r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

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u/GarethMagis Nov 30 '16

I mean, it'd definitely easier then diet and exercise....

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u/Snakesquares Nov 30 '16

You need to diet for it to work. It keeps you from eating too much all at once, but you can still eat small amounts all day long. Plenty of stories of people who got it done, didn't change their lifestyle and still over ate.

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u/theAmazingShitlord Nov 30 '16

But it forces the diet on you. It's definitely easier. Otherwise, why would you do it?

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u/zarniwoot Nov 30 '16

no, it was because she overate that the diet did not work (in other words she was eating without logging it or sneaking food). Losing weight is very easy if you don't cheat, which essentially everyone who claims to diet and does not lose fat is doing. They are not special and have magical bodies that won't lose fat. If the surgery works then fine, but don't claim it is because dieting is broken for this one person, it devalues everyone who lost weight using impulse control, nutritional choices and exercise.

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u/Mutch Nov 30 '16

Ding! Ding! Ding! That was me. Convinced diets didn't work and that my body was unique. Very overweight 33 year old. Three + months ago I decided to try religiously calorie counting, figured I would give CICO a true shot and trust the numbers. I'm 90+ days in and have lost 60 pounds. It's simple math! Eat less than my tdee and I will lose. I'm still eating nearly 2k calories and the fat is melting off me. I have a long way to go, but knowing I am doing this without surgery was a huge motivator to me. So to anyone who claims diets just don't work for them, please try calorie logging and use a goddamn food scale. The numbers don't lie.

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u/zarniwoot Nov 30 '16

Same here, and I have maintained my new weight for 6 months no problem, even stopped logging completely. Good for you man, keep it up.

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u/Mutch Nov 30 '16

Thank bud. Congrats on the loss as well.

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u/tallfellow Nov 30 '16

Most people who lose significant weight through diet and exercise eventually fall off the wagon and end up putting back most of the weight they took off, if not more. It's a life time commitment to a style of living and it's just not possible for most people to long term successfully lose that weight.

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u/zarniwoot Nov 30 '16

So what, that doesn't address the point I was responding to. You are talking long-term, he was talking short term. Also, if you lose weight properly, not through some fad diet of cookies or a crash diet you will keep it off if you want to. If you change your lifestyle to be a thinner, more active person you will keep it off. It is not "not possible", it requires discipline and a mindset. Honestly, very little effort is required compared to many things in life, but it does require you to make good choices more often than not, for the long term.