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patrickl:
The thing with diets is, they ALL work. That's why there are so many of them. Just paying attention to what you eat and banning a portion of your regular diet is enough. Some are more damaging to your body/social life than others.

The trouble is that diets don't work on the longer term.

patrickl:

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--- Quote from: patrickl on August 30, 2008, 06:08:20 am ---The trouble is that diets don't work on the longer term.

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It may be different in the third world, but in America we've become so 'health conscious' that you can eat virtually anywhere and stay healthy.  I think it's simply a matter of being informed over what you're doing to yourself and making decisions and choices accordingly. 

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Of course I forgot, in the US no one is overweight  :angel:

My point was that people lose weight in a hurry and they gain the weight at the same pace. Indeed you should just stay conscious of what you eat at all times. I don;t think it really matters what you eat. There were doctors who went on a meat only diet for half a year, also on a veggie only diet. The body just seems to cope with whatever you feed it.

So indeed you can stay fine wherever you eat. A Dutch reporter did the Super Size Me thing. He ate only at McDonalds for a month. He stuck to a normal caloric intake (instead of consuming 5000 kcal a day like the American reporter). His health actually improved.

Jdurg:
It's all about portion control.  As I've gotten older, my metabolism has slowed down considerably as one would expect.  I've found that I've had to cut back largely on the portions I eat in order to stop weight gain.  Instead of eating four pieces of pizza, I eat two.  I don't snack anymore, and by cutting back on the amount of food I eat my food lasts longer and I don't put on weight as much.  Where before buying a pizza meant maybe one meal and a snack, now a pizza will last me three or more meals so I get more food for my money in a sense.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on August 30, 2008, 11:26:06 am ---It may be different in the third world, but in America we've become so 'health conscious' that you can eat virtually anywhere and stay healthy.  I think it's simply a matter of being informed over what you're doing to yourself and making decisions and choices accordingly. 

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The problem most people run into with that, or maybe I should say biggest excuse, is that it's cheaper to eat crap than it is to eat healthy.  There are a whole lot of people who give up fast on dietary changes because they'd rather pay $6 for an extra value meal than $7.50 for a Boston Market meal.

Ummon:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 30, 2008, 04:31:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: pinballjim on August 30, 2008, 11:26:06 am ---It may be different in the third world, but in America we've become so 'health conscious' that you can eat virtually anywhere and stay healthy.  I think it's simply a matter of being informed over what you're doing to yourself and making decisions and choices accordingly. 

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The problem most people run into with that, or maybe I should say biggest excuse, is that it's cheaper to eat crap than it is to eat healthy.  There are a whole lot of people who give up fast on dietary changes because they'd rather pay $6 for an extra value meal than $7.50 for a Boston Market meal.

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Which isn't necessarily that much better. And what's 'healthy'? It's actually really easy - BUT for most it isn't because of the complicatedness of their lives and American culture. What to do?

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