To wonder why people can't lose weight?

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Medical conditions aside.

We moan about being fat but it's never enough to really change.

I'm 5 stone overweight and already the NYE goal is gone.

Yes diet coke chicken is actually a SW recipe!! I refuse to engage with silly ideas like this. i also dont do muller lights yoghurts or hifi bars.

I gave up diet coke 5 years ago. and the other things ive mentioned here are full of sugar.

Ive been reading David Gallipie 'Sweet posion '
Talkes about why we are getting fat, ive followed what author has done and ive cut out all Frutose and lost half stone so far (started 2 weeks ago) not doing for weight loss doing it to not be addicted to sugar and im really happy taste buds have come back not craving sugar also hungry and full 'switch' has come back talks about it in book, ive also had full fat some times cream in coffee and been eating nuts , i agree with shotsfired if the weight loss industry worked they would be out of the business, its amazing how much crap is in ww/sw foods !

Also add that this isnt a diet its what im doing now for ever, might have occasional slip up but know what id rather be putting in body. Definitely recommend book

Sorry to read about your mom, Elphaba.

((((( Elphaba ))))))
I'm sorry you had to go through that.
And I hope that all those who say I'm fine being fat
read, and re read your post.

Because naughty food is delicious!!!

I've recently had to go on a dairy free diet and over the last two months I've lost loads of weight.

I genuinely didn't realise how much of my weight was due to the odd pizza, hot chocolates and Maltesers until I had to stop having them!!

Personally for me I lost the weight I needed to and have maintained for a good for years now just a couple of pounds to get off after Christmas now ( and throughout the year replace Christmas with holidays etc ) but it's hard work !! I like bad food I can also eat a lot ( known to finish meals when dp or other adults with me can't manage there's even now and I'm a slim size 10 . Basically I don't eat what I want to eat a lot of of the time . A lot of "healthy " foods I don't actually like so am already limited to what I can eat and reasonably enjoy No wonder people fail.

I think generally tho try not to be unrealistic or youl never stick to it , allow the odd treat and lose the weight slowly more of a lifestyle change than a crash diet

I can't lose weight because I'm greedy and lazy. And that's the only reason.

Thank you TalkInPeace. I hope they do too.

*I've weighed more than 20 stones for more than 20 years now, and am 60 yrs old and only 5ft 3.

I have never had a stroke.
I have never had a heart attack.
I am not diabetic.
My cholesterol is always under 6 and currently 3.9.
My BP is normal.
All my organs are functioning correctly.*

I think a lot of people ignore genetics. If you want to know about your future health, it's a lot more accurate to look at your direct family than to look at population statistics. My family (and I come from big families on both sides), both sides, are made up of big, athletic women (all muscle and brawn in their 20's, and all curves and rolls by their 40's) and tall, skinny men (6 ft 4, and not a bit of a belly even in their 60's).

In general, both sides eat pretty healthy, drink moderately and are moderately or very active.

However, the women have all lived well into their 90's with the exception of my Mother's mother who started her 2 pack a day habit when she was 11 and died at 75. Very little health issues with the exception of one case of breast cancer, one case of skin cancer (that's what you'll get after 50 years of lying in the sun covered in baby oil), and low pressure issues.

The men, have all developed Type II diabetes, have died of or had multiple heart attacks and strokes, high cholesterol, etc. My father's father died aged 93 of unknown causes (10 days after my gran died) after 2 major strokes, 2 heart attacks and years of high cholesterol.

It's not as easy as fat vs. thin.

Crazy I completely agree with you, it isn't as simple as fat v. thin.

However, as someone who is quite short and has struggled on and off all my life to maintain my weight to within a reasonably acceptable range, I have recently ballooned to 13 stone after bobbing along between 11.5 and 12.5 for the last 5 years. It's only an extra half a stone or so, but my God can I feel the difference. I am in my early fifties now and I feel it in my back, my knees, my painful varicose veined legs, my general energy levels, the rolls of fat around my middle feel really uncomfortable and cumbersome, getting up and down is more effort than it should be at my age, my resting heart rate is rubbish and I suddenly feel very, very mortal indeed. If I am going to live to be 80 or 90 something then I want to do it feeling a bit better than this, FFS.

It's only an extra half a stone or so

I think most people have a weight they feel healthiest and most comfortable at. Mine is around 12 stone. Which is overweight for me, but I feel my best at that weight. I have more energy, I feel less stress, I feel comfortable. I'm currently at around 14 stone after a very stressful year and I don't feel particularly happy with that weight. However, it seems to be coming off now that the stress is lifting.

I think everyone has a happy weight, and it's different for everyone. And it isn't just the weight you LOOK best at (let's be serious, I looked best at 7 stone when I was severely anorexic), it's what you FEEL best at. And the FEEL best weight might not be in the range of a healthy BMI.

There is so much conflicting advice out there too , every day seems to bring a new health alert or story regarding food and nutrition . I wonder if those living in the Mediterranean , whose diet is held up as possibly / probably ideal, are constantly bombarded with this stuff or whether they simply get on with eating what they have always eaten ?

In the UK so many people are faddy, it is all about kale and avocados now (OR takeaways and more takeaways!)

Yes open. I got to target with SW last year (after numerous failed attempts at other diets) but I found the prospect of a life of restriction really tough. I got ill and it all went out the window! Now I’m following the No S diet which makes more sense to me as I’m strict in the week but enjoying the weekends. SW teaches Eat if you’re hungry but after years of dieting I grew scared of ever being hungry it seems. I can go much longer between eating than I realised!

Portion sizes.
If you weigh out a portion of cereal according to the info on the box, it barely covers the bottom of the dish. Inadvertently I was having twice the amount.
If you weigh out everything for a day to check your estimation, like me you may be way out and therefore consuming far more calories.
I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s. All the women had tiny waists, we only ate at set mealtimes, had very little sweets, cakes etc, maybe a packet of crisps as a treat on a day out, no fizzy drinks, no calorific milky drinks etc. Just water to drink. I don’t recall ever feeling hungry.
Once a month on a Saturday night, my dad would bring home a mars bar and cut it into 4 pieces, one each for us.
Walked everywhere because dad had the car for work and tradionally in those days mum was at home with children doing all the housework and daily shopping.
My weight crept up during menopause and I needed a real reason to lose it. Losing a stone and a half has decreased the pain of arthritic knees enough for me to stick to a food intake that keeps that extra weight off.
So in conclusion, I think it is a combination of oversized portions and needing a really good reason.

I don't do diets, but I am cautious about indulgences. I don't like sugary foods, and I do like veg. I eat well, and enjoy food, but I try to make sure the food I eat is not processed or pre-made. And yes, I am very controlling about food. So I weigh about the same at 60+ as I did at 40, albeit the distribution isn't as pretty.