My husband and I went on weight watchers a few years ago. He lost 75lbs and I lost 40lbs. We both are maintaining our weight. The key to keeping the weight off is to not think of it as a diet, but a life style change. Gone are the days when we would eat pizza at least once a week and we no longer eat "seconds" after meals. We also get to the gym twice a week. Loosing weight is easy, maintaining is hard.
My dad recently lost about 50 pounds of weight in 5 months and has held it off for an additional 5. It took an enormous amount of daily portion control and 3-5 workouts a week. It was life-changing for him.
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. Slow, permanent changing of eating habits will always outperform a sudden diet that you only keep for half a year. It might not get you swimsuit ready or whatever, but it will improve quality of life down the road. Best of luck. Dftba.
That's something that a lot of people can't accept: it will take quite some time to lose that weight. It's very optimistic to think that you can lose weight that took years to accumulate in a couple of months.
This one is especially hard for me, since I know and want something that isn't a crash diet (any sort of fast weight loss gives me flashbacks to stories about fenfen), but changing a diet to "less food" means my body compensates by giving me less energy to work with, which makes the exercising and fitness part darn near impossible. Also I got a bum ankle and bad back from when I got hit by a car. If anyone's had to deal with that sort of thing and got over the hump, shoot some advice (and studies) my way.
Fencer Dave I've been on my diet since Christmas, so it's been over 6 months and my weight in continuing to drop I started at 123/127kg and I currently weigh 107kg; it's been slow, but it's working, my diet consists of what I ate before but at lower portion sizes and involves calorie/kilojoule tracking, I have dropped fast food consumption and I have removed soft drinks but apart from that everything is going well, I'm also adding exercise to build a small amount of muscle msss to prevent my metabolism from dropping
i have always love eating and that made me lose weight super hard, tried a lot of diets and exercises along with it, but what made it possible was agoge diet. it changed my life, and maybe yours as well
Reading through some of these comments just reinforces to me that people have a lot to learn about losing weight, fat, diets, exercise, metabolism, obesity and it's consequences. I am a physician assistant. I work in both internal medicine and bariatric medicine. The simplicity of "calories in vs calories out" is misleading. However, it is not completely wrong. It is a piece of the puzzle, but it certainly isn't the whole puzzle. Here I have to clarify that much of weight loss that I am referring to is for those with obesity and/or morbid obesity. If you really want to learn more about all of these aspects, look up the term adiposopathy or sick fat disease. The body is a very complex system, and the fat in your body is not necessarily as dormant as we once thought. The white fat (the fat in your abdomen) can become metabolically active, and produce hormones that not only increase appetite and cravings, but can increase the rate at which your body stores fat. There is a reason why people who are obese or morbidly obese have had successes over time with losing weight, but ultimately tend to regain it back, if not more. Without going into a very lengthy post. The bottom line here is, when you look at someone who is obese, do not assume it is because that are a glutton or a sloth. It simply is not true for most. There has been a fair amount of research into this area in the last 10 years. It will take time, but the tides will shift some as people become more educated. I did enjoy his leaving remarks. It really is true that there is no magic diet. The diet that works best for you is one you can adhere to without losing your mind. In the long term, this will be the most beneficial to you.
Agreed. Which is why I did not add overweight into the mix of my comment. At least at this point, there is no evidence to support that someone who is overweight can not be helped with simple calorie counting and/or carb restriction with high protein. That being said, some times medications can help those who are overweight to at least get a head start on things. Carb withdrawal is a real phenomenon. However, that normally goes away after a period of time of eating low carb. I don't think we have to either bash obese people OR accept them. But, if you aren't that person's accountability partner, or their practitioner, you may be causing more harm than good by hounding them about their weight. BTW, I have a theory of why obese people do not seek medical attention earlier. It's because of the very people on here who say, "Just eat less and move more!" Their is a stigma with medical weight loss in our society (U.S.). It's unfortunate, but true. Does this apply to everyone, certainly not. But it is a barrier for some of these people.
I have a suggestion: when you make lists of figures in regards to research an analysis, could you put the numbers in text on the screen as you would read them in the article so those of us who are visual learners can follow the information better? Love the show
The most effective diet that I have ever uses was what I refer to as "The Poverty Diet". I was too poor to afford the foods I was use too. I could no longer afford eating out or even pre-packaged foods any longer. I was forced to buy fresh ingredients and cook my own meals at home. In addition, I found that I had to reduce my portion sizes to make the food last until I could afford to go to the store again. I also had to limit my intake of surgery foods and drinks because they where more expensive. I ended up losing 25-30 lbs and keeping it off for more than a year.
