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These threads probably attract mostly people who are dieting or looking to diet, so maybe it’s helpful to have an observation from someone who has never been ov
by chronogram 5y ago
These threads probably attract mostly people who are dieting or looking to diet, so maybe it’s helpful to have an observation from someone who has never been overweight: I notice overweight people like low-to-no fiber foods and are unaware that they are only eating a few grams of vegetables per day. Maybe it is a good idea to make sure that every meal you have contains a real amount of it, so if you have 3 meals per day that every meal contains 15gr of fiber; or if you have 2 meals per day that each meal contains 20gr of fiber.
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- lr4444lr 5y agoHonestly, it boggles my mind how someone can eat even a modest amount of fruits, veg., legumes, and whole grains alongside a generally healthful (not necessarily low fat, but healthful) diet and stay overweight. Not all of those foods every day necessarily, but I ran the numbers, and it just doesn't add up. Every chronically overweight person I know, once I know them well enough, seems to be putting down 500 kcal./day through some guilty pleasure like that pint of ice cream in the freezer, a super sweet creamy coffee drink in thr morning, a big slice of chocolate cake with lunch regularly, a large glass of wine with dinner etc. And it's almost _daily_.
- HumanReadable 5y agoGo try dramatically changing your weight and see how it makes you feel. For the record I've never been obese, I'm in excellent shape and lift weights ~5 times a week. When bulking, eating enough calories to increase by weight by 25% requires significant effort. Similarly when I have do my cuts I find it incredibly difficult to get down to 10-12% body-fat. My body clearly has a weight it wants to be at, and deviating from that requires a significant mental effort. I imagine someone obese trying to lose weight struggles the same way I do. The body wants to be at a certain size, and forcing it to change is difficult.
- gingericha 5y agoMaybe a better phrasing is "the body becomes accustomed to a certain size"?
- telchior 5y agoThe accepted term for that idea is body weight set point. It's still a theory, but a lot of people attempting to lose weight seem to independently discover the idea as they rubber-band quickly back to their pre-diet weight.