Do you keep your calories under a certain amount every day? Myfitnesspal used to be good for tracking that. Now I use cronometer!
Yes, i have in fact tried eating less
gilokee@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
mech@feddit.org 6 hours ago
Has it occurred to you that OP has heard advice like yours with varying levels of condescension literally all their life?
And they haven’t asked for weight loss advice in this thread. They asked for advice on accessing healthcare their doctor has deemed necessary.starlinguk@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
For some people that “eating fewer calories” part might be only eating a few hundred calories a day because of insulin resistance (hello?), certain medications they’re taking (like beta blockers) or plain old stupid genes.
gilokee@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
The average resting human body burns like 1200-1800 calories a day. So no, not a few hundred lol. If OP ate around 2000 they’d probably start to lose weight.
mech@feddit.org 8 hours ago
LMAO @ “Have you tried eating less?”
What a ridiculous question.
Stay strong and I hope you can get the medication you need.
gilokee@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I mean it is pretty crucial.
mech@feddit.org 6 hours ago
Assuming that someone trying to lose weight for 5 years never considered eating less is laughable and condescending.
It’s like telling someone with a severe substance addiction “You missed one crucial thing: Have you tried not doing drugs?”
gilokee@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
True lol. It’s just that that’s usually the culprit. Eating less is really hard, and tons of people are addicted to food. I’m not trying to be the enemy here, despite what it seems. It’s the fact that OP didn’t say they tried eating less in their post, so that was what first came to mind.