Has anyone here ever intentionally lost a lot of weight? Like more than 30 pounds?

[Wounded Bear]

52. Half the battle is accepting the "lifestyle change" state of mind....

Most of us hear the word "diet" and cringe, because it is associated with all kinds of hardships and sacrifice. But diet is a simple word. All it actually means is: what we eat. Anything we eat is part of our diet. And one of my problems was that my lifestyle in general-not just my eating habits-was pretty undisciplined.

Some of my weight problem is age related. I did all that in my 50's. It can be done.

Most of all, remember: It is worth it. You are worth it.

The longer I go, the easier it is to tune out all of the fad diets and ads for various pills and magic elixers. None of that shit will work if it isn't coupled with the lifestyle change. And none of it is generally necessary if you do the change. Some people may need that kind of help, but most don't. Not really.

Late add: One other thing I did was run a weight log. I weighed in, daily or several times a week. Weigh in at the same time every day, best is first thing in the morning, before you eat or drink anything significant. That's when your weight is probably at it's lowest all day. Very important caveat, though. Never make any change to your diet or routine based on a single day's weight number. It's best to get 7-10 days, at least, of trend numbers before you start thinking, "I'll have to switch to all salads for a week" or something equally as absurd.

Many people maintain a food log. I was never able to do that, but it's not a bad idea. As above, focus on the long term affects, not just single day data points.