Time for diet and exercise!

[Aractus]

@NoraBrimstone: No they aren't, so long as you're still eating healthy and doing it right (they're unhealthy if you're not getting enough fibre, protein, water, carbs and fats). Weight-loss dieting is dieting to around 2000 calories a day (for men), crash dieting is when you cut those calories right down to less than 1/2 your weight-neutral requirements (or when you severely cut nutrients like carbs from your diet). The aim here is low sugar, low salt and low calories (not low carbs, etc). It's a very very easy diet. People who go on low-carb diets only loose weight because it reduces the calorie intake very easily - those diets are usually bad for you. My requirements are at least 2500/day (and probably closer to 2800-3000) to maintain my weight. This type of diet is incredibly easy to maintain, healthy, and doesn't leave you any more hungry than normal since you're never starving yourself. I get hungry around 11PM no matter what kind of diet I'm on, but I'm no more hungry today than if I wasn't on this diet.

As it's now 2014 (at least here) - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FYI I usually mantain my weight, I just overindulged last year.