U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutive decline

Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:52PM (#32670877)

Quitting alcohol and going to OMAD (one meal a day) helped me lose 20 kilos in < 2 months. And I wasn’t even obese, that was straight from overweight to goal weight. Alcohol is an enormous contributor to weight for several different reasons. Plus, the weight you get as a drinker (the “hard” fat) is the worst kind of fat your body can have.

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by JoyfulTurkey on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:59PM (#32670941)

Wow, 20 kilos in less than 2 months seems like a heck of a lot. Any issues with gallstones?

I lost a nice bit of weight at the start of the pandemic when I stopped drinking (primarily a beer drinker). It is really surprising how much of an effect it can have.

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by aerophilic on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @10:22PM (#32671110)

The rule I have seen, and have followed is to target 1-2 lbs (about 0.5-1kg) per week. Any more than this and you start having issues where your skin doesn’t shrink at that same rate, or your body having issues baselining to the new weight[0]

Personally, while tough to keep that as an average weight, I was successful doing this, primarily by going to one meal a day, and limiting calories (especially carbohydrates). Only issue is your body does end up burning fat, which makes your feel a bit more “oily”.

[0] https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/losing-weight-too-fast

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by odshoifsdhfs on Thursday September 01, 2022 @06:43AM (#32674524)

As with all guidelines, this always depends on the starting point and personal data.

If you are on the heavier side and a heavy drinker and carb eater, going low carb/no alcohol you will lose easily 10 kilos in a month (mostly being water weight).

If you are a healthy weight and eating normally with a glass of wine here and there, 0.5-1kg is probably a good range (and probably around 70% of it being fat loss)

If you are lean, 0.25-0.5kg a week is a good goal (and probably 50% will be fat).

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:46PM (#32698468)

No issues with gallstones. It was 230 lb to 185 lbs also at the start of the pandemic (May-July 2020). I have managed to mostly keep it off (currently 190, but have yo-yo’d back up to 200 once), despite resuming drinking and being a semi heavy drinker. Mostly due to diligence around keeping an OMAD style diet.

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by decremental on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @10:05PM (#32670985)

Cutting out the booze is huge. A lot of people underestimate just how much weight you can put on from drinking.

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by knicholes on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @10:23PM (#32671120)

Protein & carbohydrates: 4C/g. Alcohol: 7C/g. Fat: 9C/g.

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by marginalia_nu on Thursday September 01, 2022 @04:34AM (#32673639)

Satiety is much more important than energy density.

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:48PM (#32698483)

Alcohol makes you crave calories in general and specifically carbs, which is in my experience a double whammy. I might never even want a pizza for weeks, but put three beers in me and I want to eat half or more of a large pizza.

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Re:U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutiv... by TheFreim on Thursday September 01, 2022 @08:43AM (#32675520)

I have also done one meal a day previously, works wonders. For those interested, it's difficult for the first week but it gets much easier after that. Was able to lose 20 pounds last year without changing exercise.

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