Some researchers assert that the body responds to exercise by burning fewer calories when you’re not working out. Regardless of its effects on weight loss, exercise provides many health benefits.
I shed pretty much all the weight I put on during the years my kids were infants using this approach. The thing is that it comes back. Slowly, but it comes back. I have had to conclude that either via genetics or just through years of being overweight my brain is wired up to do this to itself.
So what do you do? Well, the only thing I’ve found is that I have to be at it forever. I have to chose constant applications of willpower or, put on weight. That is exhausting and I go months where I really can’t face it. It feels like addiction but you can’t cut it out completely, you gotta eat.
I have talked to lots of people who don’t struggle with weight gain and there seems to be a big difference in what is going on in my body vs theirs. I cannot turn off the noise, my body will always be telling me to eat garbage. I can resist it but it is ALWAYS there.
Irrespective of my health or looks, I would give anything to turn the noise off, even for a year or two. What could I accomplish if I pointed all that willpower at something productive? It is highly fashionable to shit on drugs like ozempic. “Fatty needs an easy mode button…” It may not be the answer, but people living longer healthier lives and getting to be free from the noise sounds pretty great. I’m stubborn but I won’t say I have not considered bringing it up with my doc.
CiCo works. Full stop, and it will work for anyone who can convince themselves to do it. But if you do it, you soon realize that you are treating the symptoms not the cause.
This is so true. I have struggled with weight and cravings for many years now as well. The one thing that works for me has been going on full carnivore diet. It really makes sweet and garbage food taste bad and really encourages discipline. Not as a lifestyle change but for a month or teo and then leaning to general moderation diet with low carb intake. I never count calories my self but this approach seems to work it self automatically. Might be something to look into? :)
Yeah I have all sorts of tricks to make it easier. Low carbs is great, not because it matters what you eat but I have much more manageable cravings. Intermittent fasting is a good trick too, if you push yourself not to eat until 2PM, you have fewer hours left in the day to spread your calories through.
On and on… I’m pretty good at the mind game but it still fucking sucks that I got stuck having to play it forever.
I shed pretty much all the weight I put on during the years my kids were infants using this approach. The thing is that it comes back. Slowly, but it comes back. I have had to conclude that either via genetics or just through years of being overweight my brain is wired up to do this to itself.
So what do you do? Well, the only thing I’ve found is that I have to be at it forever. I have to chose constant applications of willpower or, put on weight. That is exhausting and I go months where I really can’t face it. It feels like addiction but you can’t cut it out completely, you gotta eat.
I have talked to lots of people who don’t struggle with weight gain and there seems to be a big difference in what is going on in my body vs theirs. I cannot turn off the noise, my body will always be telling me to eat garbage. I can resist it but it is ALWAYS there.
Irrespective of my health or looks, I would give anything to turn the noise off, even for a year or two. What could I accomplish if I pointed all that willpower at something productive? It is highly fashionable to shit on drugs like ozempic. “Fatty needs an easy mode button…” It may not be the answer, but people living longer healthier lives and getting to be free from the noise sounds pretty great. I’m stubborn but I won’t say I have not considered bringing it up with my doc.
CiCo works. Full stop, and it will work for anyone who can convince themselves to do it. But if you do it, you soon realize that you are treating the symptoms not the cause.
This is so true. I have struggled with weight and cravings for many years now as well. The one thing that works for me has been going on full carnivore diet. It really makes sweet and garbage food taste bad and really encourages discipline. Not as a lifestyle change but for a month or teo and then leaning to general moderation diet with low carb intake. I never count calories my self but this approach seems to work it self automatically. Might be something to look into? :)
Yeah I have all sorts of tricks to make it easier. Low carbs is great, not because it matters what you eat but I have much more manageable cravings. Intermittent fasting is a good trick too, if you push yourself not to eat until 2PM, you have fewer hours left in the day to spread your calories through.
On and on… I’m pretty good at the mind game but it still fucking sucks that I got stuck having to play it forever.