Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by chosenbreed on Friday November 30, 2018 @12:27PM
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Superb. Clearly in your case you summoned the necessary will to lose all that weight. But I think another important factor is that you established a new lifestyle/better eating habits.
Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by vonmoltke on Friday November 30, 2018 @12:36PM
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> But I think another important factor is that you established a new lifestyle/better eating habits.
How is it not a given that you need to do this? Your lifestyle and eating habits got you to that overweight state in the first place. Of course you will return to that state eventually if you don't permanently change them.
Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by diminoten on Friday November 30, 2018 @12:47PM
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"Summoned" implies it's only possible for people who know the arcane secrets, I'm not personally a fan of removing people's agency when talking about something like this.
Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by alrehn on Friday November 30, 2018 @01:23PM
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Removing agency is exactly what you should do when you're talking about a widespread problem. If I have a personal friend I'm absolutely going to tell them they can make the right choices and overcome their problems, but you can't do that with a society. You have to look at incentives and environment and change those to change widespread behavior.
I've kept the weight off for another year.
I still eat healthy and in moderation (and occasionally fast).
I avoid sugars and high-carb foods and my body has been hovering at the same weight.
Maybe, for some people, it's harder to keep the weight off (assuming diet is the same)? Or, maybe some people don't have the mental will-power to stay on the diet that lost them the weight?