mleku on Nostr: if exercise was the only way (it is good of its own not for this) to lose weight, ...

if exercise was the only way (it is good of its own not for this) to lose weight, there would not be a whole industry about addictive ways of chasing this goal in the wrong way

i put on a lot of weight in the last few years, and i'm losing it primarily via diet, specifically, cutting allergens, increasing animal fats especially high stearic acid tallow, and cutting down on carbs

most carbs come along with a big dose of toxic, inflammation increasing seed oils as well, even just changing what you eat with carbs can cut down on your cravings for them, and carbs are the main way you get fat

carbs fill your blood with sugar and sugar has to be converted to fat in order to maintain your blood sugar. or you end up with diabetes.

so, yeah, the only thing i can say is you probably aren't much of a different weight than you are used to, never had a sudden buildup of weight that while it coincided with a lot of sedentary lifestyle, did not have other factors involved

the whole industry of food and health are poisoned by the mutual benefit between food that makes you sick, and drugs that mask the effects of that diet, and a whole load of "lifestyle" industries that sell you fake ways to fix the problem that don't work, but are tied to commonly promoted marketing memes that you get convinced are true.