Writer's Block: What if calories didn't count?

[cookymonster]

I started my first diet in 1976. I was 11 years old.

Weight Watchers. Low carb. Calorie restriction. High carb. Low fat. No fat. Slimfast. More Weight Watchers. The Banana diet. Diet pills. The "Eat Only Half of What's on your Plate" diet. South Beach. Atkins. Weight Watchers again.

The compliments and approval during the early days of each new

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[makeshiftriot]

Your right diets don't work. They don't work because people don't realize what it takes to lose and keep weight off is a life style change.

That is, of course, if one doesn't have a medical condition that effects weight. :p

However, I believe that if one is happy and healthy that is all that should matter.

[cookymonster]

I've changed my lifestyle for the "healthy" so many times it's ridiculous. And my lifestyle now is very healthy - whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lots of good, brisk exercise.

Diets don't work. Full stop.

[binsk]

I'm not focusing on the numbers either, but I have gotten a trainer to help once a week and I'm starting working on a diet change I'm willing to do for the rest of my life. I'm finding that there are foods that satisfy a weight-loss requirement that I'm actually willing to commit to eat long term, which was a requirement when I went to a dietician. Like you, I'm not interested in the quick fix. I know I can drop the weight I need to through short-term willpower, but I certainly wouldn't keep it off. I'm doing the diet and exercise thing, with an eye toward life change. Small steps, but I hope to continue.

[megger]

I still continue to aspire to be more like you each day. Sometimes I even stop at a moment and ask myself, "What would CJ do?"

Sometimes I roll my eyes and say Fuck knowing deep down you would totally do that!