sure! depends on the exact poll but 50% of americans have reported issues with being able to afford groceries. 1/8th of households have actual food insecurity. whatever, that’s not even the main problem i have with your reply
> See how simple/doable those steps are?
i’ve already lost weight without GLP-1s using food tracking, etc. you don’t have to condescendingly prescribe lifestyle changes to me. it wasn’t simple and often did not feel doable, even though i am able to brush my teeth every day (?)
the objection i have is pretending these are simple, repeatable, or obvious pieces of advice that can slot in to any ‘ol lifestyle if you just care how you look or whatever
i’m also amused you couldn’t help yourself from saying “just” again
When most weight problems can just be fixed by just telling those people what's wrong with their diets, and actually offering them a simple solution, why not tell them that?
I'm also not American, and the people in my city I live in largely don't seem to have issues with not being obese, plenty also have food insecurity.
Food insecurity being equated to gaining weight is a hilarious leap in chain of events. Food education and upbringing, sure, but insecurity? Doesn't that mean food is harder to acquire?
nope. it’s literally called the “food insecurity and obesity paradox” and it’s observed in high-income countries [0][1][2][3]
maybe if you had ~just~ done some research you’d be better equipped to more empathetically consider other’s perspectives and experiences
[0] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5394740/ [1] https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3... [2] https://www.jandonline.org/article/s0002-8223(07)01616-1/ful... [3] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article/378/1888/202...
If you can wake up on time everyday, shower everyday, brush your teeth, read emails; how hard is it to not eat obviously trash foods?
Nobody's asking you to learn a high cognitive load skill or play a competitive sport. You don't even need consider counting calories. Just stop eating things that aren't single (or few) ingredient fruit, meat, rice, potatoes, eggs, dairy, tomatoes, coffee, etc. Eat till you're satiated. Avoid added sugar / any sweet condiments.
No processed foods 6 days of the week. Jog for 10 minutes on days you're able to. Bodyweight squats. Short sprints if you enjoy them.
See how simple/doable those steps are? If you have the money for GLP1s and a fancy gym membership then by all means do whatever works, but acting like being fat in a first-world country is a difficult problem to solve is just strange.