Re:Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly Report GLP-1 Signals of Slowed Bi...
by Gathering6678 on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @10:28PM
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I know, and I tried, but I just couldn't. I have every respect for those who can lose weight on their own through exercise and calorie control. It is just really hard for me. I was on a diet for half a year or so before quitting, and I actually lost probably 7-8% of my weight, but it had a detrimental effect on my mental health: every afternoon I was craving food so much that I couldn't focus on anything else. Knowing that this has to be long-term, it was simply not going to work.
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Re:Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly Report GLP-1 Signals of Slowed Bi...
by faangguyindia on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @01:58AM
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When people say, "Dieting doesn't work," they almost never describe their dieting approach. How can all dieting be the same? In the majority of cases, people crash diet; they run an 800–1,000 kcal deficit, lose some weight early on, experience hair shedding and anxiety, weakness etc..., become irritable and miserable, and give up after a few weeks or a month or two. Then they blame dieting.
They don't say, "My dieting approach failed," but "Dieting doesn't work." It's like scoring 10/100 on a math exam and saying, "Math doesn't work." Brother what? Everyday math is being by people with lot of success. Dieting is being used by MMA pros for weight cuts, natural bodybuillders, actors, models, 100s of thousands of ordinary people on fitness subs like r/caloriedefict r/naturalbodybuilding r/CICO
Very few people accept that maybe there is a flaw in their dieting. There are experienced people who study this stuff for years; how can I, as a newbie, learn all this in a short period of time, fail, and claim that dieting doesn't work?
Re:Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly Report GLP-1 Signals of Slowed Bi...
by Gathering6678 on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @04:19AM
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That's not what I said.