Originally posted by LexiDiamandis

First of all, don't go on a "diet" in the first place. You have to change your whole way of eating and drinking.

I literally had to go through like an epiphany/mental breakdown to lose weight but I lost like 100 pounds and I've kept it off for about 2 years now.

I didn't really do anything drastic. Lots of walking, I got a physical type of job for awhile and just reduced my portions and switched to more healthy and beneficial types of food. I still have never set foot in a gym, I just have an active lifestyle now. Took me a little over a year to get to my current weight.

I found that when starting out, making smoothies in the morning really helped me to start my day off right.

I also want to mention that while losing weight improved my life in many ways, it doesn't fix everything. Issues you have with yourself will still be there, and may even worsen as you lose weight.

I know I became a bit obsessed along the way, ate too little sometimes and set some unrealistic expectations.

It is worth it, but for me, it has its downsides too. Get your mental self in order before starting it, and try to give yourself some slack along the way.

Originally posted by phreshprince

google "low carb/high fat diet". I lost 20 pounds in 2 months just by that alone