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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not impressed with those of you dismissing or snarking on this post because OP is a man. The fact that large men have an easier time losing significant weight than menopausal women doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t celebrate any poster who takes the very healthy steps OP has outlined to improve his health. I find it inspiring because most of it is relatively easy to copy (other than, as Is mentioned above, limiting alcohol and sweets) and even if we don’t lose as much doing the same things, it’s a healthy approach to follow.

This forum is generally supportive of anyone who makes an effort to lose weight and get healthy, and that’s one of its good features. [/quote]

Sure, but the reaction to the post comes from the implication that anyone can lose weight the same way. That is what people are reacting to: "it didn't take a crash diet" to lose 4 lbs a week. For most people it would require a daily 2000 calorie deficit to lose 4 lbs in a week. Most women, especially short women, don't even have a 2000 calorie a day diet allotment, unless they are exercising an extreme amount or doing hard physical labor 8 hours a day.

So yes, great for OP. It sounds like it was relatively easy for him to lose that much weight eating more than 1600 calories a day, and best of luck continuing it. Just don't imply losing that much weight that quickly on that many calories a day is something everyone else can do just as easily. [/quote]
He’s sharing his weight loss story! He never said we can all lose 16 lbs over the same time period he did, and he didn’t imply it either. I know plenty of guys who have followed crash diets in the past to lose weight. Maybe the OP has tried this approach in the past too and is happy to have discovered a healthy and more sustainable way. [/quote]

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