It's official, I'm dying!!!

I still use the exercise clothes I used to wear when I capped out at 200 pounds and they barely fit at my new weight of 140 to 150.

I''m also only 5''8. I''m trim, but not super trim.

Skip breakfast and lunch all together and replace them with light, low-calorie and low-fat snacks (also important not to overdoit at dinner). Jog 1 to 2 miles every weekday as part of your official exercise and try to walk quite a bit (given the parking at my college, that was a necessity) during the day. You should notice considerable change in a few months. It''s a slow method, but it works.

Right there with you Drunkagain - I have packed on so much weight that I don''t think I will ever lose it. I used to weigh 85kg=187pounds. I topped out at 125kg which is 275.58 pounds.

I am working on trying to lose it at the moment and am just walking a couple of k''s 3 days a week for now. Like Rat Boy said, slow and steady wins the race.

Funny thing is that I was light until I met my wife and then all that good home cooking just packed it on.

Ive been overweight pretty much my entire life, but the times that I was thinnest was basically when I got regular exercise. In the past year or so Ive been taking karate regularly and watching what I eat, I went down a few pants sized doing that. How much work you have to do depends on how young you are and your metabolism, as far as I can tell.

Well, ""Crash diets"" never work. You usually just bounce back, most people can''t take the pressure.

It would be better if you went to a dietician (is that the word? Nutriologist?), and took some of his advice. You can lose lots of weight without starving yourself, or damaging your organs. And their diets are much more ""sustainable"" than just saying you''ll swear off beer for the rest of your life. Pleeease

Of course, exercise helps. I do Tai Chi, it''s pretty good. Running may be counterproductive if you are too overweight, since it will murder your knees and back. Oh and lifting weights helped me too - apparently you burn more calories when you have more muscle. Of course, always under supervision.

In brief, try to make a change in your life, for the better - not just a diet that you''ll follow for a month and then you''ll forget about it, till the next time you notice an extra 20 pounds. It''s bad for your system!

The only other thing I can add to this advice is my god man you are stressing over 7 lbs!!!

7 lbs less is not going to make you Brad Pitt!

People can balloon up and down 7 lbs from drinking/ retaining water, being fully clothed vs naked. Or even if you are on a full stomach or empty stomach.

I guarantee you stressing about 7 lbs is causing more damage to your health than an actual 7 lbs.

Free your mind!

^ Can you tell someone just finished watching the Matrix Reloaded?

Hmm I wouldn''t mind gaining some weight, 6''0"" and 145 lbs ain''t much to write home about

I''ve never had a real weight problem, fortunately. I was probably underweight, if anything, when I graduated from college and was trying to survive on one meal a day. I''ve filled out a bit since then. I''d say I''m 6''0"" and 170-175 lbs. However, I''m far from being in shape. I went running one day last month and nearly keeled over. The only exercise I get is going downstairs in the morning and upstairs at night. I have as much trouble sticking to exercise goals as others have sticking to dietary goals.

I do still go on ""diets"" occasionally. I do it more to compensate for a particularly gluttonous streak. The most dramatic diet was the Fat Flush Plan. It''s a liver-cleansing diet that starts out extremely restrictive. The restrictions are lifted after two weeks, though, so it''s not terrible. It''s sort of like a boot camp. And it promotes healthier eating habits (more leafy greens and smaller portions of lean protien). Also check out Eating Well for Optimum Health. Andrew Weil explains the science behind food and why your body needs you to eat. I don''t follow either of the books religiously. In fact I just got back from a big cheeseburger lunch. However, many people gain weight and eat poorly just because nobody ever explained how to eat properly.

Like I said, I''m hardly a paragon of health. I get winded playing Unreal Tournament. But I can attest to the physical and emotional improvements that come with better eating habits.

I think think I''m getting rather pudgy as well. At 5''10"" and roughly 155 lbs I suspect a lot of people here are going to hate me for that, but you can''t please everybody can you?

The problem seems to be solved by me not getting a job for the summer, though. Seems I''löl have to go jogging and do katas to pass the passs the time. Maybe I''ll finally get around to designingthat Deus Ex mod as well...but I digress. Anyway, exercise is the way to go, as long as you''re not stuffing yourself full of junk food. And the scales are not all important, muscle tone is.

Remember that exercise is not a goal in itself though. If you don''t enjoy it, you''ll quit eventually. Find something you enjoy, like training martial arts, getting a couple of friends together at the gym, or simply going for long walks in a beautiful landscape. Make it about something else besides working out.