The Delusion of Diet Culture

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[@Ginmabes]

I really relate to the exhaustion that comes with CONSTANTLY thinking about weight, body, food, calories. I have maintained a 40 lbs weight loss but have gone up about 10 pounds over the Winter (NZ) and it's really bugging me but I'm struggling to lose it again. I'm so sick of thinking about it! I've been thinking about weight for about 25 years.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

It’s an annoying lifetime struggle. I’ve been thinking about my weight since it was brought to my attention that I was fat at 4 years old.

[@ErinBrookes]

I'm in the same exact place. It's so stressful and the minute I stop thinking about my weight, I gain.

[@Jess-es9sg]

I relate. I don't think I have not thought about my weight since I was 10 years old

[@cooparchive7857]

How much muscles you have ??? Because The more muscles you have the faster fat lose process and enhance metabolism.

[@idunsgarden]

Yep I’ve been trying to lose weight since I was 10 years old. Lost 70lbs but still need to lose more and it’s gotten SO much more difficult with thyroid disease and age. It’s exhausting to track calories and constantly try just not to gain.

[@johannas.l.brushane2518]

It is kind of sad that people have started to feel they have to apologize for wanting to make a change they think will have them in a better place.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

That is because of all the fat activists. They will shame others for wanting to make a positive change to their health instead of actually being "body positive" as they claim.

[@derp195]

"I understand that some people really like to drink, so please don't take this as an insult to other alcoholics - some alcoholics live very productive lives. I'm not trying to comment on them, so please don't hate me for this, but I would like to stop drinking."

[@LifeAfterLosing]

@@derp195 there is nothing wrong with that. You should be commended!

[@Anpeo]

"I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren’t in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets."

[@anikaschneider2611]

😂

[@Sweetlittlehugs]

I hate when people tell me that I’m not fat. I am fat, I’m technically obese, and I don’t want to be. I don’t need anyone telling me I’m not really that fat and I don’t need to change my life.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

That’s because people don’t know what a healthy weight is anymore.

[@Cat_Woods]

Right? You can SEE excess fat, at least on a lot of body types. It's not just the BMI charts. Like, you can pinch the rolls of fat. You can see the body underneath the rolls. One measure of obesity is done with calipers, measuring how much fat can be pinched on different parts of the body.

[@kylie3038]

Same. Pre-weight loss, people insisted I wasn't fat. Lost 50 lbs and now people can't believe how dramatic of a difference it mapde. Still would like to lose another 10 and people still insist I don't need to. I think people should mind their own business

[@olive872]

@@Cat_Woodspinching rolls of fat?? You can “pinch” fat on my body and im 5 pounds from being medically underweight. Not sure if that’s an accurate measure

[@Cat_Woods]

​@@olive872 It's one measure, as I mentioned, done with calipers. If you're close to underweight, I'm sure your measure would be very low. I didn't say that if the measure is greater than zero that person is overweight. It's just one measure, with a spectrum of applicability. The point is that the difference between someone who has 100 lbs of excess fat and someone who has less than 10 is visible. The fat activists claim that you can't tell anything about health by looking at someone. Yes you can. You can't tell everything. But you can tell that someone with several hundred pounds of excess fat is over a healthy weight.

[@iyanawhitener6813]

I felt this I hate being overweight. It’s so exhausting have to wake up everyday being fat. I feel uncomfortable in my skin.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

I agree. But I know you can change it!

[@thepissedoffgerman2459]

Same! And now that my back and knees are crumbling under the weight, I'm at my breaking point. It has to go!

[@wolfyngrey1313]

I’m 5ft1 and have maintained a 60 pound weight loss for about a decade now. It’s been hard. So much of what I hear her say I have heard come out of my own mouth. ❤

[@LifeAfterLosing]

That is amazing! But yes, it is hard.

[@Breathe_Deeper]

I lost 200 lbs and my family insists I'm good now. I still need to lose a bit more and this baffles them. My brother got actually angry when I said I still need to lose another 20 lbs. "Says who?" My waist to hip ratio, my body fat percentage and the last doctor I saw all say I'm still fat. It's hard to try to continue losing weight with my family judging me like that. Worst part is, some of them are skinnier than I am right now.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

Agree. I want to lose 20 more as well so now I just don’t tell anyone. They all ask why anyway.

[@hannahbunny2773]

You know you’ve come a long way. Do what is sustainable for you if losing more is sustainable do it :)

[@okaycola2]

People are always mad when there’s another slim person in the fat family

[@LifeAfterLosing]

Ain't that the truth! Friend circles too!@@okaycola2

[@gloriaa.2442]

Do what is best for you. They aren’t in your shoes. Please don’t let it stop you especially if your doctors are on board & you know it would only make you healthier/happier 💓

[@kaileyfry]

Lmao she's so real, I love that. I relate to her so much.

[@narthic]

5'3 female, I love flex schedules with caloric deficits. Like, 1200 is my weekday intake and 1600 is my weekend intake. So, I get to have that little thing, I get to eat maybe a little bit more dinner, I get to look forward to a treat. That's helped immensely to not binge or fall off the tracks. I wish I'd found the flex schedules sooner my journey would have been so much easier lol.

[@prinsessa5830]

5'7 female-yup, I'm just like her and when I'm running everyday I randomly think to myself oh well if one of my neighbors see me and they're pissed off I'm trying to lose weight when I'm not "society fat" or whatever. Also I do not restrict any food ever. I focus on healthy in general, but I have anything I want 200-500calorie meals. Around 1,400cals a day and never get upset if it's close to 2k because I'm really trying to do this thing once and for all! (8lbs off last month!) Also randomly but ironically today while working out I full on cried and looked at my chub and was saying how "I am tired of this, I hate being fat I am so uncomfortable!" But I got through it like always and knew it'll always be worth it in time and felt better after finishing.

