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I've lost 120lbs. I'm a PM so I A/B tested different methods to lose weight until I found one. Exercise did almost nothing. It helped start my metabolism here

I've lost 120lbs. I'm a PM so I A/B tested different methods to lose weight until I found one. Exercise did almost nothing. It helped start my metabolism here and there. The real weight loss came from just eating as close to 0 calories a day as possible. Water, lettuce, whatever gets you full. It's a grueling process. It's not something you do because you love your body and your habits. You have to hate them. Feel free to recommend running shoes and gym memberships to people. In my experience, your comment isn't grounded in data, experience, or even helpful. It comes across as dismissive and wanting to sound right. The people doing these operations are suffering through a level of anguish you can't imagine. They are well aware of your trite advice, and unable to get their problem solved. That's why they turn to painful, expensive surgery. It's a problem, and playing armchair life coach with gotcha one liners isn't going to solve it.

stanmancan 3y ago
Most people would probably lose a significant amount of weight just cutting out beverages with calories in them. A step further is to cut out fast food, boxed food, or anything pre-made. You should be doing 90% of your shopping in the produce/meat/dairy sections of the grocery store. The vast majority of anything you buy in aisles is either bad for you or incredibly calorie dense. Unfortunately nutrition doesn't seem to be taught in high school, and cooking at home is an optional course. Learning how to take care of your body and having the tools to be healthy if you choose is beneficial to everyone; much more useful in day to day life than almost anything you learn after grade 8.
- EatingWithForks 3y ago
  > Most people would probably lose a significant amount of weight just cutting out beverages with calories in them. This hasn't been borne out. Coke zero, sprite zero, pepsi zero, etc. are widely available, tastes the same as far as I know, and we haven't solved the obesity crisis since they came out.
  - JimtheCoder 3y ago
    Fruit juice, Coffee with cream and sugar, Gatorade/sports drinks, Alcohol
    - EatingWithForks 3y ago
      Those all have zero or low-cal options, and we haven't solved obesity.

stanmancan 3y ago

Most people would probably lose a significant amount of weight just cutting out beverages with calories in them. A step further is to cut out fast food, boxed food, or anything pre-made. You should be doing 90% of your shopping in the produce/meat/dairy sections of the grocery store. The vast majority of anything you buy in aisles is either bad for you or incredibly calorie dense. Unfortunately nutrition doesn't seem to be taught in high school, and cooking at home is an optional course. Learning how to take care of your body and having the tools to be healthy if you choose is beneficial to everyone; much more useful in day to day life than almost anything you learn after grade 8.

EatingWithForks 3y ago
> Most people would probably lose a significant amount of weight just cutting out beverages with calories in them. This hasn't been borne out. Coke zero, sprite zero, pepsi zero, etc. are widely available, tastes the same as far as I know, and we haven't solved the obesity crisis since they came out.
- JimtheCoder 3y ago
  Fruit juice, Coffee with cream and sugar, Gatorade/sports drinks, Alcohol
  - EatingWithForks 3y ago
    Those all have zero or low-cal options, and we haven't solved obesity.