I’m not saying it’s impossible, I’m saying their experiences on a one week vacation are irrelevant to the broader lifestyle differences between cultures. its like no one in here has taken a statistics course. it was just dumb to bring it up at all
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Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 week agoYour diet does make a real difference, more than you credit for in your reply. In university I had pizza almost every day for a month, I gained 15 lbs (7 kg) and had a way flabbier stomach. I stopped doing that and tried to eat healthier, incorporating salad with my meals, and in just about a week I started noticing it going away, and I was back to where I was before in 3 months.
It wouldn’t surprise me too much to see how a body would react noticeably to a drastic change from a sedentary, highly processed carbohydrate diet and lifestyle to an active, more balanced one. Everyone’s body is different of course so it won’t always be the case, but to me the OP’s claims seem far from impossible. Japan still has its share of oily foodstuff, but the average portion is tiny compared to the US.
TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Maalus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Cool, all of that within a week?
There is no chance there is a visible change from a week of eating salads, no matter how fast your metabolism is.
chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I can lose 10lbs in 3 days of i quit drinking beer. 10 lbs is definitely noticeable. It’s definitely not a real change, just not being super bloated, but noticeable.
brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
An average male adult will burn round about 2000kcal/day, which comes down to 1kg of fat per week (that’s 2.2 lbs in freedom units). To burn through 10 punds in three days, you’d have to finish an Ironman every day. And all that’s assuming that your calorie intake is zero, nada, niente. So if you’re loosing 10 pounds in three days, you are either an exceptional athlete or you just peeing a lot. That’s also the problem with all these “loose 10kg in 2 weeks” diets: What you’re loosing is water, not fat. And as soon as you end the diet it’s a matter of days to regain that weight .
chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 1 week ago
That’s exactly what i said, just not like an asshole. And i am a pretty consistent athlete. GFY! Happy new year!
Sciaphobia@lemm.ee 1 week ago
You’re drinking over 11k calories a day in beer?
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 week ago
You realize the human body contains more than just fat right?
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Yeah
chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 1 week ago
It’s a bet I’ve won several times. Feeling like you have too much money?
nomous@lemmy.world 1 week ago
People will argue about anything on the internet, just like lying.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 week ago
If you look at yourself regularly and pay attention you can see your body change pretty rapidly. I’ve specifically watched my body bulking up on its own before burning those stored calories to build muscle and there’s a clear cycle of noticing a bit more pudge a few days before I suddenly make a big jump in cycling distance or how much I can lift (and the pudge also goes away at the same time)
Maalus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Not. In. A. Week.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 week ago
Yes, in less than a week even! Try it sometime. Its really cool to watch your body adjust and see just how much control you have over your body!
If you don’t regularly exercise and start exercising 5 days a week you will see the changes in your own body after about a week, you might see a small change on the scale after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks someone close to you should be able to see the changes in your body, and after 12 weeks someone you don’t see often should be able to see the changes in your body. Since you see yourself every day and you can feel how your body feels you can see the change very quickly
anus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
If you stop eating for a week you can lose a cool 7kg of a lot more than just water mass. Get off your high (uninformed) horse