• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
    6·
    5 months ago

    Only way is caloric restriction. Exercise that builds muscle increases your body’s caloric expenditure, exercise that burns calories raises the number of calories you can eat that day, doing neither means you need to have a more restricted caloric intake.

    Personally, I try to focus on weight training and maintaining or slightly losing weight. So far, it’s had quite a positive impact functionally, and aesthetically in my personal opinion (and my partner’s). That being said, I’ve done pure restriction before, it worked in the short term but I gained most of it back, and I was miserable doing it.

  • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
    52·
    5 months ago

    long answer, many ways, from dangerous diets, uperations, medicine, drugs…

    short answer, no. try to get a healthier lifestyle that will gradually get you to where you want to be. Do you want to be skinnier or do you want to be more active and do stuff you would love to do.

    if it’s just a self image issue, I get that, I really do. but you’ll get there in time

  • graycube@lemmy.world
    211·
    5 months ago

    Get really sick. Cancer will often do it. A broken thyroid. There are a number of GI disorders too.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
      7·
      5 months ago

      I don’t know why you were downvoted. It’s called “fasting,” and it’s an entirely legitimate way to lose weight. There’s good evidence that, if done thoughtfully, it can have health benefits.

      Calories in, calories out. There’s no way around physics.

      • eupraxia@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        imo nobody who is struggling to lose weight needs to be told about energy balance. Everyone knows what a calorie is, and that there’s a daily amount at which they will either lose or gain weight. They probably know they’re above that amount, and need to bring it down to lose weight.

        Unfortunately either a lot of good advice or a lot of bad advice can follow that. Nutrition and the psychological factors that influence people’s diets are more complicated and no answer is complete without getting into that too.

        • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          5 months ago

          imo nobody who is struggling to lose weight needs to be told about energy balance.

          I disagree when I’ve heard countless people make up wild reasons why they can’t lose weight and it’s never about eating more calories than they burn. I’m not trying to shame anyone (im overweight myself) but the billion dollar weight loss industry has convinced too many people that it’s some super complex problem that can only be solved with some wacky diet and a monthly fee.

          • eupraxia@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            1·
            5 months ago

            I’m definitely with you in that diet culture does much more harm than good and the weight loss industry overcomplicates it in favor of wacky diets and subscriptions and such.

            That being said, just because grifters overcomplicate something, doesn’t mean it’s actually not complicated - especially psychologically, which matters a lot when eating disorders, sensitivities, and difficulties acquiring and preparing quality food, all are in the mix. The psychological aspects are what “weight loss solutions” try to sidestep and I think it really sets people up for failure even if they see some short term loss early on.

            Knowing about energy balance could be enough for some, but it’s also definitely reasonable for someone to have further challenges and seek outside help for it. A good nutritionist, trainer, or even therapist can be invaluable for someone struggling to lose weight and keep it off.

  • waka@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    I managed losing 20kg within a year without major exercise using a combination that fit me. Baseline calories about 2000kcal/day, so restricted to 1300kcal to give me some room for error. Next was switching to Keto, so I could manage hunger a lot better. Next I wrote everything in my food tracker app, often planning my entire day in there. Put the sauces away, found a good low-carb curry ketchup and used that a lot, was also low calories. I made lots of mistakes, often hidden calories, salad sauces, remoulade alternatives that just weren’t, and what hurt the most were sugar alternative products. If you want to lose weight, there is no alternative.

    What helped me get through was adding a “cheat day” every sunday, which was not a sugar cheat day, but one with 2000kcal more in keto stuff (only the basics, not any of these replacement thingies) and some protein puddings which was the only exception.

  • klemptor@startrek.website
    21·
    5 months ago

    Is this a serious question?

    Look if you don’t care about your health, you can crash diet, sure, but you’ll lose water weight first, and then will lose muscle alongside the fat, especially if you don’t exercise. You will also feel miserable and will make others feel miserable being around you. And you’ll most likely pack it back on when you quit the diet.