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Post by bluedevil2k » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 1:52 PM UTC

numbsafari wrote: post #349

DiabloD3 wrote: post #187

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Calories in, calories out is not the golden rule, and this has been scientifically proven false. Also, hilarious adventure I went on once: I ate 4000 calories of bacon a day and nothing else for a month... ended up cutting it off a little early because I was losing weight too quickly. Your second and third points however are scientifically supported, but do not confuse this with "obesity is complicated." It is not ho…

Weight isn't the only issue. Eating such a high-fat, high-protein diet, with little to no other sources of important nutrients, probably did horrible things to your kidneys, liver and arteries.

Post by gambiting » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 1:55 PM UTC

CuriouslyC wrote: post #450

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I think it's really obvious that you can eat even 5000 calories a day, and under certain circumstances, not gain weight. However, if you eat 1000 calories or less, it's impossible not to lose weight. Unless you know someone who can synthesize energy to live and move out of thin air......

That lethargy you feel when you diet is your body's metabolism slowing, and it also results in you being less active. If your metabolism totally crashed and as a result you felt so bad you didn't do much other than sit around, you might not lose weight on a 1k cal diet.

Post by quantumhobbit » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 1:57 PM UTC

chillydawg wrote: post #327

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It's true, but in an unhelpful way. We've been telling fat people to eat fewer calories for many years, and we're not seeing fewer fat people. It reduces a complex problem into a simplistic slogan that's then used by many people to hate and judge fat people. "You're fat, just eat less stupid fatty". It ignores gut microbiome. Here's a story about a bug that makes it harder to gain weight: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/he…

Fact: fat people eat too much. Another fact: eating less when overweight can be very difficult.

Post by whitepoplar » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 2:01 PM UTC

Post by metaphorm » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 2:03 PM UTC

zump wrote: post #112

lessclue wrote: post #87

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Sleep isn't "wasted" time. Without sleep, we'd be dysfunctional, and soon thereafter, dead.

- Why can some people get by with less sleep than others and thus be more productive? - How can I determine the best time to sleep? - What food to eat before sleep? - How can I be productive all the way until I fall asleep? - Why no sleep drug without harsh side effects? Just a few things I'd like to see research into...