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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Starting to get more serious about trying to lose 20+ pounds and it just seems so daunting and depressing. I've already given up drinking, something I used to enjoy, with no impact on my weight. I have been cutting down on the size and frequency of my meals to the point that I'm hungry most of the time (no results after about 2 months of this either), and now I'm looking more closely at noom and other actual diet food recommendations and it just seems depressing that they seem to suggest that I not only have to be hungry all the time but also eat unenjoyable food. Is being miserable just the trade off for losing weight?[b] I know they say the most successful weight loss is when you don't feel like you're depriving yourself [/b]but I'm at the point where it seems I need extreme deprivation if I want to see any results. [/quote]

You can let go of this because there’s no such thing as successful weight loss. They haven’t figured out how to do that.

I have to go full monk to lose weight. No going out, no exciting/hard work projects. It takes up 80% of my capacity. [/quote]

NP - same here. I have to basically give up my social life to be successful at losing weight. I don't have any issue abstaining from alcohol when I am at home, I don't even think about it. But when I go out, any attempts at moderation usually go out the window. And along with that usually comes eating more calories than usual. And if I drink too much, I usually feel like crap the next day, don't feel like working out, and only want to eat more junk food. Its a vicious cycle. I know what it takes to get out of it and I've done it before, I just don't feel that motivated. I am still fit and in good shape even with the 5-10 lbs I'd love to lose. And I am not willing to give up my social life for months at a time. Oh well.[/quote]

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