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I know people who can eat a cake at a coffee break and are still skinny as hell.
Hiya.
The other thing that happens in London is that people don't just walk, they speed march everywhere. It's bonkers. And not a bad workout either.
That's me too TBH. Maybe that's why I'm a runt. (sic)
jimjam - Member
Different people with different lives, different bodies, different genetics, different ages, different tolerances. You can paint with a broad brush but there's no one size fits all solution.
True, but we're generally talking about eating a bit less crap food, and doing a small amount of daily light exercise. That's a 'one size fits (almost) all' solution, which will have big benefits for most people, regardless of lifestyle, genetics, age, location etc. You'd have to be pretty unusual for that not to benefit you (and before the pedants leap in, I understand that some people are physically unable to exercise due to disability etc, but they are the minority, which is kinda my point...)
WillHTrue, but we're generally talking about eating a bit less crap food, and doing a small amount of daily light exercise. That's a 'one size fits (almost) all' solution, which will have big benefits for most people, regardless of lifestyle, genetics, age, location etc. You'd have to be pretty unusual for that not to benefit you
And yet despite this all being common knowledge 61% of adults are either overweight or obese according to the NHS and it's rising steadily.
How can that be when virtually every adult knows why they are fat? Why do so many people adopt a diet, lose some weight, then fall off the wagon and get fat again? Why are there so many overweight people on a cycling forum? many of whom cycle long distances to work everyday?
I think there are a huge number of factors at play here and oversimplifying it misses the point by miles.
Have a watch of [url= https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_what_if_we_re_wrong_about_diabetes ]this[/url]. Just for a talking point.
I think there are a huge number of factors at play here and oversimplifying it misses the point by miles.
Good luck, jimjam. I've been down this road before... 🙂
There is more than one factor at play, but denying that some simple changes such as walking a bit more, using the car a bit less, and showing some restraint with your diet can at least help most of us, is a negative attitude.
Over-complicating it puts you in a mindset that it's too difficult.
I'm 48, had 2 kids, work full-time with a sedentary job, have had a problem with my back since I was 17, but I've chosen not to be defeatist.