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Also, sales stats from businesses should not be on there, " john Lewis has announced that its sales figures are down 2.5 percent from last year"....
how on earth is that headline stuff, what do the broadcasters think that means to the public? who cares?
I swear on my life that a BBC news report at the beginning of Jan said "sales analysts fear that the spending spree will not continue"
err... January sales maybe?
The thing is that the reporters talk in that weird taught tone and deliver the news in that fashion which makes what they are talking about seem important but sometimes what you pay adherence to the literal they are talking real crap.
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Although the 2nd day after, is always followed by being massively depressed, or just the feeling of "oh shit". Nearly everyone i know who's taken MD, does say that it does bring on depression afterwards.
I know they do, but I still dont think it is news worthy, why do you think someone would put that on the news?
Same reason they put the bank of England base rate changes on or the latest government kerfuffle?
Weight loss for most people isn't about hard work at the gym but is simply about diet. In fact many health professionals avoid going into heavy exercise if you're overweight because you are more likely to inure yourself.
Everyone has their own circumstances though, but yea I agree that if you lined 20 people up who say they can't lose weight, 18 of those just haven't had the discipline to manage their diet.
It's not as simple as 'lack of discipline'.
Yes and no. In terms of pure obesity, all you need is a calorific deficit. This can be achieved by still eating junk food, just less of it. I'd be surprised if there are many who don't realise that eating more = calories and eating less = less calories. There may be legitimate reasons the person can't hold themselves to that diet, but that doesn't change the link between being unable/unwilling to control eating and obesity.
That doesn't mean you would have a satisfying healthy balanced diet, but studies have been done on whether you can lose weight rating junk food and yes, you can - it's purely about calories in vs calories out. Ready meals aren't anywhere near as bad as people assume - they are portioned adequately (most dieters downfall is eating portion sizes 2-3x what they should) and have a simple red and green indicator on the box of what you're eating.
Still would want to mix it up though to avoid those pesky diabetes and other related health effects.
Exactly - it's the one that you eat too much of that will make them fat.
There's no excuse.
Although i find it funny how "healthy drinks" are worse for you than "Coke", innocent smoothies have a shit ton of sugar/calouries. And so on...
If people took 1 hour out of their Facebook time, they could cook themselves proper meals.
And living by yourself is no excuse, as you can cook big meals, like roasts or spag bog. And just freeze the rest for later on in the week, when you want something quick and healthy. If you cook your own food, you know what's in it!
Healthy food, still tastes as good as other food ><
Rant over.
well that's confusing. I thought Cpt's point was that chicken salad is blatently the most healthy.
I've already mentioned that people may choose to eat unhealthy food/binge eat because of low moods or feeling in a complete rut. Again, if you don't feel good about yourself then you may not feel deserving or in the right frame of mind to rustle up a 'quick and easy' stir fry.
Also another point and people can argue that it's an isolated case but I've seen plenty of people mentioning the same problem on this message board. Certain medications can make you put on a serious amount of weight. A member of my family put on a lot of weight when taking meds for anxiety/depression and has only just felt able to work the weight off. But I think it's easy to see how it can be a difficult cycle to get out of. I don't like the 'fattist' attitudes in this thread.
Agree, I am overweight, and admittedly diet is not the best but I don't sit at home every night gorging myself on junk food or eat a 2L tub of ice cream for breakfast. I eat 3 meals a day and snack a little too much.
I try to stay active (walking, golf etc) but the gym/running just aren't my thing. I am happy with my body and don't come up with "excuses" for not losing weight, nor do i want sympathy for it. I'm cuddly and i like it!!
It's a lifestyle choice just like drink, drugs, having babies and sexual preference. I doubt I would be too popular on here if i labelled whisky, ecstacy, gay sex and children as "immoral"
'unpopular opinions' -shrug-
My thoughts exactly. But everyone likes pandas and tigers and things like reptiles and amphibians barely get a look in - despite more of them being endangered in proportion to mammals.
I was hoping it'd be less popular..
None of anyone elses business shirley?
Cant say I sit and give a second thought to the weight of people around me. If someone is content being fat, thats their choice/lookout. It never occured to me that i should or shouldnt be "sympathetic"
Theyre a lost cause.
It's more healthy as long as you don't overeat. That's what makes you fat - eating more than your body requires. If you ate 5 bowls of salad 10 times a day, you're going to get fat. Chicken may give you more nutrients than a Domino's pizza but if you ate 5 whole chickens compared to eating just one pizza, the former will see you put on more weight.
It's also about when you eat too. If you're the type who eats at breakfast time, lunch, dinner and supper times whether you're hungry or not - you'll get fat. You're filling your body when it just doesn't need it. OK some people are limited as to when they can eat due to work etc but if you don't have such restrictions simply eat when you're hungry. There are days when I don't get hungry until 1pm. If I eat breakfast at 9am my body doesn't need it because I'm not hungry. So it will get stored as fat.
Nobody says you have to eat 'diet' food. I mean eat it if you want but I've lost almost 3 stone since June and I still love my double cheeseburger with large fries and large coke from McD's. But only when I'm hungry.
CM punk is right, what makes you fat is just simple maths. energy in vs energy out.
Health wise, i wouldnt choose a chicken salad or a large dominoes pizza for my dinner. Dominoes pizza is way too much, and a chicken salad would not get me through till breakfast.
If i was planning a long run the next day, id advise a slice or two of pizza over the chicken salad, in fact an oven baked veggie pizza is not an unhealthy option at all. A chicken salad would be a nice light lunch, but nutrition is all about feeding yourself according to what you actually need, and there is no one size fits all.
Healthy does not mean low calorie. A can of coke is shit. 10 tablespoons of sugar or whatever hideous amount it is, some caffeine and some fizzy water - empty calories. An innocent smoothie is a highly nutritious drink, full of vitamins and goodness. yes its sugary, but if you want a sweet treat, its all natural and a great choice. Of course if you drink litres of the stuff on top of your normal food, its still calorific, but its a mistake to equate calories with unhealthy.