When I went from ~230 pounds to ~200, I did it by being more active and limiting calories. And while I've fluctuated between 200 and 210 in the years since, I've never come close to getting back to where I was before.
Does that mean I think calorie-counting diets are a magic wand? No. Any reasonable diet and exercise plan can work for most people ... if they are truly willing to deal with the issues that have gotten them where they don't want to be. My weight gain came while I was first struggling with my anxiety issues. The weight loss came after I started to fix them.
And I didn't do it because of a number on a scale. I did it because my knees hurt and because I couldn't walk up the stairs at a stadium without feeling like I was going to die.
This spring and summer, I intend to take the next step in the process. Not because I want to weigh 175 pounds instead of 200, but because I want to be in good enough shape to play in a 35-and-over soccer league this fall. One of the ways I'll do it is by counting calories, but I'll also be keeping track of what I'm eating, and trying to improve it. The other way is exercise - walking, disc golfing, doing photography excursions, sex, whatever.
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Does that mean I think calorie-counting diets are a magic wand? No. Any reasonable diet and exercise plan can work for most people ... if they are truly willing to deal with the issues that have gotten them where they don't want to be. My weight gain came while I was first struggling with my anxiety issues. The weight loss came after I started to fix them.
And I didn't do it because of a number on a scale. I did it because my knees hurt and because I couldn't walk up the stairs at a stadium without feeling like I was going to die.
This spring and summer, I intend to take the next step in the process. Not because I want to weigh 175 pounds instead of 200, but because I want to be in good enough shape to play in a 35-and-over soccer league this fall. One of the ways I'll do it is by counting calories, but I'll also be keeping track of what I'm eating, and trying to improve it. The other way is exercise - walking, disc golfing, doing photography excursions, sex, whatever.