Comment on Anon figures out how dieting works
Emmie@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I wish I could just eat a pill once a day marked with desired bmi and forget about eating and focus on real stuff instead.
Skinnies rise up. For me I just don’t take the same kind of pleasure in food that friends do, even my slim friends will fight to finish every meal where I’m like nah bro I’m full why would I force myself to finish it.
So often think about how cool it would be to just get a food pill.
Or we are permanently depressed or smh and not enjoy simple things as much as we could that’s a thought that is in the back of my head sometimes.
Feel called out there. Although I’d say I’m less depressed now, but I wouldn’t say I’m happy but never feel like I will be happy I’ll just plod along you know.
After being depressed for the last 20+ years, I tried RTMS and I have to say I think it has worked. I don’t feel so fucking down all the time. I don’t know if it’s a placebo, but even if it is, I am using this opportunity to completely turn my life around. Started eating healthy, working out and looking after myself and I’m feeling great.
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Same for me dude
If you’re able to you should try working out. It increases your appetite. I went from ~18 bmi to ~23 after I started weight lifting and look a lot healthier now. It also took care of a lot of the random aches and pains I had.
Yeah I really need to. I spent a year trying to keep some working out routine. It’s so easy to slip and forget about it
Doesn’t matter if you forgot to work out for a bit. The trick is to just start again when you realise you’ve stopped.
I need to pin that comment somewhere and remember it thanks
I found having to actually go to the gym was a huge hurdle for me so I bought a 200lb set of adjustable dumbbells and a foldable weight bench for at home. It’s nice because if I get lost in something and forget to work out until later I can still do something on the spot. If I had room I’d buy a full weight set but I’d need a house for that. If you don’t want to spend money or don’t have space there’s also a lot of bodyweight stuff you can do at home.
Could you provide more info? Any specific workout routine?
I reasonate with this. Giving up smoking also helped my appetite.
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Working made me take almost 10kg over 6 months, and even after stopping I did not really lose much (well the muscle turned to fat surely). Might be worth exploring. Am slightly above 1.80, and was below 70kg
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
The part of this that sucks is that one day this shit just stops. Went from skinny stick figure constantly being told to eat more and put on weight while eating SO much, then I hit 35 and all of a sudden I’m 15kg overweight and sporting a nice double chin.
PenisWenisGenius@lemmynsfw.com 6 months ago
Only eating 1 meal a day and still gaining weight must’ve been amazing a million years ago, when there was no food but it’s the bane of my existence now.
bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
I’m going to look good forever
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Keep fit, watch your diet and look after your skin and teeth and you’ll get it right. I’m a bit chubby now but I’m feeling better now that I’m doing these things.
bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Thank you I was making fun of myself mostly.
I’m legitimately not worried, I make a point to chase after my siblings and climb up things I shouldn’t for exercise.
But should I still be worried?
Rekorse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Sorry if this comes off as a aggressive, but ive yet to see any of the “changes in an instant” things people say actually happen. For example, before you know it 10 years has gone by! Or yours, suddenly your belly just pops out!
I’m almost positive its just people not paying attention. If its important to you then pay attention to it. If it was so unimportant that it seemed sudden, was it really that important to begin with?
When I gained 80 weight like that, it was very easy to point to the steps along the way. Its also important to realize how long it took to gain weight, as it can affect how quick you think you can lose it.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
For me it was pretty rapid after covid hit, I didn’t change what I was eating by much, but I was no longer in office walking around or I had a habit of going up and down stairs for breaks and such.
Though similarly everyone said I look more healthy now lmao
Rekorse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
I had to argue with family members that I was in fact still at a very healthy bmi at 130 pounds. They started making comments about losing too much when I was still in the overweight category. Not sure what that’s all about.
Not to contradict your point, but I thought it was interesting you moved around more in office, where I move far more at home where I can work on chores or cook in little bursts.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
I don’t think it’s about caring.
When you slowly boil the frog in water, does it care that it’s being boiled? Yes. Does it notice? Not initially no, it becomes apparent later on when it impacts it’s life.
I was stuck inside for almost 2 years alone, I didn’t have friends and I felt shit about myself altogether. I didn’t look in the mirror and I didn’t notice.
Until a friend sent me a photo of me at the park and I realised how bad it was and that I felt disgusting.
Did I care? Yeah, but I didn’t notice the gradual change. I can identify the behavior and I can say the average time span, but I have no idea when it actually started or when it started to plateau.
I don’t have a scale, I don’t weigh myself, I actively avoid mirrors to stop me from hating myself even more…
I also think you’re taking the saying too literally.
Rekorse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Thats a bad analogy, the frog constantly wants to live, and has essentially been tricked.
In your case, you tricked yourself by not looking at yourself, despite the fact that you do in fact care how you look.
I’d say that’s more of a conscious decision to not deal with something than akin to being boiled alive.
In my opinion, ignoring something is an action, not inaction.