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I did that in 2020. May through November. 40 pounds off. Then I sprained my ankle. I apologize for being negative, but come back in a year and let us know how it's going. Many, many people can lose 10%, 20%, even 30% of their body weight with concerted effort. Works for a year or maybe two. It's actually pretty easy, to be honest, most people who've done it will agree with me.


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crooked-v10/11/2024

I had the same kind of experience. Not as dramatic as that, but six months of careful dieting lost weight, but then within a month after I stopped calorie-counting I was back at the same original slightly-overweight weight I had previously plateaued at.

pfdietz10/11/2024

Not going to claim that won't happen.