Couldn't agree more on this, throw out your alarm clock, it's killing you. Remove stress from your life, take a shotgun to stress and refuse to accept stressful situations / people. I've lost 100 lbs in the last three years, here's how and how much weight I lost (I tend to have long plateaus).
I started on Nov 25, 2008: 285 lbs
Nov, 08: First Step, got Divorced:
Lost 10 lbs - 275 lbs
Jan, 09: Job tells me I have to be in at 9 am or will be fired.
Gained 10 lbs - back at 285
Mar, 09: Haven't really been in by 9am, hand in my resignation as part of the earlier agreement.
Lost 10 lbs - 275
Apr, 09: Job agrees that I can come in when I'm well-rested. Lost 10 lbs - 265
Aug, 09: Burning Man
Lost 15 lbs - 250
Sep, 09 - Jan '10: Start seriously cutting refined fructose
Lost 10 lbs - 240
Jun, 10 - The 30 people they hired to rewrite my code are finally done, I get fired. Lost 5 lbs - 235
This is the point at which I really start losing weight as I'm sleeping much more naturally
Jun, 10 - Mar, 11 - Sleeping completely naturally and start cooking all my meals
Lose 15 lbs - 220
Mar, 11 - Startup Bus - Having a blast helps!
Lost 10 lbs - 210
Jun - Jul, 11 - Spend two months in SF, eating mainly homemade veg tacos (walking more)
Lost 10 lbs - 200
Jul - Aug, 11 - Get back from SF, get an office downtown, start trying to get in by 9am.
Gain 10 lbs - 210
Aug, 11 - Now - Give up on 9am, walking more, eating a little more veg
Lost 20 lbs - 190
Pretty much everything that's led to weight loss for me has been all about enjoying life and cutting stress. Small improvements to diet and exercise as well but I don't go to the gym or stick to any sort of diet plan.
I started on Nov 25, 2008: 285 lbs
Nov, 08: First Step, got Divorced: Lost 10 lbs - 275 lbs
Jan, 09: Job tells me I have to be in at 9 am or will be fired. Gained 10 lbs - back at 285
Mar, 09: Haven't really been in by 9am, hand in my resignation as part of the earlier agreement. Lost 10 lbs - 275
Apr, 09: Job agrees that I can come in when I'm well-rested. Lost 10 lbs - 265
Aug, 09: Burning Man Lost 15 lbs - 250
Sep, 09 - Jan '10: Start seriously cutting refined fructose Lost 10 lbs - 240
Jun, 10 - The 30 people they hired to rewrite my code are finally done, I get fired. Lost 5 lbs - 235
This is the point at which I really start losing weight as I'm sleeping much more naturally
Jun, 10 - Mar, 11 - Sleeping completely naturally and start cooking all my meals Lose 15 lbs - 220
Mar, 11 - Startup Bus - Having a blast helps! Lost 10 lbs - 210
Jun - Jul, 11 - Spend two months in SF, eating mainly homemade veg tacos (walking more) Lost 10 lbs - 200
Jul - Aug, 11 - Get back from SF, get an office downtown, start trying to get in by 9am. Gain 10 lbs - 210
Aug, 11 - Now - Give up on 9am, walking more, eating a little more veg Lost 20 lbs - 190
Pretty much everything that's led to weight loss for me has been all about enjoying life and cutting stress. Small improvements to diet and exercise as well but I don't go to the gym or stick to any sort of diet plan.