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> That a little will can solve this seems obvious for thin people, but it doesn't reflect the reality of weight loss. As somebody who has lost weight and kept
by ekidd 9y ago
> That a little will can solve this seems obvious for thin people, but it doesn't reflect the reality of weight loss.
As somebody who has lost weight and kept it off for years, I agree that it comes at a price—I need to be conscious of how much I eat every day, and devote most of my calories to relatively "satisfying" food. Basically, it's the food equivalent of needing to live within a budget.
The total cost: maybe 10 minutes a day, and I have to be careful about certain indulgences. And I have to commit to this forever.
Not everybody would find this equally easy, and some people have complicating factors such as eating disorders.
My private theory—based on having "budgeted" what I eat for years—is that a lot of modern processed food is high in calories, very tasty, and not very filling. It can be surprisingly hard to fight this. I guess that this is what some people mean by a bad "food environment."
- aklemm 9y agoIIRC, keeping the weight off for years puts you among the 5 percent that have done so successfully. That is remarkably telling, I think. "My private theory—based on having "budgeted" what I eat for years—is that a lot of modern processed food is high in calories, very tasty, and not very filling. It can be surprisingly hard to fight this." <- Absolutely this. Policy-wise, there couldn't be a better place to start. Some would seem to advocate more shaming, marginalization, tough love, etc. and that's just absurd.
- aklemm 9y agoI think your theory is most important, but one aspect that needs more thought is lack of proper sleep. Apparently that's a killer for weight gain and seems to widespread.