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You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Re: You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Post by huntertwo »

scarface74 wrote: post #103
huntertwo wrote: post #76

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Walking 5 miles a day can be done in an hour and a half and can burn ~250-500 calories. That’s half a pound to a pound of fat per week, which is pretty significant.

250 calories is nothing and most people are going to think it gives them the chance to eat that extra bagel that’s going to be more than 250 calories. Are you really suggesting that people walk and hour and half with the intention of burning 250 calories ? There are a lot of reasons to exercise. But weight loss isn’t one.

You shouldn’t be eating excess cookies if you’re trying to lose weight. That doesn’t negate the effect of walking for an hour (the most base of exercises)

Re: You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Post by huntertwo »

tedunangst wrote: post #119
huntertwo wrote: post #76

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Walking 5 miles a day can be done in an hour and a half and can burn ~250-500 calories. That’s half a pound to a pound of fat per week, which is pretty significant.

I can also eat a 1000 calorie burrito while I'm walking.

You could eat 5 of them while sitting.

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Post by huntertwo »

Aaargh20318 wrote: post #340
huntertwo wrote: post #76

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Walking 5 miles a day can be done in an hour and a half and can burn ~250-500 calories. That’s half a pound to a pound of fat per week, which is pretty significant.

250 calories is 1 cookie and I can eat that in 10 seconds

You can stop eating too many cookies too.

Re: You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Post by scarface74 »

huntertwo wrote: post #491
scarface74 wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

250 calories is nothing and most people are going to think it gives them the chance to eat that extra bagel that’s going to be more than 250 calories. Are you really suggesting that people walk and hour and half with the intention of burning 250 calories ? There are a lot of reasons to exercise. But weight loss isn’t one.

You shouldn’t be eating excess cookies if you’re trying to lose weight. That doesn’t negate the effect of walking for an hour (the most base of exercises)

And just like the Nobel Winning Economist says about why people don’t save for the future, “none of us are Homo Economicus”. The same can be applied to diet. No one is a completely rational being.

You tell me that I have to walk an hour to burn off 250 calories, I’m not going to bother and neither are most people. Every study shows that exercise is a completely ineffective method to lose weight for most people.

I mentioned in another comment that yes I did eat like crap and lost and maintained weight by exercising in my mid 20s to mid 30s. I was also a part time fitness instructor, taught 10 hours a week (spinning, step, weightlifting, cardio kickboxing) and I trained for runs and I lifted weights three times a week. I had a commitment device to go the gym - regularly scheduled classes that I taught and got paid for. I had to be in shape. I would teach 2 hour classes on Saturday and Sunday and teach during the week.

Most people will never commit to that level or intensity of exercise. Even now, I have a home cardio gym and the only time I watch TV by myself is when I exercise.

Re: You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Post by therealdrag0 »

Blackthorn wrote: post #195
mattlondon wrote: post #131

This article is quite accurate I think. I use MyFitnessPal on and off. It is easy - you just scan the barcode and it tots up the calories. MFP is excellent at making you face up to what you are actually eating. At first it was a huge eye-opener for how many calories were in everyday things - like a slice of bread is 80-120 calories etc. The article mentions fruit juice too - that was a big one for me as well. I figur…

Just want to note here that I recently switched off MFP for Cronometer because MFP had a literal week long outage and is architected in such a way that it must phone home in order to save anything like a recipe you make. So that was a whole week where I couldn't save a new recipe. I've found Cronometer to be a lot faster in every way, and actually has an up to date database and when you scan something it doesn't have…

Cronometer won me for the crisp UX

Re: You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Post by lr4444lr »

Blackthorn wrote: post #170
KennyBlanken wrote: post #84

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"I'm big boned" - show them an MRI or cat scan of a morbidly obese person and you see a tiny little skeleton surrounded by what looks like a giant, puffed up cartoon balloon body. "I have a low metabolism" - obese people actually have a high 'metabolism', because moving all that extra weight takes a lot of energy "Being overweight is not unhealthy" - weird then that they are having trouble getting pregnant and/or mis…

Regardless of health, being overweight doesn't make someone a bad person.

BEING overweight doesn't, I'll give you that. Failing to take responsibility for it and blaming other people instead of fixing it? We are in moral territory now.

Re: You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Post by tintedfireglass »

Smaug123 wrote: post #426
thepasswordis wrote: post #363

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Are you saying you were brought to tears because you weren’t eating carbs? I have known many people who have lost weight very successfully by switching a healthy, safe, and effective low carb/keto diet. In fact I’ve never even heard of crying being a side effect. How are you suggesting these things are even linked?

All I know is that I couldn't think of anything other than carbs, and started crying because I wanted carbs so much, and then when I ate carbs it was blissful and I stopped thinking about carbs and I stopped crying. I don't know what more evidence it would be possible to have that they were linked.

Isn't that called addictions? Replace carbs with any drug and it sounds quite plausible.

Re: You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Post by Blackthorn »

lr4444lr wrote: post #496
Blackthorn wrote: post #170

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Regardless of health, being overweight doesn't make someone a bad person.

BEING overweight doesn't, I'll give you that. Failing to take responsibility for it and blaming other people instead of fixing it? We are in moral territory now.

Hi, being overweight is not a problem that requires fixing or taking responsibility either. It just is. It doesn't make someone a lesser person.

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Post by Smaug123 »

tintedfireglass wrote: post #497
Smaug123 wrote: post #426

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All I know is that I couldn't think of anything other than carbs, and started crying because I wanted carbs so much, and then when I ate carbs it was blissful and I stopped thinking about carbs and I stopped crying. I don't know what more evidence it would be possible to have that they were linked.

Isn't that called addictions? Replace carbs with any drug and it sounds quite plausible.

I don't think you're actually arguing with me. I claim that keto doesn't work for everyone, and so apparently do you.

Re: You're Not Losing Fat Because You're Eating Too Damn Much (2016)

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Post by Alacart »

tedmiston wrote: post #488
Alacart wrote: post #310

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This kind of hunger is what I've felt my whole life too, though my weight is still only in the overweight category. I can eat twice, three times what a normal portion is and still feel like I need to eat. I could easily eat multiple large pizzas by myself with no problem at all. There's a scene from The West Wing where the chief of staff describes his alcoholism and how people would ask him how could he drink so much…

> A year ago I was diagnosed with ADHD (inattentive) and prescribed a very low dose of Vyvanse (amphetamine based). Suddenly it was gone. Reduced appetite or appetite suppression is a very common side effect of those types of medications.

Yes, thanks I should have been more clear that I knew that going in. It was the contrast that surprised me. I wasn't sure if the original hunger was just my excuse for over eating, or something I was imagining. But after talking with other people who don't take ADHD meds, I found they had the same hunger level as I do on the meds, but naturally.
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