Carol asks…
So weight loss is really easy.. why are so many Americans still so overweight?
Im a 21 year old male, been overweight my whole life, not obese but pudgy/chunky. I am atm 5 foot 6 and 142 lbs, lightest ive ever been and I feel just great. I was 180 lbs at 5 foot 6 which is awful I was disgusted with myself and I dieted 1600 cals a day no more, sugar under 40-50mg a day, salt under 1800mg a day. thats it sounds hard but its not. i followed that eating for about 8 weeks and it wasnt strict I ate peanut M&Ms at times, and things like sun chips and goldfish for snack. It was not bad. 8 weeks of work and I got rid of 20 lbs average per month, thats years of building up of bodyfat burned out in 8 weeks just by dieting not much exercise except my job and I am a dishwasher at a busy restaurant so i burn maybe 200-300 calories a day from work. Point being, I found it is really easy to lose weight, easier to lose than gain. So why dont so many people just cut the calories and cut the weight? I can see why appetite suppresants might be needed but why are people buying all of these fat burners and carb blockers thinking they’re miracle pills and still giving up their diets I never understood why weight loss was so hard for these people. My two questions are is my logic right, in the sense of me saying weight loss is much much easier than weight gain? Second question being, why can you lose weight so quickly and gain it so slowly? I am eating around 2500 calories these days daily and watching my weight and Im not gaining an ounce back which is good, but is it really that much harder to gain than to lose?
weight loss cardiff answers:
Well the reason why its easier to lose weight than gain it is because when you are losing the weight you are actively seeking that result, whereas when you gain weight your not trying to gain weight it just happens very gradually until one day you look in the mirror and you’re like “AHH I got fat!???
I’ve dieted a lot in my life and I’ve noticed that it is a play on perception. Some people might say its easier to get fat than skinny just because you dont notice how much weight you gained until you’re already fat. But when you sit down and claculate the time it took to actually get that fat then they see it took awhile.
Anyways the reason why many americans are still getting fat has to do with social environment. For example poor people can only afford cheap food, and cheap processed food is the unhealthiest food you can get. Have you ever looked at the nutrition content of a cheap microwave dinner? The stuff is horrible for you! But hey they gotta eat and they cant afford the expensive healthy stuff…now thats one example. The other example is the college grad who gets a nice cushy desk job. He sits at a desk all day with little to no exercise and by the time he gets home he’s not gonna wanna run 10 miles is he? That and he’ll sit down and drink a few cold beers (REALLY high in empty calories!). Also if he happens to have a family and kids, well there goes all the extra time he could have used for exercise!
I offer these examples because they are commonplace, but of course it can be argued “they can make time for the things they need to do”, which is perfectly true. But when you have so much on your plate does it really matter if you weigh 30 pounds more than you did 4 years ago? I do believe that there is no good excuse for letting yourself gain so much weight but they are understandable reasons for not staying in herculean shape. Its just not an ideal everybody holds in high regard.
Donald asks…
Quick, easy, fast weight loss..is it possible?
I have just over a week till i go back to college, and would like to lose as much weight as possible.
I dont mind working hard at it, like doing lots of exercise and cutting out any food…..any ideas what i can do?
i obviously already cut out any junk food etc, but also need to keep on a budget, so cannot buy new gym equipment or pills.
Help??
weight loss cardiff answers:
There are no easy answers otherwise we would all do it but when i have to loose a few pounds i do the Miami Heart Instatute Diet- minging but workes on chemicals canceling each other out so it is as if you have eaten minus food!!
Lost 10 pounds in 3 days once!!!
Nancy asks…
Quick, Easy Weight Loss?
I want to lose the little bit of fat right below my belly button and on my hips…what is the quickest easiest way to do that??
P.S i play softball and get about 20 hours of exercise a week , so what could be the problem??
weight loss cardiff answers:
Honestly friend, there are no shortcuts for weight loss, although there are some good information that can surely helps you such as on “Dailyusatrend Fitness” (Just Google it) but it needs some efforts. You must be willing to face the challenges of discipline and exercise to achieved your goals.
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