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Anonymous
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basically you just have to accept that you're going to have to change your lifestyle. It took me about 4 years to get from "fat kid with manboobs" to " in shape". I never gained weight during that period, I would just be content to stop at a certain point, then get motivated again to see how I would look with a six-pack. When I was dieting I cut out a lot of foods to the point where there is barely anything I'll eat anymore. When I needed about 3000 calories a day to maintain my weight and was only eating 1500, I just got used to it and adapted. When I had reached a point I was happy with, and continued the exercise, eating 3000 calories a day became a challenge, so I rarely get to it and am still losing weight, even though I'm full all the time. As long as you incorporate about 2 hours a day of exercise (ie: I swim an hour, walk to the pool and back for an hour), you will be able to accept your new lifestyle and you will lose weight as long as you don't eat anything outrageous, so any kind of dietary restrictions you impose upon yourself will only speed that process up. If you're in for the long haul, I'd recommend whatever daily calories you would need if you're sedentary, minus 500. If you do an hour walking and another one swimming, that's a 1500 deficit per day, which is almost a pound every 2nd day and is not too difficult to achieve. Just don't go overboard because you'll get sick of it if you can't handle it, and quit.
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