[mysterio]

As someone who lost 90 pounds this year, I think we need to look again at the recommended calorie intake for adults. Most adults in non-physical jobs probably don't burn the amount they recommend, and the ones doing physical labor burn more. If I ate as much as they tell me to, I would pick up 30 of that back in no time.

And it should be made very clear that exercising 30 minutes every other day doesn't mean you can eat like most Americans eat. You are going to help your heart and lungs doing that, but the amount of calories burned just isn't that much more.

Anyway, if I can keep it off, Indiana is going to have one less obese person next year.

[Cobra64]

Simple answer: You may want to eat less. My sister was on 125 million diets trying to lose weight. I told her, that for $100; I would guarentee results within six months.

The solution was: EAT LESS. duh..

[ValenB4]

Congradulations. That's great news.

[exDemMom]

As someone who lost 90 pounds this year

That's fantastic!

I figured out long ago that most diet advice is best ignored. One especially irritating piece of advice I often see is to eat several small meals each day, so you won't feel hungry. What's that all about? If you never feel hungry, how can you tell when you really need to eat? A lot of obesity can be blamed on the fact that people don't listen to their bodies, and they get into the habit of eating whenever they feel like it, instead of when they're genuinely hungry.

Sorry for the mini-rant. My weight is a tad higher than I would like, but still over 60 pounds less than it once was. Weigh yourself every day, that will help keep you motivated.