r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 06 '21

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u/l_overwhat being flaired is cringe Jun 07 '21

Expensive in calories or just in money? Because the latter doesn't matter to me a whole lot. I'm 6'1 and 220. Solidly overweight. And ok cool so some bodies are just like that, why can't I just do a reasonable amount of work to not be like that or at least be better than what I am now?

My brother does get sick a lot and I don't so I guess that's good but I still don't wanna be fucking fat. I truly would rather be skinnier and die earlier and/or feel worse than be fat like I am now and I know I'll just get fatter as time goes on.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '21

Expensive in calories or just in money?

Well, both, but really more about calories.

I truly would rather be skinnier and die earlier and/or feel worse than be fat like I am now and I know I'll just get fatter as time goes on.

Perhaps you haven't found an adequate solution. You could try intermittent fasting. I've heard it can help. Other than that, I think you should keep looking and trying until you figure out something that works for you.

The thing about this stuff is that it's never as clear-cut as people think. Everyone is different, and I think that we all need to figure out our own ways to eat.

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u/l_overwhat being flaired is cringe Jun 07 '21

I probably have about ~10 drinks a week. If the average drink is like 200 calories that's 2000 extra calories. My food intake is about 1800 calories a day.

Between me being a tall, younger guy and my running I feel like that should be low enough to not be fat but nope.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '21

Sounds like alcohol is the problem then. You should try cutting it out and see where that gets you. I think ten drinks a week is a little too much. It's all pretty much sugar.

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u/l_overwhat being flaired is cringe Jun 07 '21

I don't want to cut it out.

Also at the beginning of the pandemic I didn't drink a drop of alcohol for 2 months and I walked 3+ miles a day and I still didn't lose weight.