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>The whole culture here of "dieting" as a thing you do to lose weight rather than as a lifestyle adjustment is crazy. I think it depends on the person. I diet
by hospitalJail 3y ago
>The whole culture here of "dieting" as a thing you do to lose weight rather than as a lifestyle adjustment is crazy.
I think it depends on the person. I diet once a year and that diet keeps me at 6pack abs for almost the entire year until around November/December. A 3-4 month diet allows me to eat whatever I want the rest of the year. This gives me a chance to grow muscle and not put brainpower into food.
When you are far overweight and you can't quite see the finish line, maybe it is a lifestyle thing.
- jchw 3y agoJust to me personally, that seems reasonable enough. It seems reasonable to have a diet that you adjust on and off. I plan to do the same thing once I hit my target, and for me, the thing that seems to work well is something between OMAD and IF where I just do one major meal and barely eat outside of it. I don't seem to get any of the negative side-effects, so it works great for me. But the culture of fad diets and "90 day weight loss" routines as a cure for their unhealthy lifestyles is ridiculous. The lifestyle a lot of people are living is not healthy to do for an entire month, less most of the year. And I'm not sure I'd say that's "most people" in America, but I'd venture to guess it's a whole lot of them.
- Vt71fcAqt7 3y agoWhat is your non dieting diet? What is your TDEE? Do you exercise? You generally (always?) cannot maintain visible abs if you are eating above your TDEE.
- hospitalJail 3y agoEat whatever, probably 2800-3200 cals a day. TDEE similar 2700-2800 cals a day. Maybe a little bit less. I exercise 2x a week at worst, 6x at best. I can be literally fat (210lbs) and still have 4 abs showing. Perks of 400lb deadlifts. Its that if I want all 6 to be showing, I need to be around 180lbs. Get down to 170lbs and that buys you a few months.