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I’m not surprised at all. I lost 40 pounds just calorie counting, changing nothing at all about what I ate. (No happy ending here. You have to be really discipl

by ugh 16y ago

I’m not surprised at all. I lost 40 pounds just calorie counting, changing nothing at all about what I ate. (No happy ending here. You have to be really disciplined for a long time to keep your weight and over the following years I gained it all back.) You will automatically tend to eat healthier, though. 200g of potato chips make you happy for a few hours but you will feel terrible for the rest of the day (because you cannot eat anything else). Carrots taste nearly as good and you can eat a ton (not literally) of them.

niels_olson 16y ago
You're right. Tell everyone you know.
SMrF 16y ago
I've also lost 40 pounds with purely calorie counting. Although I've managed to keep it off for two years, and I don't see it coming back (easily). My approach was to kill bad habits one at a time and create new good habits to take their place. For example I replaced smoking with walking. I replaced high calorie snacks at home with fruits and vegetables so I would go for those instead. The key has been to take things slowly and not try to do too much at once. I still count calories, but what I eat is pretty much a mindless habit now, (the good kind). I have also gotten into the habit of weighing myself daily and plotting it on a graph. This gives me very good feedback when I'm going in the wrong direction. Almost 4 years ago I weighed 220 and smoked a pack a day. Now I weigh 175, ran my first 5K this year and I ride my bike 20 miles to work every day! Edit: I hope you give it a go again. It's not easy, but once you turn the corner it's really worth it.
mikeklaas 16y ago
I don't see how you can honestly say that carrots taste nearly as good as chips. I will admit that people generally underestimate the satisfaction of munching crisp raw vegetables, however.
- ugh 16y ago
  They clearly don’t. That was a bit of hyperbole on my part. I do love them very much, though, they are definitely the best non-fried vegetable.
- eru 16y ago
  I'd say, carrots don't taste nealy as good as potato crisps. They taste much better. (But that's because I don't like potato crisps.)

by ugh 16y ago

niels_olson 16y ago

You're right. Tell everyone you know.

SMrF 16y ago

I've also lost 40 pounds with purely calorie counting. Although I've managed to keep it off for two years, and I don't see it coming back (easily). My approach was to kill bad habits one at a time and create new good habits to take their place. For example I replaced smoking with walking. I replaced high calorie snacks at home with fruits and vegetables so I would go for those instead. The key has been to take things slowly and not try to do too much at once. I still count calories, but what I eat is pretty much a mindless habit now, (the good kind). I have also gotten into the habit of weighing myself daily and plotting it on a graph. This gives me very good feedback when I'm going in the wrong direction. Almost 4 years ago I weighed 220 and smoked a pack a day. Now I weigh 175, ran my first 5K this year and I ride my bike 20 miles to work every day! Edit: I hope you give it a go again. It's not easy, but once you turn the corner it's really worth it.

mikeklaas 16y ago

I don't see how you can honestly say that carrots taste nearly as good as chips. I will admit that people generally underestimate the satisfaction of munching crisp raw vegetables, however.

ugh 16y ago
They clearly don’t. That was a bit of hyperbole on my part. I do love them very much, though, they are definitely the best non-fried vegetable.
eru 16y ago
I'd say, carrots don't taste nealy as good as potato crisps. They taste much better. (But that's because I don't like potato crisps.)