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Do diets work?
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Read up on your Newton16
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I've researched plenty regarding weight loss and energy expenditure. My facts are correct. I've lost 130 lbs that, according to your views on weight loss, couldn't have happened. I'm fine with my views of how weight loss works.13
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Look at the populations in Asia! They don’t have to go on starvation diets! It’s because of what they have been eating all their lives! And not eating! Lots of rice and vegetable and fruit! And what their not eating is lots of meat and dairy! Having to loose so much weight means that you knowingly new you were going to gain weight by eating to much and did it anyway! I don’t believe that!! You just didn’t know better because in this country we eat a bad diet!! We should eat like the poor people of china! Not like the poor people of the USA! The poor here eat fatty fast food because their to busy working 2 jobs to pay the rent! Or are in food deserts it’s not your fault that you gained so much weight! You got bad advise from people only looking out for big corporations like McDonald’s saying it’s okay to eat bad food as long as you eat it in moderation!! The department of agriculture isn’t looking out for you !! Their looking out for McDonald’s! Or they would tell you that tge food their selling you is not healthy at all!! Not even in moderation!!
So, you're claiming that all weight-loss efforts involve starvation?
You're against eating meat and dairy, but apparently AOK with fish? Because that's a basic staple in Japanese cooking, and where there's no fish, there's bonito broth.
A quick Google search on street fare in China (I wanted to be sure I was getting Chinese food as eaten in China as opposed to North American-style) turns up: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/shanghai-street-food/index.html
Hmm... crabshell pie, pork buns, fried chicken, rice balls stuffed with pork and ham... shall I continue?
How did I get fat? Stress eating, sedentary life style, boredom eating, lousy portion control, a desire to try "All the things", an ability to eat 3-4 loaves of naan with garlic butter in one sitting, a lack of patience to wait to get home to eat when convenience foods were available, not paying attention to calories... Raiding the fridge after dinner. You can get fat on homemade from scratch foods, too.
No food is bad unless it's gone moldy or you don't like the taste. I still enjoy treats in moderation. Sorry to burst your bubble. Well. Not really.14 -
Well do you plan on keeping your calories at the level that it took you to loose that weight!! I’m betting on your body fighting you to eat that back!! Your going to have to depend on willpower the rest of your life!! Their is a better way!! Eat a healthy diet!! Always being hungry is a terrible way to live!! Believe it , you can eat more and keep your weight down!! Cut out the fat!! Or cut down on the saturated fat!! That’s mainly in meat and dairy!! And loose the oils!!37
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The human body CANNOT create energy from nothing or make ingested energy just *poof* disappear. But I always love it and think it is cute when people with a gut think they are an authority on dieting.16
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Well do you plan on keeping your calories at the level that it took you to loose that weight!! I’m betting on your body fighting you to eat that back!! Your going to have to depend on willpower the rest of your life!! Their is a better way!! Eat a healthy diet!! Always being hungry is a terrible way to live!! Believe it , you can eat more and keep your weight down!! Cut out the fat!! Or cut down on the saturated fat!! That’s mainly in meat and dairy!! And loose the oils!!
Have you heard of "maintenance"!!!19 -
Why would I keep to a deficit when I'm ready for maintenance? And what makes you think I don't eat a healthy diet now? You're not the only one with an open diary.6
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I don’t have to watch my Calories!! You’ll have to20
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Actually you do. Eat above your maitenance and you'll gain weight like the rest of us.12
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That's okay. I'm used to it by now.5
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Well do you plan on keeping your calories at the level that it took you to loose that weight!! I’m betting on your body fighting you to eat that back!! Your going to have to depend on willpower the rest of your life!! Their is a better way!! Eat a healthy diet!! Always being hungry is a terrible way to live!! Believe it , you can eat more and keep your weight down!! Cut out the fat!! Or cut down on the saturated fat!! That’s mainly in meat and dairy!! And loose the oils!!
I'm never hungry!!! I lost weight counting calories!! Eating meat and dairy! Now I've been maintaining for 2 years!!! I still count but I'm paying less and less attention to it every month!!! Once i was at a healthy weight i increased my calories to maintain!!!! You can eat meat and dairy without eating alot of fat!! My body never fought back it was thrilled to be eating at a more appropriate calorie level and losing weight! You should really stop yelling at people and keep an open mind!!! Have a wonderful day!!36 -
well I guess my weight loss was a sham too since I eat meat and dairy. I have no issues maintaining my weight if I want to. right now I dont want to and I did lose almost 8 lbs last month. sure some of it may have been water weight but it was still a loss. I got fat eating more fruits and veggies and being less active. I can eat a whole pineapple myself..set 300g or more of cherries in front of me and I can eat all of them. I can eat fruit until the cows come home and still be hungry. my diet is now more balanced and I still eat meat and dairy. fat doesnt make a person fat though and some fat is essential for many bodily functions.
oh they do have fat free,low fat and reduced fat dairy products and there are meats low in fat too. so no no one has to cut out dairy or meat unless they have an allergy,intolerance or some other health issue to where they have to avoid it.
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Also! My diary is open! I probably eat more calories then most people on this thread! I’m maintaining my weight! I don’t exercise! And I’m 65 I believe that I should be gaining weight eating that many calories!! But I won’t!! Never have ! Why!! Why do sone people of the same sex and same age and same activity level gain weight eating half the calories of me!! I believe it’s the food! Not how much food!!
for someone who doesnt exercise you are tracking them or syncing them because its showing exercise activity. and your fat is way too low in my opinion. I have a health issue where I have to watch my fat and its more than what you are taking in. oh and I eat fast food at least twice a month and my cholesterol is in the normal ranges for the first time in 15 years. I still have what I want in moderation and yep my blood work is better now compared to before which weight loss has a lot to do with that. my cholesterol is tested every 3 months so are other things.
you also havent been logging very long(first entry I find is feb 8th, so while you are maintaining your weight ,doesnt mean 3 months from now that will be the case as a lot of your entries are off and most things are not weighed so chances are you are eating more than you think. and if you end up being in a surplus those excess carbs will be stored as fat too.https://bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/nutrient-intake-nutrient-storage-and-nutrient-oxidation.html/8 -
does it not depend how you define "diet"?
A Diet to me is a temporary thing, my diet describes what I eat - my dietary habits - how I live.3 -
I didn't go on a starvation diet and I eat plenty of meat and dairy and my diet ( noun meaning long term eating style) bears very little resemblance to traditional Asian diets - I lost weight to goal in 2013 and have maintained since.
And I'm certainly not always hungry.
If my body is fighting back it's not putting up a very good battle.
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I don’t have to watch my Calories!! You’ll have to
So why are you logging your food on a calorie counting website? and from your log, you're eating at maintenance, not really sure what you're trying to prove here.
I didn't gain weight because of the choice of foods I eat, I gained weight because I was eating the same amount of food when I became less active after an injury. I have lost and maintained since I started counting calories.
Like I pointed out earlier, you can eat "healthy foods" and still gain weight like my friend who is vegan.
As for those in the Asia, I work a lot with Filipinos, do you know how prevalent diabetes and high blood pressure is there?13 -
I will add, yes, I do have to watch my calories.
I'm ok with that - as I have mentioned many times on here, I log very loosely but enough to keep myself accountable and to keep enough of an eye on my intake.
I don't find that onerous or difficult at all.0
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