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Proud Public Servant

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49. "AND log everything you put in your mouth."

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 10:45 AM

Apr 2015

This is absolutely key. Having to do this has made me aware of how often I used to have "just a little something," and how much that added up to.

The other thing that's helped me is to have realistic goals and give myself time. I know I could lose weight more quickly on a lower-calorie diet, but I also know that I'd grow frustrated on such a diet and probably either give up or cheat (as Oscar Wilde once said, "I can resist everything except temptation&quot . I know I could lose weight more efficiently if I gave up some foods altogether -- but, again, I'd be almost sure to cheat or give up. What I'm doing is modest and it will take me a lot longer to lose the weight I want than many people have the patience for (I figure it'll take 18 months), but it's sustainable -- and that's the most important thing.

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�let us bust the myth of physical activity and obesity. You cannot outrun a bad diet� [View all] malaise Apr 2015 OP

Big biz with their ' human rights ' need to be policed. orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #1

Good for them. It's about time the food supply got cleaned up. nt Nay Apr 2015 #2

They better be careful. ANYONE who dares to tell the truth about our food supply sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #65

Here is the truth about our food industry.. Stuart G Apr 2015 #108

I remember reading about the fight and the money spent by the Sugar Industry sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #109

Thank You ...Here is an interview with an expert on how the Sugar Industry Addicts Us Stuart G Apr 2015 #110

Myth? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #3

You lose *fat*, not weight. n/t eggplant Apr 2015 #35

If you want to be technical, you lose mass. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #45

Agreed LondonReign2 Apr 2015 #39

For me, personally, exercise and activity are vital for keeping weight in check Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #84

But you can make a hell of a lot of money using that as a smokescreen while feeding shit to the jtuck004 Apr 2015 #4

The junk food industry wants you to exercise GreatGazoo Apr 2015 #5

ROFLMAO snooper2 Apr 2015 #53

I once had a primary care doc explain it this way: mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #6

That's a good way of putting it. nt bananas Apr 2015 #15

Can't... sendero Apr 2015 #29

I call BS Orrex Apr 2015 #40

That's pretty funny. mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #44

it is still a mix though qazplm Apr 2015 #56

Yep. I burn about 400 calories in an hour long run. That's how much one Marr Apr 2015 #68

Thanks for posting this.mnhtnbb... Stuart G Apr 2015 #106

What's so difficult about "Burn more calories than you eat?" DetlefK Apr 2015 #7

Hmmmmmm ..... Scuba Apr 2015 #8

Yep, portion control is key Proud Public Servant Apr 2015 #10

So my parents brought us up playing games and exercising malaise Apr 2015 #19

Madness??People are addicted to this junk food. Stuart G Apr 2015 #107

Great post malaise Apr 2015 #112

Pretty good diagram. pangaia Apr 2015 #27

No kidding... sendero Apr 2015 #30

Too much competition in the industry. randome Apr 2015 #33

I eat at home 98% of the time but when I go to a restaurant I almost always have leftovers. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #58

Just because portions are bigger doesn't mean people eat them eridani Apr 2015 #89

There's a great documentary on this called Marr Apr 2015 #69

Thanks... sendero Apr 2015 #70

I have only eaten out three times since January exboyfil Apr 2015 #46

Just my personal experience Proud Public Servant Apr 2015 #9

I lost 70 pounds a few years back, while continuing to eat all the things I like. Scuba Apr 2015 #12

Congratulations! TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #14

My personal experience mirrors your experience fasttense Apr 2015 #16

my experience NJCher Apr 2015 #32

Yup. Its about carbs and the wrong fats. lindysalsagal Apr 2015 #82

Thanks for the advice fasttense Apr 2015 #97

the best part is NJCher Apr 2015 #113

Congrats to you for quitting smoking! mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #38

"AND log everything you put in your mouth." Proud Public Servant Apr 2015 #49

Yeah, it took me a year to gain the weight fasttense Apr 2015 #98

Plateaus are a huge problem. jeff47 Apr 2015 #47

Well I suppose the good news is I'm not gaining anymore. fasttense Apr 2015 #100

Some plateau busting suggestions mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #102

Excellent post malaise Apr 2015 #22

Low carb is working for me. Amazing I am never hungry. nt Logical Apr 2015 #88

Dwayne "TheRock" Johnson says 90% of the work is in the kitchen. KentuckyWoman Apr 2015 #115

We eat more. TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #11

Sure seems like that - TBF Apr 2015 #13

Portion control is part of French haute cuisine. They know about too much of a good thing. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #17

