Originally Posted by Pleasurepays

diets dont fail people. people fail to understand that they need to change their eating habits for life - those same habits which caused the problem to begin with. if you starve yourself, you lose muscle as well. less muscle means less daily caloric needs to maintain i.e. slower metabolism - improved ability to gain weight. thats why people gain weight back really fast. a combination of your body being quite receptive to increased caloric intake once people reach their goals, combined with the fact that they lost so much muscle that they are now eating much more than they need anyway, even though they percieve themselves to be eating healthier and less than before.

"just eat less" is terrible advice in my opinion. if you are still eating crap... and start eating less crap, it does not change the fact that you are eating crap. what matters is what you DO eat... not what you DON'T eat. it matters very much what food you put into your body for fuel, energy, maintenence and repair.