05-08-2009, 01:00 PM | #1 (permalink) | |
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Newsflash! Obesity caused by overeating!
Overeating to blame for U.S. obesity epidemic | Health | Reuters
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05-08-2009, 02:08 PM | #2 (permalink) |
warrior bodhisattva
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Come, now....
It isn't that cut & dry. They were wondering if it was primarily due to overeating or being lazy. So basically: Americans have increased their food intake in a greater proportion than they have reduced their energy expenditure. But I do agree this is all rather elementary.
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05-08-2009, 02:51 PM | #4 (permalink) |
warrior bodhisattva
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Supersize it!
All you can eat! Double your drink for just $0.25! 250g for the price of 150g!
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05-08-2009, 03:00 PM | #5 (permalink) | |
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05-11-2009, 06:40 AM | #7 (permalink) |
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Yes, overeating is a major contributor to being overweight. Everyone knows that. But so is genetic predisposition and inherited metabolism.
For example, my wife and I are pretty much equal in our levels of activity, and for sure I am more indulgent in what I eat than she is. Yet she struggles with her weight far more than I do. If I wanted to lose weight (and I do need to lose a few pounds), it wouldn't require much effort for me. Personal history has proven that all I need do is eat a lighter meal (lighter dinners would be more effective, but lighter lunches would be more practical), most (but not all) days of the week, and commit to doing some light to medium exercise, every other day or so. But for my wife, it has proven to require much, much more effort and commitment than that. And for me, I'd see results almost immediately, but for my wife, she sees results very slowly. But as everyone also knows, life is not fair. Last edited by Cynosure; 05-11-2009 at 06:42 AM.. |
05-11-2009, 06:46 AM | #8 (permalink) |
Cheers
Location: Eastcoast USA
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pasta DIET -- this diet works for me!!
1.. You walka pasta DA bakery. 2.. You walka pasta DA candy store. 3.. You walka pasta DA Ice Cream shop. 4.. You walka pasta DA table anDA fridge
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05-11-2009, 10:05 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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Location: NYC
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Guys, I just lost almost 30 lb. Well, finished losing 2 months ago, now trying to maintain. I now weigh what I weighed when I graduated law school 25 years ago. Yes, to some extent overeating makes you thick, heavy, fat, overweight -- whatever word you want to choose. But other stuff does, too. How much you exercise and what you eat are pretty important, too, not just the amount.
I eat pretty much all day long these days, but it's fruits and vegetables for the most part. I eat almost no carbs, almost no processed or prepared foods and no red meat. Basically it's grilled chicken, fish or turkey; lots of vegetables, lots of fruit. Lunch today was a can of tuna (in water), a fresh cob of corn (nuked raw) and about 3/4 lb of fresh stringbeans (also nuked raw), followed by a couple of pieces of fruit for dessert. That's a lot of food. But it's all high in fiber, very tasty, and takes a while to eat. My "treat" is a drink when I get home, change into shorts and tshirt, and stretch out at the computer; there's nothing like some Glenlivet to relax with, in moderation. It took me almost 5 months to take that weight off. But from my experience I can say that what you eat is almost as improtant as how much you eat. High fructose corn syrup is deadly, and it's everywhere. Carbs, even low-fat carbs, go right to your waist if they're not whole grain - most carbs are from processed flour. You'll notice, of course, that our government subsidizes production of a lot of this stuff ,which is why it's so cheap and why people (especially poor people) get so much of it. But that is a discussion for another day. |
05-11-2009, 10:47 AM | #12 (permalink) |
warrior bodhisattva
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Location: East-central Canada
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You can eat all the carbs you want as long as you use them. About 1/3 of my diet consists of carbs (mostly, but not entirely, starches and fibre).
I switched to 1/3 protein, 1/3 carbs, 1/3 fat since I started weight training two months ago. I just had a body comp. done and within that time frame, I lost 2 lbs. of fat and gained 2 lbs. of muscle.
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05-11-2009, 02:09 PM | #13 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: NYC
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Will, I eat no processed carbs. No bread, no mashed potatoes, no granola, etc etc. The carbs I pick up during the day are purely incidental. (like the carbs in corn on the cob, or the fructose in the fruits). I eat no "white carbs" at all, or at least I try not to.
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05-11-2009, 02:14 PM | #14 (permalink) |
... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.
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Oh, PROCESSED carbs. You eat plenty of carbohydrates, you just make sure they're good carbohydrates. Without any carbohydrates, you'd be low on energy and end up getting pretty sick. Which is why I always warn people about the dangers of going low-carb. Or low-anything, for that matter.
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05-12-2009, 09:35 AM | #16 (permalink) |
We work alone
Location: Cake Town
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I do not exercise.
I can breakfast with chips and eat BBQ drumsticks and ice cream before bed. I can eat nothing but pizza and drink nothing but coke for a month. I eat what I want, when I want. I don't gain weight. I don't do any of the above, but I could. My metabolism is the stuff of legend. The downside is that I can't gain muscle mass either. I'm 140 pounds at 5'11".
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05-12-2009, 10:34 AM | #19 (permalink) |
warrior bodhisattva
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Location: East-central Canada
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Yes, I had a high metabolism (the stuff of legend as well: I have frightened small children at all-you-can-eat buffets) and had been around 155-160 lbs. since high school. I only exercised for a couple of years in university (I should have kept that up).
Two years into my 30s and BAM! 185 lbs.?! I lost about 10 lbs. in less than a month simply by cutting out crap food. The average sedentary person begins to lose muscle mass after the age of 30. Our metabolism slows down as a natural process of aging.
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