Between The Ears Motivation

[alligatorob]

I think somebody is making all this up, Mr. Bally can't be real.

 

[overlandflyer]

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1. Calculate your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) by multiplying your weight in pounds by 10. That will give you the number of calories you should be eating. Example: If you weigh 400 pounds then you BMR is 4000 calories per day.

2. Eat at your BMR and as you lose weight recalculate. and eat at that level.

3. When you reach your ideal weight. Keep your calories at around 2500 if you're male and 2000 or less if you are a female. ...

so by your calculations, you're saying the ideal weight for men should be around 250 lbs and for females, 200 lbs?
your math/ logic doesn't seem to make much sense.

 

[Cate]

Bally is on a 3 month break from the forum Flyer.

 

[Nelly2]

I think we all know the consequences of the obese lifestyle but in spite of that most of us fatties still fail to do what is required to do what it takes to get healthy and eat mindfully. When I found out that 40% of people are obese as of 2020 and that in the 1970's only 3% were obese that caused me to seek to identify the problem. This was pointed out to me by a therapist. She asked me my theory as to why I was morbidly obese, and why 40% of Americans are obese. I think if she had told me why it would not have done me any good. I had to figure it out for myself.

What is your theory to why there is an obesity epidemic and why are you a part of it?

I think it's because of marketing ploys forcing junk food down our throat, easily accessible food, increase in poverty, maybe people are also less happy so they use food more often?, phones, labtops and telly, less emphasis on healthy living and sports, less cooking, exc...

I used to be obese as in the weight category not huge (I'm still overweight, but healthy weight in 4kg).
The reasons:
-my dad. When I was a kid he was very fat. I'd always spend my time with him. He'd always buy me sugary foods, and he'd make very large portions for meals when he cooked. He made me like food. He gave me bad habits. We often ate in front of the telly so...that too. That became a habit. The youngest I binged was when I was 7-8. I was normal weight until I was 14 though (I had some chubby, skinny, and even underweight periods in between. But I was mostly just skinny)

-being bored at breaks, having money nearly everyday accessible, wanting to be seen as "rich" and having sweets readily available at school. When I was 14, if you couldn't afford to buy a snack, you were a loser. It sounds really weird, but it's true. If you didn't have a drink in class, same. the school lunches were disgusting too. I'd use food to entertain myself during breaks, lunches, and basically to get me through the day without being bored with life. I just ate junk 24h to entertain myself. I know. that got me in the habit of eating a lot, and a lot of shit.

-stopping sports. I used to eat like shit when I was in my early teens, but I had a shitton of exercise to compensate. I ate junk all the time and was underweight. When I stopped sports though, that really didn't help. I pilled on the pounds.

-summer holiday with very greasy food in large quantities (every summer until my grandma died, I'd gain a lot of weight)

-making binging or eating unhealthy a hobby to look forward too. No joke. I'd be really excited for it and everything. At some point was almost everyday after school. If I didn't have that, my day would feel boring and empty.

-comfort eating. mostly in the last years though.

-I also didn't realize how fat I was. At my highest I thought I looked like what I do now. I thought I was just a little chubby but looked pretty normal weight, when I actually looked like a whale. I look at how I looked before fuck. In my mind, only facial beauty mattered (I may sound obnoxious when I say this but, I was like I'm pretty so it doesn't matter if I'm a little chubby right). I still got attention from guys so I was like all good. It's only when I realized how fat I was that I stopped eating that much.

I guess that's why. it was mostly just food love in my case.