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[–] prex@aussie.zone 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My mind says no but my gut flora says moar.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 21 points 1 month ago

This rhymes if you are Australian.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Snacks are fine, you just have to eat the right ones.

I can eat apples till I feel sick and they are pretty filling.

Or celery with peanut butter if you want protein.

That said I'm a food is fuel person and a heavy caffeine user so maybe I'm not the person to be giving advice.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Clearly you can't be trusted. You eat celery.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago

Celery is just a peanut butter delivery system. It even reaches to the bottom of the jar as you start to run out

[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Honestly, it's a step up from "food is optional as long as I'm not heavily nauseous" so any advice is welcome to me at this point

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You should be aware that peanut butter is not a great source of protein and especially not light on calories. A tablespoon a day is probably fine but slapping it willy nilly on apples without measuring puts it squarely in junk food territory.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yep. Intermittent fasting is easy but all weight loss is hard. I lost like 40 pounds in less than a year, and then my body rebelled and beat up my brain with a shotgun. Gained it all back over the next two years.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

my body rebelled

Didn’t know they could do that

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Check out the article cRazi_man linked.

Our brains have a lot less control than we like to think, unfortunately. And the reasons weight loss is difficult are numerous. It’s not dissimilar to addiction, in that overcoming it can be easy for some people but incredibly difficult for others. And unfortunately those for whom it is easy don’t realize how good they have it.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's so frustrating. Stupid human bodies and brains and stupid food made to be super delicious and stuff. I wish I could just go "no thanks!" But it's a nightmare. I keep trying though. Gotta try.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

Yep! Never stop trying. I’m like 75% on the horse again, sloooooowly losing weight this time.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the winter when the sun might set at 4:30 pm, it's pretty ridiculous to try to stop eating before sundown.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And also the summer when it sets late. This rule ridiculous.

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I used to work in restaurants in my teens and 20s (and most of my 30s) and to me dinner time is permanently set to after 10 pm, after dinner service has ended.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago

How wrong would it have been to give the tongue a lisp?

My zero discrimination self says no, but my sense of humour says yes.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 month ago

That's how the trazodone I take to sleep is. It's pretty similar to eating way too many edibles, but without the violently too high part.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

Should have fired a warning shot into Stomach.