There is one diet that I was curious to hear about that wasn't included in the meta-analysis: the Mediterrainian Diet. What would it be classified as? What are some of the results from other studies on it? RE: long term dieting - Once you hit your goal weight, you need to then consider modifying your diet to be more of a maintenance based plan. Up your calories ONLY AS MUCH as your activity level will allow you to do (calories in/calories out). That's likely the reason a lot of these dieters gain weight after they go off these diets after hitting their goal weight: they think they can go back to what they were eating before the diet and keep the weight off.
Dr. Carroll, I'd like to see a report on bariatric surgeries. I'm considering gastric bypass in the next 4 months; it has come highly recommended by my PCP, rheumatologist, cardiologist, and neurologist (I have a battery of co-existing issues). Currently I consume roughly 3500 calories daily (no sugary drinks), and weigh 407 pounds. I've met multiple gastric bypass patients who all express tremendous happiness at the results of their surgery, and one person who didn't. Most of these patients though seem to be in the
Whatever the diet, having a social base to help is gold. If you are a food addict, using food as a drug to take away the feels, then getting into a 12 step group is an option, to get at the roots of why you eat, and then simultaneously eating better and losing (or gaining) weight to a right size body. Such groups are also often free.
Great show, Aaron! I think the biggest takeaway is that the best diet is the one you keep. This applies in many situations where one must choose between several good things.
New health information keeps getting updated and Healthcare Triage brings it to you with relevant data. You have to forget about so much that you learned throughout life and rethink it. This is healthcare broken down with science.
Honestly, if you want to lose weight and keep it off, it is tough. At a certain point, your body realizes that you're starving and starts burning fewer calories. That's the plateau. At that point, if you want to continue losing weight, you have to either increase your exercise regimen or restrict your calories even further. And that's the point where most extreme weight loss fails. There's a reason why most people who lose more than 25 pounds can't keep it off long term. Surgery works, but only of you're willing to put the work in. Specifically counselling and maintaining a strict diet plan. And a lot of places that offer the surgery don't address the bad habits and mental health of the patient. Eventually, the stomach expands and the weight will be regained. And all of this isn't taking into consideration all of the people who have other health problems that complicates weight loss even further. If I have one piece of advice, it's to not worry about the assholes that feel like making your life shit for daring to be fat. The most important thing is that you love yourself. So if you are fat, happy, and otherwise healthy, don't worry about it. But if either the happiness or the healthiness changes, find a support system to help you through it. If I have two, when planning your exercise regime, vary your workouts and include weight training. You might gain some weight at first, but it will be muscle mass rather than fat. And muscle mass burns more calories. Incidentally, shaming a person over how much they weigh rarely makes anyone lose weight so much as curl into a ball and wallow in depression and self-pity and can trigger the behaviors that made them overweight in the first place. The obese don't need shame. They need respect and support.
Great run down of diets but I but I would like to see it updated with a comparison to intermittent fasting. Theres a good reason you have to stay on your diet for a ¨long long long time¨: caloric deficits cause your metabolism to slow down to meet your reduced energy consumption. This is why people usually regain their lost weight when they come out of their caloric deficit. What theyre actually doing when the diet ends and they go back to eating a normal amount of calories- even if all them are from unarguably healthy sources- is going into caloric surplus, hence the weight gain. The answer to this conundrum is intermittent fasting. By meeting your bodys energy needs with your own fat you avoid a reduced metabolism and you keep the weight off.
I have found that "starvation" diets work great. I limit myself to filling and nutrient rich foods, but limit calorie intake to 800 a day. I'll typically drop between 1-2 pounds a day. A typical summer I'll drop 60 pounds. Problem is winter where I have found no diet works. Even starting a "starvation" diet does not work then.
I've lost 11,4kg (25lbs) since the 27th of july. 87,2kg (192lbs) ---> 75,8kg (167lbs) (179cm/5'10½"). Cut my caloric intake to between 1100-1400 / day, eat a lot of protein, less carbs and a higher % of good fats. No candy, ice cream etc and I run/walk 6 km 3-4 times a week. Took me 58 min to do it the first time, today it took me 38 min. Losing weight is not hard. You just have to decide to do it.
