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Anyone saying just eat less is full of shit. Sorry man. I went from 18st to 12st (and back up to 15st). I found a few key things. 1. Decide you want to loose
by roomey 5y ago
Anyone saying just eat less is full of shit. Sorry man.
I went from 18st to 12st (and back up to 15st).
I found a few key things.
1. Decide you want to loose weight.
2. Up your plain flat water intake... Like a ton. Your body will get used to it after a day or two and you'll start feeling naturally thirsty. You notice all these skinny fit people are always drinking? That's plain water they are drinking.
Seriously if your diet is crap at the moment if you start just drinking loads of water you will loose like half a stone cause you will stop retaining water. How to know how much to drink? I guess for the first 3 days go cold turkey on pop, coffee, literally any liquid other than plain water. If you keep a bottle with you all the time you will naturally just drink a ton.
You will piss like a racehorse of course but with good comes bad.
3. Get a food diary and write down everything that goes in your mouth. I tell you this alone will blow your mind and get you thinking a bit differently.
Try these to get you started.
Best of luck, fuck the begrudgers and let me know if this helps a bit and if you want more chats about it
- water-your-self 5y agoWater is technically negative calories. Your body has to heat it
- zajio1am 5y agoThat is an interesting note, but an effect is small: Heating 1 l of water by 20 degC requires 84 kJ, while suggested daily daily energy intake is ~8 MJ, so ~1 %.
- gitowiec 5y agoExactly, drinking water is so important. I really do not part with glass. In my city it is safe to drink tap water, and it tastes good. So it doesn't matter if I'm home or at the office, I just grab my glass and fill it with tap water and drink. This is very good start to loose weight
- sonar_un 5y agoYou will be spending so many calories just by getting up and going to the bathroom.
- fauigerzigerk 5y ago>Seriously if your diet is crap at the moment if you start just drinking loads of water you will loose like half a stone cause you will stop retaining water. I doubt that causality. If you lose weight by drinking more water it's probably because you stop drinking sugary drinks. I would be careful with drinking "loads" of anything. Depending on what "loads" really means, it can be very unhealthy (your kidneys have to process all that water) or even fatal in extreme cases.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoI've changed my diet a good deal since buying a half gallon thermos and filling it up every morning, good thing is I don't have to remember to pour myself a glass, I always have water at hand. I think I eat less because when I'm dehydrated I'm in a bad mood, and when I'm in a bad mood I want to eat sugary and fatty things to feel better. For some reason my body never put together that I didn't need fat and sugar, I needed water. Go figure.
- mekster 5y ago> Anyone saying just eat less is full of shit. Exactly. A pattern that doesn't last will get you back into the previous state fast. I'm not a doctor but all you need is some exercise. Then you only need to let go of 1 item from your daily meal and also remove much sugar from your drinking by going tea or water and most people should do fine.
- thomasfedb 5y agoI am a doctor, and while exercise is really good for you (and we should all do more!) it has effectively no bearing on weight in the general population (non-athletes).
- ungamed 5y agoI think you might mean bodyfat. > it has effectively no bearing on weight in the general population (non-athletes). Cmon man, strength / muscle building -absolutely- has an effect on "weight" and "bodyfat". Even when not at the athlete level. Muscle at rest burns more calories than fat at rest, and those burned calories gotta come from somewhere.
- iliekcomputers 5y agoInteresting, what do you mean by this? I would have expected that people who exercise more would have lower probability of being overweight?
- masklinn 5y ago> Interesting, what do you mean by this? Purely mechanically, mild effort simply does not burn that many calories over baseline metabolism. To make a real dent you need extreme prolonged effort, or increased muscle mass (which increases base metabolism). Caloric restriction is a much easier path to caloric deficit if the goal is weight loss. Obviously if you resume caloric profit afterwards you’ll bounce back, but the same will happen if you din’t maintain your exercise-drive metabolism: the human body is quick to tear down deviations which are costly and not actively maintained.
- rootlocus 5y agoAs someone who lost 20kg in 5 months by eating less, I don't appreciate being called full of shit. First, too much water can cause hyponatremia. Drinking 2 to 3 litters of water / day is fine, but reach 5L and it's getting dangerous. And one of the main advantages of drinking water is it keeps your stomach full, meaning you don't feel hunger, and thus eat less. Second, what's the purpose of your 3rd point if not to reduce calorie intake?
- prepend 5y ago> but reach 5L and it's getting dangerous Maybe if you drink it all at once. 5L/day is perfectly fine for everyone in the world. If you’re drinking more than 2L/hour, that’s a problem. So space it out and drink a liter an hour or two and you’ll be fine. In the US, that’s two gallons and is a ton of water. It’s pretty common to see friends carrying a gallon jug around to make sure they drink their gallon a day.
- palindrome818 5y agoThis nurse here made a youtube video about it, quite good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUa_c7qEgw0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUa_c7qEgw0
- maleldil 5y agoI imagine it'd be really difficult to reach dangerous levels if you're drinking to satisfy your thirst. The only way I can see someone drinking more than 2L/hour is if they're forcing themselves to do so.
- toto444 5y agoAre you qualified to make this statement (genuinely asking) ? I tend to drink a lot and have read several times that drinking too much can be bad and change your electrolise balance or something like this.
- prepend 5y agoYes, I’m certainly qualified. My qualification is the critical thinking skills necessary to find and comprehend the medical guidance on this issue [0]. If you’re uncertain feel free to ask your healthcare provider. [0] for example, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyponatremia/symptoms-causes/syc-20373711 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyponatremia/...
- Tepix 5y agoYou're telling other people they are full of shit (not welcomed i might add) and you use a bizarre measurement unit "st". Coincidence?
- palindrome818 5y agoI agree with drinking more water. I used to not do this because I thought it was just some urban myth and the science didn't really seem to back the need for 8 glasses. But man does it help with weight loss and alertness throughout the day. Agree with everything this person above said.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago> Anyone saying just eat less is full of shit. Sorry man. > Get a food diary and write down everything that goes in your mouth. Typically the 'just eat less' advice is pretty much in line with your second statement there. As someone who lost ~150lbs, I will vouch for the effectiveness of calorie restriction. The hard part, of course, is actually doing it.
- globular-toast 5y ago> Anyone saying just eat less is full of shit. Sorry man. I went from 18st to 12st (and back up to 15st). How can you say others are full of shit when you yourself have returned to being overweight?