Current Events > Akira Tozawa's advice for how to lose weight

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I like that plan aside from Step 1 and Step 2.

FortuneCookie posted...

I like that plan aside from Step 1 and Step 2.

It's remarkably similar to this piece of financial advice:

1) Earn more

2) Spend less.

badjay posted...

You don't even have to eat better. I'd like to see the difference eating 300 calories of garbage vs 300 calories of "clean" stuff does. Functionally to losing weight as in just dropping pounds not in terms of ease it doesn't seem like it makes a difference. What DOES make a difference is drinking 300 calories of soda doesn't make you feel full at all, while eating 300 calories of pure protein DOES. And that helps you to lose weight because in the end you're keeping your calorie count low. If you drink 300 calories of soda and don't feel full, what are you going to do? EAT MORE, ingest MORE calories. Whereas with the 300 calories of pure protein will leave you feeling sated.

Diet can make a difference, but the end result is always calories in calories out. Exercise can trump a shit diet, but it can't trump a shit diet where you're always eating because you don't feel full. Same for if you technically eat 1500 calories of shit food every day you WILL lose weight, but it won't help in the long run as you continuously feel starved and will inevitably eat more to sate yourself. But if you do eat 1500 calories of good food, you will feel sated and won't feel the need to cheat.

This is honestly the biggest difference maker. Exercise well, eat foods that do make you feel full, and COUNT YOUR CALORIES down to the fucking gram with a scale. lNone of this "estimate" shit. 8 nuggets is not the same as 100 grams of nuggets. 8 nuggets can be 200-400 calories while 100 grams of nuggets is ALWAYS 300 calories.

Nobody has time for this kind of shit.

I wish I had a gym worth going to within 30 miles.

JustMyOpinion posted...

Do they have free weights? Is it anything other than Planet Fitness? There's your answer.

Gyms charge for weights now?

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Hey that's actually my gym, planet fitness, been going there the while time

badjay posted...

Glad you found your way to losing weight. Not a lot of people do however. My way? I'm still a sucker for eating garbage, so I compensate with loads of exercise. But nothing grates me more than hearing it's IMPOSSIBLE to lose weight. It isn't, it's pure determination and willpower and if you don't have it and the commitment, nothing will change in your life.

With modern ultra processed food, you are fighting a losing battle from a statistical standpoint. It is designed to be addictive and most people end up being addicted. Tozawa has it right. If you want to lose weight, you have to stay away from the junk for the most part, so your body can calibrate to a natural level of satiety.

Hey buddy how about you measure my nuggets for me

Revelation34 posted...

Nobody has time for this kind of shit.

Takes no more than a minute honestly to weigh your stuff and have an accurate count. But if you don't have time for it, you don't have time for it. Just like all the people who go to work and don't have time to exercise either.

You can come up with the excuses, but counting your calories correctly and not "estimating" makes a big difference. At least personally for me. I used to go have 10 nuggets and that was "2 servings" because 1 serving (50g or whatever) was 5 nuggets, but when I weighed it out I was actually eating 3 servings (150 g in 5 nuggets apparently) or worse I was having 1.5 servings of nuggets (75g in 5 nuggets). So I'm either eating more than I thought, or eating less and calculating over while still feeling hungry. Regardless in the long term goal of not starving thinking you ate 400 calories but you actually ate 300 can make a big difference in your attitude. And in the long term goal thinking you ate 400 calories while actually eating 500-600 calories can have terrible consequences on your mental fortitude. "You start thinking I'm dieting but I'm not losing weight, dieting doesn't work for me! Calories in calories out WAS A LIE!" Well...you counted wrong. And a lot of people do. I certainly did, this is why I tell people to weigh their food because the suggested amounts can be off drastically in either direction. But hey, I get the same reply like you do often so I just shrug. Just trying to help with real advice that works.

DragonClaw01 posted...

With modern ultra processed food, you are fighting a losing battle from a statistical standpoint. It is designed to be addictive and most people end up being addicted. Tozawa has it right. If you want to lose weight, you have to stay away from the junk for the most part, so your body can calibrate to a natural level of satiety.