I'm finally seeing result now that I'm using the Myfitnesspal app. Being able to try everything I eat and drink and all my exercise really helps. So now instead of just thinking I'm eating healthy, I can see exactly what I've eaten, how many calories and carbs I've consumed so I can make better decisions. I used to think losing weight was a joke or that I was a complete failure because everything I tried didn't seem to work. But so far this apo has been making all the difference. And zi'm finally drinking the right amount of water thanks to the Hydro Coach app and drinking the right amount of water is supposed to help with weight loss too so I'm kind of interested to see how that effects things. I've only had that app for a few days and been drinking the proper amount of water for those days so, not sure yet how well it helps with weight loss. But I'm definitely better hydrated. XD Anyway, just thought I'd crow about these two apps because they really do seem to be making really positive impacts in my health.
+Nicolas Burton (Mint Fox Talks) Yeah, you're absolutely right - keeping track of what you actually eat and drink really works. Keeping track of your exercise may help motivate you, but isn't really neccessary. Also, you don't even need special apps - a notebook in the kitchen works perfectly well :-) But if they work for you, hey, go for it.
this year I found out that no diet is the best diet. I started this year out at 121kg and for the first time in my live, I truly had enough and set myself a goal of reaching 100kg before my birthday in October. I switched my evening meals to pre-packed steamer meals and tried to keep my daily calorie intake at ~2000kcal and coupled that with 0.5/1hr of exercise a day. I hit 99.7kg after 16 weeks, which was beyond anything I ever expected. Now I've been hovering around 90kg for quite a few weeks with a much more relaxed regime. I've tried to lose weight a couple of times before by following set diets which cut certain food groups altogether, but I've always relapsed after a few weeks. That might also be down to the difference in mindset I have at this time, but I would recommend to stay clear of these types of diets. Calculate your resting calorie burn and try to stick to a diet which stays around that number for a time while also burning additional cals through exercise. Try to find a form of exercise which you actually enjoy (I got hooked on cycling this year...), that will make the journey a lot easier. I never thought I could ever get down to 100kg, but with the right mindset, it can be done!!!
I wish there was more studies about what diets work best if you have different medical conditions. I have PCOS so my weight fluctuates a lot, I'm currently at a healthy weight but would like to lose a bit more. I know that there must be some differences in how my body reacts to calories but I can't find much information on that. I can't really exercise for complicated reasons so diet is really my only way to control my weight
I was eating VERY low carb for a few months, and at about 400 calories below maintenance. Only around 20 carbs per day, which was super effective for losing fat (it actually started happening. I had spent a few months solely restricting calories while eating whatever I wanted. I lost a round 8 pounds but have no idea where it came from, as my measurements stayed exactly the same. Wasn't til low carb that they began to go down with my weight), but I got awful brain fog from it. I only just recently knocked it up to around 40-50 (WHICH I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT, missed a lot of foods) and that fixed it. I feel so much better. I don't know what percentage that was of my macros, but for me, it certainly wasn't enough. My parents are apparently fine on it though.
It seems like everyone knows the only way to lose weight is to eat less calories than you burn but everyone still does these crazy diets. If you are unhappy being overweight you are going to have to suffer in some way to lose it.
Named diets aren't a replacement for eating fewer calories; they're a way of making eating fewer calories easier. The goal is to guide you towards foods that'll make you feel as satiated as possible within the calorie budget.
Kevin Baker I guess that makes since for some people but this day and age it seems more logical to use a calorie counting app on your phone than shell out a bunch of your hard earned cash for a "miracle" diet. I do see some benefits of a well guided diet plan though.
Ryan Hudson You don't need to spend a ton of money for most named diets. Sure, they'll try and sell you branded packaged food, but the core of the diet is in one ten dollar book.
