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I Am Not Fat

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I assume the point of the potatoes is to make you hate eating to the point that you stop wanting to eat anything, and once you don't want to eat, you can tolerate a vegan diet for basic maintenance calories.

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If your aim is to lose body fat, than that's a terrible diet.

If you want to lose body fat effectively, why not copy the diet of bodybuilders that get lean for a living!?

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#4
This won't work very effectively.

Your best bet is to fast (water fast) for as long as you can, if you can't then add protein (not carbs).

Potatoes is very rich in carbs, your body won't go to ketosis (using fat as fuel) thus you won't see much impact.

I also recommend getting smart meter and measure your fat percentage daily so you can tune your diet.

Re: I Am Not Fat

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Oh joy another diet fad. They’re just stupid. Just eat a balanced diet with less calories and do exercise. It works. If it doesn’t it’s because you’re cheating.

231lb to 157lb here this year doing just that. 1600 calorie cap and regular exercise, mostly walking. After weight was gone, calories back up to normal and maintain the exercise.

I should note that this was achieved by eating less potatoes and fruit and eating more broccoli and cabbage. 99% of it was replacing my broken relationship with food with a healthy one, not an even more broken one.

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If your aim is to lose body fat, than that's a terrible diet. If you want to lose body fat effectively, why not copy the diet of bodybuilders that get lean for a living!?

Because bodybuilders also live in the gym. And getting into shape and getting lean are two different paths. It is a lot easier to cut when you have lot's of muscles and lots of fat, than just a lot of fat.

You can't just copy third of someone's lifestyle. And let's not forget that lots of bodybuilders eat clen and tren hard. When you get a nice cocktail of all kinds of shady substances to modify your metabolism it also makes difference.

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This is sad. In so many ways.

People, please, do not copy.

If your aim is to loose weight you absolutely have to provide a varied, balanced, healthy diet. If nothing else, learning to provide it without calorie restriction is already going to help. Your body has to extract what it needs from less food so the food has to be more rich in quality content.

Also eating only carbs will mean opening a can of other problems. Your body needs to exercise various metabolic pathways every day. Avoiding fats and proteins in your diet is only good if you are fasting.

Re: I Am Not Fat

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post #4

This won't work very effectively. Your best bet is to fast (water fast) for as long as you can, if you can't then add protein (not carbs). Potatoes is very rich in carbs, your body won't go to ketosis (using fat as fuel) thus you won't see much impact. I also recommend getting smart meter and measure your fat percentage daily so you can tune your diet.

He will eat them without flavoring and salt. Chances are he will just not eat too much of the blandness. This is soylent green.

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I hope this man is getting paid to live like shit and shill penn gilette's book. Americans suck at dieting so much I don't even bother giving advice anymore. The fruits and vegetables are at the store. I'm sure you all can figure it out eventually.

Re: I Am Not Fat

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post #5

Oh joy another diet fad. They’re just stupid. Just eat a balanced diet with less calories and do exercise. It works. If it doesn’t it’s because you’re cheating. 231lb to 157lb here this year doing just that. 1600 calorie cap and regular exercise, mostly walking. After weight was gone, calories back up to normal and maintain the exercise. I should note that this was achieved by eating less potatoes and fruit and eatin…

Sorry to point it out but you went on a low carb diet to lose weight. The more extreme version of that is keto. Both could be considered fad diets. Keto is exceptionally effective in losing body fat because you stay satiated for longer and don't eat junk. Excess sugar gets converted to fat in the liver and stored for later.
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