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Just as an alt perspective, gained quite a bit of weight in mid 20's-30's. I tried various things -- I did Judo in college before gained weight, but doing BJJ after I gained weight I could never keep up even though I loved it. Did the gym, tried running, etc. I hated it, and especially as I got older they all had noticeable impacts on my body.

The only thing that significantly impacted my weight over the years was a more restricted diet. Currently I do not eat food after 6 pm, and have almost cut 100% of fast food out of diet. (At worst BMI 34, now BMI 25.)

So I loved BJJ (did not hate it the same way I hated the gym), but I physically had a hard time with it post 30 years old. Caveat emptor, I should probably not be giving anyone health advice.

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Well, you are right. My BMI is off the charts,but not because I don't go to the gym,but because I overeat in the evening. There's no exercise on the planet that can offset multiple trips to the fridge before you go to bed. And the reason why people overeat is different for everyone: lack of sleep, stress, anxiety, boredom, poor nutritional choices and so on. So it's crucial people fix this part if they really want to change how they look and feel about their body, because otherwise you sign up to the gym and quit 3 months later, because there's no progress at all.

What helped me is brushing teeth a quarter after what is supposed to be the last meal of the day.

Then I know that, if I get a snack, I'll have to go through the teeth cleaning routine again, and the desire to not have to do that is stronger than the desire for the snack.

Agree overall for weight loss. But even after losing the weight I keep up the cardio because it clears my head.