I'm be pretty skeptical of anything that advertises more than 1lb/week of weight loss, hence why I'm pretty skeptical of diets. About 2 years ago I went from 235 to 185 and have mostly kept it off ( because of a more sedentary lifestyle in the winter, my weight varies from 190-200 during the year).
It's very simple to describe:
1. I stopped eating crap: no chips, pop, snacks, a bit less high-fat stuff etc.
2. I scaled back the portions: I was amazed as how much less food I needed to be full and have energy when I started cutting back. I am not a small person (6'4"), but I find lunch portions in most restaurants are a bit too big and dinner portions are often times insane.
3. Started exercising seriously - last summer I ran about 10km 5 days a week, the year before I biked about 120km-150km/week. It may be tough to get started, but after a while it actually gets easier.
It's very simple to describe: 1. I stopped eating crap: no chips, pop, snacks, a bit less high-fat stuff etc. 2. I scaled back the portions: I was amazed as how much less food I needed to be full and have energy when I started cutting back. I am not a small person (6'4"), but I find lunch portions in most restaurants are a bit too big and dinner portions are often times insane. 3. Started exercising seriously - last summer I ran about 10km 5 days a week, the year before I biked about 120km-150km/week. It may be tough to get started, but after a while it actually gets easier.