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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here checking in. The haters are gonna enjoy this.  Since the time I posted nearly a month ago, I'm the same weight despite continued workouts and mostly healthy eating.  Right after I posted i had a 4 day trip to Vegas for a conference which included late nights, steak dinners, and alcohol.  So I came back 5 lbs heavier and had to work it off. Our office repoened in November, so for the last couple weeks it has been more team dinners, happy hours, catered lunches, etc.  Also, makes it harder to get a morning workout in when not working from home.   And lastly, winter's coming here in chicago. less outdoor activity, more bundling up with hot chocolate in front of the fireplace.

Thanksgiving and December are going to be a challenge. As I said originally, i figured the first 15 were the easiest and now its wall-hitting time.  Wish me luck (if you're not bitter)![/quote]

No one hates you, Dude. You're accomplishing your goals, which, sincerely, is great. Your experience just doesn't scan to almost any middle-aged woman of average height. Your title-- as advice, and not merely a statement of fact (which wouldn't be that exciting or relevant for people not your friends or relatives)-- implies it's not necessary to crash diet to lose 16 lbs in a month. All most people are saying is, okay, sure, if you meet at least one, and preferably more, of the following qualifications:

-Male
-Tall
-Have &quot;a lot of weight to lose&quot;-- like 40+ lbs, preferably more
-Have really bad habits prior to losing weight-- like you drink a 12-pack of Coke a day
-Make multiple MAJOR changes at once (and this one is not usually sufficient without one of the above), including something like hiring a f/t personal trainer

Most of us don't fall into any of the first 4 categories, and the last one, again, is not sufficient.

&quot;The recipe is simple and something we all know - Caloric deficit.&quot;

I mean, thanks?

Again, great for you-- honestly. For most people here, the changes you made are either not possible, because they aren't there to make (they already drink &lt;1 alcoholic drink/day, they already exercise daily, they don't snack after dinner) or they are possible, but won't result in more than maybe 4-5 lbs lost in a month. Which is fine! But your title implies you didn't realize how reasonable it would be for a 200+-lb, 6-ft+ tall man with subpar habits to lose this much weight, this quickly. Or that you thought this would be new information to what is mostly a bunch of 30-50-year-old moms.

I do wish you the best on your journey. This just isn't the best audience. Unless you thrive on &quot;proving&quot; something to &quot;haters,&quot; in which case, you've set yourself up nicely here.

Signed, 
Bitter Harpie Hater[/quote]

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