Re:Bowkett: This Is Why You Should Pay For Advice
by Eliezer on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @04:57PM
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Read Seth Roberts to discover why practically any sufficiently large dietary change will cause you to lose large amounts of weight... at first. Roughly, your brain learns a flavor-calorie association that tells it how much food is available, which determines your body's set-point weight. Any large dietary change will cause you to lose weight... until your body learns the new flavor-calorie association, and then it's back to hell again.
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Re:Bowkett: This Is Why You Should Pay For Advice
by paul on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @05:11PM
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If you eat like Dr Furhman recommends, I guarantee you will lose weight and keep it off, assuming you stick to the plan. It's difficult to get enough calories eating only whole fruits and vegetables (vegetable oil and corn syrup aren't vegetables).
Re:Bowkett: This Is Why You Should Pay For Advice
by dasil003 on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @06:15PM
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I wish losing weight weren't always the focus. In America today everyone is fighting against two horrible forces. On one side we have unrealistic body image expectations set by a photoshop/post-processing media landscape. On the other hand we have an abundance of tasty, high-calorie, but nutritionally bereft fast and processed food options.
The best formula I've found is to take the time to cook for yourself, and focus on physical fitness rather than weight.
Re:Bowkett: This Is Why You Should Pay For Advice
by petercooper on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @06:42PM
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If that's true (and it certainly explains why I don't gain weight when I go on vacation and eat totally different food like a pig for two weeks) then would flip-flopping diets entirely every few weeks have a good effect on weight? (Though not necessarily overall health, I suspect!)