My husband and I have been on a weight reduction since January ( about 5 months at this point) the thing that worked when nothing else would is focus on long term management. At our age we are not going to loose fast. We have an initial block of time for weight loss of 18 months. We have challenges of hypothyroid, arthritis age and post menopause. We have found a balanced approach works well. Increase activity ( not necessarily exercise) and setting our weight loss calorie level as if it were a maintenance diet for about 10 lbs below our ideal weight . diet wise with a lot of variety and focus on veggies, no snacks or seconds and small portions. We have designated cheat days decided at the beginning of the year. This year birthdays Thanksgiving and Christmas. Those are the only " free days" I think the biggest factor though is feedback. We use the scale faithfully every week and have a detached attitude towards the weight. The diet is adjusted according to what the scale shows. Total weight loss so far is for me ( female) 38 lbs and for him 55 lbs. We both started over 300 lbs. We are both tall ( about 6 ft) I think it's the acceptance of a health problem that has to be managed that also has been helpful. This requires maintenance for as long as we live.
the thing is, any diet can work. whether you try Atkins or keto or paleo or plant-based or carnivore or whatever you try, they all can work. But the best thing for someone to do is to get into working out and try to organize a proper eating regimen and looking to understand how eating healthy works. Eat a balanced nutritional diet that involves all of the different macros of proteins, fats, and carbs. focus on understanding portion sizes first, what foods you like and what foods disagree with you. what each type of food does for your body and the nutrients they have. how calories work when you eat. everyone always wants to just jump to losing weight and figure they can just pick a diet like a keto or try fasting and think their answers will be given to them. although they can, many people fail this way because they realize trying out these diets is harder than they thought and they just end up binge eating again because they deprive themselves of foods or different macros they should have been supplying their bodies with. just like anything in life, learn the proper methods of structuring your eating and how nutrition works. some people learn faster than others but it's something I think everyone should understand.
+polyanthesis 80 pounds down on keto in just over a couple of years. Half of that I was just "maintaining" weight barely paying much attention. It's an easy diet to live with. Just started exercising since I'm not light enough to walk/jog :) www.reddit.com/r/keto docs.google.com/document/d/1gZfJejOM8fJsX1iCilmnpp1qmT_KncJwWCR4-EsaEHc/edit?pli=1
IoEstasCedonta Overrepresented? Well, considering that it has stopped my migraines and seizures, along with reducing my blood sugar... I'd say I'm pretty happy.
I've had the opposite requirement, depending on the activity, to keep my appetite up. In the military my weight to height was very low, and I had to force myself to eat. Same with my activity presently out in the field always walking or even running and doing physical motions. This can apply to even overweight people; if you are dieting often you'll want to increase exercise, do more walking, don't diet too that you have little energy, and suddenly exercising with an extreme low Calorie and/or fat diet can leave you very tired, prone to stress fractures, muscle fatigue, strained muscles, take longer to heal from minor strains, and more easily open to infectious diseases. So don't be afraid to increase your food intake if you start working out, just keep it balanced with lots of greens. Not adjusting can leave you too tired or in pain to continue the exercise, and you may even fail at the diet itself. Just keep in mind the activity amount (burn amount) and food intake as your activities change over time.
I've seen lots of comments about how weight loss is just calorie restriction over time. In reality... It's a lot more complicated than that. The human body isn't just a black box of input and output. Some conditions, such as hypothyroidism, make it exceedingly difficult to lose weight. Seemingly identical people will lose different amounts of weights under the same conditions, or maybe no weight at all. The world is a complicated place that does not fit nicely into shiny boxes. DFTBA.
I often, but not frequently, "neglect" to eat a day or three a month. It doesn't seem to make much difference in my weight (around 160 to 165 lbs). If I walk a mile a day, I maintain weight at that food intake level. If I walk more than two miles a day, I have to eat more to maintain a weight above 160 lbs. My diet (food intake) is "ignorant" of carb, fat and red meat protein " but "watchful" of processed foods. Hope this informs some one. BTW. I'm a 68 year old white male in an east Coast Urban Center.
I had never heard of this channel and I'm glad I found it. I always enjoy finding myself a nice information packed channel. I'm going to be watching all the videos. I wonder what I'll find!
