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It's good to be fit, trim, strong, with good endurance. It's not so easy in middle age, and clearly many or most people don't care. That's OK.

We have posted about this a number of times: How to Lose Body Fat: The Science-Backed Ways That Actually Work

It's possible to lose large amounts of weight — and to lose body fat when you have a high body fat percentage — but it takes dedication, patience and time. Because experts recommend aiming to drop just 1 to 2 pounds per week, losing 50 pounds could take several months to a year or more.

It's funny that, a few generations ago, being heavy was a sign of prosperity in the Western World. Today, it's sort-of the opposite. Weight has curiously become politicized the same as a messy house or kitchen. This lady claims that fat is not your fault. In some sense, that is true because some people are better at discerning what is enough. Fact is, in first world cultures, it takes surprisingly little food to be fit and healthy. Recreational and emotional eating are real things.

Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 13:23 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Comfort zone eating or there may be 99 problems but food isn't one.
The nutritionist at the hospital told me this after the stroke and coma five years ago.
Since then I have lost 150lbs. and gotten off all Big Pharm poison.
Iron Will and Discipline is the only way in the eat less move often (ELMO) diet.
There is no shirking on physical activity and no buffet blitzkrieg or processed synthetic lab food EVER!
Tired, cold, knees hurt? Suck it up buttercup, get back in the ring.
BBL-Time for a walkabout.

#1 Walkabout on 2023-03-20 23:44 (Reply)

I wasn't quite the mess you were, but close, so I love your handle "WALKABOUT".

Walking saved my sorry arse and still does.

Actually, my wife saved my sorry arse, she bought me a fitbit step counter and scale, stopped my bloody lies.

There is no solution but pain.

#1.1 Fred Z on 2023-03-20 23:58 (Reply)

There are two different issues here that often get conflated. The major issue is obesity, that ain't just "body fat". Obesity is like having an additional person's worth of weight on your body. Obesity is both a health problem and a health symptom. You don't get obese just because you like to snack. You can't get to a normal weight simply by eating a normal diet.

The second issue is the more common one where a person is 10, 20, 50, 60 pounds overweight. This problem is easily manageable by diet and a conscious effort to eat healthily. This type of being overweight is not as serious a health issue and mostly it is an issue of self respect and desire to look your best. A good enough reason to diet but not as critical as it is for someone who is obese.

#2 OneGuy on 2023-03-21 10:37 (Reply)

I took advantage of cancer/chemo (successful) to jumpstart my only successful sustained weight loss attempt (at 69), by trying for a daily deficit of 500 calories (over my generic age/gender/height daily requirement). The key was settling on foods that I never tired of that made an adequate daily choice regimen (plus supplements to cover malnutrition), and not freaking out over occasional cheating, esp. if I could keep that from exceeding the daily requirement. (But I gotta tell you, a daily goal of under 1000 calories builds character...)

I'm down 63 lbs. 4 more, and I'm at BMI 25, which is my planned holding point. It's taken me longer than I expected (20+ lbs/year) but I've been able to keep it up, which is more than I've ever achieved before. I've got a lot of metrics, but my most accurate predictor is "2 lbs/month" over the long haul. Setting appropriate expectations for yourself is a key element of keeping it going.

#3 Karen Myers (Link) on 2023-03-21 11:12 (Reply)

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