So when do people stop going out to eat?

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by loochy

But that's still calories in vs calories out. I don't think anyone is claiming that your calories out will always stay the same. All kinds of things will modify calories out in both directions. It's up to the human to be smart enough to continually adjust calories in.

Aldo, for what it's worth, people generally conflate leaneness and weight with overall health. However, if you are eating only three donuts a day, you might lose plenty of weight but your health will shit. It's all a big balancing act.

For sure. I didn’t want to be a douche to anyone on the board who struggles with their weight, but you generally only hear that “it’s not that simple” from people who struggle with their weight. It’s an excuse. Unless your body ignores the laws of thermodynamics or some shit, you’re probably just underestimating the amount of calories you’re taking in and/or overestimating how many calories you’re burning.

And, yeah, I would not recommend anyone try a diet of only donuts lol I just wanted to make a point

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

For sure. I didn’t want to be a douche to anyone on the board who struggles with their weight, but you generally only hear that “it’s not that simple” from people who struggle with their weight. It’s an excuse. Unless your body ignores the laws of thermodynamics or some shit, you’re probably just underestimating the amount of calories you’re taking in and/or overestimating how many calories you’re burning.

And, yeah, I would not recommend anyone try a diet of only donuts lol I just wanted to make a point

I used to be a "not that simple" guy. Mainly because none of the things I had tried were simple at all. In the end, it turned out that it was a lot simpler than I realized because I was trying to "diet" instead of actually changing.

Diets don't work. I know there might be some that disagree but over the long term, studies show diets don't work. You can't deprive yourself of an entire foodgroup (or more) and expect to be healthy and balanced. It's nearly impossible to maintain because the more you deprive yourself, the more your body craves those things of which it's being denied.

I simplified my view greatly 4 years ago. Yes, I had surgery but I lost 40 pounds BEFORE my surgery by following the diet I was going to use after the surgery. And I very quickly found out it was absolutely SIMPLE.

Just be mindful of what you eat and how much of it. Make smart substitutions, like zucchini instead of a baked potato.

Eat SLOWER - it really is good advice. People say it takes about 20 minutes for your brain to catch up with your stomach and that people are actually full 20 minutes before they stop eating. Well, I've lived it If I eat too much, I will get sick. I cannot wait 20 minutes between being full and stopping eating because I won't just get indigestion. I could get violently ill. The first thing they told us in the program is to eat slower. Eat with your stomach, not your brain. For me, eating slower is the key to not being sick. For most everybody else, it's the key to eating what you need, not what you want.

Finally, protein protein protein. I eat 3 meals a day but at 8 or so ounces a piece, that's simply not enough food. The program wants the average man to supplement 60-90 grams of protein supplements a day and they recommend whey protein isolate as the cleanest source.