while i agree with a lot of people when they say (in these comments and elsewhere) that overweight people need support instead of shame these people then inevitably go on to say something like "if you're overweight and happy then be overweight, who cares what other people think..." this last part is absolutely wrong. if you want to be overweight, that is fine, but don't justify it by saying i'm living how i want to live and it makes me happy. If you take your eyes a little off the meal in front of you and look a few years down the road you most certainly are not going to be happy. saying "if you're overweight and happy then be overweight" is nearsighted at best. you need to maintain a healthy weight not only because of the mountain of health problems you're going to have that will directly contradict your happiness, but for the sheer avoidability of it. it obviously harder and sometimes damn hard for certain people to lose weight over others, but it is not impossible. what i love the most is the inconsistency of society. these days everyone knows if you smoke you're asking for cancer and everyone knows if you're obese you're asking for pulmonary disese, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, gall bladder disease, osteoarthritis, gout, phlebitis, cancer, pancreatitis, coronary heart disease, diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, cataracts, stroke, etc... when someone sees a person smoking who has cancer or who gets cancer, it's often a "they were asking for it" mentality. but we see an obese person with CVD (etc) and we coddle them. think about how similar they are. food and smoking are both effectively addictive, both are hard to quit (obviously you can't quit food, but quitting unhealthy food), both quitting smoking and losing weight have to be battled for the rest of that persons life, both have a genetic aspect, and both have terrible health effects that are totally avoidable. reality is every man, woman, and child require respect and support, but when someone is doing something that is known to be a serious health problem i would contend that the last thing they need is a host of people telling them it's okay "as long as they're happy"
This was interesting. Can you maybe also make a video just about a healthy diet (not as in weight losing diet, but just as a regular thing) for people who don't necessarily want to lose weight? Like, how much fat, protein and carbs are good/bad? How often should I / shouldn't I eat meat? Is there such a thing as eating too much fruit as they contain quite a bit of sugar?
Great vid. I've known this for a while, but there really is NO silver bullet. Eat moderately, and exercise moderately, and you'll have a moderate weight. Simple as that. For me, I like to cook or buy foods that taste the best regardless of caloric value and depending on the caloric value of that meal, exercise accordingly to balance.
I consider myself a part time vegetarian or just a pescatarian. I don't consider it a diet to drink green smoothies or meat twice a week. It's a lifestyle change. I had lost thirty pound till the point the herniated discs made it too painful to work out (I didn't know, thought it was a pinched nerve because I get them in my shoulders) and them back surgery happens and having to find a sit down job. And eating well and drinking only water the first two-three months in and out of the hospital helped till I could get to PT and do at least some exercise. I may be fat but I'm healthy. My doctors say aside my PCOS and lifelong back problem I'm perfect.... not looking forward to that last one. -__-
this was a great and much needed video. there's so much crap floating around about this topic that its nice to see some level headed evidence based explanations of whats going on here.
You keep pointing to the side or over your shoulder, making me think there should be links to other videos showing up on the screen, but they aren't there!
***** Well, if that was the problem, it wasn't due to anything I did/did not do. The problem magically fixed itself. Perhaps annotations weren't added until after I watched it.
Good video. You took an objective look at the science, which is appreciated. Not sure I agree with all your conclusions, but diet is a complicated matter, and we know less than we think we do. I think it's also worth pointing out that what diets we can stick to isn't just a personal preference; many of those low-carb trials allowed participants to eat ad libitum. Yes, their caloric intake was lower, but it was an unconscious restriction, not a conscious restriction. It's much easier to stick to a diet when you're not constantly hungry. I suppose there are mixed results on how satiating low-carb diets are compared with others, though. My personal experience (which, I know, is not really valid data) is that when I avoid grains and sugars, I don't get hungry constantly and I spontaneously eat less. The diet I've had success with is the paleo diet. Unfortunately, that one hasn't received sufficient attention in research for us to have any reliable data about it. But anecdotally, it appears to be the best. Of course, randomized controlled trials would need to confirm that for anyone to take that as fact. But it's what I suspect.
When your jeans start to get too tight, it's time to adjust the food to exercise ratio. *Refuse to buy a larger size*. Or if you must, commit to getting back into the old ones as soon as possible, keep them and try them on every week or every day as a reminder.
Cool! It would be great to see more about the importance of exercise in weight loss and health in general. Most Americans could use more exercise either for weight loss, or for other health reasons. If you exercise more, you can eat more without gaining weight. While diet is important, I think exercise is often not promoted enough (plus, regular aerobic exercise is better for cardiovascular health than any diet, and cardiovascular illness is a HUGE problem in developed countries).
I've been using FitBit to keep track of my diet and exercise habits, and managed to lose 50 pounds in 4 months between April and August. It's a process, and you don't really need FitBit in particular to do the same thing, but it really just came down to portion control and countering calorie intake with calorie exertion.
if you wanna diet and lose weight permanently, you need to make a life style change and forever change how much you are eating - and, what usually works: excersize more.
