diets

[archdiocesan]

Apologies for the thread resurrection - I assumed that if one already existed, it was better to post on that. I suppose I can see how it might be annoying for people reading through the top posts thinking they're new, so I won't do it in future.

I've never heard of anyone successfully losing weight for more than a couple of weeks on a fad diet, but they can make for amusing anecdotes. I know girls who use them when they want to wear a tiny dress to a party or wedding. I think the only long-term successes come from pretty radical lifestyle changes.

[GottmitunsAlex]

Apologies for the thread resurrection - I assumed that if one already existed, it was better to post on that. I suppose I can see how it might be annoying for people reading through the top posts thinking they're new, so I won't do it in future.

I've never heard of anyone successfully losing weight for more than a couple of weeks on a fad diet, but they can make for amusing anecdotes. I know girls who use them when they want to wear a tiny dress to a party or wedding. I think the only long-term successes come from pretty radical lifestyle changes.

I lost 40 lbs and kept it off for 1 year and 1/2.  The secret (for me) was to  quit drinking. Anything with alcohol.
Possibly the craving while drinking, the actual drinking, a bunch of factors.
But I lost a lot of weight and kept it off.
I read somewhere, that when you drink and eat, the body naturally burns the alcohol before it burns the food. So when it burns enough alcohol, it never really gets to burning off the food.