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Marr

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31. It's only hard for most people to maintain a lower weight because they've

Reply to PasadenaTrudy (Reply #19)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 04:53 PM

Apr 2015

employed some absurd crash diet that isn't sustainable, and isn't meant to be. They reach their goal and go back to eating and living the only other way they know, which, unsurprisingly, takes them right back to where they were before the diet.

If you lose weight by changing your habits, and just slowly switch over to a healthy lifestyle you can maintain for good, you'll keep the weight off permanently.

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magician Penn Jillette loses 105lbs in 4 months on 1000 calories a day [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 OP

I wonder how the body reacts to that diet, besides the fast weight loss. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2015 #1

Did the same thing, sorta, and lost 50 pounds in 4 months. Rex Apr 2015 #2

Now he has to be very careful sharp_stick Apr 2015 #3

That's why I did not go for a crash diet...most gain the weight back plus more. nt Rex Apr 2015 #7

That is messed up oberliner Apr 2015 #4

WTF kind of comment is that? Based on what? He looks different. You are a joy I bet. nt Logical Apr 2015 #14

I always read one was not supposed to lose weight that quickly oberliner Apr 2015 #21

He looks gaunt AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #23

yes he does indeed look bad Skittles Apr 2015 #16

He does not look healthy 951-Riverside Apr 2015 #30

He looks like a 60 year old man teenagebambam Apr 2015 #35

It's as if he made them.....disappear! brooklynite Apr 2015 #5

Now you see him, now you don't! DawgHouse Apr 2015 #18

Looks like they migrated to Teller's feet. nt Dreamer Tatum Apr 2015 #6

lol nt Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #20

Good for him...he looks great! nt B2G Apr 2015 #8

Impressive if not entirely healthy. NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #9

1000 calories is brutal for a man his size. AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #10

Crash diets usually don't end well.. Feron Apr 2015 #11

The same can be done with 2500 a day with a little exercise johnnysad Apr 2015 #12

Maybe that and a gastric bypass REP Apr 2015 #13

Admirabke at his age. AngryAmish Apr 2015 #15

Good for him! DawgHouse Apr 2015 #17

Now can he keep it off? that's the hard part n/t PasadenaTrudy Apr 2015 #19

very hard. Oprah, with private chef and all her money, couldn't keep it off Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #25

It's only hard for most people to maintain a lower weight because they've Marr Apr 2015 #31

Hope he can maintain it. CrispyQ Apr 2015 #22

Not sure if 1,000 calories a day is smart. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #24

I can't lose any weight if my intake is much over 1200 kcal/day HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #26

A more moderate calorie deficit would be much healthier. Marr Apr 2015 #27

Fuck Penn Jillette! whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #28

is he a libertarian? Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #32

Yes n/t whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #33

he will probably gain it back fast and maybe more JI7 Apr 2015 #29

He did it for health reasons. joshcryer Apr 2015 #34

My brother just did a 600 calorie a day diet Motown_Johnny Apr 2015 #36

Looks Like He's Already Regaining Weight xjr15 Aug 2016 #37

Interesting.he is hawking a weightloss book Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #38