Anonymous wrote:As a long term weight loss maintainer, and someone aware of the research on people like me, I think you have to accept that you will have to count calories now and forever. It sucks. You probably hate to hear it. But there’s just not a practical way around it.

Anonymous wrote:I started the Inova meal replacement program 2.5 weeks ago and I’m down 12 pounds. I was not interested in the weight loss drugs (really don’t want to be on a medication forever plus my A1c is fine).

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I kind of thought this person was a jerk and full of it, but as it turns out they they ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED THE BIGGEST LOSER? I take it all back, clearly they are an expert in weight loss and all of there advice should be heeded immediately!!!

Yeah, so what’s YOUR advice to OP, who is looking for non-surgical/non-Ozempic options?

Gee whiz, is it some set of recommendations that basically boil down to:
Eat fewer carbs, sweets, alcohol and processed foods; eat more vegetables, fruits, and servings of lean protein; drink lots of water; and exercise more?

Go ahead and share, sweetie, but it’s going to break down to exactly that.

Since you won't share your gender, age, height, weight, and prior weight loss experience, I can only assume you get all your expertise from The Biggest Loser and what you think you see your "friends" doing, so I'm not wasting any more time on your nonsense. I hope OP will also ignore you and your entirely negative and mean-spirited posts.

Tell me what your advice is. Oh wait, you won’t, because I wrote all the basics right there, and you know it. It doesn’t matter what age, gender, or start weight you are, those are the basics. And guess what? They always will be.

NP. I'm about 125 pounds (short, middle age) and cannot lose even 5 pounds for the life of me after doing all the healthy things, so I do believe weight loss gets harder the less you have to lose.

My advice for OP is to measure out all your food and snacks for the day, store them separately/take to work, and don't deviate from that. Don't go back in the pantry to get more snacks, don't take a second helping at dinner. If you feel hungry, drink a sparkling water.

And that is because you are not in the position that OP is in, where she—“for the love of God, NEEDS” to lose weight. You would like to lose weight. You are 125 pounds, and you don’t *need* to lose weight. If the weight were there to lose, if you were not doing all the right things you were doing now and suddenly started practicing healthy habits, you would lose.

And maybe so would OP? She didn't really say what's she's already doing, did she?

Um, the weight is there to lose, in OP’s case. She’s at the point where she is saying she “NEEDS” to lose weight “for the love of God,” and she’s asking strangers on the Internet for help. She doesn’t want surgery or Ozempic. You really think she’s already eating healthy and exercising nearly every day?

Again, some more, let’s see if you can do this: tell me—for someone 200+ pounds who NEEDS to lose weight, for the love of God—and for someone who doesn’t want surgery or Ozempic—what’s the advice. Do tell me. What is it besides exercise more, eat fewer units of alcohol/carbs/sugars/processed foods; eat more fruits and vegetables and lean protein; and drink more water? Tell me, I can’t wait to hear.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I kind of thought this person was a jerk and full of it, but as it turns out they they ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED THE BIGGEST LOSER? I take it all back, clearly they are an expert in weight loss and all of there advice should be heeded immediately!!!

Yeah, so what’s YOUR advice to OP, who is looking for non-surgical/non-Ozempic options?

Gee whiz, is it some set of recommendations that basically boil down to:
Eat fewer carbs, sweets, alcohol and processed foods; eat more vegetables, fruits, and servings of lean protein; drink lots of water; and exercise more?

Go ahead and share, sweetie, but it’s going to break down to exactly that.

Since you won't share your gender, age, height, weight, and prior weight loss experience, I can only assume you get all your expertise from The Biggest Loser and what you think you see your "friends" doing, so I'm not wasting any more time on your nonsense. I hope OP will also ignore you and your entirely negative and mean-spirited posts.

Tell me what your advice is. Oh wait, you won’t, because I wrote all the basics right there, and you know it. It doesn’t matter what age, gender, or start weight you are, those are the basics. And guess what? They always will be.

NP. I'm about 125 pounds (short, middle age) and cannot lose even 5 pounds for the life of me after doing all the healthy things, so I do believe weight loss gets harder the less you have to lose.

My advice for OP is to measure out all your food and snacks for the day, store them separately/take to work, and don't deviate from that. Don't go back in the pantry to get more snacks, don't take a second helping at dinner. If you feel hungry, drink a sparkling water.

And that is because you are not in the position that OP is in, where she—“for the love of God, NEEDS” to lose weight. You would like to lose weight. You are 125 pounds, and you don’t *need* to lose weight. If the weight were there to lose, if you were not doing all the right things you were doing now and suddenly started practicing healthy habits, you would lose.

And maybe so would OP? She didn't really say what's she's already doing, did she?

