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Originally Posted by downandlonely
I think a lot of the diets out there don't really work. You usually lose a lot of weight fast, but as soon as you stop the diet, you gain it all back. I also don't think cutting out certain foods entirely (like sugar or carbs) is realistic. For me, what worked best was not having any forbidden foods but just eating fewer carbs and more protein.
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Agree, but I can't believe I have been trying this since I was 16 or 17 and have utterly failed. Nothing in my life I have put this much effort into only to fail.
My newest plan is
- three meals a day with approximately 300 calories each meal.
- give up Hershey's chocolate -- I believe the brand is addicting.
- try to avoid snacks completely.
- stop getting on the scale.
- stop obsessing on dieting and just learn to live at a set norm.
- start weight lifting -- I am not a strong woman.
But I am at this point where it is seriously doubtful if I can lose any weight at all. Recently it seems like I can only lose if I eat 500 cals per day.
I believe there is a plateau effect that happens about 16 weeks for me after starting to diet. But I don't know what to do to get around it.