[@wendy_lynn]

I’m curious to where she lives in Canada for her food and water to be contaminated lol. We literally have some of the cleanest water in the world and extremely high food safety standards. I lost weight without ever touching anything that said organic or grass fed. It is nice to see someone who actually doesn’t tiptoe around the topic of weight loss. I’ll never understand why people are made to feel guilty for it. Just like no one should be shaming someone for not wanting to lose weight.

[@angelxbunny]

yes thank you!! i’m glad there’s another canadian here who was really confused with that part.

[@MusikGirl23]

Yeah, I’m Canadian too. Certain parts of Canada are struggling (read: reserves, which is incredibly disheartening and needs to be acted on), yes, we may have high standards, but now we’re finding out that old standards were harmful. My city recently discovered we have a ton of pipes that contain asbestos supplying our clean drinking water! Yikes!

[@MusikGirl23]

But yes. The majority of Canada is okay

[@Lau3464l]

@@MusikGirl23 the majority of major cities in Canada have clean water, but a lot of rural Canada doesn’t, especially the territories, northern Quebec, northern prairies etc.

[@Lau3464l]

Just googled her and saw she lives in Toronto. So yeah definitely access to clean water and food lol

[@Fodizniz]

“Obesetoobeseaswell” 😂

[@A88-p5e]

When she said it’s all to do with lifestyle I completely got that. As someone who has changed lifestyle frequently in the past few years you can really see it. I was always pretty overweight since high school, in 3rd year uni I went on exchange overseas. My whole lifestyle was different in that country and I lost all my excess weight in that time. When I got home, I gained some again and my mental health also plummeted. After that I reduced my uni study load and took some time to myself. Again, lost a bunch of weight and was probably underweight because I had so much time I was just walking everywhere and was living with my partner in the city half the time (which is a lot more walkable compared to my home in the suburbs). This year, I moved out of home to another suburb, had to do an intense year of study and write my thesis plus took on an extra job. I thought I could at least maintain my weight. Nope, I gained 30+ kg just this year…your stress levels, your occupation, the lifestyle of your city 100% makes so much difference!!!!

[@alexp7673]

I’m in the exact same spot as her right now it’s insane! Was obese, lost weight, now still struggle to truly find balance! I’m ADHD as well and if I’m more “chill” or “intuitive” with myself I never become obese again but I always gain like 20-30 pounds and need to become “strict” to lose them and I’ve done this fluctuation consistently since my initial weight loss. I’m currently in the same mindset of being up in my fluctuation, not being fat but clothes not fitting good, and needing to become strict again

[@ErinBrookes]

Yep. I completely agree.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

You are right where I am. I allow myself 20 pounds and I am just there right now. Now I will bust my butt to take those 20 off. Actually, I am shooting for 25. lol

[@weightwarriors]

The journey of losing weight is not easy, but you got this! 💪

[@tigerlily2519]

I don't like going to the gym or doing exercise for the sake of doing exercise. Instead, I volunteer at my local cat rescue shelter or wildfowl and wetland centre. I feel good because I'm helping and I'm doing a load of exercise without really thinking about it. Hopefully that's helpful for someone 😊

[@okaycola2]

That’s not sufficient

[@pinacolada1393]

I give you props for getting out & moving around plus doing something to help others. That is inspiring me to do something to give back, Thanks

[@tigerlily2519]

@underwearonly ofcourse it can be! It just depends what kind of volunteering you do. I used to spend one day a week volunteering with a wetland centre pushing wheelbarrows/dragging branches up hills, raking grass, cutting back dense vegetation, digging turf etc. Now I clean out cat pens one morning a week and still burn 300-500 calories each time from the volunteering and the journey to and from.

[@Lau3464l]

@@okaycola2 says who? How can you make that judgment from this comment

[@gloriaa.2442]

@@tigerlily2519this actually gave me a nice idea, something to add to my week. I like going to the gym regularly but I agree that It is nice to have variety of activities. Thanks!

[@paravarium]

We are a diet culture. Your diet is what ever you eat, be it mindful or not, "healthy diet" or "unhealthy diet" Our culture is full of trying to influence your diet, fast food advertising is lodged into our subconscious minds at every turn. So it's kind of funny that they only look at diet culture as only something to do with losing weight, because your diet can drive you to obesity just as well

[@cynamentl]

Her talking points remind me of when I was in the height of my orthorexia ed and I hope she doesn't get caught up in that obsession with "clean" eating or overexercise. It's just not sustainable, I gained all the weight back and I have been struggling to get my confidence back to lose weight all over again for years now

[@suhseal]

Her point about adhd is SO true. I’m also 5’2 and 1200 calories is maintenance for me. Do you know how depressing that is?? Think about how enraged people are at 1200 calories …that it’s a severe deficit. That its starvation. And that’s ALL I can eat cuz I’m a small woman. You would think I would feel satiety but I really don’t. I have the hunger of a 6’2” man and I seriously only am able to stay somewhat smaller cuz I dont want to gain a ridiculous amount of weight. But hunger wise … I’m still hungry eating at the recommend maintenance 😑 I literally am eating a whole meal less than the average person. FML

[@bfg69bug]

Look up high volume low calorie foods. Watermelon for example.

[@444kota]

5’3 also with adhd. Spot on

[@rosamoreno4794]

Same here, I am always hungry at 5’2 and age 46. I stay at 145 lbs due to binges.

