Finally found a diet that works

[the butch]

Cutting out the beer is probably what has helped the most.  Pork isn't as bad as most thing . . . if you get pork tenderloin.  Congrats on the new healthy lifestyle.

[Chimera]

Cutting poo out of your diet will only work for so long. Eventually are going to miss it. I have watched my parents yoyo diet my entire life, and both are still obese in their 50s. Instead, just try to eat more "healthy" food. (Fruits, nuts, greens, etc) You won't have any regrets and you'll discover foods you never knew you liked. I've dropped from 225 to 145 @ 5'4" in two and half years, and ice never felt or looked better. TLDR... A balanced diet is key. Fad diets always fail eventually, that's why their is a new one every 6 months.

​You are right about balanced diets being key.

Fad diets fail because they are designed to be temporary.  A real diet is a lifestyle change. Many obese people start a diet, lose 25 lbs or so very quickly and are satisfied with the results. They then go back to their previous lifestyle. Usually, they become even heavier than before.

That's not how it is supposed to work. A diet isn't a temporary thing; it is a whole new lifestyle meant to last a lifetime.