The diet craze is a hoax

I have tried many diets. Starving, carbs only, fruits and veggies only, weight watchers. I go up and down like a yoyo. I loose to fast, and then it just comes back. If I do not exercise, it will not even come off. Well, I don't care anymore. I am very inactive because I have no way to leave the house, and I have a problem with a foot so I cannot walk or jump around. I just am who I am now, and that is about 20 pounds more.

If any diet plan really worked .. the whole world would be using it .. it's that simple .. I tried the 'smaller portions, more often' .. put on weight .. Slim Fast .. put on weight .. well let's save space .. any diet you name it I've tried it and usually stayed the same or put on weight .. worst ever was Weight Watchers .. put on 1 stone in 4 weeks .. gee thanks WW !! My problem is other than for very short periods I cannot exercise .. I am 97% sedentary .. I simple eat too much for the effort I do every day .. But I cannot really cut back anymore .. and in any case when I do cut back I don't really lose weight as my body thinks it's about to starve and stores the calories rather than let me burn them up as energy there and then .. Ironically the amount I now eat doesn't make me put on weight .. but if I reduce I can't lose !

walking is good exercize for those people who are able to walk on a normal basis but people like me with a handicap that can't walk too long at one time will not be able to lose the weight I can walk around the house but so to be able to walk outside for about 15 minutes to a half hour it will be impossiable so I have made my own exercize regamine up I sit in my rocker recliner and lean back where it is all the way down and with my knees upon the foot rest I will then bring the back up to a sitting position with my knees still bent it stretches the muscle in your stomach witch will help you to flatten your stomach just as good as walking does I do this dueing the commericals of a tv show and or movie that I may watch in the evenings so I figure that the commercials are about 10 minutes long and with all the commercials I will have done my exercizing for the day

I agree with you. I do not believe in the veracity of dieting. It just seems too go to be true. I do not diet (unfortunately, I have to watch my weight, because if I get too skinny, I could become unhealthy, but, I have fast metabolism, and a busy schedule...so it is very difficult). In college, my biology professor told everyone that if they ever wanted to lose weight, they would have to do it the way they gained it, and that is through calories. He said that calories, are the only things that matter, if you cut your intake, and exercise, you should be healthy in no time. For years, I have only delt with calories, even before he told us that. I try to not lose more than I take in, but I know that many others are the opposite of me, and so they should take in less than they lose, until they reach a sufficient weight. I have never dieted and do not support it, I believe in eating right, and exercising. I know too many people who diet, but they really need to change what they eat, and should try to do something physical, because that is their real problem. I am glad that you are doing well, good luck.