[@suhseal]

@@rosamoreno4794 AND on people our height...we don't have the vertical to absorb weight gain. I definitely see an extra 5lbs on me. and absolutely 10lbs of weight gain. We have way less of a grace period before it shows on our short stature. I am SALTY

[@IzzyandShadow]

5ft with ADHD here I feel your pain 😂

[@brooke8495]

I love how self aware she is. I'm this way and a lot of times, people don't know how to take it. I relate to her so much. The whole BED thing is so true. I restrict too much, binge then give up and the cycle repeats 🤦‍♀️

[@mjl3753]

She should be speaking with her psych/therapist before attempting to do what she says she wants to do. This to be is very much a symptom of her disorder. She needs to address the underlying root issues. She might be what midsize at the most. I get wanting to be smaller in to 'standard' sized clothes. But 2lbs a week/1200 calories is disordered eating. As someone who is in ED recovery still battling disordered eating , her mental health is the problem not the weight.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

Spot on!

[@bekw4366]

2lbs a week and 1200 calories is considered disordered? Wow that explains my extreme hunger….

[@mjl3753]

@@bekw4366 it would be yes. most registered dietician would not recommend more then 0.5lbs for someone mid size /overweight. As John mentioned someone who is truly obese, not muscle but fat, can lose 2lbs and considered a healthy weight loss. At 2lbs per week she'd be losing primarily muscle tissue not fat as she would not be eating sufficient qty. protein.

[@Lau3464l]

@@bekw4366 if you’re extremely hungry, you’re eating too little which means it’s unsustainable. I don’t know your situation or circumstances, but for most adults, that is far too few calories for sustainable weight loss and may lead to binging, anxiety, irritability, etc.

[@quinnvids]

how is that disordered?

[@powderandpaint14]

She really doesn't need to worry about the quality of food in Canada so much! It's fine, much better than the US anyway.

[@MusikGirl23]

Problem is a ton of our food comes from the USA :(

[@geniej2378]

Some foods make it easier to stay in a calorie deficit (vegetable rich meals, legumes, healthy fat foods like plain yogurt and avocado, oats). Other foods make it very difficult, (smoothies /shakes aka liquid calories, cakes, ice cream, cookies, deep fried foods, chips). It’s about volume per calorie and equally about fast vs slow metabolising foods. I find focusing on having fats and protein in each of my meals makes me feel fuller and I don’t need to snack as much between meals

[@Chelseabee55]

Oh man I relate so hard to her story, this feels like me and a friend ranting about being fat. She seems great

[@ae-holo5972]

I can relate to her so much. I’m tired of been fat too. I also have changed my mind about food a lot, and now my goals are very different than before. I also have learned to be more loving towards myself. Now I am actively working on weight loss but also going slow and doing life long changes rather than fab diets that cannot be sustained by me

[@LifeAfterLosing]

You can do it! I know it's not easy, but slow and steady is the best path and it is sustainable. I just don't look at food in the same way anymore. It is literal fuel. I don't care if it is delicious or if I eat the same thing all the time. It's just food. I will save the good stuff for a rare special occasion.

[@rebeccaagholor9622]

The best thing is focusing on changing behaviour. Weight loss is just the icing on the cake. Keep it up❤

[@RachelReduces]

"It's hard to have a lifestyle change from here until tomorrow" VIBES!!! Sandra is so relatable because a lot of us think this way concerning weight loss, like tomorrow I'm going to suddenly eat all whole foods.... This way of thinking never helped me lose weight sustainably. BUT John's solution here is exactly what helped me: "Slowly change things over time, instead of thinking you'll go from the lifestyle you have Now to living a completely different lifestyle Tomorrow, that's too much of a change". I remind myself that every day, and it takes away a lot of pressure and allows me to focus on my day to day journey.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

Yes! Slow and steady is sustainable long term.

[@RachelReduces]

@@LifeAfterLosing 🙌🏽🥰

[@vassiliavandersleyen3684]

Just my 2¢. IF you have a balcony or a garden with appropriate sunshine requirements, you can grow homemade veggies during the summer in a Rubbermaid tote box. Think abt swiss chard or zucchinis. Granted, you have to have the space and the tiniest amount of time to tend to a small scale container garden but growing fresh organic veggies aint impossible! :) Again I recognize that not everyone has this opportunity where they live.

[@johannas.l.brushane2518]

You could likely do it in an apartment without balcony if having appropriate light. There was a documentary on Endevr (another YT channel) about fruit and vegetables have been refined to purpose of having longer shelflife but it has been done on them being having way less nutrition. So a hobby of growing a couple of potted heirloom vegetables could be so beneficial.

[@ThisTimeLady]

She is so very relatable! So sweet! Great video!

[@Lau3464l]

Regarding the point near the end of the video about how no one is looking at you - this was one of the biggest things that was hammered into me in therapy. I had a psychiatrist who asked me why I felt that I was so important that other people would analyze me and stare at me and criticize me. He asked me who is so important to me that when I see them, I analyze/stare/criticize their body. It really put everything into perspective because I never think that way about others so why would others think that way about me. And if someone is so obsessed with me that they’d criticize my appearance, that says more about them than it does me. It was a huge wake up call, to finally realize that no one else is looking at me or thinking about me, and I’m not so important that I must be perfect to leave the house. It’s easier to really internalize this mindset by your late 20s and 30s though, because when I was a teen or most of my 20s, I definitely wouldn’t have reacted well when my psychiatrist said that stuff. Lol

[@darbymichelle]

Every time you say producer Rachel it brings me back to listening to 955 in the car in high school lol I’m from Detroit

[@RachelReduces]

haha! Rachel G. and I do have similar vibes 😃😍

[@durcheinander5554]

When I was 18, my weight dropped to high underweight / low normal category. Then I started gaining it back, was very uncomfortable with that and I told my friends about it. Later I overheard one of them talking about how annoying I was, because either way I was still skinny. Little did she know that I had an eating disorder, and while I had lost the weight in a somewhat unhealthy way, I was gaining it back in a worse way - by binging on thousands of calories a day. I ended up with an insulin resistance that I'm battling to this day. I'm grateful that it didn't have a chance progress to diabetes before I conquered the ED. My point being that you can be unhealthy & want to change at any weight, for many different reasons.