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I kind of thought this person was a jerk and full of it, but as it turns out they they ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED THE BIGGEST LOSER? I take it all back, clearly they are an expert in weight loss and all of there advice should be heeded immediately!!!

Yeah, so what’s YOUR advice to OP, who is looking for non-surgical/non-Ozempic options?

Gee whiz, is it some set of recommendations that basically boil down to:
Eat fewer carbs, sweets, alcohol and processed foods; eat more vegetables, fruits, and servings of lean protein; drink lots of water; and exercise more?

Go ahead and share, sweetie, but it’s going to break down to exactly that.

Since you won't share your gender, age, height, weight, and prior weight loss experience, I can only assume you get all your expertise from The Biggest Loser and what you think you see your "friends" doing, so I'm not wasting any more time on your nonsense. I hope OP will also ignore you and your entirely negative and mean-spirited posts.

Tell me what your advice is. Oh wait, you won’t, because I wrote all the basics right there, and you know it. It doesn’t matter what age, gender, or start weight you are, those are the basics. And guess what? They always will be.

NP. I'm about 125 pounds (short, middle age) and cannot lose even 5 pounds for the life of me after doing all the healthy things, so I do believe weight loss gets harder the less you have to lose.

My advice for OP is to measure out all your food and snacks for the day, store them separately/take to work, and don't deviate from that. Don't go back in the pantry to get more snacks, don't take a second helping at dinner. If you feel hungry, drink a sparkling water.

And that is because you are not in the position that OP is in, where she—“for the love of God, NEEDS” to lose weight. You would like to lose weight. You are 125 pounds, and you don’t *need* to lose weight. If the weight were there to lose, if you were not doing all the right things you were doing now and suddenly started practicing healthy habits, you would lose.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I kind of thought this person was a jerk and full of it, but as it turns out they they ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED THE BIGGEST LOSER? I take it all back, clearly they are an expert in weight loss and all of there advice should be heeded immediately!!!

Yeah, so what’s YOUR advice to OP, who is looking for non-surgical/non-Ozempic options?

Gee whiz, is it some set of recommendations that basically boil down to:
Eat fewer carbs, sweets, alcohol and processed foods; eat more vegetables, fruits, and servings of lean protein; drink lots of water; and exercise more?

Go ahead and share, sweetie, but it’s going to break down to exactly that.

Since you won't share your gender, age, height, weight, and prior weight loss experience, I can only assume you get all your expertise from The Biggest Loser and what you think you see your "friends" doing, so I'm not wasting any more time on your nonsense. I hope OP will also ignore you and your entirely negative and mean-spirited posts.

Tell me what your advice is. Oh wait, you won’t, because I wrote all the basics right there, and you know it. It doesn’t matter what age, gender, or start weight you are, those are the basics. And guess what? They always will be.

NP. I'm about 125 pounds (short, middle age) and cannot lose even 5 pounds for the life of me after doing all the healthy things, so I do believe weight loss gets harder the less you have to lose.

My advice for OP is to measure out all your food and snacks for the day, store them separately/take to work, and don't deviate from that. Don't go back in the pantry to get more snacks, don't take a second helping at dinner. If you feel hungry, drink a sparkling water.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I kind of thought this person was a jerk and full of it, but as it turns out they they ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED THE BIGGEST LOSER? I take it all back, clearly they are an expert in weight loss and all of there advice should be heeded immediately!!!

Yeah, so what’s YOUR advice to OP, who is looking for non-surgical/non-Ozempic options?

Gee whiz, is it some set of recommendations that basically boil down to:
Eat fewer carbs, sweets, alcohol and processed foods; eat more vegetables, fruits, and servings of lean protein; drink lots of water; and exercise more?

Go ahead and share, sweetie, but it’s going to break down to exactly that.

Since you won't share your gender, age, height, weight, and prior weight loss experience, I can only assume you get all your expertise from The Biggest Loser and what you think you see your "friends" doing, so I'm not wasting any more time on your nonsense. I hope OP will also ignore you and your entirely negative and mean-spirited posts.

Tell me what your advice is. Oh wait, you won’t, because I wrote all the basics right there, and you know it. It doesn’t matter what age, gender, or start weight you are, those are the basics. And guess what? They always will be.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I kind of thought this person was a jerk and full of it, but as it turns out they they ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED THE BIGGEST LOSER? I take it all back, clearly they are an expert in weight loss and all of there advice should be heeded immediately!!!

Yeah, so what’s YOUR advice to OP, who is looking for non-surgical/non-Ozempic options?

Gee whiz, is it some set of recommendations that basically boil down to:
Eat fewer carbs, sweets, alcohol and processed foods; eat more vegetables, fruits, and servings of lean protein; drink lots of water; and exercise more?

Go ahead and share, sweetie, but it’s going to break down to exactly that.

