Re:As obesity keeps rising, more Americans are just giving up
by smogcutter on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @07:30PM
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Consider seeing a doctor or dietician (not a "nutritionist".) All else being equal if you consume fewer calories than you burn you'll lose weight, end of story. So if your weight is staying the same... sounds worth finding out if all else isn't equal. Probably also worth consulting a professional before replacing 100% of your diet with soylent.
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Re:As obesity keeps rising, more Americans are just giving up
by prostoalex on Thursday March 09, 2017 @12:48AM
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> if you consume fewer calories than you burn you'll lose weight, end of story
You can control the input in that equation, but on the output the body is quick to go into calorie preservation state any time the balance goes negative. Lack of energy, irritability, mid-day fatigue, general weakness, mild headaches - the list goes on.
In an ideal world everyone runs marathons while sustaining themselves on water and celery sticks. In reality maintaining consistent caloric deficit while trying to remain a functional member of the society is challenging.