• Baggie@lemmy.zip
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    6 months ago

    It’s stupid but sometimes to fight the unhealthy parts of your brain you have to resort to less than optimal strategies. If it works, even just as a stopgap, it’s a win.

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        6 months ago

        Kind of. CBT is (oversimplification incoming) just every time there’s a negative thought, you make a habit of thinking a positive thought, so then your brain starts associating the connection. Basically retraining your brain to naturally go from negative to positive path, and over time your brain gets rewired to do it without consciously doing it.

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    6 months ago

    My trick is to portion control and not do something asinine like Keto. We are meant to eat a wide array of things including grains. What we are not meant to eat is processed crap. I’m down 10 pounds this month simply by restricting the amount of crap I eat.

    At the end of the day it’s calories in < calories out and you lose weight.

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      Yeah, keto got popular because many people lost a lot of weight doing it. And so they naturally attributed the weight loss to the lack of carbs. But in reality, the diet only works because it actually forces you to watch what you’re eating. When you have to think “does this have carbs or sugar” for every single snack, you suddenly snack a lot less. Because the overwhelming answer of “of course it fucking does, it’s a mass produced snack.” When your only options are “make something yourself instead of eating pre-packaged junk” or “don’t snack” a lot of people will opt to skip the snack.

      Basically, keto works because by eliminating carbs you’re also eliminating snacking, and are actually forced to track what you eat. At the end of the day it’s just calories in<calories out.

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        6 months ago

        That, and fats are more filling than carbs, so if you up the fats and cut the carbs, you’re more likely to stick with the diet since you feel more satisfied. The same is true for fiber vs regular carbs.

        So if you want a simple weight loss strategy, increase the fat and fiber you eat, and cut out the junk food. Don’t count carbs or anything, just try to increase the healthy fats and fiber you consume, that’ll naturally help you feel better and make it easier to cut calories.

        I do think counting calories is helpful though, but i prefer to do it after the fact instead of limiting myself. If I can see I’m regularly over the target, I’ll make a conscious effort to adjust my expectations (usually snacking), but starving yourself for the rest of the day sucks and makes it more likely you’ll abandon it entirely.

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        6 months ago

        All weight loss diet plans are just tricking you into eating less calories. Grapefruits don’t have magical weight loss powers, it’s just if you go on the grapefruit diet you can’t physically bring yourself to eat more than one or two, so you eat less than you normally do.

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          6 months ago

          Speak for yourself, I could absolutely eat 5+ grapefruits in one sitting.

          I would regret it afterwards, but those massive bitter oranges are among my favorite fruits

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      6 months ago

      It’s not ‘that’ simple. Not all calories are the same, avoiding processed Oils, Sugars and Starches is essential.

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    6 months ago

    Had to look soijack up:

    Soyboy Face, also known as the Soylent Grin, Nu-Male Face, Nu-Male Smile, Soyface and Cuckface, is an internet slang term referring to a facial expression associated with men described as nu-male or Soy Boys who are photographed expressing surprise or excitement with their mouth agape. Online, a variation of Wojak referred to as “Soyjak” is illustrated with the open-mouthed smile.