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Anivia@feddit.org 1 day agoYou know nothing forces you to eat when you’re feeling hungry? The body is capable of sustaining itself off its fat stores, that’s what they’re for.
Yes, cheap food might be carb heavy and less satiating than expensive fresh veggies. But at the end of the day cheap food wasn’t the reason you got fat, your inability to deal with being hungry was
Correct, but alas, I -like most people- am not a fucking robot. Our behavior is influenced heavily by our chemistry, and while we have the ability consciously go against what the entirety of our species’ evolution is compelling us to do, we tend not. Cuz that’s literally how we’re wired.
Tolerating the sensation of even moderate hunger is agonizing over long periods - if the choice is between that and getting fat, I’m getting fat.
Tolerating the sensation of even moderate hunger is agonizing over long periods - if the choice is between that and getting fat, I’m getting fat.
That is perfectly reasonable and your choice to make. But don’t blame your lack of self control on cheap food
The cheap food is secondary to the poverty, and the decision to eat it for price over health is secondary to our evolutionary biology.
These stand out as pretty reasonable things to blame.
The take of “you don’t want to feel tortured 24/7 and the only way not to is unhealthy? Well that’s your fault!” …is pretty fuckin bonkers.
GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml 22 hours ago
I don’t think you know what you’re talking about. Simply not eating isn’t a healthy way to lose weight. Simply eating less quantity of food that already isn’t nutritionally dense in the first place can also lead to a variety of issues and deficiencies.
The weight gain associated with eating cheap, hyper processed foods is only the most visible consequence. Most obese people actually suffer from malnutrition. Eating isn’t as simple as calories in and out, so simply advising people to eat less is not only ignorant, but it can also be dangerous. Not to mention you sound like you’re not being very empathetic to the person you decided to argue with.