Originally Posted by PeteHski

I hear you there. I get my discipline from tracking my food intake and following a balanced diet. I just use a Fitbit fitness tracker to log calories in/out and a Fitbit bathroom scale that automatically tracks my weight and body fat. I don't count calories all the time because that becomes a bit tedious after a while, but I take snap-shots over a few weeks to check that I'm on track, especially if my weight starts to creep back up. When I started doing this about 5 years ago I initially lost 12 kg (taking me from borderline overweight to ideal) and have been able to hold it there consistently ever since. The most weight I've put back on is around 5 kg (usually after Christmas when I eat whatever I feel like for several weeks). That then takes me 3 or 4 months to gradually remove. I don't try to lose weight any faster than that.