Summary of Reddit's weight loss tips (sorted by points)

Mindset

• (~11k points) Don’t reserve happiness for a later date or weight.
• (~5k points) Weight loss happens in the kitchen: it's much more effective to consume less than it is to work the calories off through exercise. BUT don't discount the mental benefits of exercise, like improved mood and motivation, to make you more able to implement diet changes
  • Even eating healthy (or at least not badly), you can eat too much. And you can't "out exercise" a bad diet. (e.g. cookie - 3.5 miles)
• (~2k points) Losing weight is not easy but it is simple: Consume fewer calories than you burn
• (~1.2k points) The best diet or workout is one you'll keep doing. Your success isn't measured by an individual day's success or failure. It's about a lifestyle change. So even if you don't see results as quickly as you'd hope, don't give up
  • Choose to do cardio you like over that which you don’t (e.g. running).
  • Make small, easy changes vs big changes (e.g. small calorie reduction vs working out every day)
• (~1k points) Keep patience. Losing weight (especially a significant amount of weight) takes a considerable amount of time.

The following three tips had negligible support, but I found them too important to omit:

• You will eventually start losing weight at a slower rate and that it normal. Remember that it will take time and to not give up. It's a marathon and not a sprint.
• Don’t start an intense exercise routine until you know you can maintain a healthy diet because it is easy to pig out when tired
• Be honest with yourself about how much you exercise and what you eat (how many calories, sugars, etc.) because the first step to changing your habits is to acknowledge what they are.

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Diet

• (~4.6k points) Calories In, Calories Out: You must burn more calories than you eat
  • o Any diet can work if there is a calorie deficient. Try MyFitnessPal to find the appropriate calorie restriction for your size and activity level.
  • If calorie counting sounds too unwieldy, consider only counting for a few weeks until you get the idea of the calories of your typical foods
• (~2.3k points) Meal prepping. Know exactly what you’re putting into your body every day.
• (~2.1k points) Use a calorie counter app / nutrition calculator (e.g. MyFitnessPal)
• (~1.5k points) Stop drinking your calories: Cut out sugary drinks (e.g. soda, juice, Gatorade)
• (~1.3k points) 70% rule: eat 70% of your meal. Take a break and drink water before coming back to it.
• (~1.1k points) Cut-out alcohol or switch to low-cal alcoholic drinks like liquor with minimal mixers
• (~1.1k points) Drink more water. Keep yourself hydrated while avoiding hunger disguised as thirst
• (~1k points) Use a smaller plate (e.g. saucers for dinner plates)
• (~750 points) Intermittent fasting
  • It can help you remember what real hunger feels like, compared to stress and comfort hunger
• (~600 points) Keto
• (~400 points) Stop buying junk food. You wouldn't leave drugs in the home of a drug addict
  • o Bring to-go containers to avoid wasting food

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Exercise

• (~1.2k points) Walking (e.g. make it a part of your routine or commute)
• (~850 points) Cycling or some form of cardio in place of harder to maintain habits like running
• (~400 points) Go to gym BEFORE work. Doing so helps you wake up and feel ready for day and more motivation than going at end of day. ALTHOUGH, what works best for your schedule and when you naturally feel most motivation might be different.
• (~400 points) Dancing (for white guys preferably. The uncoordinated, flailing burns maximal calories)
• (~300 points) Join a sport. It would help you make exercise more naturally a part of your routine
• (~300 points) Weight training, for building muscle most quickly

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Other

• (~200 points) Practice good sleep hygiene. It plays a huge role in your ability to follow through with your goals

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Honorable mentions

• Have heart broken/shattered, sleep all day (depression diet)

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Most controversial

• 1. Keto
• 2. Vegan
• 3. Intermittent fasting
• 4. No sugar

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Controversial

• Weigh yourself daily
• Paleolithic diet
• Only eat when you’re hungry / you only lose weight when you're hungry
• No bread
• Eat before 6PM
• Cocaine
• No meat
• Calories burned > calories in
• Low carb diet
• Meth

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I rounded the points by 50s or 100s (depending on the popularity of the comment) from about 30 threads related to weight-loss.

I did not tally the number of times a suggestion came up as controversial. I only noticed that when sorted by controversial, Keto, Vegan, Intermittent fasting, and no sugar comments reigned supreme.

I hope you found this list useful.

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