I am reading attestations of losing 60 lb and keeping it off with a bit of bemusement.
Maybe, when you are 30 (or earlier than 40).
At a certain age (35-40, typically), body weight is stabilized and it is VERY difficult to permanently lose weight.
In fact, any loss of 5-10% of the weight is considered by the body that you are 'starving' or 'dying', so it is throwing the "book" at you by adjusting hormonal systems in a way that keeping the lost weight becomes more and more difficult.
Of course, if someone starts eating pasta twice a day every day, they would gain a lot of weight in a short duration and then simply reversing that should be possible.
Btw, humans and other animals DO lose about 10% of the weight before death (for humans, in the last year or two).
google ketogenic diet and lose weight at any age.
fuck carbs, you can live off fat and proteins, with little natural carbs (vegetables and rarely fruit).
Fat doesn't even stress the liver, opposed to cheap carbs (flour, sugars) which do not only feed bad gut bacteria as well as mess up your insulin level (pancreas).
And cold water plunges, of course. They break up and burn reserves, no need to strain your joints by running miles within a certain heart rate range.
What works for you might not work for someone else.
I will leave you with these two references:
https://www.salon.com/2020/12/13/thinsplaining-is-real-science-says-permanent-weight-loss-is-rare-and-thin-people-dont-get-it/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/media-spotlight/201811/is-permanent-weight-loss-mythPersonally, i don't really care too much about the weight as long as it is stable.
About 10 years ago, i made a major effort, lost 20 lb (wasn't even much overweight, just wanted to get back to my late 20ies weight), but started to feel terrible...that feeling of 'enjoying' yourself was temporarily gone.
Now, I don't care much, just limit the amounts of food and increased veggies.
As long as you are not obese (BMI <29-30) and stable (not gaining), I don't think any extra effort is really needed.
