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> As a person who is currently in process of loosing weight through diet I can say that eating less calories doesn't mean feeling hungry. No you can't. You can

by philh 11y ago

> As a person who is currently in process of loosing weight through diet I can say that eating less calories doesn't mean feeling hungry. No you can't. You can say that eating fewer calories doesn't mean feeling hungry for you. Apparently you're not in the fraction I was talking about. Good for you. I also note that you're talking about changing your diet, while the post I was replying to specifically said you didn't have to do that.

maxerickson 11y ago
while the post I was replying to specifically said you didn't have to do that. I read that post as saying that losing weight does require a change in diet. Reducing calories is a significant change to make. I think one of the easiest ways to reduce calories is to change the composition of the diet, there are a lot of calorie dense foods that provide little nutrition and not much satiety. Eliminating (or simply reducing) them can be an easier way to shift calorie consumption in the right direction.
- philh 11y ago
  I read that post as "your diet has the right proportions of things, just too much of them? Great, just eat less of your existing diet. Still not losing weight? Eat even less!" I agree with you that changing your diet seems like generally a much better idea.
  - beachstartup 11y ago
    yes, it's a much better idea. i've lost 30 pounds in the last 6 months by cleaning up my diet and working out. at the end of the day, losing weight is work. there's no way around it. work is generally slightly uncomfortable, and if you're not at least a little bit willing to endure that, you aren't going to see results. i treat gym time and kitchen time like office time. it's just work i have to do. it's not a big deal. after i get this work done, i can relax and chill out and do something mindless. and really, in the end it's an individual decision. you have to decide, do i give a shit about this? you don't have to give a shit about it. if you don't, that's fine. if you do, then get to work. maybe in 20 years things will be different, but that's how it is now.

by philh 11y ago

maxerickson 11y ago

while the post I was replying to specifically said you didn't have to do that. I read that post as saying that losing weight does require a change in diet. Reducing calories is a significant change to make. I think one of the easiest ways to reduce calories is to change the composition of the diet, there are a lot of calorie dense foods that provide little nutrition and not much satiety. Eliminating (or simply reducing) them can be an easier way to shift calorie consumption in the right direction.

philh 11y ago
I read that post as "your diet has the right proportions of things, just too much of them? Great, just eat less of your existing diet. Still not losing weight? Eat even less!" I agree with you that changing your diet seems like generally a much better idea.
- beachstartup 11y ago
  yes, it's a much better idea. i've lost 30 pounds in the last 6 months by cleaning up my diet and working out. at the end of the day, losing weight is work. there's no way around it. work is generally slightly uncomfortable, and if you're not at least a little bit willing to endure that, you aren't going to see results. i treat gym time and kitchen time like office time. it's just work i have to do. it's not a big deal. after i get this work done, i can relax and chill out and do something mindless. and really, in the end it's an individual decision. you have to decide, do i give a shit about this? you don't have to give a shit about it. if you don't, that's fine. if you do, then get to work. maybe in 20 years things will be different, but that's how it is now.