• genevieve@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    I’m a former model. Cocaine + water/juice fasting is what we did. Absolutely not recommended. Please lose weight the healthy way.

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          If someone says, “First things first, I want to sit still all day. Given that, how do I…” then it’s worth calling out their mad constraints.

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            4 months ago

            It’s not a “counterpoint” to the actual answer though, it’s a sidenote.

            You don’t know their circumstances. I can’t exercise effectively for various medical reasons so (for now) I only do caloric deficit and intermittent fasting. It’s slower than I’d like of course (and slower than OP wants, presumably) but it’s what I can do now.

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        You don’t improve quality of life by losing weight ‘quickly’ at all. Steady and sustainable are the only way, and exercise is part of that.

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    4 months ago

    A healthy and balanced diet. Although I’d really recommend being physically active, it’s really important for overall health.

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    Intermittent fasting + keto diet + eating less + constant hydration. If you add some exercise to that, you will see very fast early results. It won’t get you all the way, but a month straight of that and you will easily see fat reduction.

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    the best way to make it stick is to take it slowly. Become more aware of the food choices you make - a food log is helpful here - without necessarily looking to correct them first. Just note the times when you think about food, the times you’re able to eat healthy and smaller portions and the times when it’s harder. Then try and inject some alternatives, make healthier options available for yourself at home, and gradually move your food decisions toward more nutritious food and smaller portions of comfort food.

    Even then, thinking in nutrition has moved on from eliminating “bad foods” to eating “good foods” first, and finding a level of moderation with less nutritious food that fits with your goals.

    “Stop eating” diets and “fast weight loss” as a primary goal are very good ways to sabotage yourself in the long term. The psychological costs of very restrictive diets are real and lead to losing adherence down the road. Maybe it works for some but the more gradual choice-focused approach worked a lot better for me. Just do what you’re capable of day to day, always trying to push that needle a little further, and you might be surprised at how fast noticeable progress comes!

    • I don’t know why you were downvoted. It’s called “fasting,” and it’s an entirely legitimate way to lose weight. There’s good evidence that, if done thoughtfully, it can have health benefits.

      Calories in, calories out. There’s no way around physics.

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        imo nobody who is struggling to lose weight needs to be told about energy balance. Everyone knows what a calorie is, and that there’s a daily amount at which they will either lose or gain weight. They probably know they’re above that amount, and need to bring it down to lose weight.

        Unfortunately either a lot of good advice or a lot of bad advice can follow that. Nutrition and the psychological factors that influence people’s diets are more complicated and no answer is complete without getting into that too.

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          imo nobody who is struggling to lose weight needs to be told about energy balance.

          I disagree when I’ve heard countless people make up wild reasons why they can’t lose weight and it’s never about eating more calories than they burn. I’m not trying to shame anyone (im overweight myself) but the billion dollar weight loss industry has convinced too many people that it’s some super complex problem that can only be solved with some wacky diet and a monthly fee.

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            I’m definitely with you in that diet culture does much more harm than good and the weight loss industry overcomplicates it in favor of wacky diets and subscriptions and such.

            That being said, just because grifters overcomplicate something, doesn’t mean it’s actually not complicated - especially psychologically, which matters a lot when eating disorders, sensitivities, and difficulties acquiring and preparing quality food, all are in the mix. The psychological aspects are what “weight loss solutions” try to sidestep and I think it really sets people up for failure even if they see some short term loss early on.

            Knowing about energy balance could be enough for some, but it’s also definitely reasonable for someone to have further challenges and seek outside help for it. A good nutritionist, trainer, or even therapist can be invaluable for someone struggling to lose weight and keep it off.