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What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by yetihehe »

flukus wrote: post #42
Negitivefrags wrote: post #23

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The hardest part of dieting is realising that in order to keep it off, you will have to continue like that forever. In the back of your mind, you want to think that the diet is temporary. Once you have lost the weight, you can go back to eating all the great tasting foods that you ate before. True success is the acceptance that, no, your life will be worse in very real ways. You will no longer be able to just eat whe…

> The hardest part of dieting is realising that in order to keep it off, you will have to continue like that forever. Why would that be? To lose why your are taking a net negative mass balance, once the weight is lost you probably can't go back to the exact diet you had (otherwise you wouldn't need to lose weight) but an mass neutral one should suffice to keep you at the same weight.

I've tried mass neutral diet and it didn't work. Somehow my body was able to sustain 105kg on about 1000kcal daily for two weeks. After that, my mind broke and I thought about food like a narcotic, just couldn't continue that diet.

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by ksahin »

mirceal wrote: post #16

The weight loss is not really what matters. anybody can lose weight. with a little education you can do it. the problem is doing it in a sustainable way and to actually keep it off. the hardest part about weight loss is keeping it off. you have limited will power and unless you are willing to change the way you live your efforts are in vain. Sure it may make you feel good about yourself and your journey but it's doom…

You're right! I agree with your "90% kitchen / 10% gym" for weight loss, but to maintain your weight I think the gym is more important than that.

The problem with people doing hardcore diet is that they will lose a high % of muscle, and after their weight loss their basal metabolism will be really low.

The gym itself doesn't burn that many calories, but increases your muscle mass, leading to a much higher basal metabolic rate, which in the long run, help you not to gain fat easily.

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by kortilla »

Noumenon72 wrote: post #100
oska wrote: post #72

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> The hardest part of dieting is realising that in order to keep it off, you will have to continue like that forever. I'm going to reverse this. For me, the idea of having to eat what an obese person consumes every day to maintain their weight is an exhausting one. I think it's actually fairly easy to be a normal weight and only consume the amount of food necessary to maintain that weight and much harder to consume t…

I think you're correct assuming you're eating a healthy diet made of stuff like oatmeal, beans, and chicken. It's hard to keep enough of that on hand and hard to fit it all in your stomach. It's easy to consume 3500 calories in a day in cheese curls or going out to eat ribs.

Good luck eating 3500 calories of ribs. Easy calories come from carbs so unless you drink the sauce the ribs are glazed with you’re not gonna make it.

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by nemasu »

sridca wrote: post #81
rdm_blackhole wrote: post #64

A couple of years ago I found myself weighing 250lbs. Basically morbidly obese. I decided to change that. I went through all the food I bought during the week and decided to do some culling. I removed anything with sugar and replaced it with Stevia. Removed the soft drinks, alcohol, and carbs. I follow this diet 6 days a week. One day a week, I indulge myself: a pizza or burrito or have a few beers. I also go to the…

Fasting is the ultimate weight loss tool. It also facilitates (muscle) growth and healing.

I did a water fast for 2 weeks. It was...kind of amazing actually, recommend to try it at least once if you can. One tip: when you are done and are ready to break it, introduce food very slowly, I didn't and it was unpleasant to say the least.

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by a-saleh »

While we are discussing diets, anybody has a good replacement for snacks? Few years ago I realized I am really prone to stress-eating.

If I am not stressed, I can go about my day, eating 2 big meals a day (and a small breakfast), and even slowly loose wight.

But if I am under pressure I can eat another large meal worth of snacks. And I really don't like it, because then I am gaining weight really fast :-/ Anybody in similar situation? What helped you there?

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by nemasu »

Everyone has their own thing that works. Personally I calorie counted and lost 90lbs (250 to 160). I think the hardest part is keeping it off, especially if something is causing you to eat more than you should be in the first place or if you use it as a coping mechanism.

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by bobowzki »

a-saleh wrote: post #105

While we are discussing diets, anybody has a good replacement for snacks? Few years ago I realized I am really prone to stress-eating. If I am not stressed, I can go about my day, eating 2 big meals a day (and a small breakfast), and even slowly loose wight. But if I am under pressure I can eat another large meal worth of snacks. And I really don't like it, because then I am gaining weight really fast :-/ Anybody in…

Snack on vegetables.

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by Madmallard »

sridca wrote: post #94
Jaruzel wrote: post #93

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It also can put a strain on your organs if you are not too healthy. Consult a Doctor before trying it.

Any references for that claim (assuming 5 days water fast or less)?

My labs started deviating from normal in the wrong diection during 36 hr fasting in the hospital. Granted, I am very sick.

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by hvidgaard »

a-saleh wrote: post #105

While we are discussing diets, anybody has a good replacement for snacks? Few years ago I realized I am really prone to stress-eating. If I am not stressed, I can go about my day, eating 2 big meals a day (and a small breakfast), and even slowly loose wight. But if I am under pressure I can eat another large meal worth of snacks. And I really don't like it, because then I am gaining weight really fast :-/ Anybody in…

Snack on something like carrots, cucumber, and other vegetables that aren't sweet or fatty. You'll significantly cut down on the calories and gain some healthy food too. Just don't create dipping sauce or the like. Raw vegetables only.

Re: What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies

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Post by jules »

a-saleh wrote: post #105

While we are discussing diets, anybody has a good replacement for snacks? Few years ago I realized I am really prone to stress-eating. If I am not stressed, I can go about my day, eating 2 big meals a day (and a small breakfast), and even slowly loose wight. But if I am under pressure I can eat another large meal worth of snacks. And I really don't like it, because then I am gaining weight really fast :-/ Anybody in…

Carrots, celery, cucumber, 0% fat cottage cheese.
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