Surely you won't do that forever, in which case you'll just regain any weight you lose.

The only way to lose weight permanently is to change your diet permanently rather than go on a diet.

I made the decision to change my diet and I've never looked back. Basically I eat: non processed food, no refined carbs or empty calories (apart from booze) and a lot of protein rich food. Essentially a high protein, high (good) fat diet.

I'm now 40 odd and in my best shape for 20 years.

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Mid Morning Bacon Sarnie on Toasted-White with Daddies Brown Saunce. Black Coffee 3 Sugars (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Nov 7, 11:12:51
- 2 cheese & onion pasties and a shandy! (n/m) (General Chat) - Hendrikos, Nov 7, 11:53:21
  - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 7, 12:10:17
  - and 2 cadbury's boosts now. (General Chat) - Hendrikos, Nov 7, 11:58:32
- ^^^ this is how you do it ^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, Nov 7, 11:24:44
- Toasted? No. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Nov 7, 11:17:13
  - Agreed (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 7, 11:37:16
  - prefer (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Nov 7, 11:20:20
- Mid morning nothing. Found out this morning I have put on 7lbs rather than the (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 11:16:49
  - Holidays do it for me. Lager and eating 3 meals a day etc (General Chat) - Pit, Nov 7, 11:24:48
    - It's gin and red wine for me. Oh, and chocolate, even though it's dark choc (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 11:38:01
      - Yes. Chocolate. A killer. Espc in the evenings in front of the TV. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Nov 7, 12:10:46
  - I'm doing no carb evenings now (General Chat) - norway, Nov 7, 11:18:25
    - I'm trying to be good all day, but by dinner time I'm starving (General Chat) - Drinklebells, Nov 7, 11:28:12
      - Tempted as I am to say that you can all FOTM (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 7, 11:33:55
        
        Surely you won't do that forever, in which case you'll just regain any weight you lose. (General Chat) - Adster, Nov 7, 12:07:26
        
        I regard it as far more sustainable than what you're doing actually (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 7, 12:35:05
        
        I guess you need to find what's right for you then. Personally I'd really struggle with (General Chat) - Adster, Nov 7, 12:59:17
        
        not strictly true (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 7, 12:31:04
        
        I've heard a few people on that. Anecdotally, it seems to work. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 7, 11:44:35
        
        I was going to try that. Shouldn't be a prob on the 5 days cos my daily intake, (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 11:37:19
        
        How do you know if you haven't tried it? (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 7, 11:38:40
        
        I did try it and that was the result so I didn't continue. I might give it a go and just (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 11:42:11
        
        I get dizzy and can't really function (General Chat) - norway, Nov 7, 11:46:00
  - How does shit weather make you fat? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 7, 11:18:08
    - Because I am in the car 2 hours a day and sat at a desk 8 so limited time for exercise. (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 11:33:27
      - Exercise is a rubbish way to lose weight (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 7, 11:36:09
        
        or, do both (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 7, 12:13:38
        
        Yep. Exercise for mental health and well being. Eat less to lose the guts. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Nov 7, 12:13:23
        
        I'm not that fussed how much I weigh tbh, just what my waistline looks and feels like. If (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 12:22:00
        
        If you're not fussed about how much you weigh, why did you aim to lose 7lbs? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 7, 12:41:27
        
        What I meant was, it's shape not weight I'm interested in although I agree that they are (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 12:55:25
      - That's 2 hours min. Given the state of the feckin traffic of late on M6 and M56, it's (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 11:34:50
    - 'cos you stay inside sitting down and eating rather than walking about in the sunshine. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 7, 11:19:04
      - IC. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 7, 11:24:10
        
        VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 7, 11:33:46

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