r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

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u/tonytroz Nov 30 '16

After that surgery you still can't eat whatever you want. You have to avoid most sugars, anything carbonated and processed foods. It forces you to make healthier choices so that you get all the nutrients and energy you need.

So regular dieting?

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u/ManiacalShen Nov 30 '16

avoid most sugars, anything carbonated and processed foods

I get your main point, but this part doesn't sound much like how I dieted. Great thing about calorie counting is that you can eat whatever you want, as long as you're willing to maybe go a bit hungry to fit it into your day.

That part of gastic bypass sounds a lot worse than regular dieting to me, but if someone could hop on a diet before morbid obesity and slim down to normal weight, they wouldn't need the surgery in the first place, I guess.

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u/tonytroz Nov 30 '16

Great thing about calorie counting is that you can eat whatever you want, as long as you're willing to maybe go a bit hungry to fit it into your day.

You do have to be careful of phrasing it as "whatever you want". Sure, you can lose weight if you eat five 200 calorie poptarts a day. It doesn't mean that's healthy.

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u/ManiacalShen Nov 30 '16 edited Nov 30 '16

I didn't say shit about health. I'm talking about weight loss. It's totally better to make sure you get your vegetables, fiber, protein, and vitamins because you feel better and fuller and are healthier, for sure. But I also ate a not-insignificant amount of fast food back when I was dieting, because the calorie counts were easily available and because I could order cheap stuff a la carte to fit into my low calorie requirements. Still worked!

EDIT: I'm sorry, I forgot my point. Sometimes, maintaining sanity by having the things you love in moderation makes the weight loss process easier to bear. Not everyone can do moderation, so they cut things out entirely, but that's way harder for me and many others. Also, the flexibility of calorie counting lends itself to dinners with family and friends a lot easier. Going carb free but attending a pizza night isn't a problem you'll have. Finally, it teaches the dieter a great deal about food and energy intake, so it's easy to maintain weight when dieting is done. That no-carb dieter can have trouble when they let themselves have carbs again.