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[Blueintheface]

There are times in life where you don't want to always go with the low bidder. This is one of those cases.

We're probably just going to have one of the fruit vendors on the highway do it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Sorry, Jay. Maybe you are like me in that spring will help to get you back on track.

My wife started overeating about 3 years ago and just quit taking care of herself. We have tried just about everything from meds to diet but last month it reached a point that she decided she needed help so next week we're flying to Mexico for gastric surgery for her (1/3 of the cost as our insurance won't cover it).

Good luck!

There are times in life where you don't want to always go with the low bidder. This is one of those cases.

[Blueintheface]

This sounds very dangerous.

We're not having it done in a shit hole like Utah Valley.

[cougjunkie]

Sorry, Jay. Maybe you are like me in that spring will help to get you back on track.

My wife started overeating about 3 years ago and just quit taking care of herself. We have tried just about everything from meds to diet but last month it reached a point that she decided she needed help so next week we're flying to Mexico for gastric surgery for her (1/3 of the cost as our insurance won't cover it).

Good luck!

This sounds very dangerous.

[RC Vikings]

After my knee replacement I lost a quick 5 lbs just because I didn't feel like eating. Once my appetite came back I couldn't get enough food in me and gained 10lb over the holidays. It didn't help that I couldn't work out during this time. Since the first of the year I've taken off 9 of those ten pounds. Just cutting down on the amount I was eating and being able to work out has done it. I did 7 miles on my skis Saturday and 7.5 on Sunday, it felt good to just be tired and not hurt by the time I was done.

[Blueintheface]

I've fallen so far off the wagon. Haven't worked out in almost a month. Sleeping six hours a night. Comfort eating. Basically trying to destroy my body as fast as I can.

Sorry, Jay. Maybe you are like me in that spring will help to get you back on track.

My wife started overeating about 3 years ago and just quit taking care of herself. We have tried just about everything from meds to diet but last month it reached a point that she decided she needed help so next week we're flying to Mexico for gastric surgery for her (1/3 of the cost as our insurance won't cover it).

Good luck!

[TripletDaddy]

Most people can't out exercise the fork, so fitness is going to require both dietary and activity adjustments. The key is, the dietary adjustments need to be of a nature that is sustainable over a lifetime. I agree with most of what you said, but I would change it to the above.

Agreed.

[jay santos]

I've fallen so far off the wagon. Haven't worked out in almost a month. Sleeping six hours a night. Comfort eating. Basically trying to destroy my body as fast as I can.

[TripletDaddy]

I think the paleo diet can help. I follow a modified paleo diet because I've found that it helps me eat healthier foods (I add good carbs). But the biggest factor in my weight loss is diligently tracking my calorie intake and exercise. Even if I eat some junk food, I track it because accurately tracking calories is the single best thing I've done. If I don't track calories, even on a healthy diet, I'll gain weight over time.

of course modifying your diet will help you meet your goals. it is easier to eat at a deficit when you are eating seeds instead of eating cheeseburgers. But the larger point is confirmed by your experience....burn more calories than you consume and you will lose weight.

[Donuthole]

And no coincidence that these strange diets never last. It is odd that so many people seemingly want to commit to radical changes in their lives (by way of eliminating all carbs or all sugar or eating nothing but seeds or consuming only protein) when it would be much easier to commit to exercising regularly. If you are going to make a radical change in your life, why not commit to burning more calories and consuming fewer unnecessary calories instead of eliminating basic staples of the human diet.

Most people can't out exercise the fork, so fitness is going to require both dietary and activity adjustments. The key is, the dietary adjustments need to be of a nature that is sustainable over a lifetime. I agree with most of what you said, but I would change it to the above.

[thesaint258]

That's why I never understand these strange diets. A friend was doing that paleo stuff because he wanted to lose weight. He's explaining this laundry list of all the crap he can and can't eat, and I said "just eat fewer calories." He was pretty convinced on this thing though.

I think the paleo diet can help. I follow a modified paleo diet because I've found that it helps me eat healthier foods (I add good carbs). But the biggest factor in my weight loss is diligently tracking my calorie intake and exercise. Even if I eat some junk food, I track it because accurately tracking calories is the single best thing I've done. If I don't track calories, even on a healthy diet, I'll gain weight over time.

[TripletDaddy]

That's why I never understand these strange diets. A friend was doing that paleo stuff because he wanted to lose weight. He's explaining this laundry list of all the crap he can and can't eat, and I said "just eat fewer calories." He was pretty convinced on this thing though.

And no coincidence that these strange diets never last. It is odd that so many people seemingly want to commit to radical changes in their lives (by way of eliminating all carbs or all sugar or eating nothing but seeds or consuming only protein) when it would be much easier to commit to exercising regularly. If you are going to make a radical change in your life, why not commit to burning calories instead of eliminating basic staples of the human diet.

[Surfah]

The uber secret method to losing weight: burn more calories than you consume.

Never quite understood why this concept is so hard for so many to understand.

When I finally got serious about losing weight it was when I used Fit Day (thanks Pelagius) and tracked every bite that went in my mouth. I was busting out a scale at the dinner table to measure proportions. And Fit Day kept me accountable. Hell it served as a deterrent as well. Sometimes I didn't indulge in a snack simple because I didn't want to have to log it. With my diet in check and my exercise I could see a calorie deficit and the pounds melted off.

[MarkGrace]

The uber secret method to losing weight: burn more calories than you consume.

Never quite understood why this concept is so hard for so many to understand.

That's why I never understand these strange diets. A friend was doing that paleo stuff because he wanted to lose weight. He's explaining this laundry list of all the crap he can and can't eat, and I said "just eat fewer calories." He was pretty convinced on this thing though.

[TripletDaddy]

Yeah when people tell me that I usually think they're full of shit, but I don't know enough to know for sure. Does seem like the only thing that works, though.

The uber secret method to losing weight: burn more calories than you consume.

Never quite understood why this concept is so hard for so many to understand.