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2000 calories of protein def fends off hunger. If I know I'm going to be traveling all day, I load up on eggs for breakfast. It beats getting ripped off for crappy snacks at travel waypoints.
whole eggs have substantial fat, as a confounding factor in your analysis
You see this often with middle class city people in their late 20s and 30s. You go from being athletic in high school and walking all day in college to suddenly being in your prime dating age, regularly out eating and drinking with friends or dates, hitting 2-3 cocktails a few nights a week. You start investing more into your ultra-sedentary career, which you drive to, which constantly requires more of your time to g…
I don't think it's a s simple as inactivity. IF this were true, then being active would reverse the weight gains, but it does not, at least not for me and others. I was still as active in my 30s as I was in my late teens and 20s but still gained weight. Likewise, gyms are full of people in their 30s and 40s who are not losing weight despite regular attendance. Despite the popularity of fitness apps, people keep getti…
You see this often with middle class city people in their late 20s and 30s. You go from being athletic in high school and walking all day in college to suddenly being in your prime dating age, regularly out eating and drinking with friends or dates, hitting 2-3 cocktails a few nights a week. You start investing more into your ultra-sedentary career, which you drive to, which constantly requires more of your time to g…
I don't think it's a s simple as inactivity. IF this were true, then being active would reverse the weight gains, but it does not, at least not for me and others. I was still as active in my 30s as I was in my late teens and 20s but still gained weight. Likewise, gyms are full of people in their 30s and 40s who are not losing weight despite regular attendance. Despite the popularity of fitness apps, people keep getti…
Of course cardio and strength training are useful for building/preserving muscle mass and general fitness. But for weight loss looking at food seems more effective.
I do wonder if this study is confusing, at some level, cause and effect. Yes, I definitely understand the argument that people blame things on "my slowing metabolism", but then don't seem to notice that the requirements of middle age (e.g. full time job and especially folks with kids) can make it harder to get exercise. At the same time, I don't have kids, and while I've stayed relatively active into middle age I've…
The biggest difference I feel is proclivity to (small but reoccurring) injuries in certain weak spots...
This is from 2021 and was widely reported at the time. I see a lot of know-it-all comments, but the reality is they do not yet know why people gain weight in their middle age. No - the data doesn't show that it's merely due to being sedentary or changing diets.
If you want to reduce weight, then lower your caloric intake. You don’t even need to workout. Just measure your calories and keep decreasing them until the weight falls off. If you want to add in exercise, that’s great too, and then you can eat more calories. But if you studiously count calories and reduce them, you will lose weight - it’s guaranteed. If I put you on a desert island and starved you, you would lose we…
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If you want to reduce weight, then lower your caloric intake. You don’t even need to workout. Just measure your calories and keep decreasing them until the weight falls off. If you want to add in exercise, that’s great too, and then you can eat more calories. But if you studiously count calories and reduce them, you will lose weight - it’s guaranteed. If I put you on a desert island and starved you, you would lose we…
The problem with losing weight without exercising is that it's not only fat but also muscles that are lost.
The article failed to mention another huge benefit of protein - it makes you feel full for longer. Eating 2000 calories of carbs is super easy. Eating 2000 calories of chicken breast is painfully hard.
Is it? That’s about 10 cups of cooked plain boiled rice.
I think carbs only hit the “easy to hit 2k” mark when it’s sugar (maybe?) or when it’s added with fat, especially fried foods.
> Eating 2000 calories of chicken breast is painfully hard.
I think this is about 7 cups of boiled, skinless breast of chicken.
I think this gets back to fat, or lack thereof.
For me personally, lean proteins don’t really fill me up — I have knocked back a pound of chicken breast with fresh veggies and I was hungry a few hours later. It’s mainly fats that do the trick for me for feeling sated — nuts, fat in meat, cheese, oil (esp. for roasting vegetables), etc.
The article failed to mention another huge benefit of protein - it makes you feel full for longer. Eating 2000 calories of carbs is super easy. Eating 2000 calories of chicken breast is painfully hard.
> Eating 2000 calories of carbs is super easy. Is it? That’s about 10 cups of cooked plain boiled rice. I think carbs only hit the “easy to hit 2k” mark when it’s sugar (maybe?) or when it’s added with fat, especially fried foods. > Eating 2000 calories of chicken breast is painfully hard. I think this is about 7 cups of boiled, skinless breast of chicken. I think this gets back to fat, or lack thereof. For me person…
> Is it? That’s about 10 cups of cooked plain boiled rice.
Or two large milkshakes [1], or about 7 doughnuts or chocolate bars, such as Mars or Snickers, or about 500g of any random chocolate candies.
[1] https://www.mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca/product/triple-thick-milk...
This is from 2021 and was widely reported at the time. I see a lot of know-it-all comments, but the reality is they do not yet know why people gain weight in their middle age. No - the data doesn't show that it's merely due to being sedentary or changing diets.
If you want to reduce weight, then lower your caloric intake. You don’t even need to workout. Just measure your calories and keep decreasing them until the weight falls off. If you want to add in exercise, that’s great too, and then you can eat more calories. But if you studiously count calories and reduce them, you will lose weight - it’s guaranteed. If I put you on a desert island and starved you, you would lose we…
This is from 2021 and was widely reported at the time. I see a lot of know-it-all comments, but the reality is they do not yet know why people gain weight in their middle age. No - the data doesn't show that it's merely due to being sedentary or changing diets.
If you want to reduce weight, then lower your caloric intake. You don’t even need to workout. Just measure your calories and keep decreasing them until the weight falls off. If you want to add in exercise, that’s great too, and then you can eat more calories. But if you studiously count calories and reduce them, you will lose weight - it’s guaranteed. If I put you on a desert island and starved you, you would lose we…
Not the easiest thing to do, I know.