Post: #1

An article at fivethirtyeight.com compares many different sorts of diets and concludes that in the course of a year, basically all diets will help you lose somewhere around 13 or 14 pounds. It is remarkable to me that each diet falls within a very narrow range.

The problem with most diets is that people do not stick with them. The article advocates choosing a diet that has foods you like, and just going with it to lose weight.

The article firther notes that they are only looking at weight loss and not any other costs or benefits associated witg particular diets.


http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/whic...st-weight/

Post: #2

Because weight loss is simply about staying on a consistent caloric deficit regardless of what you eat. However all these diets will have different effects on you because of the foods each supports/neglects and how it affects your body.

Post: #3

(10-14-2014 11:47 AM)FretDancer Wrote:  Because weight loss is simply about staying on a consistent caloric deficit regardless of what you eat. However all these diets will have different effects on you because of the foods each supports/neglects and how it affects your body.

Correct.

I'm currently on Keto and have been since March. Once I hit my goal weight I'm going on a relatively clean bulk with carbs.

Keto is more of a lifestyle change than a diet, but it worked well. Would definitely do again for cutting.

Post: #4

Weight loss vs Fat loss

Different things they are.

Losing a few pounds of fat (assuming you're not a whale to start with) is very visible. People will notice the changes straight away.

Losing a few pounds of general weight loss (which would be mostly water, some muscles and a little bit of fat) is hardly noticeable. Plenty of people do this on those BS diets and exercises, and still look like crap. After all, the reason people are after weight loss is because they assume they will look better being lighter.

Then there's losing the weight / fat and keeping it off. Some diets are destructive to your body and metabolism in the long run and will make you rebound to a worse condition. The term yo-yo dieting exists for a reason.

Post: #5

I don't understand why people think dieting alone is all they need to loss weight. Hit the f*cking gym and you can continue to eat foods you enjoy while not starving yourself.

I have a fat friend who was dieting consistently, but her weight loss went into over drive when she incorporated strength training into her life. Her biggest fear is being back where she was in the past.

Post: #6

Diet is the only thing you need to lose weight... Until you plateau.

I was 210 at a "BMI" of about 40% about a year and a half ago. Now I'm 195 and probably at a "BMI" of 18%. In the first 3 months of starting the ketogenic diet I lost the bulk of my weight (from 210 down to 160) without hitting the gym. Following that initial weight loss I then began to hit the gym and since then I've went back up 30 or 35 pounds while losing a little more fat.

Hitting the gym is absolutely not necessary to lose the initial bulk of your fat. BUT weight loss is relative to how you're eating, past a certain point you are going to be losing muscle.

In addition, it becomes easier to exercise once you are in better physical shape. The quality of food you eat comes first when it comes to altering your body, you can strength train all day long but if you eat cheetos and pizza all day you will be weaker. Of course its a balance of the 2.

Post: #7

(10-15-2014 02:06 PM)TravellingSoldier Wrote:  Diet is the only thing you need to lose weight... Until you plateau.

I was 210 at a "BMI" of about 40% about a year and a half ago. Now I'm 195 and probably at a "BMI" of 18%. In the first 3 months of starting the ketogenic diet I lost the bulk of my weight (from 210 down to 160) without hitting the gym. Following that initial weight loss I then began to hit the gym and since then I've went back up 30 or 35 pounds while losing a little more fat.

Hitting the gym is absolutely not necessary to lose the initial bulk of your fat. BUT weight loss is relative to how you're eating, past a certain point you are going to be losing muscle.

In addition, it becomes easier to exercise once you are in better physical shape. The quality of food you eat comes first when it comes to altering your body, you can strength train all day long but if you eat cheetos and pizza all day you will be weaker. Of course its a balance of the 2.

I think you mean Body Fat Percentage, not BMI.