11. Im pretty sure your statistical certainty is full of shit.

#25, no, my statistical certainty is about 95% within 4-5 years. Look it up before you doubt me, you ignoramus. Instead of talking crap you know nothing about, maybe you ought to exhort the OP to beat the odds and be a 5-percenter!

32. i already have in comment 2. take your bogus stats, shove them, and do some encouraging of your own.

#36, my stats are well-researched facts and your earlier comment does not at all address the challenge the OP is facing.

You have no way of knowing that #11. It takes a lot of dedication, sacrifice & determination to lose that kind of weight. A person who can make that kind of decision & follow through has what it takes to keep the weight off for life if it means enough to them. It depends on how important their health is to them. OP doesn't need someone like you putting them down. They get enough of they from their mother apparently.

Perdix, how are you going to tell someone to encourage OP directly after you told them that more than likely they'd put all the weight back on.

#54, good question. By facing the fact that maintaining a weight loss is very difficult, it would help you to more realistically support and encourage that person. Often, the problem is that once someone has achieved a goal weight, their support system assumes the person has permanently conquered their bad habits and loses sight of that person's ongoing struggle. Weight maintenance is an exceptionally difficult issue to deal with and one that gets very little attention.

That's cool and all but that doesn't explain you being an ignoramus yourself.

#72, I may be a prick, but I'm not an ignoramus. Look up the word. I am knowledgeable about the topic, even if present the information in a jerk-like fashion.

Oh, for the love of god! Why does everyone take Perdix seriously? It's been proven over & over (& even stated by him) that he comments sarcastically even about serious matters... In a pervious FML (quite a while back) he even made allusions toward someone needing to be freakier in bed to keep their cheating spouse more interested. Did he mean it? Probably not... But does he get a kick out of everyone who takes him seriously & tries to burn him in effigy while waving pitchforks & torches? Hell yeah, I bet he does! Oh, well... Perdix, I've got this great storage space behind my car in our underground parking structure... With just a little work, I'm sure we can turn it into a temporary bomb shelter for you when & if they chase you down.

Thank you. I'll enter it in my GPS in case the angry mob gets too close.

Maybe you should shove your stats down your throat and choke! have a nice day