I’m sure it’s mostly metabolism for me - do have a bit of a beer pot these days though - but portion control is key. Carbohydrate portions I allow myself are about half what I used to eat in say my 20s. I don’t have a sweet tooth so sugar intake low.
Don't eat particular things but rarely eat crap, and when I do I don't binge it. If I start to put on weight I reduce what I eat/exercise a bit more or drink a bit less.
People seem to they they alone have some weird genetic conditions (undiagnosed) that mean it's the proteins in tuna on Wednesdays that kill them.
It's a fuel in / energy used thing. If you drive 100 miles a week, you need less petrol than someone who drives 500 miles a week.
It's a fuel in / energy used thing. If you drive 100 miles a week, you need less petrol than someone who drives 500 miles a week.
Oh, is that all it is? Excellent. I'm sure overweight people and those in the medical profession who still don't fully understand why some people gain weight so much more easily than others will be delighted to hear you've cracked it.
that is all it is orwell! which is why only rich people in poor countries are fat. BUT unfortunately some people utilise consumed calories / burn them less efficiently / burn them ore efficiently than others and so same input outputs have different results. but anyone on starvation rations will be thin - duh.
Oh of course it is!! It's clearly just willpower DUH! A mate of mine is an endocrinologist who has been researching this for yonks - I must tell him he's been wasting his life.
Does your endo mate have an answer, after all this time? Or are they searching to find something elusive and complicated.
I find when I eat less / exercise more it works. It's common advice that even your endo pal probably agrees with, but perhaps the simple answer is too inconvenient. I'm not shaming or blaming. I choose to eat what i eat, and so do you.
It's incredibly difficult for a lot of people to lose weight, and metabolic / thyroid conditions can play a part; there is also a massive psychological component.
however for most people who are merely a bit overweight (BMI of less than 30) rather than actually obese it really is a matter of calories in v calories out
and as someone currently carrying too much weight I know perfectly well how it got there
If thin includes shredded: fat and lots of protein, not too many carbs.
Breakfast is usually eggs with or without bacon, vegetable juice with some pepper, and some nuts. The occasional banana.
Lunch I often skip or replace by air-dried meat snacks. Jake shake sports for lunch approx. two times a week. Tuna salad.
Dinner: beef, chicken or fish (tuna or salmon) with vegetables. Sometimes with rice, potatos or pasta. Lots of oil and/or butter. Soups of any kind - lentil, beef, chicken, bouillabaisse...
I am thin. When I was young too thin (but my 6 pack was awesome).
There are a number of factors:
Relative wealth – I am currently in a poor country in Africa. There are some fat people, but they are in well paid government jobs. There are a lot of thin people.
Type of food – cheap food is often full of calories that are not “good” calories. The book Cooking with Fire is brilliant on this and describes how useless the calorie measuring system is (a can of coke may have the same amount of calories as in a very large banana but they are dealt with by your body in totally different ways).
Genetics plays a big part.
Portion size.
Running – if you run a lot you will loose weight. The key is to run long distances though. Longer than 40 minutes at a time.
Fuel in vs energy used – simple equation. This gets ignored a lot in the west.
For me – I have started having breakfast and this has meant I have got a bit heavier. I realize that for most of my life I would have dinner between 7 and 8 pm and then not eat till lunch at 12- 1 the next day so I have actually been fasting for nearly 17 hours for most of my adult life). Recently I have started eating breakfast and I have started to put on a tiny bit on my stomach. I have also been not been running as much as I usually do.
I eat minimum of two chocolate bars a day plus two cans of full fat coke.
Alcohol I only binge drink and increasingly rarely.
In short: be lucky with your genes, run a lot, no breakfast, watch the booze and smaller portions.
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No breakfast
early lunch, usually soup with a bread roll
Early balanced dinner, usually from gousto
no snacks or puddings (except fruit or yoghurt), eat nothing after 8pm
No takeaways, minimal booze (save my drinking for pints pints pints in the pub)
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No breakfast (or big bowl of porridge if doing sport)
late but big lunch- sandwich, crisps, cake
EXERCISE
late but big tea - all the carbs and proteins
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I’m sure it’s mostly metabolism for me - do have a bit of a beer pot these days though - but portion control is key. Carbohydrate portions I allow myself are about half what I used to eat in say my 20s. I don’t have a sweet tooth so sugar intake low.
