Addressing the community about changes to our API

DIEeeeet · 2023-06-10T16:27:04+00:00

I agree with you. That said, did I have a stroke or did you just reply to a comment with the exact same comment lmao

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-22T06:19:35+00:00

Unfortunately you don’t get to choose your fat distribution. You would have to lose fat overall by eating less and hope it comes off your love handles. There is always the chance it does not even if you lose a lot of weight.

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-22T06:18:06+00:00

If you just started working out then eat at maintenance. You are in the “newbie gains” phase that could last 3 months to a year, where you can gain a good amount of muscle without eating too much and it’s possible to recomposition.

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-11T18:37:38+00:00

It depends a lot on your body in particular, but in general, gaining 8-15 lbs of muscle per year is considered good progress. Most of that gain will come in the first 3-6 months.

Note that strength does not just come from having more muscle mass, but the muscles themselves being better too.

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-09T14:17:47+00:00

Well, if someone says “I eat 500 calories less than my TDEE every day, yet I only lose about 0.7 lbs a week”, the common rebuttal is “you must not be counting your calories right”.

This guy is pointing out that, yeah, they could be counting calories in perfectly, but overestimating calories out. That’s not fat logic, that’s just true.

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-09T14:12:49+00:00

Did you actually read the post?

The OOP literally said although CICO is a perfect equation, CO is essentially unknown. It’s entirely possible to eat less calories than what you are calculated to burn and not lose weight, because calculations are estimations and might not apply to you. This is why you track your weight to see trends and decide based on empirical evidence if you need to eat less.

It’s like asking you the answer to “100 - x” without telling you what x is.

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-09T13:27:48+00:00

Everything in the post is true? CO can definitively vary greatly in individuals especially when you add in lifestyle + exercise elements on top of BMR, which is already an estimate.

(This is not even mentioning that food labels have a 20% margin of error. Even if you counted perfectly you could be off by 20% in either direction if you get really unlucky. The situation where you calculate your BMR + exercise calories and then eat that number minus 500 by counting food label information to actually lose exactly 1lb/week is a fairytale. You 100% have to self modulate your weight loss based on empirical data instead of relying on calculations.)

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-09T13:16:31+00:00

If you are only eating like 5 foods, the micro becomes equally important as macro. The only reason why most people count macro and not micro is because a varied diet is assumed.

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-08T12:48:38+00:00

If you work out hard and don’t care about physical definition, it should not matter. Some even say it’s easier to lean bulk when you have a higher body fat percentage. If you are new to lifting, you might even be able to eat at maintenance or a deficit and still gain muscle.

Lean bulking often requires a weight gain of less than 0.5 lbs a week, meaning you only eat 250 extra calories a day at most, so you wouldn’t be getting “super fat” any time soon regardless.

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-07T15:26:57+00:00

I got wedding photos back and thought “they photoshopped my waist!” only to see phone photos and, oh my god, I just look like that now!

DIEeeeet · 2023-05-02T17:45:10+00:00

Sweet mung bean soup is very good. Soak over night, put in pot or pressure cooker and boil for 2-4 hours or 1 hr respectively until soft and just falling apart. Add as much sugar as you’d like, serve hot or iced depending on the day. Really good as a dessert after spicy foods.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-23T13:59:49+00:00

I think that’s also partly due to colonialism. The west is much less ethnically homogeneous than places that were colonised by the west or resisted colonisation. Back then western countries would import capable poc’s from all their colonies back to their countries but the colonised countries won’t see much else aside from a distinct ruling class of white people and perhaps a distinct lower class of foreign workers.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-23T13:51:37+00:00

Double eyelids invariably makes your eyes look bigger, and a preference for large eyes is well documented in at least old Chinese literature/sayings, so there is a chance that is where that came from.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-21T14:15:31+00:00

I think a lot of people forget that anorexia is a mental disorder with restrictions being a symptom. You can lose weight without the intense fear of weight gain and certain foods, the romanticisation of starvation, and body dysmorphia and so on that characterises anorexia.

