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Read Seth Roberts to discover why practically any sufficiently large dietary change will cause you to lose large amounts of weight... at first. Roughly, your b
by Eliezer 17y ago
Read Seth Roberts to discover why practically any sufficiently large dietary change will cause you to lose large amounts of weight... at first. Roughly, your brain learns a flavor-calorie association that tells it how much food is available, which determines your body's set-point weight. Any large dietary change will cause you to lose weight... until your body learns the new flavor-calorie association, and then it's back to hell again.
- paul 17y agoIf you eat like Dr Furhman recommends, I guarantee you will lose weight and keep it off, assuming you stick to the plan. It's difficult to get enough calories eating only whole fruits and vegetables (vegetable oil and corn syrup aren't vegetables).
- fizx 17y agoI think this is why I lost 5 pounds during my two week vacation in France.
- dasil003 17y agoI wish losing weight weren't always the focus. In America today everyone is fighting against two horrible forces. On one side we have unrealistic body image expectations set by a photoshop/post-processing media landscape. On the other hand we have an abundance of tasty, high-calorie, but nutritionally bereft fast and processed food options. The best formula I've found is to take the time to cook for yourself, and focus on physical fitness rather than weight.
- gregwebs 17y agoInteresting, do you know of citations for this flavor-calorie association theory?
- petercooper 17y agoIf that's true (and it certainly explains why I don't gain weight when I go on vacation and eat totally different food like a pig for two weeks) then would flip-flopping diets entirely every few weeks have a good effect on weight? (Though not necessarily overall health, I suspect!)