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Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss

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263 points paulpauper | 2 comments | 14 Apr 25 04:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.435s | source
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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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cookiengineer ◴[17 Apr 25 08:15 UTC] No.43714267[source]▶
It's not about the weight, it's about the exercise.

Start with something easy and establish a rule that won't ever be broken. If you break a rule once, you'll lose the fight.

My rule, for example, when I started to train more:

- start with 10 crunches every morning and evening

- increase by 2 crunches every day

- no exceptions

When you are at ~2 months in, you can add weight training to it to get stronger.

Additionally, find a sport that you can do once or twice a week that is FUN to do. By FUN I really mean it. There's no point in doing sports if you don't enjoy it.

If you enjoy playing batminton, go for it! If you enjoy table tennis, go for it! If you enjoy Kung Fu, Krav Maga, or whatever ... go for it!

Sports isn't about reaching goals, it's about having fun while doing it. Otherwise, you will not overcome the struggles. Your brain needs a reward, and enjoying sports helps you keep wanting more of it.

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senko ◴[17 Apr 25 09:07 UTC] No.43714508[source]▶
> It's not about the weight, it's about the exercise.

You cannot outrun a fork.

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david-gpu ◴[17 Apr 25 12:13 UTC] No.43715663[source]▶
Tell that to all the skinny endurance weekend warriors who fuel their exercise with huge amounts of sugary drinks and gummy bears. If you are curious, read about the function of GLUT4 in the membrane of skeletal muscles.

Reality is more complex than memetic one-liners.

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snapcaster ◴[18 Apr 25 16:06 UTC] No.43729356[source]▶
Dedicated athletes are obviously not who we're talking about so why bring it up?
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david-gpu ◴[18 Apr 25 21:39 UTC] No.43732098[source]▶
So you can't run away from a bad diet... Except when you can, but that is "obviously not who we are talking about".

Maybe that meme needs to die for good, instead.

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1. snapcaster ◴[21 Apr 25 17:39 UTC] No.43754459[source]▶
So you really think the people being told "you can't outrun a bad diet" would be served by knowing if they adopted the lifestyle of an olympian they would lose weight? a narrow fixation on edge cases while ignoring the (correct) larger point is weird
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2. david-gpu ◴[25 Apr 25 13:06 UTC] No.43793168[source]▶
>> weekend warriors

>> So perhaps the sedentary person would benefit from walking or leisurely cycling to work a whole more than by trying to restrict their diet