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manapropos@lemmy.basedcount.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

weight gain is a byproduct of not being able to walk or move or stand for very long without trouble

Weight gain is a byproduct of consuming more calories than your body expends. Not everyone can walk or be active, but everyone can put the fork down. It’s quite simple actually

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Shapillon@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s quite simple actually.

Or is it?

Do you take into account that:

Most processed food are created around the [bliss point](en.m.wikipedia.org iBliss_point_(food)) in order to make it as addictive as possible.

Fresh food being more expensive and/or more time consuming to prepare than processed alternatives.'

the existence of food deserts.

advertising pushing unhealthy and addictive eatings habits down our collective throats with little to no regulations (why not do what we did with alcohol/tobacco in a lot of countries?)

bad habits formed during childhood such as empty calories used as rewards, etc.

Imho everyone can put the fork down as in everyone can stop smoking or doing any drugs really. It’s possible but demands an extra effort that not anyone is able to put in at any given moment (without even taking relapses into account).

To me it really has some “it’s your fault you got conned” vibes ^^’
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- manapropos@lemmy.basedcount.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  When I was in college I lost weight when I had no access to a kitchen. I ate a lot of fast food but just counted my calories. Sometimes you have to do weird things like skipping the buns on a burger but it’s really not that hard
  
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  - Shapillon@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’m glad it wasn’t that hard for you ^^
    
    But I think you’re confusing hard and difficult.
    
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