It’s good to be skeptical but it’s kinda sad to see someone cry bullshit so easily. Just go be miserable somewhere else dude.
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TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 week agoyou could also just say random shit on the internet too, wonder which is more likely
look i think America is a stupid shit hole just like the rest of lemmy but the above point is just fucking stupid
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
No, they’re right, it’s extremely unrealistic to lose much weight in fat in one week. Even if you ate literally nothing and hiked up mountains 12 hours a day, which is obviously impossible, it’d be maximum like 10 pounds. Walking a bit and eating normally? No more than 2, that’s already extremely rapid weight loss.
Water weight on the other hand you can easily lose more than 5 pounds in a day.
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I never said I lost weight, but I have slimmed down. What I’ve lost in water or fat weight I’ve gained in leg muscles. I’ve already been trying to lose weight for months through occassional dieting, using a treadmill daily, and lifting free weights. I’ve definitely lost arm muscle mass but I can now easily climb up several flights of stairs navigating subway platforms. It’s possible to change body composition over a week and a half if you’ve been priming for months. It’s okay if no one else believes me, after all this is the internet and anyone can lie. I’m satisfied with my own results and that’s all I need.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s being a cry bully to point out that it’s physically unlikely they lost any appreciable amount of weight in a week? Or do they just have a basic understanding of how the human body works and not want to play along with an unrealistic masturbatory ‘America bad’ fairy tale?
I’m all for believing BS stories on the Internet, but don’t get your panties in a wad when people point out parts that are entirely unrealistic.
TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 week ago
hey, im not one to shoot down allies in an online argument, but last thing i wanna do is look like i’m defending the USA. america DOES suck. its lifestyle is horrible and there are minimal opportunities for adequate exercise or proper nutrition compared to japan. the point i’m making is that someone’s one-week vacation not going to reveal meaningful conclusions about those lifestyle differences. really I’m just defending basic research/statistical competency by calling out a stupid irrelevant comment that was probably just intended to shout out someone’s vacation online than to contribute to any discussion on cultural differences between nations
TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I’m not “crying bullshit”. I do believe that you are slimmer than you were when you left, probably with a lot less water weight – but how do those changes reflect Japanese lifestyle? I’m saying that you cannot take your experience on a vacation where you make drastic short-term lifestyle changes and draw conclusions from them
We know American lifestyles are unhealthy, and your experiences on vacation have nothing to add or subtract from that. It’d be as if someone came in here and said “I ate a sandwich in Vienna and got diarrhea, the Austrian lifestyle is disgusting!” like cool story and im happy for you but it’s really irrelevant. just like this argument
victorz@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Are you not-so-subtly insinuating that I’m saying “random bullshit” on the Internet?
I’ve personally had periods in my life, too, where I’ve transformed my body significantly/noticeably within a timeframe of one week. It can happen.
A thing isn’t necessarily “fucking stupid” just because you don’t believe it (due to lack of knowledge), or you haven’t seen it (yet) (due to lack of life experience).
Maybe don’t react so strongly and you might have a more open mind in the future, and allow it to expand. 👍❤️