5 Truths about weight loss and people in general...

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  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    There is only ONE way to settle this...DANCE OFF.

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  • zaxx1953
    zaxx1953 Posts: 389 Member
    TL;DR

    Wow, and I kept it to 2 subjects to try and keep it digestible.

    GL in life brah!

    I'm not your "brah"

    I just don't think you coming in here, telling everyone that you are right, and there are wrong are worth anyone's time...

    Wow, dude, wow.

    Im hoping ESL....if not, whoa.

    Have a blessed day BRAH/.
  • cherbapp
    cherbapp Posts: 322
    Just sayin...people are more likely to listen when you have lost more than 0 of your 53 pounds.

    We like proven tips.

    I could let everyone know how I eat McDonald's, never lift, only walk for most exercises, eat twice a day, never eat breakfast, and all that...fact is, I am healthy, on zero meds, and have lost 72 pounds. However I am not an authority on weight loss, but I am quite experienced in how to stay fat. Please don't presume to be one yourself with no credentials...and on this site...credentials come in the form of a productive weight loss ticker.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    troll thread is trolling.

    i hope newbs don't get sucked in.

    the OP had so many troll posts deleted by the mods yesterday that he was down to a -1 (minus 1) post count at one point.

    i saw that!
  • opal24
    opal24 Posts: 205 Member
    I was interested...until you said "calorie in calorie out is moronic."

    So I lost 73 pounds putting less calories in and putting more calories out. And I'm not a moron. Tuned you right out.

    I lost 64 pounds doing the same thing - not a moron either!
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    <======== Calories in, calories out.
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    1/10. Would not read again.

    You're kind I was going to give it .5/10
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    TL;DR

    Wow, and I kept it to 2 subjects to try and keep it digestible.

    GL in life brah!

    I'm not your "brah"

    I just don't think you coming in here, telling everyone that you are right, and there are wrong are worth anyone's time...

    There is only ONE way to settle this...DANCE OFF.

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  • moosegt35
    moosegt35 Posts: 1,296 Member
    lots of morons in here claiming that they aren't and discrediting something that they don't understand.
  • zaxx1953
    zaxx1953 Posts: 389 Member
    Say what you want to say, but two points of advice before you go any futher

    1) Don't call people morons


    Who did I call a moron?

    2) Don't assume or infer that your way is the only way. You are free to have your own opinion on here. There are lots of METHODS for weight loss, different methods work for different people. I am very insulin sensitive, but eating 6 meals a day sure as hell didn't work for me. Intermittent fasting (eating two meals from 3pm-9pm) does work for me, very successfully in fact. I found this after 3 years of trying many different methods. Talk in a way of what works for YOU without preaching and telling people what they should do.

    Of course different methods work for different people, but MOST people who are chronically overweight WITHOUT INTERVENING health issues will greatly benefit from moving from a 1-2 meal day to a 4-5 meal day.

    No one is saying anything absolute, which is why the word GENERALLY litters my OP.

    Lastly, you eating 6 meals a day and not losing weight is hardly proof that eating 6 meals a day wouldnt work for you....correlation and causation....im not an AP stats teacher so im not going to elaborate, but this is pretty simple stuff.
  • I agree with most of this....but it's hard to take advice from someone who has 53lbs to lose and has lost 0lbs.

    Come talk to us when you have a 6-pack. :-)


    Though, if you bring me a 6-pack of Founder's Porter, you can spout for hours about whatever you want.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    lots of morons in here claiming that they aren't and discrediting something that they don't understand.

    who would those morons be perchance?
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    ...until you said "calorie in calorie out is moronic."
    Sounds very familiar from a different member who was banned a day or two ago. Inflammatory manner is very familiar as well.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    I want to read more, because it's entertaining watching this kind of crap picked apart by those who know and have done better.

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't agree that people want to be lied to about weight loss. The media lies about weight loss because people want a quick fix and are willing to try crazy things on the off chance that this one thing might really be a miracle. They are not happy when it turns out to be a lie. They didn't want it to be a lie. They just don't want to be inconvenienced or alter their lifestyle to achieve a goal.
  • firemanfive0
    firemanfive0 Posts: 228 Member
    I am sorry Zaxx....I bow down to you....your intellect is far superior to mine. Or was that the dinner plate website that was superior yesterday?
  • sunlover89
    sunlover89 Posts: 436 Member
    Also, when reporting on your experiences, source books, studies and scienfific articles you've read to back up your points.

    e.g. I have had great success through intermittent fasting. I was drawn to this method after reading the books The 4 hour work week by Tim Ferris, Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon and watching the Horizon documentry "Eat, Fast, Live Longer" and reading articles on the Lean Gains website and reading other books written from official tested studies "blah blah blah" showing the effectiveness of certain health supplements and exercise routines to help control blood sugar levels.

    I think I made my point.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    TL;DR

    Wow, and I kept it to 2 subjects to try and keep it digestible.

    GL in life brah!

