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Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss

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john_minsk ◴[17 Apr 25 07:17 UTC] No.43713971[source]▶
Just went trough Yo-Yo. Any good strategies on how to overcome it for good?
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janpmz ◴[17 Apr 25 08:25 UTC] No.43714310[source]▶
For me weightloss worked over a long period of time with a couple of strategies.

1. One was not eating breakfast, this works well when I'm in the office. Then you have fasting built into your daily routine. This has many metabolic benefits.

2. Switching to a low carb diet (keto). I never thought I'd quit eating bread, but reducing carbonhydrates (esp. sugar) and eating more eggs & meat had the biggest effect on my weight. More so than doing sports. This is just a rough guideline, I don't follow this very strictly.

3. Sports + Fasting: Sometimes on the weekends I go on a hike or do some sports and only eat when I get home in the afternoon (e.g. steak). This forces my body to take the energy from the fat reserves.

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1. vkazanov ◴[17 Apr 25 19:34 UTC] No.43721157[source]▶
This is pretty extreme. :-)

The magic is that just counting calories basically leads to the same outcome: less carbs and sugary stuff, less fatty meats, more lean meat, more veggies, etc.