One thing you believe that nobody else does

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most diets fail because people are not eating enough calories

+1 or require giving up too many treasured food items

Having “treasured” food items is what gets people into a position of gaining too much weight in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being hungry all the time or everyday to stay “thin” and believing it is “willpower” is worse for your overall health than being overweight.

I don't think many people understand what it is to actually feel physically hungry.

It is NOT the same as not feeling full. I think way too many people think they're hungry, when in fact they're just not full.

My radical thought is that people who want to lecture on the state of obesity should live in an obese body for a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being hungry all the time or everyday to stay “thin” and believing it is “willpower” is worse for your overall health than being overweight.

I don't think many people understand what it is to actually feel physically hungry.

It is NOT the same as not feeling full. I think way too many people think they're hungry, when in fact they're just not full.

My radical thought is that people who want to lecture on the state of obesity should live in an obese body for a year.

A lot of people have done exactly that and turned themselves around. But I’m sure you have some elaborate reasoning why it’s impossible.

[Anonymous]

Negative calories exist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being hungry all the time or everyday to stay “thin” and believing it is “willpower” is worse for your overall health than being overweight.

Counterpoint. It is entirely normal to actually be hungry for more than five minutes. Random snacking to make that stop all the time is a bad idea. It’s called planning what you are going to eat and when.

Not sure why you need to change the direction of this post to talk about people who snack or people who eat when not hungry. I never mentioned those people.

I feel people like you are obsessed with talking about overweight people and the cause. My post has nothing to do with them.

There is no “counterpoint” it’s actually a misdirection.

I don’t think you understand what a counterpoint is.

My post is about skinny hungry “willpower” people. My belief is their overall health is worse than being overweight.

A counterpoint would need skinny hungry people as the subject and you could explain why you think they have good overall health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being hungry all the time or everyday to stay “thin” and believing it is “willpower” is worse for your overall health than being overweight.

I don't think many people understand what it is to actually feel physically hungry.

It is NOT the same as not feeling full. I think way too many people think they're hungry, when in fact they're just not full.

My radical thought is that people who want to lecture on the state of obesity should live in an obese body for a year.

PP here, and I can beat your suggestion. I lived an obese body for at least 25 years. I stand by my statement - what many people call "hunger" is actually a feeling of not feeling full.

What else ya got?

[Anonymous]

Smoothies > salads

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That the key to easy weight maintenance is only eating REAL food. No to artificial sweeteners, low fat products made with xanthan gum, etc. But YES to butter, bacon, whole milk alongside vegetables, lean meat, whole grains.

Kind of on the theme of supporting the bolded -- I am not anti-carb at all, but my nurse mom always said my high cholesterol had more to do with overeating carbs than animal protein.

Why would you add "nurse mom"? Are you implying that all nurses are experts in nutrition just because they work in hospitals? Maybe if you said my cardiologist mom you'd have a stronger statement.

A medical professional of any type has more access to knowledge and information. Chill PP.

Citing your mom is weak. And a medical professional "of any type" certainly doesn't have more access to knowledge or information. When was the last time your nurse mom (vomit) got on pubmed or even uptodate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being hungry all the time or everyday to stay “thin” and believing it is “willpower” is worse for your overall health than being overweight.

Counterpoint. It is entirely normal to actually be hungry for more than five minutes. Random snacking to make that stop all the time is a bad idea. It’s called planning what you are going to eat and when.

Not sure why you need to change the direction of this post to talk about people who snack or people who eat when not hungry. I never mentioned those people.

I feel people like you are obsessed with talking about overweight people and the cause. My post has nothing to do with them.

There is no “counterpoint” it’s actually a misdirection.

I don’t think you understand what a counterpoint is.

NP. Why would skinny people exercising willpower be unhealthy?

Unless you are talking about anorexics or something? But your typical, thin/average middle age woman usually needs to have some willpower and watch her diet to avoid becoming overweight.
My post is about skinny hungry “willpower” people. My belief is their overall health is worse than being overweight.

A counterpoint would need skinny hungry people as the subject and you could explain why you think they have good overall health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smoothies > salads

Soup > smoothies

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being hungry all the time or everyday to stay “thin” and believing it is “willpower” is worse for your overall health than being overweight.

Counterpoint. It is entirely normal to actually be hungry for more than five minutes. Random snacking to make that stop all the time is a bad idea. It’s called planning what you are going to eat and when.

Not sure why you need to change the direction of this post to talk about people who snack or people who eat when not hungry. I never mentioned those people.

I feel people like you are obsessed with talking about overweight people and the cause. My post has nothing to do with them.

There is no “counterpoint” it’s actually a misdirection.

I don’t think you understand what a counterpoint is.

NP. Why would skinny people exercising willpower be unhealthy?

Unless you are talking about anorexics or something? But your typical, thin/average middle age woman usually needs to have some willpower and watch her diet to avoid becoming overweight.
My post is about skinny hungry “willpower” people. My belief is their overall health is worse than being overweight.

A counterpoint would need skinny hungry people as the subject and you could explain why you think they have good overall health.

Typical average thin middle age hungry “willpower” people would be healthier if they would just gain a little weight in the overweight range.

[Anonymous]

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?

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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.

That may well be true. But if you did a blood panel before you stopped and six months after, I will be the numbers would be better. Not that bad isn’t a great standard. And fast food tastes like garbage anyways.