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I’ve never actually talked about this online before, but now I’m going to. I used to weigh over 560lbs, and I’ve lost 190 of that, with more going every week. I spent a lot of time on this, tried a lot of diets, tried medication, and ultimately considered surgery. In the end a ferocious commitment to eating less, eating better, and moving around more was what worked, and continues to work. Years ago I went to a medic…
> The active ingredient is not the plan, it is the desire to commit to the plan with all of your being... for years, forever. All of your post is good but this is the most important bit (IMO). The biggest scam the weight loss industry ever pulled on Western civilisation was the redefinition of "diet" from "what you eat" to "a temporary change in what you eat". To maintain a healthy weight you have to monitor your wei…
Re: Beginner's guide to longevity research
#61Thanks very much, and I agree on all counts; it’s really the only advice I can give that I know to be true. You have to want to lose the weight and keep it off, to change profoundly, more than what you’ve been doing for years. The specifics are going to be different for various people, but the commitment over time is the big thing.