One thing you believe that nobody else does

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Anonymous wrote:My unpopular opinion is that eating fast food is not that bad for you. I probably eat it at least 4x/week with my kids. We are all healthy and average weight. I'm mid-40s with teens and maybe 5-10 lbs more than pre-pregnancy.

I'm sure no one will agree with me, though.

But are there certain things you eat and not eat.

Like I’d eat egg McMuffin but not a Big Mac and fries?

I switch it up. Today was a chicken sandwich and fries. Sometimes I do a Cava or Chipotle bowl, which I tell myself is a bit healthier. But other times it's straight junk.

Does Cava count as fast food? I would eat that everyday if I could. Way different than 5 guys which I like but would not eat everyday.

DP - I like Cava and I think it is mostly OK. Not the best maybe in what they use to prepare the chicken, for example. Definitely better than 5 guys for sure.

Though, I do still like a 5 guys. I remember when they opened the one in the terminal at DCA. What a time to be alive that was!

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My niece works at cava grill. A lot of oil and fair amount of salt is used.it’s an olive oil blend so not as healthy as you might think. But still better than McDonald’s. A lot of fat and calories in most cava dishes.

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I think high protein diets are probably not great for life longevity. Maybe all that protein is keeping you full and helping you maintain your weight—I don’t know. But none of the major health organizations are saying you need all that protein. I think you’re better off with the “eat real food, mostly plants, not too much” theory. Better for the planet, too.

So it’s weird that everyone is espousing high protein. In my circles anyway.

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Only one thing? I can’t possibly.

Eating fat doesn’t make us fat.

Eating foods high in cholesterol doesn’t give us high cholesterol.

As a whole, we would all be better off if the food pyramid was upside down.

Many fruits and some vegetables just don’t provide much nutritional benefit given the amount of sugars they contain.

Extreme forms of intermittent fasting and autophagy are 👍🏼.

CICO is rubbish and generally so is the notion of good carbs and bad. Nobody needs carbs per se but we need blood glucose. How our individual bodies react to different levels of glucose, and react to changes in glucose levels, dictates whether we gain weight. And this reaction can change significantly as we age.

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Chocolate cake is the key to a long life. One day, they will admit this.

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Anonymous wrote:Only one thing? I can’t possibly.

Eating fat doesn’t make us fat.

Eating foods high in cholesterol doesn’t give us high cholesterol.

As a whole, we would all be better off if the food pyramid was upside down.

Many fruits and some vegetables just don’t provide much nutritional benefit given the amount of sugars they contain.

Extreme forms of intermittent fasting and autophagy are 👍🏼.

CICO is rubbish and generally so is the notion of good carbs and bad. Nobody needs carbs per se but we need blood glucose. How our individual bodies react to different levels of glucose, and react to changes in glucose levels, dictates whether we gain weight. And this reaction can change significantly as we age.

Finally someone who gets me! Hello friend!

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Anonymous wrote:Permanent weight loss without surgical or medical intervention is mostly a myth.

WRONG!! Just because you or someone you know hasn't experienced permanent weight loss that doesn't make it a myth.

The data supports me. It’s actually merely anecdotes that support you.

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The more pot my husband smokes the more weight he loses even though he gets the munchies and eats a ton. He smokes about 3x a week and whenever he takes a month off (does this a few times a year) he starts to gain weight again. Not sure if it's healthy or not, but it's definitely a thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Permanent weight loss without surgical or medical intervention is mostly a myth.

WRONG!! Just because you or someone you know hasn't experienced permanent weight loss that doesn't make it a myth.

The data supports me. It’s actually merely anecdotes that support you.

Is personal experience an anecdote?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Permanent weight loss without surgical or medical intervention is mostly a myth.

WRONG!! Just because you or someone you know hasn't experienced permanent weight loss that doesn't make it a myth.

The data supports me. It’s actually merely anecdotes that support you.

Is personal experience an anecdote?

Yes, that’s the definition of an anecdote. Literally.

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Anonymous wrote:My unpopular opinion is that eating fast food is not that bad for you. I probably eat it at least 4x/week with my kids. We are all healthy and average weight. I'm mid-40s with teens and maybe 5-10 lbs more than pre-pregnancy.

I'm sure no one will agree with me, though.

Okay so you're an average weight, big deal. What you are doing though is rotting your insides with ultra-processed, chemically laden foods and seed oils. Health and weight are not synonymous.

Yeah, you are probably right. I acknowledged no one would agree with me. I don't have any health issues yet, though.

The rest of my meals besides fast food are pretty healthy, mostly vegetables.

I agree with you, OP. My father is mid-80s and eats fast food nearly every day. I used to fuss about it, but his numbers are good and he's mid-80s so if that's what he wants to eat, so be it.

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The amount of food we microwave to reheat and store in plastics is what’s causing the massive increases in cancer.

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Anonymous wrote:The amount of food we microwave to reheat and store in plastics is what’s causing the massive increases in cancer.

I think it is more the micro plastics and forever chemicals that are in our food, the air we breathe, and water supplies. Well this along with the chemicals in processed foods and sedentary lifestyles.

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Anonymous wrote:Permanent weight loss without surgical or medical intervention is mostly a myth.

WRONG!! Just because you or someone you know hasn't experienced permanent weight loss that doesn't make it a myth.

The data supports me. It’s actually merely anecdotes that support you.

I lost 50lb 30 years ago, and have yet to put one pound back on. I know if this is the case with me, then its the case the many many others! So much for your BS data. My real life experiences trumps your phony data.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Permanent weight loss without surgical or medical intervention is mostly a myth.

WRONG!! Just because you or someone you know hasn't experienced permanent weight loss that doesn't make it a myth.

The data supports me. It’s actually merely anecdotes that support you.

I lost 50lb 30 years ago, and have yet to put one pound back on. I know if this is the case with me, then its the case the many many others! So much for your BS data. My real life experiences trumps your phony data.

+1

I've maintained my 60ish weightloss for 10 years (I started an AMA here about it). I fluctuate 5lbs or so, but I lost it naturally, and maintained it naturally, after being obese since for nearly 30 years.

Is it hard? Yrs. Does it require a long term commitment with long term adjustments to your lifestyle? Yes. But it is completely possible if you want to put forth the work and change. But many people don't, because they don't want to commit to changing their habits (big changes are not necessary), and they haven't untangled their mental health issues that support them being stuck.