Since you won't share your gender, age, height, weight, and prior weight loss experience, I can only assume you get all your expertise from The Biggest Loser and what you think you see your "friends" doing, so I'm not wasting any more time on your nonsense. I hope OP will also ignore you and your entirely negative and mean-spirited posts.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, I kind of thought this person was a jerk and full of it, but as it turns out they they ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED THE BIGGEST LOSER? I take it all back, clearly they are an expert in weight loss and all of there advice should be heeded immediately!!!

Yeah, so what’s YOUR advice to OP, who is looking for non-surgical/non-Ozempic options?

Gee whiz, is it some set of recommendations that basically boil down to:
Eat fewer carbs, sweets, alcohol and processed foods; eat more vegetables, fruits, and servings of lean protein; drink lots of water; and exercise more?

Go ahead and share, sweetie, but it’s going to break down to exactly that.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, can we talk about NON MEDICATION tips please?

Oh see what happened is you didn’t specify that in any way.

I didn’t think it would dominate the convo!

Well honestly, as someone who only offered non-medication advice so far, OP? *What did you expect?*

Oh, is limiting alcohol, carbs and sweets breaking news to you?

Is increase exercise a revelation? Are you floored by the encouragement to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and lean protein?

Because literally a child could tell you to eat mostly healthful foods, and enjoy a few “sometimes foods,” and move your body. That shyt is covered in SESAME STREET. So if you don’t want advice beyond that, let us know exactly what you’re not comprehending about non-medication, basic nutrition and exercise advice?

Wtf? Not OP but maybe calm down, sheesh. When you're starting off in the 200s and need/want to lose about 100 pounds, it's helpful to hear stories about EXACTLY what other people have done, besides "eat fruits and vegetables." Not sure why that's hard for you to understand. If you're not helping, you can always try another thread.

If you are 200+ pounds, you can eat mostly healthy foods, still have a treat a day, and simply walk for 20 minutes and start losing weight. Seriously. A start weight of over 200+ is actually where it is easiest to start losing just by making simple changes. It would be harder for a 50-something woman at around 150 to lose 5 pounds than for someone 200+ at age 50 to lose even the initial 20 pounds.

I'm the 50+ PP who lost 100 pounds and gosh you're making it sound pretty easy. Let me be clear: I severely restricted my food intake all day every day. No snacking of ANYTHING between meals except sometimes I ate like 4 pickle chips or two peanut butter crackers. No real desserts. Lunch with friends at work? Bring my own or sorry, can't do it this time. Lots of cravings for food I knew I shouldn't have. I found a different way to drive home so I wouldn't have to go by the BBQ place and smell all of those delicious smells.

Scoff at overweight people if you like but losing weight at any starting weight in any weight bracket at any age is no cakewalk. Oh, please please lecture us on how easy it should be for us fat ladies to lose. What the heck are you doing in this post or in the Diet an Exercise posts if you think losing 20 pounds is a simple thing? Shame on you for being such a jerk to someone who is just trying to improve their life and looking for help in doing so.

And that’s how YOU did it. I know three friends who made basic changes and saw fast, positive results. One to the point where he no longer needed the surgery that he was supposed to lose weight for in the first place. If you are 200+, you can eat healthfully for a week, walk a little bit for most days of that week, take a dump, and you’ll be down about four pounds.

Your anecdotes are nothing against the weight of the scientific evidence for losing and maintaining loss.

So much so that I think maybe your friends haven’t told you the whole truth about their experiences.

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Anonymous wrote:Like, I think you're saying I made losing 100 pounds harder than it had to be? Because your male friend lost 100 pounds really easily so it should be that way for everyone, just go to the bathroom and voila! It doesn't sound like you've ever lost 100 pounds but you seem to have a bunch of experience watching people around you lose weight so from your observations of that losing significant amounts seems pretty easy to you and you're not afraid to say so!

Plenty of people who lost 100 pounds managed to go out to lunch with coworkers, order a cup of vegetable soup and a side salad, and not make life more difficult than it had to be. And that I know from sitting next to a coworker at that exact kind of lunch as she lost 100 pounds in about 18 months and keeps it off to this day.

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Anonymous wrote:I started the Inova meal replacement program 2.5 weeks ago and I’m down 12 pounds. I was not interested in the weight loss drugs (really don’t want to be on a medication forever plus my A1c is fine).

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Anonymous wrote:Like, I think you're saying I made losing 100 pounds harder than it had to be? Because your male friend lost 100 pounds really easily so it should be that way for everyone, just go to the bathroom and voila! It doesn't sound like you've ever lost 100 pounds but you seem to have a bunch of experience watching people around you lose weight so from your observations of that losing significant amounts seems pretty easy to you and you're not afraid to say so!