How do I become disciplined enough to stop being obese?

[Smokey Bear]

Way to pile on somebody who's struggling. You're a class act.

My guess is complete sarcasm. Probably buddies.

 

[2ski]

My buddy keeps a journal of his day. Did he stick to a healthy diet. Did he work out. Did he have a drink. What was his weight. A bunch if stuff. You get the visual reenforcement every day and that reward helps you. Every day. A goal has to have something to measure progress and if you just try to eat this diet, what are you getting for positive reenforcement? You have to give that to yourself or you have nothing to motivate you to keep going.

Buy a shirt a little tight. Cheap from Walmart. Put it on the end of every week. It feels great when it fits a little looser. When its loose donate it and buy a new one thats smaller. Little things reward you to keep it up.

When you hit each 10 pound increment get yourself something. A massage. A new knife. Something you're looking forward to.

 

[2ski]

Also dont expect many to notice your weight loss until you hit at least 20 lbs or more. And then at that they probably won't say anything. So sont wonder why Noone has said anything. Most people are uncomfortable talking to guys about it anyways.

 

[Deeker]

We do a weight loss competition every year at work. Been going on 6 years now. We have guys starting out anywhere from mid 300s to 200 pounds. I have seen guys do every diet, protein shakes, vegan, CrossFit, training for a marathon, and ozempic. The winning combo for every competition is almost the simplest, eat one meal per day, and walk for 1 hr after that meal. The first couple of days suck because you are hungry in the middle of the day, but you get over that fairly fast. And then you watch the weight fall off. The winner of our competition was nearly 40 pounds. Weigh in was today.