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Guys, I just lost almost 30 lb. Well, finished losing 2 months ago, now trying to maintain. I now weigh what I weighed when I graduated law school 25 years ago. Yes, to some extent overeating makes you thick, heavy, fat, overweight -- whatever word you want to choose. But other stuff does, too. How much you exercise and what you eat are pretty important, too, not just the amount.
I eat pretty much all day long these days, but it's fruits and vegetables for the most part. I eat almost no carbs, almost no processed or prepared foods and no red meat. Basically it's grilled chicken, fish or turkey; lots of vegetables, lots of fruit. Lunch today was a can of tuna (in water), a fresh cob of corn (nuked raw) and about 3/4 lb of fresh stringbeans (also nuked raw), followed by a couple of pieces of fruit for dessert. That's a lot of food. But it's all high in fiber, very tasty, and takes a while to eat. My "treat" is a drink when I get home, change into shorts and tshirt, and stretch out at the computer; there's nothing like some Glenlivet to relax with, in moderation.
It took me almost 5 months to take that weight off. But from my experience I can say that what you eat is almost as improtant as how much you eat.
High fructose corn syrup is deadly, and it's everywhere. Carbs, even low-fat carbs, go right to your waist if they're not whole grain - most carbs are from processed flour. You'll notice, of course, that our government subsidizes production of a lot of this stuff ,which is why it's so cheap and why people (especially poor people) get so much of it. But that is a discussion for another day.
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