Why Dieting is the Worst Way to Lose Weight

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  • TriLifter
    TriLifter Posts: 1,283 Member
    Really interesting article. I like how he discusses the differences between losing weight with a deficit and transforming your body through lifting.
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    Ultimately, some people are too large to weight train. Cutting calories has to be done by everyone who's goal is to cut before they build muscle. While the article makes some strong points, there are people who are taking years off their life by eating too much food.
  • jdaley90
    jdaley90 Posts: 259 Member
    Really interesting article. I like how he discusses the differences between losing weight with a deficit and transforming your body through lifting.

    I do as well. I liked how he part about the muscle loss epidemic. I wish more women would realize the importance of strength training especially as they get older. Not everyone has to 'lift heavy' however a strength/resistance training should be incorporated into every routine.
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    Ah, more gymrat/"nutrition" evangelism. Fail. :huh:

    I lost weight through a calorie deficit, eating "dirty" food, with ZERO exercise, and I look amazing. So this author can take a flying leap. :smokin:
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Ultimately, some people are too large to weight train. Cutting calories has to be done by everyone who's goal is to cut before they build muscle. While the article makes some strong points, there are people who are taking years off their life by eating too much food.

    :huh:
  • jdaley90
    jdaley90 Posts: 259 Member
    Ah, more gymrat/"nutrition" evangelism. Fail. :huh:

    I lost weight through a calorie deficit, eating "dirty" food, with ZERO exercise, and I look amazing. So this author can take a flying leap. :smokin:

    I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?
  • STC1188
    STC1188 Posts: 101 Member
    You might look okay without resistance training, but I know that when I lost a lot of weight (male) without it, I lost a lot of LBM and looked like a skinny-fat stickman. To each their own, but there is nothing wrong with preaching weight training. Sure, you can drop numbers without it, but you could also lose weight via amputation--but no one recommends that either.
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    Very occasional, short-term diets work for me. I've never been overweight. I am healthy. I also believe in exercise that includes some resistance training, but I don't have a regular fitness plan.

    The key to weight loss is calorie reduction. If you eat right and do the right exercise, you don't lose lots of muscle during a diet.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Ah, more gymrat/"nutrition" evangelism. Fail. :huh:

    I lost weight through a calorie deficit, eating "dirty" food, with ZERO exercise, and I look amazing. So this author can take a flying leap. :smokin:

    if that's you in your profile pic, you look a little sickly.
    i keed i keed.


    you bolded "amazing"...let's see it. srs.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    Ah, more gymrat/"nutrition" evangelism. Fail. :huh:

    I lost weight through a calorie deficit, eating "dirty" food, with ZERO exercise, and I look amazing. So this author can take a flying leap. :smokin:

    if that's you in your profile pic, you look a little sickly.
    i keed i keed.


    you bolded "amazing"...let's see it. srs.

    Burden of proof
  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
    I :heart: this. I love eating ALL kinds of foods and A LOT of them and I'm transforming myself and am stronger than I have ever been.

    It really wasn't until I figured out how not to diet and how to LIVE that I became successful in getting healthy.
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    I don't care for the term "diet" in association to losing weight. People maintaining or even gaining weight are on a "diet", but this is what we have grown accustomed to.
  • j75j75
    j75j75 Posts: 854 Member
    I like how he clarifies that 'The word "diet" was supposed to simply describe the way a person eats.' That is how I have always thought of a "diet". Shame its meaning has become so obscure
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?

    Well, since there's less of me to cart around, I don't really need as much "LBM" to do that carting around, now do I? And you're acting like it's a foregone conclusion that I'm "skinny fat"—whatever that's supposed to mean. I am able to walk, talk, and do everything else just as well as I could before I lost weight, so if I lost a bit of muscle mass in the process, I don't miss it. :drinker:
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    I do like how in the article the writter states it as "Nutritional Structure". I like that term more.
  • in_the_stars
    in_the_stars Posts: 1,395 Member
    saving for later :)
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    You might look okay without resistance training, but I know that when I lost a lot of weight (male) without it, I lost a lot of LBM and looked like a skinny-fat stickman. To each their own, but there is nothing wrong with preaching weight training. Sure, you can drop numbers without it, but you could also lose weight via amputation--but no one recommends that either.

    Ha! Now we're equating a simple lifestyle change (calorie deficit) that can lead to a vast health improvement by simply dropping the weight with elective amputation. Well that escalated quickly. :huh:

    I know it's hyperbole, but really, get a grip.
  • jdaley90
    jdaley90 Posts: 259 Member
    I do like how in the article the writter states it as "Nutritional Structure". I like that term more.

