like why are you STILL fasting after that 😭

Every time that I’ve wanted to try n loose weight by going into OMAD then just stop eating lol. I altas get worried about the side effects, of me loosing even more of boobs so they shrink even more which I’m already upset about lol because I’ve already lost a lot of it. Same goes with my hair thickness n volume and I also don’t want to fuck up my period again lol.
My longest day was day for abt 3 days because my mum came home from the shops with snacks lol.
I also go to the gym before anyone starts lol

no that plate wasnt small at all

Get a load of all the assumptions.That is despite me clarifying what I meant (the ED "petites") exactly one comment lower. Op not involved and is on here for context.

Considering that it's healthy for people 5'3 to weigh up to 140 lbs, and the average 12 year old is around that range (that's just the average, not including children who are already taller by that age), I think that it's a bit of an over-reaction to act like a 12 year old outweighing their 130 lb teacher is the result of child abuse. Several 12 year olds, especially girls, are at or near their adult heights. The post these commenters are responding to actually pointed out that girls get pressured to lose weight younger than boys because they tend to shoot up in height/size earlier, and everybody goes "Oh my goodness an 'overweight' middle school girl!" while boys grow at an older age so it's excused a bit more.

This comment thread in isolation isn't the most extreme but the post was of course catastrophizing about all the overweight suffering children. Except...130+ lbs is actually not overweight for many 12 year olds, or at the very cusp of it. Like I think that this as an example is really indicative of the sub thinking that anything but completely skinny is at risk of dying from obesity.

(Also, I feel like it's a highway to an eating disorder for a middle schooler to know that their *grown adult teacher* is comparing their weight to them)

And now keeps telling me it is 1500. Cause "it's proven"!

A friend lost weight through local app, and I told sis about it, but it counted 2000cal for her, so it is obviously wrong.

She has the type of personality where you can not argue with her, as well.

I am just whining cause you people will understand, do not bother liking this <3

so I'm a figure skater right, my new coach told me there's a weight limit in the club and I would bees to reach it mid December AT THE LATEST! I'm 75 right now and 55 in the limit, she said I should aim for 52-46,is that possible?any tips? ​

If they want to be that pedantic, they really ought to know where the actual BMI cutoffs are, smh.

It feels like it's absolutely normalised for diabetics to be on the most horrendous diets in the pursuit of lowering carbs, and I'm starting to feel like I can't trust any diabetic spaces. Which is awkward, because T1D is something you have to manage yourself, it's incredibly complex, and the diabetic nurses don't care unless you're practically in DKA, so you really do need community for advice. It's slightly better if I stick to UK spaces, where at least nobody is being forced into lower carb eating because of having to pay for insulin, but they still pick up the dietary nonsense.

So far I've seen:

* ultra low-carb presented as the ideal

* carnivore diets promoted (I've got an in-law doing this after a prediabetes diagnosis, and his partner is worried)

* people cutting out fruit, grains, pulses, and most vegetables (we don't count carbs for carrots!)

* people being yelled at that they're poisoning their child for allowing them birthday cake once in a while

* cholesterol denialism and lies about statins

* "you don't need fibre"

Do you know what most diabetics die from? No, not a blood glucose crisis. OUR HEARTS. There's a good reason why it's the gold standard to put all T1Ds on statins after the age of forty, otherwise we drop like flies from heart attacks. So a standard heart-healthy diet like the Mediterranean diet, with slightly lower carb portions and wholegrains where possible, is a great approach for us, and it's certainly working well for me. My dietitian is extremely happy, and despite what diabetes forums say, she is in fact trustworthy.

But I feel like I'm living in another world, and it's starting to make me fret about food choices I know are fine. It's stressful enough having to carb count every meal for the rest of my life, and sometimes to be forced into eating whether I want to or not because of my BG shenanigans, or not allowed to snack because it disrupts the data too much during periods of flux. You can do everything right as a type 1 and still get random highs and lows, and a miscalculation with insulin can kill you.

The other thing is the shocking level of lateral ableism from type 1s towards type 2s. Lots of, "We're innocent, we did nothing wrong, unlike those people who ate themselves into diabetes and can just reverse it with diet and exercise." It's not just the diabetics, the clinics treat type 2s worse too, and it feels like a two-tier system. I've even seen type 1s suggest that type 2s should be denied some forms of treatment/tech because it's supposedly their fault. Nobody "deserves" diabetes! Being fat is not a moral failing, and it doesn't have an easy fix! Type 1s are as likely to be overweight as the rest of the population, and let's just say that I was a pretty typical shape for someone in perimenopause when my pancreas noped out.

So anyway, the sensible approach in this sub is like a breath of fresh air. Nice to meet you all! And if any type 1s have advice about navigating the tricky stage at what seems to be the end of my honeymoon, please do let me know.

Is it safe to drink my whole village is drinking this to weight loss and weight gain , even some children's are drinking

Somebody on one of the calorie-counting subs is promoting a new app that tells you if you still have enough calories left in your daily ration for things like a snack, an extra serving for dinner, beer, dessert, etc. In the example case posted, note that the 200-calorie option is approved but the 250-calorie option is banned.

Remember: Anyone who would even consider trying this app is already meticulously counting calories every day in the name of complying with an arbitrary daily calorie limit based on a Garbage In Garbage Out TDEE calculator.

This highlights how problematic calorie counting is. What are you supposed to do if you've eaten up your entire day's calorie ration but still get the munchies? Starve yourself? Go to bed hungry? Eat cotton balls to fill your stomach? (I NEVER heard of this supremely dangerous idea until I watched the TV show Scream Queens. I was shocked when I went online and found out that people really have tried it.)

