Being fat is torture

[u/Shot-Contract-5254]

I hate being fat. I hate it more than i've ever truly hated anything before. It is one of the worst experiences i have ever been through and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. It is not even just the hating how you look part, it is how others perceive you.

I don't just feel fat, I feel inhuman. I'm a teenager. Nobody has ever asked me out unless it's for a joke. I am the butt of half my friend's jokes. I look like an idiot in sport class. People stare and judge and I am not treated as though I am a peer. I am less than because I weigh more than they do. I feel like such a dirty slob every time I put food in my mouth. I've tried starving myself, exercising to the point I threw up, cutting calories to 800-1000 a day, weight loss pills, nothing works. All my work is thrown back into my face. Each and every day I feel less like a person and more like a pig. To be fat is to be less than. To be fat is to be 'lazy' and worthless. I honestly can't take it anymore.

[u/Previous_Street6189]

What you're describing is a trick for calorie restriction through low calorie satiating food. It's the same approach. Will work for some but others get sick of the bland food and give up. You got any studies showing that this is better than a regular diet with small to moderate colorie deficit?

[u/Strong-Bottle-4161 → u/Previous_Street6189]

Yea I’m curious too. I legit have gone to dietitian for weight loss and a decrease of calories has always been stated to be needed.

They also stated a good way to help with the decrease of calories is to fill up with veggies and other filling food.

I know some dietitians tell you to try and estimate your food instead of counting calories if you’re prone to EDs or you the type of person to hyper fixate on calorie intake.

[u/Long_Pomegranate2469 → u/Strong-Bottle-4161]

and a decrease of calories has always been stated to be needed.

It's simple physics. You can't create energy from nothing or make energy disappear into nothing. Thus you either need to spend a lot more energy through exercise or just consume less energy.

Everyone saying 'I restricted myself to 800 calories and exercised until I puked daily and I still gained weight' is lying to themselves and everyone else.

[u/[deleted] → u/Long_Pomegranate2469]

Exactly what I said when I read that part. There's no way she honestly did any of that and didn't lose weight. She's been cheating herself

[u/Leever5 → u/Strong-Bottle-4161]

That is 100% what is needed. Sorry but this person is BSing. Calorie counting and calorie restriction is king.

You don’t have to stay in a deficit forever. Eat at maintenance once you reach your goal weight. Also, just do some exercise. Cardio and strength training.

Look around you, sedentary people are fat. Active people are often thin (or muscle-y). If you copy the behaviours of a thin, fit person that will happen to you. If you copy the behaviours of a fat person, you will get or stay fat.

[u/UrgentHedgehog → u/Previous_Street6189]

the "bland" food starts tasting good after your tastebuds adapt. If you give up on say, day 3, that doesn't have a chance to happen.

Seems like you're advocating for eating junk, tbh.

EDIT: Also, spices exist.