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Stop eating.
I don't know why you were downvoted. It's called "fasting," and it's an entirely legitimate way to lose weight. There's good evidence that, if done thoughtfully, it can have health benefits.
Calories in, calories out. There's no way around physics.
imo nobody who is struggling to lose weight needs to be told about energy balance. Everyone knows what a calorie is, and that there's a daily amount at which they will either lose or gain weight. They probably know they're above that amount, and need to bring it down to lose weight.
Unfortunately either a lot of good advice or a lot of bad advice can follow that. Nutrition and the psychological factors that influence people's diets are more complicated and no answer is complete without getting into that too.
I disagree when I've heard countless people make up wild reasons why they can't lose weight and it's never about eating more calories than they burn. I'm not trying to shame anyone (im overweight myself) but the billion dollar weight loss industry has convinced too many people that it's some super complex problem that can only be solved with some wacky diet and a monthly fee.
Stopping entirely for long periods reduces metabolism. Intermittent fasting does work for a lot of people though.
Right. The idea is to do it thoughtfully, and informed. Exercising can kill, too, but it's usually overdoing it that causes harm.
Right. It seems the top commenter was uninformed or too lazy to put actual useful information in their comment.