    I'm not your "brah"

    I just don't think you coming in here, telling everyone that you are right, and there are wrong are worth anyone's time...

    Wow, dude, wow.

    Im hoping ESL....if not, whoa.

    Have a blessed day BRAH/.

    Wow..that was rude...
  • deadducky112
    deadducky112 Posts: 7 Member
    Im interested in hearing the rest. You are absolutely right about the insulin thing, Im the poster child for that!
  • Nope, I think I've heard enough. Definitely not interested in reading your last three points. Honestly, I couldn't help but wonder why you feel you are an expert when:

    1. You JUST joined MFP
    2. You have lost 0 of 53 pounds so far

    I'm fine with people sharing what works for them and offering suggestions on what might work for others, but once you start get preachy, you lose me...BIG TIME.

    Excuse me while I enjoy my Special K bar AND the 18+ pounds I've lost without your so-called "expert" advice...
  • cleotherio
    cleotherio Posts: 712 Member
    troll thread is trolling.

    i hope newbs don't get sucked in.

    the OP had so many troll posts deleted by the mods yesterday that he was down to a -1 (minus 1) post count at one point.

    Ah yes. This was the guy who posted a couple days ago about how MFP was such an inferior app and a waste of his time. Gotta keep trollin' along.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Give good advice in a no nonsense manner. Get banned.

    Post multiple posts, in a short amount of time, that get consistently deleted by mods. Keep on floating.
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Please continue.

    However, if I hear any mention of the unholy trinity (Taubes / Mercola / Eades) I reserve the right to roll my eyes.
  • o2bADyer
    o2bADyer Posts: 208
    I was interested...until you said "calorie in calorie out is moronic."

    So I lost 73 pounds putting less calories in and putting more calories out. And I'm not a moron. Tuned you right out.

    ^^this^^ and notice that this person joined Jan 2013...lots to say already! I've lost plenty on the calorie in/calorie out theory, thank you very much!
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    ...until you said "calorie in calorie out is moronic."
    Sounds very familiar from a different member who was banned a day or two ago. Inflammatory manner is very familiar as well.

    I think I might know who you are talking about....
  • sunlover89
    sunlover89 Posts: 436 Member
    Say what you want to say, but two points of advice before you go any futher

    1) Don't call people morons


    Who did I call a moron?

    2) Don't assume or infer that your way is the only way. You are free to have your own opinion on here. There are lots of METHODS for weight loss, different methods work for different people. I am very insulin sensitive, but eating 6 meals a day sure as hell didn't work for me. Intermittent fasting (eating two meals from 3pm-9pm) does work for me, very successfully in fact. I found this after 3 years of trying many different methods. Talk in a way of what works for YOU without preaching and telling people what they should do.

    Of course different methods work for different people, but MOST people who are chronically overweight WITHOUT INTERVENING health issues will greatly benefit from moving from a 1-2 meal day to a 4-5 meal day.

    No one is saying anything absolute, which is why the word GENERALLY litters my OP.

    Lastly, you eating 6 meals a day and not losing weight is hardly proof that eating 6 meals a day wouldnt work for you....correlation and causation....im not an AP stats teacher so im not going to elaborate, but this is pretty simple stuff.

    I did lose weight eating 5/6 meals a day but I came obsessed with what I should eat, the quantity, the cost, timings, eating out, socialising, it almost put me into an eating disorder!

    I'm not saying this doesn't work for everyone, for some people, clearly you are one of them, it works perfectly. But not for me. Squashing 1400 calories into 6 meals a day was painfully exhausting, boring, and the quality and quality of food was ridiculous. I'm much happier going to bed without an empty stomach thanks!
  • moosegt35
    moosegt35 Posts: 1,296 Member
    I agree with most of this....but it's hard to take advice from someone who has 53lbs to lose and has lost 0lbs.

    Come talk to us when you have a 6-pack. :-)


    Though, if you bring me a 6-pack of Founder's Porter, you can spout for hours about whatever you want.

    I've seen a few people post this and it's pretty stupid. Maybe he has already lost 150 pounds and needs to lose 50 more after joining MFP. Would you put in the weight that you started at years ago or would you use the weight you started MFP at? I know I lost quite a bit before I joined so my ticker doesn't represent what I have lost total, it represents what I have lost since joining. Some of you people just don't use that gray thing between your ears very well.
  • 294Rich
    294Rich Posts: 171 Member
    In before the lock! :)
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Yes, you are right, knowledgeable people never gain weight due to factors like stress, work, or simply bad choices....

    This thread is pretty LOL considering most of the things I said are like well established science and embraced by virtually the entire weight loss medical community.

    AGAIN, FOR THE SLOWER PEOPLE....

    I AM NOT SAYING YOU SHOULDNT EAT LESS THAN YOU EXPEND CALORICALLY...NOWHERE DID I SAY THIS.

    Thank you...lol.

    Then please could you explain it to us dim witted souls how this comment "Why calorie in calorie out is moronic." ties with the above shouty comment.

    What exactly are you trying to say? What is your point?
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
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