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Running a calorie deficit does not require starvation. You can easily live on 1500 kcals a day and lose as much as you like. I know because I have done it.

cableshaft 10y ago
Well congrats on having a body that doesn't constantly scream for food when you only eat 1500 calories a day, because mine does (and probably a lot of obese people). That being said I have successfully fought through it and lost significant weight before. But I felt hungry the entire time. I'm trying a different approach by adopting a low carb diet this time around, though.
- SixSigma 10y ago
  > only a little bit of excess weight > obese I just knew you were weasel wording. Fats are always in denial. You wouldn't be hungry after eating a kilo of carrot & cabbage salad. So all you're telling me are the lies you tell yourself.
  - lloeki 10y ago
    What? It's not even my reply. Anyway currently if I reduce calorie intake my body just gets into a massive slump mode as it tries to minimise calorie burn, resulting in zero weight loss unless I downright fast. Conversely, just having a balanced diet and going running regularly keeps my body very close to optimal weight.
    - SixSigma 10y ago
      Oh yes, sorry. It is water retention that often causes plataeu, which admittedly, is where the exercsie does factor in.
  - cableshaft 10y ago
    Nice mixup :) I am fat, and I'm eating at a 30% calorie deficit right now on a low carb diet and swimming at least 3 times a week. I'm not denying anything (but then again you thought you caught the gp in a lie). I can eat two heaping plates of salad at a salad bar and be hungry an hour later (and no, it's not thirst, because I drink plenty of water, especially when dieting). That might not be a full kilo, but I am full when I finish. It just doesn't last very long, like some people say about Chinese food. This is the first time I've tried a low carb diet, though, and it has been easier to get through the day. Simple calorie restriction before (but still eating carbs ) was impossible for me to sustain for longer than a couple of weeks.

cableshaft 10y ago

Well congrats on having a body that doesn't constantly scream for food when you only eat 1500 calories a day, because mine does (and probably a lot of obese people). That being said I have successfully fought through it and lost significant weight before. But I felt hungry the entire time. I'm trying a different approach by adopting a low carb diet this time around, though.

SixSigma 10y ago
> only a little bit of excess weight > obese I just knew you were weasel wording. Fats are always in denial. You wouldn't be hungry after eating a kilo of carrot & cabbage salad. So all you're telling me are the lies you tell yourself.
- lloeki 10y ago
  What? It's not even my reply. Anyway currently if I reduce calorie intake my body just gets into a massive slump mode as it tries to minimise calorie burn, resulting in zero weight loss unless I downright fast. Conversely, just having a balanced diet and going running regularly keeps my body very close to optimal weight.
  - SixSigma 10y ago
    Oh yes, sorry. It is water retention that often causes plataeu, which admittedly, is where the exercsie does factor in.
- cableshaft 10y ago
  Nice mixup :) I am fat, and I'm eating at a 30% calorie deficit right now on a low carb diet and swimming at least 3 times a week. I'm not denying anything (but then again you thought you caught the gp in a lie). I can eat two heaping plates of salad at a salad bar and be hungry an hour later (and no, it's not thirst, because I drink plenty of water, especially when dieting). That might not be a full kilo, but I am full when I finish. It just doesn't last very long, like some people say about Chinese food. This is the first time I've tried a low carb diet, though, and it has been easier to get through the day. Simple calorie restriction before (but still eating carbs ) was impossible for me to sustain for longer than a couple of weeks.