[@Icantwithyou9]

I am so happy I found your channel. I was 305lbs I am down to 197lbs now, I am still going strong. I was just recently called fatphobic for posting before and after pictures. I want to make a video of my experience with my own chubby "friends". I have lost weight and also lost fake people and I'm ok with that.. I was miserable, pre- diabetic, hypertension, back pain, knee pain at 305lbs. I couldn't walk for more than 10 minutes because it felt like I was going to pass out. I was so out of breath. I am not perfect but I am a better version from the person I used to be.

[@Lilsoupey]

1,200 at 5’10??? That is literally the opposite of sustainable. I stand at 5’11 and had a binge eating disorder most of my life. Only when I increased my calories (to 2,000) and faced the unknown, did I finally manage this awful disorder and break the binge fast cycle

[@ALittleSnowFairySaga]

Yup. As someone with Autism, ADHD, legal blindness and also as someone who’s still battling ana and in their mid-30’s, I feel her struggle.

[@RachelReduces]

💚💚💚

[@powderandpaint14]

If you are autistic you may need a different approach to helping your eating disorder than someone who isn't. You could try looking in to that, there are some people who talk about it on youtube. You can do it!

[@user-wk5yc7eb7t]

As someone who has been fixated on their weight an body image from a very early age, as someone who has dealt with disordered eating, not knowing what I'm doing, failing, trying again, losing weight, gaining it back...a big problem I think many people gloss over is this fixation on losing a pound a week. More people are becoming aware of the difference between crash dieting which results in gaining the fat back and "sustainable" fat loss, but do they really understand what that means? It's not just taking months and months like John said, it's losing fat in periods of caloric restriction over the course of...years!!! You go into a fat loss phase for three or four months, and then you go into maintenance mode for just as long, IF NOT LONGER, than you were restricting in order to bounce back from the fatigue of restriction. Most of us have been there. You restrict hard, and the crackback hits you harder, and you restrict harder, etc etc. You need time to focus hard, and time to recover. Elite athletes and performers aren't performing at that level for months and months without a break. You lose some fat, then you get to live in a new normal for a while and not focus so much on fat loss. Then you go into another fat loss phase, if that's your goal. Losing fat, seeing the number on the scale go down, controlling what goes in your mouth and what movement you do, it can be addicting, and it can take you to the dark side if you don't get the results you want as fast as possible. But you can't do it all in one go, and you can't expect your body to change any faster than you can change your long term habits and develop "sustainable" ones. What does that even mean, does it mean forever or just for as long as you have perfect attention to what you're doing? It has to become basically automatic. I, too, am sometimes frustrated by the knowledge that I will always have to be vigilant about what I eat to keep my weight consistent. But after years of seeking out more knowledge, practicing what I'm learning, and incorporating habits that contribute to my goals, and now having a lot of knowledge around what foods and portion sizes and activity works for my TDEE, it's less of a battle. I already know what to do, what supports my goals, and I don't tend to act against my own goals. (Do you?) The behaviors have basically become automatic, but not on accident. I practiced and practiced and practiced, on purpose, until I got pretty decent at understanding and applying what I've learned through experimentation and from experts I trust. I pay attention to the details but I don't go to extremes. The real struggle is in getting enough protein, to be honest. And it is frustrating to be on the shorter side and have a lower BMR, but to address that, I have put on muscle and make it a priority to keep muscle on my frame so that I can eat more! Also, the best of what knowledge I've gained has come from Mike Israetel's lectures on fat loss over on Renaissance Periodization, as well as his lectures on hypertrophy. Best of luck to everyone out there. If you're struggling to start, just eat 150-250 calories less a day (which you can't know unless you track, so unfortunately, you have to track) and start going on a 5-10 minute walk, and don't expect yourself to just become a new person and change your whole life in a short interval. It happens a little bit at a time.

[@no_life_til_libra]

As a size 8 that still falls into the overweight/almost obese category, I've never related to someone more in my life.

[@sooshi89]

same. my larger family and friends call me "skinny minnie" etc after losing weight and they "don't get" why I want to lose more weight. Sure I'm a size 9 but the rest of my extra weight is all in my stomach and its not some small cute pooch,.

[@vickyabrahams6041]

Honestly it’s so exhausting! I have a friend who can eat whatever she wants and never has to think about anything regarding food because she stays a size 6 regardless. I told her that if I came out for lunch with her which is normally high in calories say 1000 if you want something decent, then I wouldn’t be able to have and dinner maybe just a couple of snacks because I’m trying to loose weight or if I wanted a couple of cocktails which are normally around 300 calories I believe then I wouldn’t be able to have much dinner and that’s how I constantly have to think and juggle my life and she was shocked, I was like yep it’s kind of annoying 🙃 so tired of it but I guess this is life now if I want to stay a comfortable weight 😢

[@meggggg]

Ugh, I relate to her so much it hurts lol I actually can't handle carbs either, it's not a debate, I know my body and it's a fact lol they turn me into a complete lunatic, emotionally and physically.

[@TheEnivej69]

True

[@amandaelle1462]

Where in Canada is she living that water and foods are contaminated? We have very solid food safety and most places have super clean water even from the tap. 🤷🏼‍♀️😅

[@stumpolicious]

I was wondering the same thing. Developed country with access to clean water and grocery stores everywhere? Sounds pretty conspiratorial

[@angelxbunny]

i can only guess she’s in like a high metro area like toronto cuz here in NB i cannot relate to anything she said.