Yeah, the difference is that a lot of the weight lost in the low-carb diets is water weight and lean mass due to the depletion of muscle glycogen. Weight on the scale is one thing, body composition is another.
I was hoping to see something about Keto. One could say that the Keto diet is super low-carb, I believe somewhere around 20g/day. This means very very low levels of sugar, and no grains, both of which are believed to be bad for people. You can still eat lots of great things like cheese, bacon, seafood, beef, chicken ect., and some sugar in moderation. When your body uses ketones for energy it help relieve the loss in strength and strong cravings for junk food, thereby making it a more viable option for people to stick with long term. Your thoughts?
I'd love to see the weight loss at 24 months. It's probably depressing, especially if there was already reversion after 6 months. Good video. I'd heard the the Low-Carb Diets were best in the short run for weight loss, although I had no idea that it was a crapshoot between them and the Low-Fat Diets all the way. Sadly it's not surprising they all equaled out after 12 months - sticking to a diet is hard, especially if it involves food denial. One of the reason why I like Weight Watchers even though it can be painfully slow at weight loss at times is that you don't generally feel like you're being deprived.
4:00 just a suggestion, if possible, please put up the numbers Dr. Carroll is saying in the video so it is easier to compare by looking at a graphic rather than attempting to remember the numbers in ones head.
@David M everyone's metabolism adapts. Starve yourself and it will screech to a hault. To lose a lot of weight you need to strike a balance where you eat less than what it takes to maintain your weight but not so much less that you put your body into a fat-hoarding survival mode. There are also other reasons to chose 1 diet over another: muscle gain, cognitive benefits, avoiding carcinogens, improving cholesterol, regulating blood sugar levels, etc.
Can you do a video on the research and safety with LSD, cocaine, MDMA, shrooms, etc? You've already done marijuana and you talked about shrooms in terms of quitting smoking, but what about the overly dangerous etc...
Wow, there's a lot of disparity in the drugs you're talking about, so let sort them a little bit. LSD and Psilocybin mushrooms are hallucinogens and have the lowest toxicity and addictiveness of pretty much any currently illegal substances (they are considered both less toxic and less addictive than caffeine). MDMA is also hallucinogenic, but it's also a stimulant and an analgesic, and it's usually taken with other drugs (like LSD, Psilocybin, ketamine -- another analgesic, or alcohol -- a depressant) which can make it's apparent effects pretty inconsistent, but generally, it's considered more toxic than those hallucinogens or cannabis, but it's about as addictive as caffeine and significantly less toxic (and less addictive) than alcohol. Cocaine, on the other hand is somewhere between alcohol and nicotine in terms of addictiveness and toxicity, making it actually kind of dangerous. We haven't really gotten into the stuff people commonly overdose on or become cripplingly addicted to, alcohol is on the low end of that spectrum (and some could make the argument that cocaine and nicotine are too) superseded by stuff like prescription analgesics, morphine, methamphetamines, and heroin. These are much different from LSD, Psilocybin, and even MDMA and are much more dangerous.
What do you have to say about a plant based diet? Personally, I've lost about 45 lbs in about 4-5 months by simply abstaining from animal products and processed foods. Is there any science backing up the benefits of a plant based diet?
Basically anything that makes you more aware of what you're eating is going to cause you to eat healthier, but there isn't much evidence in favor of plant-based diets in particular. If you ate the same as you do now but threw in some lean meats, you'd see the same results. (obviously there are also ethical and environmental arguments against animal products, but that's a whole different topic)
Because plant based foods tend to be higher in fiber, they are more filling so people who adhere to plant based diets probably tend to consume fewer calories, leading to the weight loss. That's what I think is going on, but I may be wrong.
probably only in that you are consuming many fewer calories. Animal products tend to have a much higher caloric density in the form of protein and fat. Take a bowl of pasta, for instance, if you were to compare vegetarian pasta to pasta with meatballs, you would have to replace every missing meatball with a pound of mushrooms, 1.1 pounds of green peppers, or half a pound of onion to make up the caloric difference. Remember, that's not in total; that's _each_ 100kcal meatball. That said, you can get a much better replacement out of oil, which is incredibly dense with calories, you would only have to replace each meatball with tablespoon of olive oil to balance things out then (though, you would make your sauce thinner and oilier, which may not be desirable).
