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Weight Loss/Maintenance

jambo101

(797 posts)

8. Its mostly the diet

Reply to exboyfil (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 08:42 AM

Aug 2014

While exercise is very beneficial to good health its only a part of the equation,diet is the main source of losing weight.
Lots of veggie+legume based meals sound like the right way to go.
Out of curiosity what do you think was the main downfall in your diet that left you at 5'6" and 300lbs?

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5'6" over 300# [View all] exboyfil Jul 2013 OP

Low carb dusty trails Jul 2013 #1

Thanks for the suggestion exboyfil Jul 2013 #2

roasting dusty trails Jul 2013 #3

The updated Atkins isn't high fat TexasBushwhacker Sep 2013 #7

You can make cauliflower "rice" and "mashed potatoes" TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #11

new studies agree with you that low-carb diets lead to more weight loss and better health JennyD Sep 2014 #9

If the time commitment for cooking.. Mr.Environmental Aug 2013 #4

Welcome to DU wryter2000 Aug 2013 #5

That's a lot of exercise wryter2000 Aug 2013 #6

Its mostly the diet jambo101 Aug 2014 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #10