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Any time an article like this comes up, all I have to say (as a one time fat boy) is: How bad do you want it? Do you want six pack abs? Do you want cake? Pick

Any time an article like this comes up, all I have to say (as a one time fat boy) is: How bad do you want it? Do you want six pack abs? Do you want cake? Pick one, unless you are REALLY lucky. And if you clicked that link, you probably aren't. You could also risk whatever a Tijuana pharmacy has on offer but that's another can of worms. It's harsh, but if you want a certain body, you won't be able to consume whatever you want. Alternately, you can consume whatever you want and accept the body you have. No judgement here, so long as you are happy with yourself.

chii 3y ago
> It's harsh, but if you want a certain body, you won't be able to consume whatever you want. and that's why the pharmaceutical companies are forever looking for a drug which makes you lose weight, but also allows you to eat anything (while remaining safe and side-effect free).
- adrian_b 3y ago
  > while remaining safe and side-effect free Unfortunately it is not clear whether this goal is more realistic than searching for the philosopher's stone or for the elixir of life.
adrian_b 3y ago
What you say is only partially true. One can still consume whatever is desired, but in much smaller quantities than desired. For instance, I have been obese for many years. Then I have succeeded to lose (after several failed attempts) more than one third of my initial body weight. After that, I have changed completely my eating habits, otherwise I would have reverted immediately to my old weight. Now I have been controlling my weight accurately for more than a decade. I am still eating cakes, but only cakes that I cook myself from known ingredients, and only twice per week (Sunday and Wednesday) and in a quantity that keeps the daily intake of sugar for those days no greater than 40 to 50 grams. With these exceptions, I do not eat any kind of food with added sugar, so now if I happen to taste some of the industrially-produced sweet food that I liked before, it feels much too sweet, while some vegetables with low sugar content, like onions or red bell peppers, feel quite sweet. However many months have been needed until overcoming the addiction to sugar.
- anthomtb 3y ago
  I had a similar weight loss journey and agree with much that you are saying. Especially the sweetness of vegetables. I remember making a Bolognese with carrots and onions ages ago, not long after kicking sugar, and finding it too sweet for my palate.

chii 3y ago

> It's harsh, but if you want a certain body, you won't be able to consume whatever you want. and that's why the pharmaceutical companies are forever looking for a drug which makes you lose weight, but also allows you to eat anything (while remaining safe and side-effect free).

adrian_b 3y ago
> while remaining safe and side-effect free Unfortunately it is not clear whether this goal is more realistic than searching for the philosopher's stone or for the elixir of life.

adrian_b 3y ago

What you say is only partially true. One can still consume whatever is desired, but in much smaller quantities than desired. For instance, I have been obese for many years. Then I have succeeded to lose (after several failed attempts) more than one third of my initial body weight. After that, I have changed completely my eating habits, otherwise I would have reverted immediately to my old weight. Now I have been controlling my weight accurately for more than a decade. I am still eating cakes, but only cakes that I cook myself from known ingredients, and only twice per week (Sunday and Wednesday) and in a quantity that keeps the daily intake of sugar for those days no greater than 40 to 50 grams. With these exceptions, I do not eat any kind of food with added sugar, so now if I happen to taste some of the industrially-produced sweet food that I liked before, it feels much too sweet, while some vegetables with low sugar content, like onions or red bell peppers, feel quite sweet. However many months have been needed until overcoming the addiction to sugar.

anthomtb 3y ago
I had a similar weight loss journey and agree with much that you are saying. Especially the sweetness of vegetables. I remember making a Bolognese with carrots and onions ages ago, not long after kicking sugar, and finding it too sweet for my palate.