Salvador Mota Alvarez When I first switched to being a vegan, I remember losing 12 pounds in two days because I wasn't constipated anymore due to the fiber. I pooped out A LOT and went from pooping once every 5-7 days to twice a day. I lost a lot of weight like that. Also, the fiber keeps me full longer, so I don't feel hungry all the time, which helps.
Do you have a updated video on this topic? Everything I've researched suggests NO diet works if you look beyond one year and most not only regain but regain more. About 5% sustain weight loss by EXTREME vigilance from my recollection- though a 5% success (if I recall correctly) and majority failing and getting worse makes me really ambivalent about attempting weight loss at all. I really want to lose weight and look better but anecdotally all diets feel like torture and scientifically it appears we don't have a reliable solution to this problem. I am trying to eat healthier but even that is challenging.
Gardner Gee that is pretty much all on point. Learning to cook often helps to eat healthier, also why do you want to lose weight and what is the end goal, to look good? walking, core muscles and strength training(more fun if it's a sport) will do that. Being healthy? well plant-based works for most, and Dr.Greger also gives advice on what meat is okay. To fit in/please others? fu*k them if it's not this, it's going to be something else. Meditate or find something like it, learn to be happy with who you are. The only time I've seen somebody accidentally lose weight and it lasting, was a friend and it took over a year, it's suppose to take over 3 to be proven to work and be a lifestyle change, anyway avoiding trans fat and white carbs worked for them. For whatever it's worth. How is it going now? old habits die hard, I think about half of ted talks have become about that.
I think you should have had a dietitian as a special guest on this video because they are specialist in the field of increasing health through improving your diet. It would have allowed someone who constantly does research on this topic to explain the subject.
What about the Low Carb High Fat diet, AKA the Ketogenic Diet??? 80% Fat 15% Protein 5% Carbs. Because for many PHDs and Doctors like Phinney, Volek, Agostino, Attia, Soakes, Perlmutter, Mullin and others, the real problem comes from the carbs in particular the grains and the sugar. Could you please make a video about it and share your opinion? Thanks.
+Al Wigo A low protein diet is never an option. Unless you want to look like a string bean or Jack Skellington, adequate protein must be maintained. Also, how in the world would anyone eat 80% fat?! You'd have to drink cooking oils to meet those macros.
+Al Wigo A low protein diet is never an option. Unless you want to look like a string bean or Jack Skellington, adequate protein must be maintained. A good chunk of weight loss as a result of a low protein diet will be from lean body mass. Also, how in the world would anyone eat 80% fat?! You'd have to drink cooking oils to meet those macros.
+PinuyashaRPG , I never said or wrote low protein because it is actually moderate intake of protein which is the amount of protein we just need because too much protein is not good either. Personally I need 100 grams of protein a day, which are 400 kcalories, which is 15% of my total energy intake of the day. I don't need to eat more protein because I don't use it as a fuel. I burn fat as primary fuel which is much more energy dense than protein or carbs.
+Al Wigo Atkins IS a low carb, high fat keto diet. But it's not the only keto diet out there. You have to be careful with ketogenesis cuz some types of keto diets are highly restrictive and are only meant as a short-term kickstart. I'm talking things like the HCG diet (which works very well but cannot be continued more than 6 weeks max) and the like. You need protein, period.
+Amelia Bee . As far as I know the Atkins diet is high protein which can be a pb for a lot of people. I agree we need protein, but no more than 1 gram per kilo of lean body mass.
What has worked for me is Sparkpeople for tracking food and a FitBit to track my activity. Through these tools I can easily track calories in vs calories out.
Most of Americans today wish to lose weight and look to diets to help them out. The idea behind diets is right, eating right and exercising more. Diets, however, can be extremely dangerous depending on which diet routine is attempted. I do not support the low carb diet even though you may see results. The body needs the glucose from carbs in order to generate ATP. If glucose from carbs are not present, the body may develop ketones, which are extremely dangerous. Ketones can appear in the urine and are a sign of extreme danger, a danger that can even be fatal if not taken care of. Rather than restrict yourself from food, choose healthier options and incorporate a lifestyle change. It is important that both exercise and food are balanced. Fuel your body the way it needs to function in order to perform all of its daily functions instead of starve yourself of bread. Diets are not necessarily a bad idea; however, I believe that a lifestyle change would be more beneficial and help in the long run.
