New York Times article

susioryan
susioryan Posts: 180
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone read this article- it is very interesting!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/health/20brody.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=health

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  • reeldancer
    reeldancer Posts: 156 Member
    Link didn't work for me.
  • reeldancer
    reeldancer Posts: 156 Member
    Is it the one on why dieters fail? That is a good one.
  • rockylucas
    rockylucas Posts: 343 Member
    The article is very interesting, the only thing that frustrates me is that I read SO many of these articles, where the tone of the article suggests that is it somehow not someone's fault when they "unintentionally" start eating more. If you are not aware of what you are putting in your body, then don't complain when fatness ensues :)
  • battle_hymns
    battle_hymns Posts: 2
    Well Said!

    The only "problem" that I can see both this article, and the One in a very similar vein which appeared on the BBC News site, is that people aren't properly monitoring energy balance, i.e. consumption and expenditure.

    I don't really know how it could be expected that anyone could succeed in achieving any objective without measuring all factors in the equation and adjusting their methods appropriately.
  • Evy79
    Evy79 Posts: 30
    bump
  • katinka13
    katinka13 Posts: 41
    The article is very interesting, the only thing that frustrates me is that I read SO many of these articles, where the tone of the article suggests that is it somehow not someone's fault when they "unintentionally" start eating more. If you are not aware of what you are putting in your body, then don't complain when fatness ensues :)

    sometimes people DO start eating more unintentionally, due to psychological reasons. you of all people should know best considering your profile.
  • rockylucas
    rockylucas Posts: 343 Member
    Katinka,

    Very few people with emotional eating issues are unaware of what they are doing. I was fully aware that I had "fallen off the wagon." I had no control over that, which is the case for many people with similar issues. However, this article seems to be addressing people who simply unconsciously fall back into old habits, then get confused about why they are having poor outcomes. That is a whole other issue entirely, one which deals with poor planning, lack of nutritional awareness, etc.
  • lynheff
    lynheff Posts: 393 Member
    Interesting. Thanks for sharing. That is the reason that I do not add my machine generated exercise calories to my daily calorie intake. The cal calculators are just a rough estimate and some of it depends on your muscle mass. The more muscles you have, the greater your calorie burn--the reason men generally lose weight faster than women. good luck!
  • susioryan
    susioryan Posts: 180
    I am not taking a position either way but I am glad it generates discussion.
  • katinka13
    katinka13 Posts: 41
    rockylucas,
    the article also points out that people who are controlling what they are eating (hence are aware of caloric income) get really frustrated if their diet goals stuck or fail due to their body adapting to regular exercise and less food, the well-known plateau.
    they "fall off the wagon", too. they also know that it's not good for them but start to eat more as they see no point in continuing the diet. i think the author wants to encourage this people not to stop their diet but give it time (by using way too many quotes of experts :smile: ), but i think it's a really positive article.
  • rockylucas
    rockylucas Posts: 343 Member
    I do agree with you that seeing an article like this would benefit those who are in that boat, ie who have plateaud and gotten discouraged. Sometimes I think that the scale is the worst tool of all, because of how it tears people down. With all of the research that is being done in the area of weight loss, it seems like very few doctors offices are implementing measures such as body fat percentage, aerobic capacity, etc, to measure patients diet/exercise efforts.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    rockylucas,
    the article also points out that people who are controlling what they are eating (hence are aware of caloric income) get really frustrated if their diet goals stuck or fail due to their body adapting to regular exercise and less food, the well-known plateau.
    they "fall off the wagon", too. they also know that it's not good for them but start to eat more as they see no point in continuing the diet. i think the author wants to encourage this people not to stop their diet but give it time (by using way too many quotes of experts :smile: ), but i think it's a really positive article.

    This is why you shouldn't do an actual diet. Just change your entire lifestyle rather than go for a short term fix.
  • katinka13
    katinka13 Posts: 41
    @ rockylucas
    "With all of the research that is being done in the area of weight loss, it seems like very few doctors offices are implementing measures such as body fat percentage, aerobic capacity, etc, to measure patients diet/exercise efforts."
    i definitely agree!
    @ HMonsterX
    "diet" was used as a general term for weight management plans whatsoever.
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