It is addictive, I used to drink entire 2 liter bottles of soda. Then I counted calories and realized hey these 2000 calories of soda I drink every day does literally nothing but taste good. I could have a chocolate bar or several of them for 2000 calories and at least get nutrition and satiety out of it. And guess what. Turns out I can't eat 2000 calories of chocolate but I can drink 2000 calories of soda. Small shit like that makes a difference in the long run when you end up realizing what "works."

But yes, if you make an attempt to count calories you really start going out of your way to make those calories really count. Maybe instead of that chocolate bar I have something with tons of fiber and protein, that stuff makes me feel full and I don't feel as bad. Maybe it's ok that have a LITTLE extra butter with it just to make it taste good and palatable. That's worth it. But you find a way to make it work or you feel like shit. You learn as you do it. And it's ok to be "over" at the start so long as you make an honest effort towards your goal.

Jerry_Hellyeah posted...

Hey buddy how about you measure my nuggets for me

Here's what you do, when you take the bag out of the freezer, take a look at the nutrition label notice it says 80gs per serving of 200 calories. Then you take the same ass bowl/plate you're gonna pour your nuggets into AFTER you cook them and put it on a scale and zero it out. Then pour however many nuggets you think normally makes you feel full. Then take however much it weighs divide by 80 and you got your calorie count for your meal in less than a minute. Dump your nuggies on the tray/over/air fryer and cook and enjoy. Didn't even bother yourself too much. Fuck if you REALLY want to, put whatever pan you cook your nuggies on the scale zero it out and add as much nuggies as you think you need or however your calorie limit.

Weighing your food takes not much time. Get a portable scale and have it in the center and pull it to you whenever you use it.

Mixing protein powder? Zero your cup, pour one cup of milk or whatever (milk has a density similar to water so 250g of milk is about 1 cup of milk). Zero again. Pour your powder until you have a serving. It's honestly no different than just pouring your food out for whatever. There's just one step of taking the scale out.

The best way to lose weight is by changing your diet.

Going to the gym is for toning your body, not losing weight.

badjay posted...

Takes no more than a minute honestly to weigh your stuff and have an accurate count. But if you don't have time for it, you don't have time for it. Just like all the people who go to work and don't have time to exercise either.

You can come up with the excuses, but counting your calories correctly and not "estimating" makes a big difference. At least personally for me. I used to go have 10 nuggets and that was "2 servings" because 1 serving (50g or whatever) was 5 nuggets, but when I weighed it out I was actually eating 3 servings (150 g in 5 nuggets apparently) or worse I was having 1.5 servings of nuggets (75g in 5 nuggets). So I'm either eating more than I thought, or eating less and calculating over while still feeling hungry. Regardless in the long term goal of not starving thinking you ate 400 calories but you actually ate 300 can make a big difference in your attitude. And in the long term goal thinking you ate 400 calories while actually eating 500-600 calories can have terrible consequences on your mental fortitude. "You start thinking I'm dieting but I'm not losing weight, dieting doesn't work for me! Calories in calories out WAS A LIE!" Well...you counted wrong. And a lot of people do. I certainly did, this is why I tell people to weigh their food because the suggested amounts can be off drastically in either direction. But hey, I get the same reply like you do often so I just shrug. Just trying to help with real advice that works.

Serving sizes are a scam. They're claimed to be for what the average person eats but the average person eats far more than what is on the package. Like take a thing of Ben and Jerry's. It is claimed to be 3 servings when most people would eat the entire thing in one sitting due to how small it is.

Revelation34 posted...

Serving sizes are a scam. They're claimed to be for what the average person eats but the average person eats far more than what is on the package. Like take a thing of Ben and Jerry's. It is claimed to be 3 servings when most people would eat the entire thing in one sitting due to how small it is.

I've been baffled by like your last 4 or 5 posts, I'm genuinely not sure if you're serious or trolling.

sonichu posted...

I walk 2 hours a day most days and also will do an intense 15-20 minute workout where I can hardly walk and sweating bullets afterwards for a bit and I cant drop weight to save my life

but whats your diet like?

JustMyOpinion posted...

My wife's almond creamer has like 64 servings per bottle. She goes through 2 of those bottles in a week. Nobody does one serving. It'd expire before then.

Yeah I came back to this thread to talk about that exact thing. Both Coffee Mate and International Delight list their serving size as 1 tablespoon. Nobody uses just 1 tablespoon.