Quote Originally Posted by DizzyPW View Post
That's awesome news, congrats on the great success. As an occasional asthmatic that's lost far too many family and friends to lung cancer, one less smoker in the world is always great news to me.


I quit drinking and cut sugary drinks/energy drinks out of my diet as a last ditch effort to finally lose weight. Down 9 lbs so far, making this the skinniest I've been in about 6 years. 10 more pounds to go and I'll be back in the ideal range.
If you want to lose some of the easiest weight ever that requires ZERO exercise and ZERO calorie restriction or documentation, go plant-based. Just do it for a month, and you'll probably lose at least 5-10 lbs or more. Do it for 2-3 months and you'll probably lose another 10+ lbs. Then after that, the weight loss may slow down (unless you're obese as fvck), but still requires no effort other than cooking.

This means no animal products at all. But also, very minimal/no added sugars, salt, or oil. Instead, replace sugar with natural sweet foods, salt with lemon juice, and oil with water or vegetable broth. Oil is overrated and does the same shit water does. Also, keep your fat intake around 10-20% of your total daily calories and no commercially processed foods (some exclusions apply, such as freshly-made or depending on the ingredients and how it's prepared). Make everything yourself from scratch with whole ingredients. And lastly, only eat when you're hungry and eat until satiated. Don't overeat.

I knooow it sounds like a lot and really complicated, but it's not. It sounds more simple and less complicated if I just say eat whole plants; cook them, eat them raw, mix them together in a recipe, etc. Just eat whole plant foods. You can have "junk" foods, as long as you follow the aforementioned rules.

E.G. I like to make oil-less oven-baked french fries, "nice-cream" made with plant-based milk or bananas, or cheeseburgers, just make the vegan patty and cheese yourself. There are lots of vegan imitation recipes that are delicious, and simple, so if you don't want to spend a lot of time making food, it doesn't have to be that time-consuming.

One of my favorite simple dinners is brown rice spaghetti pasta (I buy this pre-made) and I cut and cook up grape tomatoes in a skillet with minced garlic and vegetable broth, then I put the sauce over the pasta. Easy and delicious. You can also toss a package of frozen veggies into the water two minutes before the pasta is done cooking to add extra veggies. You can also add herbs and spices to the sauce if you feel like it.

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