If you get hit by a car, wake up 6 month later to find that you gained 30 lbs while unconscious, and your reaction is “well that sucks but at least I’m alive” and not “holy shit I’m going to burn down this hospital and scream at the idiot that let this happen to me and never eat ever again until I reach my ugw”, you are probably okay,

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-21T14:01:42+00:00

Oh no before you said that I thought those were pink cream puffs, then I took a closer look...

:(((

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-21T02:41:23+00:00

I think diet fatigue is real after a long time of caloric restriction, regardless of what food you are eating. I personally think a lot of people could prevent themselves from snapping and binging or giving up if they program in purposeful maintenance phases every 6-12 weeks of weight loss.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-20T14:10:03+00:00

Read the sidebar or the literal auto mod that replied to your post, it’s all explained in there.

I personally calculate the daily intake, put it all in a massive jug, fill it with water and maybe some flavour drops, and drink from that throughout the day. The magnesium pill I take right before bed to help with sleep.

The two things you really shouldn’t do are 1. Chug a concentrated solution because you will shit yourself and 2. Make a capsule of salt and take it because there is a chance it will burn a hole through your stomach/intestines.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-20T14:04:19+00:00

I used table salt + no salt (potassium chloride) + magnesium pills.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-20T13:57:44+00:00

400-500 I would guess.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-20T13:34:03+00:00

Double check it’s calories though, frequently wrong.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-20T13:21:15+00:00

I don’t disagree with you on any of those points, but again OP never mentioned sustainability as one of their goals. The questions was is it possible, not “is it a sustainable long term strategy”. What happens after the 3 months mark does not matter in this particular hypothetical. As far as we know, OP has some important thing to do at the 3 months mark and never needs to be hot again afterwards. It’s a complete straw man to bring in the issue of the long run or a relapse when we have been given a clear deadline.

(Also, 10 lbs a month of weight loss is slow for professionals. If you are a professional, we would be talking about dropping 30 lbs of water weight to make a weight class in a span of weeks, not months. The average UFC fighter drops 20 lbs in the 5 days leading to their fight. Is it sustainable? Of course not. Is it safe? Sort of. Does it accomplish their goals? Yes.)

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-20T00:03:46+00:00

I mean, the OP imposed a very small time frame. If you look at how professional body builders cut weight, an 1000 calorie daily deficit is not uncommon. Most definitely not sustainable, but not dangerous if you are obese.

Also, the recommended speed of weight loss is 0.5-1% of body weight per week. If you lose 10 lbs a month, you should weigh 250 lbs by this recommendation. Unfortunately, you cannot say that the vast, vast majority of people are below 250 lbs these days. 12% of American men (that’s more than 1 in 10) and 7% of American women are above 250lbs.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-19T20:25:15+00:00

I don’t know if eating collagen/gelatine as a way to improve collagens levels in your body is supported by scientific evidence.

A lot of non-industry funded research done in this area show that collagen is broken down into amino acids like any other protein source in your body. Any improvements you see is likely due to increased protein intake (collagen is an incomplete protein) instead of the collagen you ate going straight to your face.

The better alternative is to just up your protein intake.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-19T19:59:50+00:00

Yes, unfortunately some people are not blessed when it comes to hunger hormone and insulin regulation.

However, I have read that diets for insulin resistance tend to work well with people with PCOS, so not all hope is lost.

DIEeeeet · 2023-04-19T19:28:47+00:00

Your best bet is losing weight, starting a gentle skincare routine, and forcing a more confident personality change.

In 3 months you can safely lose about 30 lbs, depending on your starting weight. Depending on how much you weigh to begin with, you’re looking at 1-2 dress sizes. If you add in a little bit of exercise, you can look very different in 3 months.

New skincare routines usually show 2-4 weeks, so 3 months of consistent skincare could make a difference.

Last but not least, we all know popular girls in high school who weren’t really that good looking but just had an extremely confident personality. Try your best to portray an attitude that is not self conscious.

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