[@Lau3464l]

A lot of the northern regions of many provinces don’t have guaranteed access to clean water

[@Lau3464l]

She lives in Toronto from my Google search, so ignore what I wrote lol

[@brightknight1965]

I was thinking the same thing. Honestly it kind of sounds like people have gotten to her with all the “toxins” talk

[@MutantMessiah]

43:55 it doesn't matter what other peeps see or care about. It's about presenting in a way we intend and that we do have control over how we present.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

100%

[@Jasminerainl]

As soon as I saw this video yesterday I was hoping you’d talk about it!

[@darkydoom]

I am so sick of thinking about my body and health too. And I don't want to severely diet again. I eat balanced and I'm working my arse off physically, I'm honestly so tired but my body is the way it is. I'm so tired of it.

[@FutureCommentary1]

I am slim but I'd like to be slimmer. Fair. And the fact she's not even saying slim. She wants to be SKINNY. But her saying she's FAT? She should work on her body image. Edited to add: My comment was before she talked about offing herself because how she looks like NOW? She shouldn't be on KZbin she should be seeing a professional.

[@slavbarbie]

Agreed. She talks like she has body dysmorphia.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

Yeah it is a shame that they allow things like that on YT. No wonder kids are so messed up these days with anxiety, depression, and body image issues.

[@IzzyandShadow]

No one: My eating disorder: calorie counting is a game 🙃 how low can you go, how low can you go 🎵

[@JessBSecret]

I had to leave my trainer because I was supposed to get a meal plan never got it, he kept saying he would send me these videos for stretching, send me vitamins I can take and he never did. And he had me doing the same work outs everyone was doing. And he didn’t believe that postpartum depression is real or any mental health issues is real and that working out can fix and that since I’m stressed I need to get some (if you know you know) when I’m celibate. And I have been away for a month focusing on sleep and eating and light cardio I’ve lost 12lbs. ( I have ADHD, depression and anxiety all medical diagnosis and also bipolar) and I’m on medication for that.

[@wideride8320]

Jesus, what a scumbag.

[@slavbarbie]

That was a bad trainer geez...

[@amberrichards2778]

I hear you, as a fellow bi polar sufferer. I got on antipsychotics and gained 40lbs in 4 months without changing my eating habits. I'm down 8 lbs (last I checked) but it's so. Hard.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

Yeah that guy is not a real trainer for sure. Probably some trash online credentials.

[@mahogany_honey]

The algorithm is so funny, I recently saw this on my timeline as well ....

[@pinacolada1393]

Same

[@JezzaM77]

That's a really good point you make; that there is soooo much fear-mongering because everyone is trying to make a buck.

[@kiramelan9938]

I don’t care if someone is trying to lose weight. I just don’t want to hear about it.

[@Angela-un2tx]

This video is a PERFECT representation of how it feels at the beginning of a weight-loss journey. The information is all over the place, contradictory and EXTREMELY confusing. To keep the Algorithms at bay (or dragging you down an overwhelming rabbit hole) can be exhausting.

[@eleonoravg]

The carb thing is a big mental/control issue for me :) If I start eating something like a Middle Eastern style rice I can't stop

[@marieshamartin2710]

As someone who gained a ton of weight after kids, I understand being tired of being fat. It is HARD to carry extra weight.

[@CAMarg-zs1xq]

The best thing for me and my PCOS has been learning to eat as a person with PCOS and how to workout as a person with PCOS.

[@yourgoodfriendkit]

I'm 5ft tall and on the high end of healthy weight. 1200 would be pretty dang close to maintenance for me if i didn't work out. It sucks to be short

[@Lau3464l]

How do you calculate that that’s your maintenance?

[@donnabeach1250]

Here in Canada we have the exact same food as in the USA. We have organic and all the blah blah blah. Our food prices like yours have increased tremendously since the pandemic. I agree though you don't have to eat "organic" to lose weight and be healthy.

[@DomieM1091]

Love your rug behind you :)

[@fayk.2278]

So I’m a dieter my entire life! 1. I have had stomach stapling. 2. Then a lap band.3. Then RNY surgery! Guess what? I have gained it all back!!!!!!!!! I’m now 220 again. Loving my life at 145 and hating myself again now!!!! HELP

[@LifeAfterLosing]

No don’t hate yourself! It happens to a lot of people. Have you had any type of therapy? That was the key for me.

[@itzTeTe]

There are specialist that can help through blood analysis. The more you know your body the more you can work with your body. People who try everything under the sun and still gain weight back often have something more genetic at play even though many health enthusiasts may think otherwise. Genetics, body structure, thyroid levels, hormones, even bone structure can influence how you lose and gain weight and where that weight is distributed in your body. It’s not always calorie deficit and exercise. Sometimes it can be as simple as eating more protein or as complex as PCOS. I hope this helps ❤️ I wish you luck but know who you are on the inside is what matters the most, yes being healthy is good and important but if it’s making you stress and obsess it’s ok to take a step back for awhile and come back to it later, there is no shame in that.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

I like your kind approach!@@itzTeTe

[@reaperkollyns6495]

She's 5:10 and plans to eat 1200cal/day?!?! I'm 5'9" and eat 2,800cal/day with a BMI of 22. 1200 is not sustainable or even healthy in my opinion. You shouldn't eat below your BMR. Eat the maintenance calories for the weight you WANT to be and you will lose weight at a sustainable and healthy pace.

[@ErinBrookes]

Wow how can you eat that much? I'm 5'6, BMI 32 and can only eat 1800-2000 to lose weight. It does depend person to person.

