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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Carbs are not evil.
Sugar is not evil.

To lose weight, you need to cut down your calories, period.   It doesn't matter if it's from meat, dairy, veggies, sugar, etc.

MEASURE what you are eating.   EVERYTHING.   If you put jelly on your toast, take out measuring spoons and measure how much jelly you are using.   If you are going to eat a chicken breast, get out a kitchen scale  and know how much it weighs.

RECORD what you are eating.    Now  that you know you ate 2 tablespoons of jelly or 5 oz. of chicken breast, write it down.  Or find an online system you can enter it in.
At the end of the day you will know how many calories you ate total.

EXERCISE.   Cardio is great, but don't forget about strength training.  Don't try to go "all out" at once.   Do what you can and have goals to increase it over time.

You don't need weight watchers or surgery (yes, I know OP didn't mention that, I'm just speaking generally) or a personal trainer.[/quote]

FALSE!!!!!!!!!! A calorie is not just a calorie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/opinion/sunday/always-hungry-heres-why.html?src=rechp&_r=0

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Carbs and Sugar are evil for me.  I've been on reduced calorie diet (with tracking) for nearly a year and only lost a couple of pounds.  As soon as I reduced carbs and nearly eliminated sugar, the pounds started dropping off.  I am maintaining my lean mass.  1500 calories of a "everything in moderation diet" didn't do it, but 1500 calories of a moderate protein, low sugar, low carb diet is working.   Once I'm at my goal size, I plan on continuing a higher protein, lower carb diet.  Potatoes, breads and sugars will have to be an occasional treat, rather than a daily part of my diet.

And to answer the question - I am fat because I sit at a desk all day, working out only made me hungrier and I ate too many carbs & sugars.[/quote]

If you do low carbs and low sugar - what do you eat? Can you post a sample menu? Do you allow x number of carbs per week? Or just dont eat them in your regular meals but allow an occasional treat?[/quote]

I try to have at least 15-20g of protein at every meal, with four meals per day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snack (either after lunch or after dinner)

Breakfast Choices:
- EAS Advantage Vanilla Shake (you can get this at Walmart or Target)
- 3 egg omelet (two eggs, 1 egg white)
- 1 cup of coffee with 1 tbsp of creamer (I can't seem to give this up.  5g of sugar/35 calories/0 protein)

Lunch and Dinner Choices
-6-8 oz of protein (chicken, fish, lean beef, turkey)
-2 cups of veggies (I don't count lettuce) Veggies have to be low carb/low sugar for now, just while I'm losing.  Examples - roasted cabbage, kale chips, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini (you can shred this and it's really good.  It's my new "pasta".

Snack:
Protein shake
Quest Protein Bars - find net carbs by subtracting fiber from total carbs (this is a simple way, there are more complex methods of calculation).  Try to keep net carbs under 8.

No breads, pasta, sugar, alcohol 
At least 80oz of water per day
Non sweetened tea is okay
No soda, not even diet

Again this is just while I lose.  Once I'm at my goal, I'll add in fruit and dairy.  After three days I didn't miss the sugar or carbs, but once I have a little, I want more. I'm working on controlling that craving.

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Everytime I try to follow this type of diet I end up binging Big time. How do you do it without binging? Would love to know what I am doing wrong.[/quote]

As long as I don't wait too long between meals, I don't have the urge to binge.  The second I am hungry I have to hurry and find something to eat.  I keep a protein bar in my purse and extra veggies or a hard boiled egg at work.  For salad I only use a sprinkle of olive oil, sea salt & pepper.  I've lost an average of 1.5 pounds per week, which keeps me motivated.  I'm half way to my goal weight, with 14 pounds left to lose.   A dill pickle seems to help sugar cravings and a large glass of water before I eat also seems to help.  Plus I really like vegetables, so that helps. [/quote]

OP here -

I have tried this and I barely make it through a day without cheating. I dont like raw veggies (although I will eat cooked ones), protein bars or pickles.  There are simply not enough healthy snacks that I like, so I end up eating nothing and then obsessing about what I cant eat and then pretending like I will just email a little and then saying screw it and eating all of it. I do it to myself and its just bc I suck.

I am fat bc I am pathetic.[/quote]
You are not pathetic! It's hard work and if you don't eat enough food you will fail. You have to find what works for you! Did you ever try WW?[/quote]

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