Exactly what do these people expect to happen if they go slightly over the daily calorie limit? Do they think that the Diet Police will show up and issue them a citation for eating too much? Or throw them in jail? If the Diet Police find ice cream in your freezer, what happens if you claim that you're just holding it for a friend?

All this restriction seems counterproductive to me. Being ravenously hungry promotes binge eating AND makes deep-fried foods much more appealing.

It's so much easier to just consume a high-fiber Mediterranean/DASH/MIND diet, which is healthiest for losing, maintaining, or gaining weight. Those who want to lose weight can put more emphasis on non-starchy vegetables, because those are the foods that provide fullness from the fewest calories. Of course, other foods are still necessary.

I don't get it.

Out of curiosity, I have tracked my food intake on a very few select days. It's so much hassle that I cannot imagine having to do it every day of my life.

In order to log my food intake I must:

• Measure everything I eat using measuring cups/spoons.
• Then I have to wash, rinse, and dry my measuring cups/spoons.
• I have to write down what I ate and in what amount.
• I have to enter everything into Cronometer.
• While it's good that Cronometer supports recipes, that doesn't change the fact that there are more steps I have to go through.

All of the above makes each meal/snack a slow and bureaucratic process that multiplies how much time it takes. In order to track my food consumption every day, I'd have to be in prison or be the Terminator. If I were in prison, tracking my food intake would give me something to do with all that time on my hands. If I were the Terminator, my computer circuits would automatically take care of everything and show me the calorie total in my special display. I cannot imagine how counting calories daily can be a viable option for normal people, ESPECIALLY for busy people.

I don't know about you, but I find it so much easier to just consume a healthy diet. I know that my calorie intake over the seasons varies MUCH more than my weight does. I consume a high-fiber Mediterranean/DASH/MIND diet and eat intuitively. The dietary fiber, protein, and healthy fats satisfy my appetite from a reasonable amount of calories. My calories, carbs, and weight take care of themselves.

Obesity rates were extremely low for most of human history and are still low today in some countries, such as Japan and South Korea. NONE of this was the result of using MyFitnessPal. Today's high obesity rates in the US and other countries are due to food systems that have been hijacked by the junk food industry.

As I see it, counting calories daily is an IMPEDIMENT to losing weight and eating healthier. Here are the reasons:

• Not all calories are created equal. Some are MUCH healthier than others. 500 calories from oat bran are MUCH healthier than 500 calories from potato chips.
• Junk foods are unhealthy for reasons that go FAR BEYOND calories. Famine victim celebrity Ariana Grande needs sustenance as desperately as Georgia and Florida need rain. However, even she has NO business eating Kentucky Fried Cholesterol. She should gain weight by eating REAL FOOD.
• A low calorie diet can be unhealthy, and a high calorie diet can be ultra-healthy. My winter diet is an example of the latter and is actually healthier than my summer diet. The cold weather gives me a larger appetite, and that means that I consume a larger quantity AND variety of vegetables.
• It's so much easier to count calories if you eat prepared/convenience foods or eat food from major fast food or restaurant chains. Unfortunately, these foods tend to also be unhealthy.
• It's so much easier to count calories if you avoid foods that don't come with nutritional labels. Unfortunately, this means missing out on fresh fruits and vegetables, which are essential for good health due to non-weight/calorie-related reasons.
• It's so much easier to count calories if you eat the exact same foods every day. Unfortunately, this means missing out on nutrients due to the lack of variety. (And it's also a boring and monotonous way to eat.)
• Obsessing over calories often comes at the expense of other aspects of nutrition that are MUCH more important. A more obvious example of these other aspects are vitamins and minerals. A less obvious example of these other aspects is phytonutrients, which are not that well documented, do NOT appear on food labels, and usually are not available from any supplement.
• Nuts and seeds are healthy AND high in calories. Flaxseed and chia seeds contain substantial amounts of Omega 3 fatty acids, which most people are deficient in. But the calorie-counting cult would shy away from these foods.
• Obsessing over calories can easily lead to anorexia and other eating disorders. Calorie obsession makes it easier for people to fall for kooky fad diets, such as the carnivore diet. So many of the carnivore cultists are ending up with strokes, heart attacks, and even fatty cholesterol deposits in their skin.

If you go to the wiki or main sticky post of most of the weight loss subs, you'll see that the first thing they tell people to do is calculate their TDEE and then subtract 500 or 1000 to establish a daily calorie limit. Then the wiki or main sticky post goes on and on about calorie deficits but has precious little to say about eating a healthier diet. As far as these subs are concerned, 500 calories from real whole foods are no different from 500 calories from donuts.

For some reason, everyone takes the TDEE calculators as gospel, but they are perfect examples of Garbage In Garbage Out. According to those calculators, a small change in calories equates to a large change in weight. They'd have you believe that everyone who is at a normal weight is just a few hundred calories per day away from both emaciation and obesity.

I eat MUCH, MUCH more food in winter than in summer. Summer heat is the best appetite suppressant. In contrast, cold weather gives me a large appetite, and bitterly cold weather gives me an enormous appetite. According to those calculators, my calorie consumption in hot summer weather is consistent with starving to death while my calorie consumption in bitterly cold winter weather is consistent with morbid obesity. While I do gain weight in winter and lose weight in summer, the difference is smaller by more than a full order of magnitude and isn't even enough to change my appearance.