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Comment threads like this baffle me as someone who just like, eats reasonable meals. I don't get it at all. There's all of these "strategies". Fasting? Skippin

by throwaway22032 4y ago

Comment threads like this baffle me as someone who just like, eats reasonable meals. I don't get it at all. There's all of these "strategies". Fasting? Skipping meals? Mate, just cook food at regular intervals and make sure you don't sit in a chair all day. No-one I know does any of this. Is it just that Americans spend too much time in the car or what?

ianlevesque 4y ago
Yes. We Americans are all morons and do this stuff for no reason. Certainly not some sort of larger systemic issue many struggle with.
- throwaway22032 4y ago
  Right, so what's the systemic issue? Lack of exercise? Fast food? Non stick pans? Magic Texan air? Why not address that rather than doing all sorts of unnatural restriction stuff?
  - dfinninger 4y ago
    Well, anecdotally, I moved from Texas to the West Coast and lost 30+ lbs my first year. Losing access to good BBQ and queso were definitely factors. But I’d cite the inherent walkability of the cities I’ve lived in as the main reason. It gives me far more casual exercise now that the weather isn’t trying to kill me and I’m not surrounded by suburban sprawl.
  - second--shift 4y ago
    the way our cities / communities are designed. Most Europeans will walk 10,000 steps in their average day; most Americans will struggle to get half that. It makes a huge difference over several years/decades.
tuyiown 4y ago
Your anecdotal take on the subject is irrelevant. Mine is that I took cautious care of what and when I eat for almost 10 years, not taking too much fat, lot of vegetables, tried to cut carbs, and low meat by choice. I was hungry very often, not losing weight. A few years ago I slowly started drop it, mainly lunches due to very inconvenient hypoglycaemia occuring while taking care of the kids in the evening. So big fat pizza at lunch if i take care of the kid the evening, a little less food in the evening. It's not something supposed to be a good idea, and I started to loose weight AND get rid of those hypoglycaemia moments, so I started to eat more and richer at lunch, with smaller diners. I don't dare having any opinion on other's regimen, it's just a too complicated subject.
zodiac 4y ago
What makes skipping meals a “strategy” while your meal eating habits is (presumably) not a “strategy”?
- throwaway22032 4y ago
  The fact that nearly 100% of people I know and have ever met just eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and aren't obese? Does that not indicate that obviously something is wrong extrinsically?
  - zodiac 4y ago
    Could you please define “strategy” such that those people you refer to aren’t “following a strategy” but someone who doesn’t eat breakfast is “following a strategy”? I eat breakfast when I’m strength training and don’t when I’m not, I’m not obese (16% body fat by dexa scan), so is skipping breakfast a “strategy”?
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ianlevesque 4y ago

Yes. We Americans are all morons and do this stuff for no reason. Certainly not some sort of larger systemic issue many struggle with.

throwaway22032 4y ago
Right, so what's the systemic issue? Lack of exercise? Fast food? Non stick pans? Magic Texan air? Why not address that rather than doing all sorts of unnatural restriction stuff?
- dfinninger 4y ago
  Well, anecdotally, I moved from Texas to the West Coast and lost 30+ lbs my first year. Losing access to good BBQ and queso were definitely factors. But I’d cite the inherent walkability of the cities I’ve lived in as the main reason. It gives me far more casual exercise now that the weather isn’t trying to kill me and I’m not surrounded by suburban sprawl.
- second--shift 4y ago
  the way our cities / communities are designed. Most Europeans will walk 10,000 steps in their average day; most Americans will struggle to get half that. It makes a huge difference over several years/decades.

tuyiown 4y ago

Your anecdotal take on the subject is irrelevant. Mine is that I took cautious care of what and when I eat for almost 10 years, not taking too much fat, lot of vegetables, tried to cut carbs, and low meat by choice. I was hungry very often, not losing weight. A few years ago I slowly started drop it, mainly lunches due to very inconvenient hypoglycaemia occuring while taking care of the kids in the evening. So big fat pizza at lunch if i take care of the kid the evening, a little less food in the evening. It's not something supposed to be a good idea, and I started to loose weight AND get rid of those hypoglycaemia moments, so I started to eat more and richer at lunch, with smaller diners. I don't dare having any opinion on other's regimen, it's just a too complicated subject.

zodiac 4y ago

What makes skipping meals a “strategy” while your meal eating habits is (presumably) not a “strategy”?

throwaway22032 4y ago
The fact that nearly 100% of people I know and have ever met just eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and aren't obese? Does that not indicate that obviously something is wrong extrinsically?
- zodiac 4y ago
  Could you please define “strategy” such that those people you refer to aren’t “following a strategy” but someone who doesn’t eat breakfast is “following a strategy”? I eat breakfast when I’m strength training and don’t when I’m not, I’m not obese (16% body fat by dexa scan), so is skipping breakfast a “strategy”?
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