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Re: I Am Not Fat

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Post by aogaili »

stevebmark wrote: post #139
aogaili wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How else would you lose stored fat if you don't burn it?

Ask that to the guy who did the potato diet and lost 100 pounds https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/andrew-taylor-eats-noth... Or ask fruitarians or vegans who don't exercise and are dangerously underweight. Also, I don't know. Maybe it's because: - The body needs fats for more than just the krebs cycle (building hormones and cell walls, namely) - In low fat diets, the body is starved of this critical macronutrient,…

My guess is that potato diet guy is under large caloric deficit, the body needs minimum calories to run basic functions, once those are depleted it starts using the stored fat.

But my understanding of ketosis is that it is a metabolic state during which the body uses the stored fat as a fuel and ultimately all roads must end up at that state for the stored fat to be depleted.

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Post by aogaili »

aogaili wrote: post #95
lazyasciiart wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Being able to rapidly lose weight and then re-gain it does not give the impression that you know how to lose weight “effectively”. That’s how standard crash diets work.

The strategy I used was based on the research by Dr. Jason Fung and the book Why we get fat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8727466-why-we-get-fat Also the countless many youtube videos on fasting how it got results. It is really hard to argue with facts.

I don't understand why this is downvoted?

Any arguments against those sources?

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Post by snow_mac »

nallic wrote: post #121

I - like many other - gained some weight during lockdown last winter. Now round 2 of lockdown I figured something needed to be done, So I have invested in a walkingpad (treadmill for walking speed - it folds up and tugs under the bed when I am not using it.) I have been walking for 2 hours WHILE WORKING FROM HOME now and its perfect ! - loosing around 1 kg/week while eating pretty normal (though I am trying to only h…

What treadmill did you buy? I'm looking for one

Re: I Am Not Fat

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Post by nallic »

snow_mac wrote: post #143
nallic wrote: post #121

I - like many other - gained some weight during lockdown last winter. Now round 2 of lockdown I figured something needed to be done, So I have invested in a walkingpad (treadmill for walking speed - it folds up and tugs under the bed when I am not using it.) I have been walking for 2 hours WHILE WORKING FROM HOME now and its perfect ! - loosing around 1 kg/week while eating pretty normal (though I am trying to only h…

What treadmill did you buy? I'm looking for one

its called a Walkingpad - licensed by different companies, but they are all the same.

Re: I Am Not Fat

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Post by Mie »

jamil7 wrote: post #41
lmilcin wrote: post #7

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.…

Agreed. He’s avoided learning anything about food, cooking and nutrition in favour of treating potatoes like coal. Also why is he cooking an individual meal for every family member? Can’t they all just eat something healthy and he eats a smaller portion of it? Or is this common in the US?

I know this person and you are dead wrong. He probably knows more about nutrition than most people because of this battle. He has done pretty much everything you can do to help yourself stay well and lose weight. Try being less judgmental of a person you know nothing about. He’s been kind enough to share his journey to help others who have tried everything and lost hope. Crappy remarks like most of you have shared are why people won’t seek help. Try being more kind, people. It makes the world a better place. Would you hammer a vegan like this? I didn’t think so.
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