Can I lose 30-40 lbs (or more) without medication?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sure, I’ve done it a few times. Weight loss is pretty easy, the problem is it’s nearly impossible to maintain.

Why?

Because people spent their whole adult life, or several years at least, with unhealthy habits (unhealthy foods, too much food, using food for comfort, no fitness). Then they go a diet very different from their normal to lose weight; usually significantly less calories and low carb. Then over the next several months the weight comes off. They are thrilled. Then their default way of eating slowly returns and 5 lbs added turns
Into 10 and so on. The sweet spot is finding diet that is both heathy and nutritious and that you actually like and can implement forever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure, I’ve done it a few times. Weight loss is pretty easy, the problem is it’s nearly impossible to maintain.

Why?

Because people spent their whole adult life, or several years at least, with unhealthy habits (unhealthy foods, too much food, using food for comfort, no fitness). Then they go a diet very different from their normal to lose weight; usually significantly less calories and low carb. Then over the next several months the weight comes off. They are thrilled. Then their default way of eating slowly returns and 5 lbs added turns
Into 10 and so on. The sweet spot is finding diet that is both heathy and nutritious and that you actually like and can implement forever.

Ok thanks. I'm going on a friend group trip for 2 weeks - restaurant meals are always so heavy even fish and the like. I am worried I'll be up by 5+ pounds at least by the end of it!! Any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Look into macros. High protein moderate carbs and fats. Strength training over High intensity cardio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure, I’ve done it a few times. Weight loss is pretty easy, the problem is it’s nearly impossible to maintain.

Why?

Because people spent their whole adult life, or several years at least, with unhealthy habits (unhealthy foods, too much food, using food for comfort, no fitness). Then they go a diet very different from their normal to lose weight; usually significantly less calories and low carb. Then over the next several months the weight comes off. They are thrilled. Then their default way of eating slowly returns and 5 lbs added turns
Into 10 and so on. The sweet spot is finding diet that is both heathy and nutritious and that you actually like and can implement forever.

Ok thanks. I'm going on a friend group trip for 2 weeks - restaurant meals are always so heavy even fish and the like. I am worried I'll be up by 5+ pounds at least by the end of it!! Any suggestions?

You’ll be fine! Keep it simple, small, and heathy for breakfast and lunch, easy on the alcohol, and watch portion size- especially at dinner. Don’t clean your plate! Eat 1/3-1/2 of your dinner

[Anonymous]

Op here. Thank you all for your encouraging responses. One week in, one pound down. I’ll try to remember to come back and share updates on how it’s going.

[Anonymous]

Congrats, OP! One pound in a week is good progress. Not too fast, not to slow, you're Goldilocks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you all for your encouraging responses. One week in, one pound down. I’ll try to remember to come back and share updates on how it’s going.

Look into interval weight loss. There’s a guy (physician? Something relevant anyway) in the Antipodes who says that more people could lose weight if they lost it slowly. Part of what causes rebound is that the body defends its set point; homeostasis in all systems is what keeps us alive and it extends to our weight, too. Lose it slowly enough and purposely plateau so your body resets its set point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can absolutely! I did, and I'm no one special - I was just committed to lose it and to keep it off.

I lost 40lbs in my early 20's. Had two children in my mid-30's, gained very little pregnancy weight because I knew I wasn't actually "eating for two". Now 51 (F), and I have not gained any of the weight back. I learned to eat and appreciate real food that is nutrient dense, which helped with cravings. I also started working out in my 20's, I was a couch potato before that point.

You sound insufferable. You’re supposed to gain some weight when you’re pregnant unless you’re morbidly obese. I say this as someone who gained 40 pounds while pregnant and then lost it and got back to pre pregnancy weight, which I’ve been maintaining for years now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can absolutely! I did, and I'm no one special - I was just committed to lose it and to keep it off.

I lost 40lbs in my early 20's. Had two children in my mid-30's, gained very little pregnancy weight because I knew I wasn't actually "eating for two". Now 51 (F), and I have not gained any of the weight back. I learned to eat and appreciate real food that is nutrient dense, which helped with cravings. I also started working out in my 20's, I was a couch potato before that point.

You sound insufferable. You’re supposed to gain some weight when you’re pregnant unless you’re morbidly obese. I say this as someone who gained 40 pounds while pregnant and then lost it and got back to pre pregnancy weight, which I’ve been maintaining for years now.

+1 Anorexia during pregnancy is not uncommon, but the women doing it don't realize the long term damage they're doing to their unborn children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can absolutely! I did, and I'm no one special - I was just committed to lose it and to keep it off.

I lost 40lbs in my early 20's. Had two children in my mid-30's, gained very little pregnancy weight because I knew I wasn't actually "eating for two". Now 51 (F), and I have not gained any of the weight back. I learned to eat and appreciate real food that is nutrient dense, which helped with cravings. I also started working out in my 20's, I was a couch potato before that point.

You sound insufferable. You’re supposed to gain some weight when you’re pregnant unless you’re morbidly obese. I say this as someone who gained 40 pounds while pregnant and then lost it and got back to pre pregnancy weight, which I’ve been maintaining for years now.