    I agree!
  • Factory_Reset
    Factory_Reset Posts: 1,651 Member
    I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?

    Well, since there's less of me to cart around, I don't really need as much "LBM" to do that carting around, now do I? And you're acting like it's a foregone conclusion that I'm "skinny fat"—whatever that's supposed to mean. I am able to walk, talk, and do everything else just as well as I could before I lost weight, so if I lost a bit of muscle mass in the process, I don't miss it. :drinker:

    Well aren't you a peach
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    Ah, more gymrat/"nutrition" evangelism. Fail. :huh:

    I lost weight through a calorie deficit, eating "dirty" food, with ZERO exercise, and I look amazing. So this author can take a flying leap. :smokin:

    if that's you in your profile pic, you look a little sickly.
    i keed i keed.


    you bolded "amazing"...let's see it. srs.

    What? I'm just a little pale, that's all. :smokin:
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?

    Well, since there's less of me to cart around, I don't really need as much "LBM" to do that carting around, now do I? And you're acting like it's a foregone conclusion that I'm "skinny fat"—whatever that's supposed to mean. I am able to walk, talk, and do everything else just as well as I could before I lost weight, so if I lost a bit of muscle mass in the process, I don't miss it. :drinker:

    Well aren't you a peach

    No, not really. I'm actually kind of a b___. I don't even eat peaches, too natural and organic. :sick:
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?

    Well, since there's less of me to cart around, I don't really need as much "LBM" to do that carting around, now do I? And you're acting like it's a foregone conclusion that I'm "skinny fat"—whatever that's supposed to mean. I am able to walk, talk, and do everything else just as well as I could before I lost weight, so if I lost a bit of muscle mass in the process, I don't miss it. :drinker:

    lol. I don't think you understand the definition of "skinny fat" or the importance of LBM. I would also be interested to know if your body fat % has decreased any from your weight loss or if it was all LBM.
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?

    Well, since there's less of me to cart around, I don't really need as much "LBM" to do that carting around, now do I? And you're acting like it's a foregone conclusion that I'm "skinny fat"—whatever that's supposed to mean. I am able to walk, talk, and do everything else just as well as I could before I lost weight, so if I lost a bit of muscle mass in the process, I don't miss it. :drinker:

    Well aren't you a peach

    No, not really. I'm actually kind of a b___. I don't even eat peaches, too natural and organic. :sick:

    Whatever works for you, so long as you're healthy and there are no long-term effects.
  • ajaxe432
    ajaxe432 Posts: 608 Member
    Ultimately, some people are too large to weight train.
    Care to clarify on this? I have seen obese people weight train. They can not do the same exercises, but there is modifications they can use. Unless you are talking obese people who are unable to move....If so, then I do see your point.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    The article is being pointlessly pedantic. If you are watching/tracking what you eat - which the article advocates - then you are dieting, no matter what else you call it, even if that what-else is "nutrition program".
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?

    Well, since there's less of me to cart around, I don't really need as much "LBM" to do that carting around, now do I? And you're acting like it's a foregone conclusion that I'm "skinny fat"—whatever that's supposed to mean. I am able to walk, talk, and do everything else just as well as I could before I lost weight, so if I lost a bit of muscle mass in the process, I don't miss it. :drinker:

    what about things further down the line?

    osteoporosis?
  • molonlabe762
    molonlabe762 Posts: 411 Member
    bump
  • cannibaldoll
    cannibaldoll Posts: 50 Member
    Agreed- If your diet has an expiration date, its not going to be sustainable.
  • Nachise
    Nachise Posts: 395 Member
    QUOTE:

    QUOTE:
    I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?


    Well, since there's less of me to cart around, I don't really need as much "LBM" to do that carting around, now do I? And you're acting like it's a foregone conclusion that I'm "skinny fat"—whatever that's supposed to mean. I am able to walk, talk, and do everything else just as well as I could before I lost weight, so if I lost a bit of muscle mass in the process, I don't miss it. drinker


    what about things further down the line?

    osteoporosis?

    *****

    Deficit eating + no exercise + menopause = osteoporosis, cardiac issues, unwanted fat due to hormonal imbalance. Your choice.
  • downsizinghoss
    downsizinghoss Posts: 1,035 Member
    Ultimately, some people are too large to weight train. Cutting calories has to be done by everyone who's goal is to cut before they build muscle. While the article makes some strong points, there are people who are taking years off their life by eating too much food.

    Glad I always realized that wasn't true.

    Resistance training is important. It made it easier for my body to support it's own weight, even as I lost weight. Strengthening my legs has led to greater mobility, which has led to making everything about my life easier.

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