[@monkfruit2389]

Are you more muscular? I find this is really important with figuring out how many calories to actually eat for myself

[@reaperkollyns6495]

@@monkfruit2389 I don't feel like I'm very muscular. I'm a flamboyant natural on the Kibble type scale if that helps. I used to be a binge eater, so I can eat a lot of volume, but now I try to make most of that volume low-calorie density good because I still really like eating.

[@samanthasaldana4168]

I’m consistent 2 weeks out of the month. PMS always bites me in the ass, then the week of guilt, the week of getting back slowly but surely, peak happiness, and then boom the cycle continues.

[@ariannasantina]

for me right now my fatness isnt even about how i look at all. im about 30-40 lbs over-weight (180 when i 'should be' around 140... im basing where i 'should be' off of the weight i always was in the past that i was able to comfortably maintain and felt like i was at my best at that weight without feeling like i was starving myself or restricting) now i dont think i look horrible (i def am carrying extra weight but like im not hideous lol) but I feel very uncomfortable in my body. especially this summer carrying t he extra weight i feel like i get sweaty easier and its harder to wear nice loose airy clothing or like i used to wear really short shorts and tank tops or cropped tops in the summertime that now i feel like im rolling out of them even when i buy a size up proper size it just doesnt feel comfortable to wear them really... like that part is a little bit about 'the look' and aesthetics but again more about feeling uncomfortable like the skin-on-skin feeling of having extra rolls or love handle creases popping out and just not feeling comfortable mentally either with having more skin showing when you have less rolls you feel like theres less skin on display and i dont feel like i have to be as modest. I have been trying to work on my weight for a few months now and i feel like i have toned up a little bit but according to the scale have not lost any actual weight in lbs so i guess i need to keep working at it. (ive been trying to be more active but i know for sure there are also some dietary improvements i need to make. i fell into some bad habits that i never used to have and now its hard to break them... too much icecream ! lol)

[@LifeAfterLosing]

It happens, but you can lose it for sure! I know exactly how you feel.

[@klauslispector]

Wow, she spoke out of my soul.

[@mirandaphilippi600]

Her video made me sad. because I'm right there with her. The all consuming food thoughts are enough to drive you mad no matter what they are.

[@hairyfrankfurt]

Why do people need to eat different things all the time? Like I just eat the same thing every day and I know what that is for me. I know what that does. It's good for me and it works. Chicken breast and vegetables for lunch and dinner, yoghurt and fruit for breakfast, cottage cheese and vegetables for a snack.

[@amberrichards2778]

I have autism. I can't eat the same thing 3 days in a row, it causes me EXTREME distress to have leftovers sometimes. I have to change it up or I just won't eat and the leftovers will go to waste. So I cook smaller portions and share food with friends when I make too much.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

Yes! I literally eat the same thing almost every day. I just don't think of food as anything special anymore. It's just fuel and that is it. I could never imagine my life thinking about food and thinking about what delicious thing I will be eating later that day. I enjoy it on special occasions, but every day is not a special occasion and it makes me enjoy it when I do get it that much more.

[@CurvesOnTheRoad]

Just a thought that crossed my mind watching this video: If the "healthy at every size" movement was doing commentary videos, they would probably pick this one to show the toxicity of the diet culture (the original one). This poor girl needs a psychologist not a dietician. She is trying to fix with drastic diet something that can only be improved by a therapy. She said she was happy at some point with her weight but she also admitted anorexia and other disorders. She is not talking about improving her lifestyle, but getting results fast for whatever cost and at the same time she's scared of non bio branded apple. I wish her the best, I wish her the success in her weight loss journey and I sincerely hope once she achieves her goal weight she 1. won't want to continue losing & 2. will really find the happiness she thinks it's going to bring.

[@robertholmes2306]

Love you John...Keep the great work

[@expensivepink7]

Thank you I’m SOOO over the demonization of carbs bruh it’s not a thing

[@StraightEdgeJunkie]

It's everywhere. People worry about carbs more than calories.

[@TheEnivej69]

For some people carbs trigger binge eating, and if you're trying to lose weight that's not a great thing

[@StraightEdgeJunkie]

@@TheEnivej69 I don’t believe there’s any evidence for that. In fact, when they’ve compared low carb diets to other forms of diets, there’s never been any difference in adherence.

[@TheEnivej69]

@@StraightEdgeJunkie my research is based on n=1, I don't eat many forms of carbs (grains, legumes, starchy vegetables) for the last 8 years because when I did I could eat a mountain of food and not feel satiated.

[@StraightEdgeJunkie]

@@TheEnivej69 That makes absolutely no sense since I have never ever in my life heard of anyone struggling with fat loss due to not being able to stop eating plain oatmeal or sweet potatoes. People generally struggle with foods like pizza, doughnuts, ice cream, etc. which are high fat foods, not high carb foods.

[@audderpop270]

I do think her thinking regarding weight loss is a bit extreme, she is not large enough to safely and sustainably lose a pound a week. I tried that and its so difficult to maintain. 1/2 week is safer and more sustainable. Too many people want results now, which i understand, but ultimately this should be a lifestyle change.

[@ConstantiaVerted]

Thanks for this. I love her. :) So funny. Will have to sub her.

[@sarahpotharaju2749]

How is her maintenance calories 1800 at 5'10'? Even if she isnt active that still seems low to me... also online calorie calculators can be so wrong. Using different calculators, my maintenance calories vary by like 600 calories.

[@Lau3464l]

Yeah there’s no way, especially if she’s exercising. I think she needs therapy more than she needs anything else.

[@sarahpotharaju2749]

@Lauren769 she said that she was inactive. But I still find it hard to believe that her maintenance calories would be 1800 and that she would need to eat 1200 to lose weight. That is the calorie needs of a 2 year old. No way can an adult women be considered healthy if she eats 1200.

