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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see a lot of recommendations for WW but I personally find it super restrictive and too taxing of filling, whole fat foods and occasional sweets. I prefer just staying under a reasonable and very gradual calorie budget where I can still eat all the foods I like. Plus logging through WW is way more painful than LoseIt.

Just my experience![/quote]

Weight watchers exposes you to  foods and amounts that teach you to eat healthy and don't make you fat.  Eating "all the foods you like" if they are sugar and starch laden is not going to help in the long run.[/quote]

No, it teaches you to manage calories like a bank account rather than listen to your body and it reinforces the thinking that certain foods or good or bad. There’s nothing wrong with having a serving of starch or sugar per day and you can even lose weight while doing so. You’re also more likely to follow through on a diet that embraces food you like.

Weight watchers is constantly tweaking the program as a way of saying it’s “better now,” but explain to me why a diet program has to change so much every couple years if it’s actually effective[/quote]

If you are obese, intuitive eating is not for you.  Most people that are obese have a genetically linked disconnect with food intake, appetite, and feeling full.  Which is why they NEED to keep track of what portion is, how much they are eating, and place limits.  The only people intuitive eating works for are those that are "naturally thin" which is a large part of why they are thin.  [/quote]
As someone who is "naturally thin" but a binge eater, I am not sure this is true. I am thin first, because I was very active growing up, and second, because if I sense my pants are tighter and I weigh myself and I have gone past my upper limit on weight, I immediately make changes. I am a sugar addict most of the time, but try to fit in healthy foods. I just take action the very moment I have gained a few pounds. [/quote]

Then you aren’t naturally thin.  You are thin because you track your weight and adjust your eating/food/activity accordingly.  [b]I consider naturally thin to be people are that are thin with zero thinking or effort into what and how much they are eating.[/b] [/quote]
Those people don't actually exist. You are either thin because of scarcity, or thin because you adjust for the glut of food we have now. "Naturally thin" is made up to absolve people of their responsibility to keep themselves at a healthy weight.[/quote]

I mean... there are gene variants/SNPs that make it more difficult or easy to be thin. There are obviously also personal control/action components, food availability, SES factors, etc etc etc but there are people who 'naturally'/genetically have an easier time staying thin because of genes affecting appetite, satiety, hormones, metabolism, body-fat distribution, and psychological issues/coping with stress. "Research suggests that for some people, genes account for just 25% of the predisposition to be overweight, while for others the genetic influence is as high as 70% to 80%."

From Harvard Health: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-people-become-overweight[/quote]

You're wrong about naturally thin people, or at least you're not describing me.  I've had people shove leftover sweets on me because they say "You can eat anything and you won't get fat"  Not true -- if I did that, I'd be as overweight as anyone else.  What's true is that I when I'm full, I don't eat anymore, no matter how good the food is.  And I know when I'm full and don't want anymore.

I've known people who seemed to be able to eat a lot without gaining, but I've also noticed that it eventually catches up with them[/quote]

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