the time versus the sedentary in from my computer doing CAD design, I cant wait to get back to it
 
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Reverend Conehead said:
Sheesh! I'm such a fath zlob. Need to drop some weight finally. I keep saying I'll get an exercise program going, then I come home from work and don't want to do it. There's a gym near where I work. I used to work out a bunch first thing in the morning on workout days. I was buff.

I don't believe in the body positivity crap. If you're fat, it sucks. Let's be honest. Not gonna pretend like it's this good thing. I weigh something like 800 pounds. I'm a humongous fath zlob. I'm like this bouncing, blubbery giant amoeba. So hopefully an exercise program will help, and I'll stop snorting like a pig and wolfing down extra large pizzas and an entire liter of Coke.

Okay, I'm not really 800 pounds. I'm exaggerating, but I could stand to take off some weight. I'm tired of this.
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Damn. If you weighed 800 I could take you on the county fair circuit. You'd be a hit in the East Texas region where the audience members weigh 400-500 lbs.
 
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