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Here's my understanding, based on a fair amount of reading and thought. First of all, condemning someone for being fat is rarely if ever useful. In terms of wh

Here's my understanding, based on a fair amount of reading and thought. First of all, condemning someone for being fat is rarely if ever useful. In terms of what is useful the first thing is that people need to be eating a diet that is very low in processed carbohydrates, with lots of fiber and moderately low calorie foods, and they should eat until they are full, instead of counting calories. Now people's bodies are different, so this won't work for everyone, but for most people it will. If someone isn't eating this way, it is either because they don't know that is the way to go, or they do but they have other problems, like psychological issues, so they need to try to deal with them, if possible. That's pretty much it.

RealityVoid 8y ago
> and they should eat until they are full, instead of counting calories. I am curious why you say this. In my experience counting calories works great to put into perspective the caloric cost of everything you consume. You don't have to always do it, but do it for a while and you can eyeball pretty well if you can or cannot handle something in your diet.
- woodandsteel 8y ago
  Be aware of calorie content of different foods is essential for choosing a healthy diet. But what people usually mean by counting calories is setting a goal for how many calories you eat a day, and then eating only that much, even if it leaves you hungry. That does not work over the long term for most people. What does work much more often is focusing on eating foods that are filling but low or moderate in calories, and eating when hungry.