Regarding Obesity, I am not assigning blame or trying to make you feel bad. I’m calling the situation (that I too suffer from) a disease. There are various practices, with varying effectiveness for individuals, to approach the management of this disease. There is no fault in disease, there are only victims of it.
Portion control is one practice, as is writing down consumption. They might not be effective for you. I have been most successful with protein sparing modified fasts such as Lyle McDonald’s rapid fat loss and/or flexible dieting. He takes a very scientific approach to body composition and realistic food intake without shame.
> it doesn’t matter how little they eat they gain weight
A few thoughts in no particular order:
* Weight gain (of the adipose sort) is quite literally your body storing energy.
* Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. [citation needed]
* Unless your gut is performing nuclear physics, your energy intake is directly equivalent to the food you consume.
* Obesity is primarily a hunger problem - you're feeling hungry when you don't require additional calories.
* Some foods (ex broccoli, leafy greens) are nearly physically impossible to consume too many calories from.
* Some foods (ex macadamia nuts) are _incredibly easy_ to consume too many calories from.
Of course I’m welcome to ignore everything that makes me feel bad for gaining weight but it’s shitty to be gaining weight and told it’s my fault for eating too much when I barely eat.