This is BS. NP. I gained 26lbs. It was all baby. I’m sure PP meant the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can absolutely! I did, and I'm no one special - I was just committed to lose it and to keep it off.

I lost 40lbs in my early 20's. Had two children in my mid-30's, gained very little pregnancy weight because I knew I wasn't actually "eating for two". Now 51 (F), and I have not gained any of the weight back. I learned to eat and appreciate real food that is nutrient dense, which helped with cravings. I also started working out in my 20's, I was a couch potato before that point.

You sound insufferable. You’re supposed to gain some weight when you’re pregnant unless you’re morbidly obese. I say this as someone who gained 40 pounds while pregnant and then lost it and got back to pre pregnancy weight, which I’ve been maintaining for years now.

This is BS. NP. I gained 26lbs. It was all baby. I’m sure PP meant the same.

You had a 26 pound baby? Sounds like mega gestational diabetes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can absolutely! I did, and I'm no one special - I was just committed to lose it and to keep it off.

I lost 40lbs in my early 20's. Had two children in my mid-30's, gained very little pregnancy weight because I knew I wasn't actually "eating for two". Now 51 (F), and I have not gained any of the weight back. I learned to eat and appreciate real food that is nutrient dense, which helped with cravings. I also started working out in my 20's, I was a couch potato before that point.

You sound insufferable. You’re supposed to gain some weight when you’re pregnant unless you’re morbidly obese. I say this as someone who gained 40 pounds while pregnant and then lost it and got back to pre pregnancy weight, which I’ve been maintaining for years now.

This is BS. NP. I gained 26lbs. It was all baby. I’m sure PP meant the same.

You had a 26 pound baby? Sounds like mega gestational diabetes.

She means she left it at the hospital.

I put on 40+ lbs with each pregnancy and left all but 5 lbs at the hopital each time. Some people lose massive amounts of fluid during delivery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can absolutely! I did, and I'm no one special - I was just committed to lose it and to keep it off.

I lost 40lbs in my early 20's. Had two children in my mid-30's, gained very little pregnancy weight because I knew I wasn't actually "eating for two". Now 51 (F), and I have not gained any of the weight back. I learned to eat and appreciate real food that is nutrient dense, which helped with cravings. I also started working out in my 20's, I was a couch potato before that point.

You sound insufferable. You’re supposed to gain some weight when you’re pregnant unless you’re morbidly obese. I say this as someone who gained 40 pounds while pregnant and then lost it and got back to pre pregnancy weight, which I’ve been maintaining for years now.

This is BS. NP. I gained 26lbs. It was all baby. I’m sure PP meant the same.

What is bs? My actual lived experience? Ps I now weight 118

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can absolutely! I did, and I'm no one special - I was just committed to lose it and to keep it off.

I lost 40lbs in my early 20's. Had two children in my mid-30's, gained very little pregnancy weight because I knew I wasn't actually "eating for two". Now 51 (F), and I have not gained any of the weight back. I learned to eat and appreciate real food that is nutrient dense, which helped with cravings. I also started working out in my 20's, I was a couch potato before that point.

You sound insufferable. You’re supposed to gain some weight when you’re pregnant unless you’re morbidly obese. I say this as someone who gained 40 pounds while pregnant and then lost it and got back to pre pregnancy weight, which I’ve been maintaining for years now.

This is BS. NP. I gained 26lbs. It was all baby. I’m sure PP meant the same.

What is bs? My actual lived experience? Ps I now weight 118

The BS was “you’re supposed to gain weight”. The original post said she didn’t gain excessive weight. At least that is how I interpreted it. I seriously doubt she gain zero pounds yet you jumped on her and another post a cussed her of anorexia.

My BS was the “you should”. There is no “should” In pregnancy. Some women gain 60 lbs, you 40, but I gain very little beyond baby and blood and water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can absolutely! I did, and I'm no one special - I was just committed to lose it and to keep it off.

I lost 40lbs in my early 20's. Had two children in my mid-30's, gained very little pregnancy weight because I knew I wasn't actually "eating for two". Now 51 (F), and I have not gained any of the weight back. I learned to eat and appreciate real food that is nutrient dense, which helped with cravings. I also started working out in my 20's, I was a couch potato before that point.

You sound insufferable. You’re supposed to gain some weight when you’re pregnant unless you’re morbidly obese. I say this as someone who gained 40 pounds while pregnant and then lost it and got back to pre pregnancy weight, which I’ve been maintaining for years now.

This is BS. NP. I gained 26lbs. It was all baby. I’m sure PP meant the same.

What is bs? My actual lived experience? Ps I now weight 118

The BS was “you’re supposed to gain weight”. The original post said she didn’t gain excessive weight. At least that is how I interpreted it. I seriously doubt she gain zero pounds yet you jumped on her and another post a cussed her of anorexia.

My BS was the “you should”. There is no “should” In pregnancy. Some women gain 60 lbs, you 40, but I gain very little beyond baby and blood and water.

You absolutely should gain weight while pregnant. The first pp sounds disordered.