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Gained and don't care; I don't even want to try to change
I haven't been here in a long time, mostly because my weight was healthy. But since 2019 I've had some major changes--a big move was an excuse to indulge in junk food, then the pandemic started, then more stress from other sources, and more excuses. In about 2.5 years, I went from a BMI of 22.3 to 31.8. And the thing is, I…
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Why do people overeat and/or become obese? Is it harder than average for some to lose weight?
On different threads I've seen people saying that weight loss is more complex than CICO. I don't think they all mean that CICO doesn't work (though a few do); I suspect they're trying to say that, for them, either Calories In is harder to limit or that Calories Out is harder to achieve than for the average person. On a…
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"Tell Me I'm Fat"
Does anyone here ever listen to This American Life? This week's episode asked the question, Should we think about weight differently than we do? I'd love to hear what others think after hearing the podcast. Does something need to change about how society views fat people? TAL wants you to answer Yes. Here are links to the…
