Robert Kesterson wrote:
> ...However, I do believe that I would have been
> successful
> at losing the weight if I had stayed with the same exact diet
> *content*
> and changed only the *quantity*. So in *that* regard, I
> don't think the
> *content* of the diet had as much to do with it as my
> vigilance about the
> calories and quantities. (Does that help? I don't feel like I'm
> explaining myself very well.)
Yes, thanks for clarifying you're experience--tough I don't think your
assumption would apply to most people (if it were just as easy to lose
weight by limiting calories as by changing the types of foods eaten then I
don't think that the US would have quite the obesity problem it has and
conventional diets wouldn't fail as often as they do). We can agree to
disagree on that one.
> ... Raw nuts are a fine food, and tend to be
> self-limiting.
Yes, I think roasting nuts probably makes them easier to digest, and
therefore, consume.
> No offense taken. I don't think anyone has ever referred to
> me as plump.
> :-)
>
:-)
> > practices. I think our perceptions of what is normal human
> weight have
> > been skewed in a similar manner.
>
> Absolutely. The entertainment, fashion, and advertising
> agencies have
> seen to that. But that's a whole 'nother discussion as well.
>
Actually, the entertainment, fashion, and advertising agencies generally
promote a slimmer look than the actual American avg.--especially for women.
Despite this, I believe that most people view a higher weight than is
usually portrayed in the media as "normal"/"healthy."
> 20's, but I doubt much of it was muscle. These days my arms
> are around 14
> 1/2", and leaner than they were in high school. I hope that
> means I've
> put on some muscle.
>
Yes, I and others (like Ray Audette) have also noticed that it becomes
easier to add some muscle on the Paleo diet.
> Ah. Makes sense, but still seems really odd that they didn't
> take that
> into consideration.
>
Yes, it was a fatal flaw in the study, but the study is still likely to
influence people for quite a while--especially since it tells them what they
want to hear (that being "a little plump" is healthy).
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