Is this a thing? (losing more when eating more calories)
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Would be willing to bet the Biggest Losers who gained all the weight back did so not because of protein molecules and altered metabolisms, but because they got tired of their unrealistic and punitive eating patterns, ended up face down in a pepperoni pizza with extra cheese, and said I'll get back to the diet tomorrow...and tomorrow became next week and then next month and a year later, the weight was back and then some. Seems like a simpler explanation.
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Not mentioned yet, but over-restricting often is combined with eating very little fat. Eating fat gets things moving in the digestive system. Eat more fat, and you're more likely to go to the loo. This could result in a 'weight loss'.3
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Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?1 -
TallGent66 wrote: »Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?
Sure, but it would make for really boring TV for the viewers at home . . . and interfere with some such viewers' perception that weight loss inevitably requires unimaginably punitive measures in penance for one's previous sins of overeating. Short-circuiting your viewers' perception of powerlessness by introducing reality into reality TV . . . that isn't going to make some of them very happy, or keep watching.
Call me cynical . . . .
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TallGent66 wrote: »Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?
Sure, but it would make for really boring TV for the viewers at home . . . and interfere with some such viewers' perception that weight loss inevitably requires unimaginably punitive measures in penance for one's previous sins of overeating. Short-circuiting your viewers' perception of powerlessness by introducing reality into reality TV . . . that isn't going to make some of them very happy, or keep watching.
Call me cynical . . . .
You mean like 90 Day Fiance? Where nerdy, aging Americans instantly fall in love with hot, or semi hot foreigners with tempers or severe attitudes, get married in 90 days, ... and then if blows up? Surprised?
No courtship. No reasonable expectations. No conflict resolution.2 -
TallGent66 wrote: »TallGent66 wrote: »Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?
Sure, but it would make for really boring TV for the viewers at home . . . and interfere with some such viewers' perception that weight loss inevitably requires unimaginably punitive measures in penance for one's previous sins of overeating. Short-circuiting your viewers' perception of powerlessness by introducing reality into reality TV . . . that isn't going to make some of them very happy, or keep watching.
Call me cynical . . . .
You mean like 90 Day Fiance? Where nerdy, aging Americans instantly fall in love with hot, or semi hot foreigners with tempers or severe attitudes, get married in 90 days, ... and then if blows up? Surprised?
No courtship. No reasonable expectations. No conflict resolution.
No chances of it ever working.
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TallGent66 wrote: »TallGent66 wrote: »Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?
Sure, but it would make for really boring TV for the viewers at home . . . and interfere with some such viewers' perception that weight loss inevitably requires unimaginably punitive measures in penance for one's previous sins of overeating. Short-circuiting your viewers' perception of powerlessness by introducing reality into reality TV . . . that isn't going to make some of them very happy, or keep watching.
Call me cynical . . . .
You mean like 90 Day Fiance? here nerdy, aging Americans instantly fall in love with hot, or semi hot foreigners with tempers or severe attitudes, get married in 90 days, ... and then if blows up? Surprised?
No courtship. No reasonable expectations. No conflict resolution.
Hmm. I don't watch that, never heard of it. I don't watch Biggest Loser, either, though I've seen some episodes from its first seasons. Don't even own a working TV, and haven't for several years (and no, don't stream TV shows on other devices). It doesn't take much experience to believe the mass viewing audience would be bored by a TV show that showed people how to eat a sensible amount, and exercise in a sensible way.
Back in the day, I used to watch a PBS show (Zonya's Health Bites) that told people how to eat a sensible amount of healthy food, how to cook it, etc. . . . AFAIK, it didn't have a massive, commercial-network-style audience. Pretty good show, though.TallGent66 wrote: »Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?
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TallGent66 wrote: »TallGent66 wrote: »Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?
Sure, but it would make for really boring TV for the viewers at home . . . and interfere with some such viewers' perception that weight loss inevitably requires unimaginably punitive measures in penance for one's previous sins of overeating. Short-circuiting your viewers' perception of powerlessness by introducing reality into reality TV . . . that isn't going to make some of them very happy, or keep watching.
Call me cynical . . . .
You mean like 90 Day Fiance? here nerdy, aging Americans instantly fall in love with hot, or semi hot foreigners with tempers or severe attitudes, get married in 90 days, ... and then if blows up? Surprised?
No courtship. No reasonable expectations. No conflict resolution.
Hmm. I don't watch that, never heard of it. I don't watch Biggest Loser, either, though I've seen some episodes from its first seasons. Don't even own a working TV, and haven't for several years (and no, don't stream TV shows on other devices). It doesn't take much experience to believe the mass viewing audience would be bored by a TV show that showed people how to eat a sensible amount, and exercise in a sensible way.
Back in the day, I used to watch a PBS show (Zonya's Health Bites) that told people how to eat a sensible amount of healthy food, how to cook it, etc. . . . AFAIK, it didn't have a massive, commercial-network-style audience. Pretty good show, though.TallGent66 wrote: »Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?
I have some old unbreakable dinnerware from the 70s in storage ... the bowls and cups are 50% smsller than what is used today.
I visited friends in Cologne, Germany years ago. We went to the movies, got popcorn. A littld paper tube like we had in the 60s... no extra butter, no jalapeno salt. About 1/20th of what is in our Tub.1 -
justanotherjenn wrote: »TallGent66 wrote: »TallGent66 wrote: »Evil Hollywood? I only caught 1 or 2 episodes ... agreed, completely unrealistic excercise and eating models ... no way to replicate at home.
Could they be taught how to eat 2,000 CPD, at home, not eating chef-cooked meals? Shown how to excercise at home or the local gym, unsupervised?
Sure, but it would make for really boring TV for the viewers at home . . . and interfere with some such viewers' perception that weight loss inevitably requires unimaginably punitive measures in penance for one's previous sins of overeating. Short-circuiting your viewers' perception of powerlessness by introducing reality into reality TV . . . that isn't going to make some of them very happy, or keep watching.
Call me cynical . . . .
You mean like 90 Day Fiance? Where nerdy, aging Americans instantly fall in love with hot, or semi hot foreigners with tempers or severe attitudes, get married in 90 days, ... and then if blows up? Surprised?
No courtship. No reasonable expectations. No conflict resolution.
No chances of it ever working.
There is one cute couple, she is from Central America, had a baby. An older white giy and his Asian bride seem happy.
No. Not practical.0
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