What a great link! spinbaby Apr 2015 #74

The secret is in eating a good diet SoCalDem Apr 2015 #94

Yep, that sums it up spinbaby Apr 2015 #20

Precisely malaise Apr 2015 #23

I try to share meals with my 5-yr old daughter when we're out and about NickB79 Apr 2015 #54

Even With "Healthy' Food AnnieBW Apr 2015 #86

yes. I started counting calories until I adjusted to smaller portion sizes Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #103

Also, some meds cause weight gain. Some medical conditions do too. Hypothyroidism for one. nt raccoon Apr 2015 #18

Didn't know that but it makes sense malaise Apr 2015 #24

That's true-- very often, though, people self-diagnose conditions like that and just give up. Marr Apr 2015 #72

For sure laundry_queen Apr 2015 #116

This is not completely accurate Cosmocat Apr 2015 #21

Yes, it's very annoying if what people get from this article is "Hey, I don't need to exercise!" Silent3 Apr 2015 #114

Depends how bad the diet is. You can overeat by 1000 calories if you run 10 miles a day (provided MillennialDem Apr 2015 #25

This is true metalbot Apr 2015 #34

And that's the reality of their findings malaise Apr 2015 #37

I used to work in a sawmill, 8 hours a day of throwing wet lumber around. bemildred Apr 2015 #42

When I was a teen, I was eating 3000+ calories a day working on the farm NickB79 Apr 2015 #52

or you can put the treadmill on a high incline qazplm Apr 2015 #57

Personally, I think weight training is the single best form of exercise for just about everyone. Marr Apr 2015 #73

It depends on how you do it Major Nikon Apr 2015 #78

Portion control. Hoppy Apr 2015 #26

Another key to this entire discussion is to stop being addicted to our taste buds. randome Apr 2015 #28

Yep. Gotta choose the chemistry, not the taste. lindysalsagal Apr 2015 #83

Diet is critical. Doesn't mean exercise "does not promote weight loss" RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #36

What type of exercise? Yavin4 Apr 2015 #41

But not if you are eating all that fast food junk malaise Apr 2015 #92

No. Of course not, but the article states that exercising does not promote weight loss Yavin4 Apr 2015 #95

A trip to the grocery store fadedrose Apr 2015 #43

Actually, I can see how true that is. Xyzse Apr 2015 #48

Unfortunately, America's poor don't have access to either exercise or proper nutritional food. KitSileya Apr 2015 #50

"without refrigerators"? EX500rider Apr 2015 #101

Yeah, American households have refrigerators. KitSileya Apr 2015 #111

Dump the S.A.D. and start getting healthy! tridim Apr 2015 #51

Oops, wrong place Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #59

When I was younger (under 40 say) exercise was my only effective weight control. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #55

I've heard that weight loss is at least 80 percent diet, 20 percent exercise. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #60

Well said malaise Apr 2015 #61

Why thank you! Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #63

You can. The question is whether or not you want to Prism Apr 2015 #62

exercise is about more than losing weight, it is about discipline and routine cbdo2007 Apr 2015 #64

I've never known anyone who said "You cannot outrun a bad diet..." Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #66

That could not be more true. Marr Apr 2015 #67

Here's a question: What's more important: weight or health? Adrahil Apr 2015 #71

Well, at a certain point it would become nearly impossible to exercise - but yes, an overweight or MillennialDem Apr 2015 #75

Exactly my point. Mostly. Adrahil Apr 2015 #91

Both are important. Neither should be ignored. Major Nikon Apr 2015 #80

Then there's this Adrahil Apr 2015 #90

The elite athlete is the exception not the norm malaise Apr 2015 #117

You need both. One, reduce caloric intake, and two physical activity still_one Apr 2015 #76

True Major Nikon Apr 2015 #81

Correct, but even mild exercise has benefits including preventing type II diabetis and cardio still_one Apr 2015 #85

Ideally you want to do some kind of exercise that raises your heart rate Major Nikon Apr 2015 #87

yes. and not eat a donut with the plan to exercise it off Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #105

The government needs to start subsidizing localvore movement, organic farming, low meat but Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #77

"The truth, they say, is that while physical activity is useful in reducing the risk of developing liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #79

It matters not at all that better diets and more activity don't fix obesity eridani Apr 2015 #93

Losing weight is generally very easy.. Feron Apr 2015 #96

The doctors are idiots. former9thward Apr 2015 #99

Don't smoke, eat a balanced, healthy diet, drink lots of water, get enough sleep, Zorra Apr 2015 #104