IMHO, the diet that includes moderate exercise and watching portions, trying to eat foods that enhance overall health and in specific better exercise is the easiest to follow. Humans were not constructed to sit too long. Indeed, fat derived from eating may be an early indicator of far more serious ailments than just too many carbs eaten, yes?
How does veganism and vegetarianism play into these? I have been doing my own research that was sparked by the RU-vidr, Freelee the banana girl. I would love to see your take on her supporting evidence that veganism is the best form of diet. Thanks so much for your videos, I have learned so much!
I really feel like the 'best' diet is one where you restrict caloric intake and achieve a balanced and varied diet. I don't think it's ever healthy (certainly in the long-term) to cut out one food group or drastically reduce intake of it (unless you were eating way too much of it to begin with, obviously). Also, exercise.
could you revisit this topic for the ketogenic diet which recommends your calories come from a 60/35/5 ratio from fat/protein/carbs respectively which is significantly lower carb than the "below 40%" low carb diets you cite.
Which diet would be easy to do? Not confusing when deciding what to eat, being able to eat food that you liked before the diet, and cheaper. Do any of them meet my requirements? lol
+Joshua Labrada If you're comfortable with your current dietary choices, then just track your caloric intake and reduce it to an appropriate amount to facilitate weight loss. That should be pretty easy to do, and the change is minimal.
Flu season is coming up. Can you do an episode on that? I know that personally I'm still not sure of things such as: Should I get a flu shot? Do they really help? Are they really caused by tiny head chickens? (haha) What is the difference between the Flu and a cold. How are the two caused? Does washing your hands really help? Or is it air born so no matter what if you are in a classroom filled with "the infected" you'll end up being infected as well. What is the best/fastest way to cure them? Should I be taking a bunch of vitamin C? What about these new "natural oils" like peppermint and frankincense that my mother in law swears by. (If you already made a video on this that I just can't find please just send me the link if you could.) Please and Thank You!
At the end of the day it's really about eating less than you burn. Macronutrients and micronutrients help determine body composition and general health, but if you're not in a caloric deficit, you will not lose weight.
I'm a woman with gestational diabetes, searching for low-carb recipes I've come across "keto-diet" recipes. Could you do a video on the affects of such a diet?
do the 12 month weight loss numbers imply that people gained weight between 6-12 months? or is that weight loss in addition to the 6 month weight loss?
He said that almost all of the diets had weight gain in the second period. Probably because cheating on the diet increased. But, if you have severe cravings, you are probably missing some nutrition that you need.
Watching this within the first 10 minutes of being uploaded, it doesn't have the links to the other videos yet... it's entertaining to watch him point at nothing, lol.
What about significant long term weight loss? The studies you cited seem to apply to people looking to lose vanity weight for a little while, none of those diets are likely to produce meaningful results for people trying to take and keep off 50 or a 100 pounds or more. Also in general how long does the weight stay off in those studies? If most of them regain half of the weight lost in the first six months, during the second six months, how long before they regain all or more then they lost? I want to see research about massive weight loss over long periods of time.
I don't think diet and exercise alone can reduce that large amount of weight. Certain surgical procedures are probably better for weight reduction and adhering to the diets could probably maintain that healthy weight. Although an extremely intense exercise regimen may be able to also reduce weight to that point, it is difficult to adhere to due to its intensity. Either that, or spend lots of time adhering to a diet, losing weight one pound at a time. It truly depends on how quickly and what risks you want to take with the weight loss.
The research shows that long term significant weight loss is only achieved in a statistically insignificant group (basically it is a fluke when it happens). Diets don't work long term.
Jason Wexler I doubt he will, Dr. Carroll seems to be quite happy toeing the common wisdom about weight and health that has no basis in science and is instead rooted entirely in obesity stigma. Disappointing really, but it took time to convince people that homosexuals weren't diseased, it will take time to convince them that fat people aren't either.
Diets are stupid. What people need to lose wait is to change their lifestyle, whether over a period of time (baby steps) or cold turkey. You need to eat well, and above all exercise! Take it from someone who has lost 50 lbs in a year from watching what I eat, eating healthy whole food and exercising 3-4 times a week. Cardio is key.
