Anonymous
Post 10/28/2021 11:48     Subject: Re:Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Anonymous wrote:It is so gross to realize that clothes that formerly fit no longer do due to weight gain. The stretching of the buttons, the spilling out of belly and waist fat. So hard to lose weight after 40, but so worth it.


But don’t you notice your weight creeping up before you start completely growing out of your clothes? I mean, my pants get more snug when I am up 3 lbs. I cannot fathom how people let 20+ lbs pile on without making drastic changes, if they care.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2021 11:26     Subject: Re:Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Naenae wrote:Regular exercise and moderating things like alcohol and sugar can go a long way. That's pretty much all I do I can basically eat whatever I want (within reason) and stay fairly fit.


Really? And you are menopausal?
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2021 10:33     Subject: Re:Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Knew it would be a guy.

My dude stopped putting mayonnaise on his sandwiches and he lost ten pounds
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2021 09:05     Subject: Re:Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
It is so gross to realize that clothes that formerly fit no longer do due to weight gain. The stretching of the buttons, the spilling out of belly and waist fat. So hard to lose weight after 40, but so worth it.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2021 08:58     Subject: Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Report back to us next month. Keeping the weight off long term is the true challenge (especially during Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas).
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2021 08:55     Subject: Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
I came in to see if this was a man or someone with stage 4 cancer who needed to get to a doctor stat. Relieved it’s the former.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2021 08:50     Subject: Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reading this is not motivating for my peri-menopausal self who has done all that to lose one pound during the last month(minus cheat meals). But congrats!


I was thinking the same. Men have no idea


So was I. I exercise daily, have cut my sugar substantially, focus on healthy meals that are low in saturated fat and high in fiber, don’t drink, etc. I’m down 10 pounds after 4 months. I’m grateful that I’m moving in the right direction but can’t figure out how men can lose so much more weight while doing less.


No mystery really. They are larger on average which allows them to create a larger calorie deficit while still eating a reasonable numbers of calories.


Plus their bodies are made up of a greater percentage of lean muscle which burns more calories
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2021 22:02     Subject: Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reading this is not motivating for my peri-menopausal self who has done all that to lose one pound during the last month(minus cheat meals). But congrats!


Me too. I have a caloric deficit and exercise daily and I still gained 15 pounds. But, congrats to you.


Same
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2021 21:56     Subject: Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reading this is not motivating for my peri-menopausal self who has done all that to lose one pound during the last month(minus cheat meals). But congrats!


I was thinking the same. Men have no idea


So was I. I exercise daily, have cut my sugar substantially, focus on healthy meals that are low in saturated fat and high in fiber, don’t drink, etc. I’m down 10 pounds after 4 months. I’m grateful that I’m moving in the right direction but can’t figure out how men can lose so much more weight while doing less.


No mystery really. They are larger on average which allows them to create a larger calorie deficit while still eating a reasonable numbers of calories.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2021 20:22     Subject: Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reading this is not motivating for my peri-menopausal self who has done all that to lose one pound during the last month(minus cheat meals). But congrats!


I was thinking the same. Men have no idea


So was I. I exercise daily, have cut my sugar substantially, focus on healthy meals that are low in saturated fat and high in fiber, don’t drink, etc. I’m down 10 pounds after 4 months. I’m grateful that I’m moving in the right direction but can’t figure out how men can lose so much more weight while doing less.
Naenae
Post 10/27/2021 19:42     Subject: Re:Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Regular exercise and moderating things like alcohol and sugar can go a long way. That's pretty much all I do I can basically eat whatever I want (within reason) and stay fairly fit.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2021 11:48     Subject: Re:Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
One interesting difference between men and women is that when men gain weight, they gain both muscle and fat. Women gain almost all fat, which is metabolically inactive. Women are *literally* built to put on and hold weight. Of course, any of us who've gone on a diet with our spouses and eaten the exact same things (or less!) know it! My husband can cut back on soda and beer for a couple weeks and drop 6-7 pounds with ease. Meanwhile I haven't had soda or beer in years!

Good for you, OP! Keep doing what you're doing!
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2021 11:41     Subject: Re:Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Keep us posted, OP.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2021 20:56     Subject: Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
The miserable people in this thread are just that, miserable.

Figure out your own path. None of this is easy. And no, eating 1200 calories a day and exercising is not a formula for weight loss - you are eating more than 1200 calories and you aren't exercising that much. JFC.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2021 17:58     Subject: Re:Im down 16 lbs in the last month, and it didn't take a crash diet
Anonymous wrote:
OP wrote that it didn't take a "crash diet" for him to lose 4 lbs a week, that "The recipe is simple and something we all know - Caloric deficit." That "something we all know" implies others can follow his example (which he later clarified was eating more than 1600 calories a day) to lose weight. That is what people are reacting to. If he had said, "I realize I can still eat more than many of you do and still lose weight" or just "I cut x calories out of my daily diet" then there wouldn't have been the reaction.

Losing 4 lbs a week sounds great but it is not possible or even healthy for most people to lose that much, because it usually means they are losing water weight or even muscle. Women especially should not be aiming for more than 1-2 lbs a week weight loss.

+1
There was definitely a “you dummies don’t need to do all that crash dieting, it’s really simple. In case you don’t know, here’s how to lose weight…” as if most women haven’t been dieting semi-professionally so as not to ever gain a pound for all of their adult life.