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> Getting out of the physical fat trap, strictly speaking, is simple: Because it's CICO. Focusing on whole-foods can make you resistant to undesirable weight-g
by lanfeust6 1y ago
> Getting out of the physical fat trap, strictly speaking, is simple:
Because it's CICO. Focusing on whole-foods can make you resistant to undesirable weight-gain, but losing substantial amounts of weight requires caloric restriction in some form or another. That isn't easy to adhere to, it needs to be done in whichever way is the most sustainable. Low-hanging fruit is to boost protein and fiber at higher-than-normal amounts for satiety.
All of the programs/diets that don't have you track calories are just tracking something else as a stand-in, obfuscating restriction. If you go low-carb and hit a wall, what are you going to do next, cut out negative carbs? If you go low-fat, will you cut out fat that's no longer there?
> The notion of two traps, a physical trap and a mental trap, comes from Allen Carr’s fantastic Easy Way To Stop Smoking. He states, quite convincingly, that there is a physical aspect to smoking (nicotine addiction) and a mental aspect to smoking (feeling that you need it).
I think Carr's perspective is very strong advice for kicking a bad habit. However, "emotional" and/or binge-eating may benefit from more targeted therapy.
- mytailorisrich 1y agoI found that removing carbs and calorie counting together works well. Psychologically (and perhaps physically), allowing for one weekly "cheat day" helps to keep to it a lot, IMHO.
- lanfeust6 1y agoIt can of course. The calories have to come from somewhere. The point was that merely restricting one macro or another from one's plate won't guarantee a deficit (Over time. Yes when you're starting from 0 on what was an Americanized diet, you will lose weight in the beginning).
- nemomarx 1y agoIt's interesting to me that if you're rigorous enough the other six days the cheat day still works. I would order in restaurant food and have some alcohol with it, get ice cream or whatever, and was still losing weight overall. I guess one day isn't enough to get your body used to the high calories or something? Diet science is weird
- lanfeust6 1y agoYeah if your weekly average calorie-intake is still in deficit, you will lose weight. BUT, it's possible to blow your weekly average with one day of binging. So even on cheat days, be careful.
- dgfitz 1y agoIt’s really solid to do one big cheat meal, dinner+drinks+dessert. An entire day I agree, not the play.