Reply #150: There is no such thing as a universally successful diet [View All]

[Lorien]

I gain huge amounts of weight when I do as you do because it slows down my metabolism greatly. I wish that I could, because cooking and eating are hardly my favorite activities (despite the fact that I'm a very good cook). People may have food allergies or sensitivities, blood sugar issues, genetics that make their body return to a specific "set point" no matter what combination of foods they eat or when...there are just too many variables. "Calories in/ calories out" is often touted as the simple equation that should fit everyone, but it doesn't. I can go for three weeks on 400 calories a day and lose five pounds while my friend Christine eats a burger, fries and two Snickers bars at the end of every day to AVOID losing five pounds. I think most of us know what hunger feels like because most of us lead extremely busy lives and usually don't have time to eat or forget to eat at least a few times every week, but doing so effects everyone differently.