[@TheEnivej69]

What calculator is the best, I get below 1500kcal as a moderately active woman of 5'7

[@sarahpotharaju2749]

@TheEnivej69 yeah that's really low in my opinion (I'm not a doctor or anything but work with a registered dietitian). I am moderately active 5'5 and have about 2,200 when I look at online calculators. But honestly don't use online calculators because nutrition is different person by person. There is no way an online calculator can determine how many calories you need as an individual because there are so many factors to take into consideration. Muscle mass being just one of many. Even fitness watches can't accurately determine how many calories you burn (most of your calories are burned at rest!)

[@rutht8570]

I just love this guy!

[@dustmouth224]

P. S. there's plenty of third party apps that will let you use background play on youtube without having to pay

[@kclark810]

Ooh this girl has got some major ED thought processes to work through

[@spookylunchable5249]

Eating less sugar, carbs and trans fats make it easier to lose weight. I dont personally believe it is necessary to have any refined carbs. You can just make breads or sub sugars out and try to be mindful of ingredients.

[@Edward_Strong1982]

I can definitely empathize being very overweight most of my life but definitely can’t relate to someone her size. In all honesty she has body dysmorphia. She seems to be completely distraught from being “overweight”. Her reactions are VERY extreme given her size:

[@LifeAfterLosing]

I agree. I struggle with body dysmorphia on occasion after losing weight so I can see it too.

[@jjj4n4]

I don't agree. In Europe, this is fat and definitely a reason to be worried. I think standards are very different in the US.

[@robintisabird1566]

People don’t have to be completely out of control and 400 pounds to want to be a healthy weight

[@sooshi89]

thank you! @@robintisabird1566

[@On-the-nite]

When it comes to losing weight one thing I’ve learned is that diets are no good. It’s a lifestyle change that you need the most.

[@angelxbunny]

love her video but i take offence saying that here in canada everything’s contaminated, unless she’s in a high metro area like Toronto or something in the bigger cities maybe, but where i am we take pride in harvesting our foods and buying local. a lot of us are familiar with who’s growing our food and who’s raising the cows that become our beef. our water is clean, and our standards are strict. so that’s my biggest qualm with her video because as a canadian i can’t relate to that sentiment.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

They are way more strict than in the U.S., thats for sure.

[@Lau3464l]

She might live in a highly rural northern community or indigenous territory

[@Lau3464l]

Googled her and she seems to live in Toronto. Definitely clean and healthy water and food here lol

[@feelsrestricted8322]

I saw the video a few weeks ago, hard core related. I guess i am just trying to walk the middle road rn(not diet, but making better food choices but still allowing myself to indulge, not going to the gym 2 hrs everyday which contributed to my joint issues, but still exercising 2-3times a week).

[@WileyCylas]

Omg no way! I just watched this girl! John be on the same wavelength

[@madisonsnellings8501]

1200 calories will work,but obese to beast mentioned what will happen. And guess what it happened to me, you will get fainting spells, you will have nutrient deficiencies, things like taking a shower will be hard because you’re blood presssure can’t pump the oxygen to your brain. Don’t do this 1400 is the lowest 1700-1800 is the sweet spot imo.

[@LifeAfterLosing]

Spot on. Slow and steady weight loss is sustainable.

[@Vexarax]

It really depends on your height because 1200-1400 is a lot of food for me. I lost 70lbs since Feb, am down to a healthy weight finally after a decade of obesity, and since I started eating a reasonable amount for my height I now have strength, endurance, and energy like never before. Whereas when I was obese I was eating like 3000 calories every day and was having dizzy spells, my vision would go black if I stood too fast, and was sick all the time (edit: and had 0 energy, I was exhausted constantly) I’m 5’2” and am finally eating a good amount of food for my body size (around 1200calories sometimes less, rarely more) even though I’ve also massively increased my energy usage by doing HIIT and walking daily. It is dangerous for me to rely on more calories because that’s how I became obese and sick. So we really have to be careful when saying “no one should eat less than this” or whatever. 🙏🏻

[@LifeAfterLosing]

@@Vexaraxvery true. Everyone is sized differently and based on their activity level 1200 could be just fine.

[@ErinBrookes]

I already have problems having a shower for that reason and it has nothing to do with my weight lol.

[@madisonsnellings8501]

@@ErinBrookes it’s probably an iron deficiency or POTS but I’m not your doctor. On a 1200 calorie diet iron deficiency is very common

[@mustachedpotatoes7217]

I've always thought a plain white rice as a healthy food. Rice is life. I eat it three times a day most days. Never occurred to me that its be something that has to be cut out.

[@Lau3464l]

She’s stuck in a binge-restrict cycle. I genuinely feel bad for her. This was my internal monologue for years and it took years of therapy plus an outpatient eating disorder program to get out of this headspace. It’s such a miserable way to feel. Unfortunately she’s deep enough in this that nothing is going to make her change her mind… the orthorexic tone for all of this is concerning too. I’m so sad for her. I hate to admit that this video was really triggering for me.

[@TheEnivej69]

For some people, the carbs don't work. We also hate the fact.

[@lifewithsarahf2858]

I relate to so much of what she said

[@LostSaltShaker]

I relate to most of this video and Im routing for her, but I honestly think she's gonna fail if she tries to restrict too much. 1200 as a 5 ft 10 woman walking around 10k steps a day sounds unsustainable. Totally feel her though.

[@KazeSango]

The 1200 cal thing is so frustrating. Typically, women (especially short women) should not be eating 2000 cal/day to maintain. 1200 cal/day isn’t a huge deficit for short women! If my maintenance is 1500-1600, 1200 isn’t a crash diet!

