Interesting info on losing weight (1 Viewer)

[Michael]

 

[Jimimis]

the guidelines are not wrong.
people just have no idea how to actually lose weight. ask anyone off the street, their idea of a normal portion is completely off, they think a cheat meal is ok when they've 'eaten healthy' (read: ate a salad with more dressing than lettuce) and generally have no clue just how many calories they're consuming. exercise machines overestimate calories burned by a buttload, and calorie counts on nutrition labels are allowed a 20% margin of error. that adds up.
what's "changed" is portion size. people are eating too much, plain and simple. they're addicted to sugar and are too lazy to fix it.
it doesn't help that no one understands the fact that healthy =/= low calorie. Weight loss is simple, its just cico yall. All that keto, low fat, high protein, whatever, it doesn't affect anything. Macros don't matter at all when it comes to losing weight. Example: nuts. Super good for you, but a cup of walnuts (and most people eat more than a cup) is 523 calories. That's literally almost HALF of my maintenance calories, (but then again, im short + female so literally everyone has a higher maintenance than me). you can say you're on a diet because you're "eating healthy" but that doesn't mean anything. you can gain weight by eating healthy, and most people have no clue what healthy even is. exercise too, doesn't really mean anything for weight loss. sure, it helps, but the food is what really determines the outcome. you can eat a "healthy" bagel slathered in cream cheese and easily consume 500+ calories, but then you need to hike for ~2 hours to burn it off (and that's assumming you're a 135lb woman, if you weigh less it'll take even longer).
you dont get sustained weight loss through a diet. if you start out by eating french fries, lose ten pounds crash dieting, then go back to your old ways because you've lost the weight already, those ten pounds are gonna come back on. you lose weight and keep it that way by dieting for the rest of your life. of course, no one wants to accept that. they want quick and easy solutions or just blame everything on their metabolism yada yada. literally just eat less

 

[DrowningFishy]

@MrsJimin

Also dieting is pointless either it's a life style change or no go. You can really screw up your metabolism yo yoing around. It's what you eat and how much you eat. And more importantly EATING! If your body doesn't eat it goes in survival mode and it will absorb all the fat it can as soon as it gets food. This whole Keto diet is dangerous. Other then the rebound when you eat carbs look at the possible side effects of the Keto diet they are nasty. Just remember your food groups kids and portion control. You may feel hungry for awhile but once your body adjusts to what you should be eating things will get better.

Also move your butt.

Spoiler

I am around 200 pounds because I barely eat and my metabolism is shot to daylights. Eat people or your body will screw you over hard.

 

[yeji]

intresting

 

[Jimimis]

@MrsJimin
If your body doesn't eat it goes in survival mode and it will absorb all the fat it can as soon as it gets food.

Spoiler

I am around 200 pounds because I barely eat and my metabolism is shot to daylights. Eat people or your body will screw you over hard.

if you're refering to 'starvation mode' that's a complete myth. no one who diets gets far enough for that to actually start starving. the west is so fat they don't know what hunger actually feels like. its all fearmongering. you can literally speed up your metabolism by fasting for a few days. .

Just remember your food groups kids and portion control

also remember NOT to follow the government's recommendation because thats just food industry bribes talking

 

[DrowningFishy]

if you're refering to 'starvation mode' that's a complete myth. no one who diets gets far enough for that to actually start starving. the west is so fat they don't know what hunger actually feels like. its all fearmongering. you can literally speed up your metabolism by fasting for a few days. .

also remember NOT to follow the government's recommendation because thats just food industry bribes talking

agian your key word, FEW DAYS. Fasting in and of itself can be good for you. IT's the not eating properly for weeks on end that starts to do the damage. It's not fear mongering. YOu can diet for a week or two and be fine, but it's extreme dieting that's the fault. Though if your only eating apples trying to loose weight your looking to shoot yoruself in teh foot pretty fast. While the West does not have the traditional starvation you think of, it can have a malnutrition issue brought on by a crappy diet. Burgers fries, and what not does not have much nutritional content.

The best diet is remembering how to eat. Remembering you need fruits, veggies, meat in moderation if you eat it. And you can eat carbs, your body does need carbs but not to load up on them. Also avoiding sugar is generally the best idea/

 

[Jimimis]

agian your key word, FEW DAYS. Fasting in and of itself can be good for you. IT's the not eating properly for weeks on end that starts to do the damage. It's not fear mongering. YOu can diet for a week or two and be fine, but it's extreme dieting that's the fault. Though if your only eating apples trying to loose weight your looking to shoot yoruself in teh foot pretty fast. While the West does not have the traditional starvation you think of, it can have a malnutrition issue brought on by a crappy diet. Burgers fries, and what not does not have much nutritional content.

The best diet is remembering how to eat. Remembering you need fruits, veggies, meat in moderation if you eat it. And you can eat carbs, your body does need carbs but not to load up on them. Also avoiding sugar is generally the best idea/

You’re misinterpreting me. Im saying everything from a strictly weight loss perspective. Health is another thing altogether

 

[DrowningFishy]

You’re misinterpreting me. Im saying everything from a strictly weight loss perspective. Health is another thing altogether

and I am just saying everything is good in moderation. When not in moderation that's when things go wonkey.