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Don't eat particular things but rarely eat crap, and when I do I don't binge it. If I start to put on weight I reduce what I eat/exercise a bit more or drink a bit less.
People seem to they they alone have some weird genetic conditions (undiagnosed) that mean it's the proteins in tuna on Wednesdays that kill them.
It's a fuel in / energy used thing. If you drive 100 miles a week, you need less petrol than someone who drives 500 miles a week.
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Exercise
Early breakfast - toast and eggs or peanut butter, banana.
Mid morning - protein bar and fruit.
Lunch - sandwich and crisps.
Mid afternoon - protein bar and fruit.
Dinner - normal stuff - pasta, chicken, salads, etc etc.
Keep active throughout the day. Roughly 3k calories a day.
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no breakfast (intermittent fasting)...black coffee
lunch variation on soup, lean protein/eggs and veggies and some healthy carbs (cous cous, grains, brown rice)
Dinner normally light and variation on the above. Use spices and strong seasonings to make it interesting (so a lot of veggie curries, stir fries)
Fruit throughout the day, small mini bar of dark choc a couple of times a week
Exercise for 45 mins-1hr every day.
No booze during the week, moderate intake at weekends unless socialising. Spirits or wine rather than PINTS PINTS PINTS
Weekends tend to be far more relaxed though foodwise.
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Oh, is that all it is? Excellent. I'm sure overweight people and those in the medical profession who still don't fully understand why some people gain weight so much more easily than others will be delighted to hear you've cracked it.
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wouldn't class myself as thin though...a healthy weight with a bit of effort
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that is all it is orwell! which is why only rich people in poor countries are fat. BUT unfortunately some people utilise consumed calories / burn them less efficiently / burn them ore efficiently than others and so same input outputs have different results. but anyone on starvation rations will be thin - duh.
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Oh of course it is!! It's clearly just willpower DUH! A mate of mine is an endocrinologist who has been researching this for yonks - I must tell him he's been wasting his life.
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Does your endo mate have an answer, after all this time? Or are they searching to find something elusive and complicated.
I find when I eat less / exercise more it works. It's common advice that even your endo pal probably agrees with, but perhaps the simple answer is too inconvenient. I'm not shaming or blaming. I choose to eat what i eat, and so do you.
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It's incredibly difficult for a lot of people to lose weight, and metabolic / thyroid conditions can play a part; there is also a massive psychological component.
however for most people who are merely a bit overweight (BMI of less than 30) rather than actually obese it really is a matter of calories in v calories out
and as someone currently carrying too much weight I know perfectly well how it got there
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Only eat what you want
The only empty calorie is one you don't want
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No breakfast.
Sandwich for lunch.
Meat, veg, carb combo for tea.
Bit of cake.
That's the lot.
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If thin includes shredded: fat and lots of protein, not too many carbs.
Breakfast is usually eggs with or without bacon, vegetable juice with some pepper, and some nuts. The occasional banana.
Lunch I often skip or replace by air-dried meat snacks. Jake shake sports for lunch approx. two times a week. Tuna salad.
Dinner: beef, chicken or fish (tuna or salmon) with vegetables. Sometimes with rice, potatos or pasta. Lots of oil and/or butter. Soups of any kind - lentil, beef, chicken, bouillabaisse...
Hardly ever any bread.
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I am thin. When I was young too thin (but my 6 pack was awesome).
There are a number of factors:
In short: be lucky with your genes, run a lot, no breakfast, watch the booze and smaller portions.
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Large bowl of milk and cereal
Sandwiches and fruit
Normal cooked meal - as much protein, fat and veg as my wife but loads more carbs cos I love them. 2 or 3 desserts after dinner.
Rarely eat snacks but don’t avoid any type of food.
If I exercise less my appetite decreases noticeably. That is most thin people’s secret to being thin - be born with perfect appetite regulation.
Of course, when the great famine hits we won’t be so lucky.
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