[@Drizella9]

I’m really curious what her body looks like because she just doesn’t look fat. Like I wouldn’t. Call her skinny but I wonder if she just had a lil stomach pudge and calls that fat

[@Drizella9]

If she is bigger then she looks then she doesn’t carry weight in her face very much at all

[@ErinBrookes]

She's probably just normal, slightly overweight according to bmi. And not "skinny". But also not overweight by a lot.

[@hannahbunny2773]

Maybe I’m like a cynic but why is it more expensive to eat less food? 💀

[@desudesu5283]

Because there is a huge chunk of people who somehow equate losing weight to buying expensive organic food and exotic fruits and vegetables that are out of season, or fresh salmon.

[@amberrichards2778]

​@@desudesu5283when I didn't have a job and we had only one income in the house, I was eating healthier than I ever had in my life. Because I couldn't afford to get fast food or eat out. I couldn't afford meat for a while. Dry beans and rice are cheap! In-season produce is cheap! You can get brown bananas on discount at most grocery stores for very cheap! The food bank doesn't usually have tons of sweets but the one in my area allows unlimited produce! Idgi.

[@susanfast2443]

Good video, she could use some support, people to go walking with her, track food with her; a buddy system. She'd probably do great!

[@gemlife1329]

There is a lot of processed sugary carbs crap around

[@bethannew9207]

I completely understand where she's coming from.. but some of the things she's saying about food etc, sounds like her research is straight from tik tok. Which from what I've seen is misleading and fear mongering. Not everything, but a lot.

[@wideride8320]

#TeamRachel (I hope that hashtag doesn't have problematic origins)

[@RachelReduces]

Yeeee 🤣

[@JohnNathanShopper]

This 💛

[@muirgirl]

It’s a sex hormone thing. Truly female sex hormones are much more sensitized to carbohydrate. There’s lots of literature out there about it.

[@ahava77]

I can relate 💯💯💯💯💯

[@daysjours]

This poor woman is clearly disturbed. She is caught in obsession. She is not living life. It is sad

[@katebreck7624]

No hate to her shes just been given the wrong information but If you think food from a first world country like Canada is more contaminated than a place like rural asia... Your very privileged

[@VElizabethWhitecrochet]

Man, I do relate (except for the adhd part) but the rest it’s what I been struggling with for around 35ish years.

[@spookylunchable5249]

Id suggest for ladies, just worry about cardio till you get to your goal. If you start to try to eat more so you can get muscle you just start maintaining. It takes along time to lose weight, its taken me almost 2 years of keto and fasting to now eat an appropriate amount of food. You have to undo all the damage. However, you should always drop your calories slowly.

[@elizafrancesz]

Wow… as someone with ADHD/anxiety who’s struggled with EDs since I was 14 (I’m 29 now), I relate to this SO MUCH. CW: weight in lbs, body image. My heart went out to her when she felt the need to explain herself when she called herself fat, worrying that others might try to discredit her feelings because she’s not super obese… I have felt the same way so many times in my life when I’ve wanted to lose 10-20lbs, even though I’ve never technically been overweight (I’m 5’6” and I’ve fluctuated between 120-150 as an adult). It’s taken me a really long time to find what works for me for weight loss/maintenance. For the longest time I felt like I needed to be 115-120 (the lowest weight that is technically considered a “healthy” BMI at my height - I know, I know, BMI is not the best measuring tool). And hyperfixating on that specific, low weight devastated my self-image and isolated me from my peers. I’m at a point now where I feel happy and healthy (I’m somewhere in the 130s, around a size 4), and I can attribute my peace of mind to having a ROUTINE and keeping my fitness goals SIMPLE. What I do won’t work for everyone (and John, I appreciate you making the point that everyone’s mind/body works differently), but if I had to give my two cents to anyone struggling: 1) walking is SUPER underrated exercise/helps manage my anxiety, and 2) sticking to a routine makes sticking to a diet SO much easier, whether it’s for weight loss or maintenance. Thanks again for your insight, John.

[@xanseviera]

Lol I lost weight because I have no money, I only have a budget for lunch meal everyday XD

[@roughrosa]

The only person who knows your body well is you. I had been attacked for only trying to lose 1kg. They would say something like “You’re already thin! You’ll disappear.” “Please girl, you’re delusion. What about us? We have to lose 20kg” There are always nasty comments that come from projection of their own insecurities, instead of supporting each other on our own unique journey. I know that I need to shed another 1 kg because I REMEMBER what it was like in my ideal weight. I know my target muscles and fat percentage. I know where my optimum mobility and flexibility are. I know where in that weight I don’t have food noises, I am healthy both physically and mentally, etc. People who attack you, they don’t know shit about themselves or their stats, let alone have opinions about other people’s body. If they are knowledgeable, they wouldn’t have that kind of comments.

[@anikaschneider2611]

I am sorry but 1 kg is ridiculous. This is not even something you would be able to measure due to changes like water in your body, when you last had a shit or piss, in which state of your period cycle you are and so on 😂 I can't take it seriously like the rest of your environment. You can get expect people to support you in this BS. Especially if there are people with serious problems around

[@roughrosa]

@. Why do you assume people don’t know how to do it? I measure myself everyday using bioempidance scale that record directly to my phone providing stats and graphs, every single morning after bathroom. It’s not daily fluctuations but TREND overtime. You KNOW when you gain a kg more. It’s all in the data too - increase in fat percentage, subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, while other things such as muscle mass, water etc remain constant. I also track my period and know how much water retention that my body usually has during tbe period. Again, it’s all in the data. I don’t expect people to believe but I expect people to have respect. For the fact that you have made an assumption, clearly you have never tested it/do it yourself to speak from experience to know the detail extent what is truly a gain or what is just fluctuations in water, food, etc.

[@UncleMikeDrop]

She's adoreable.👍