(January 8, 2013 at 12:52 pm)BGChuckLee Wrote:(January 8, 2013 at 12:46 pm)Brian37 Wrote: You were obese, so? It certainly is not good to get past a certain weight, but saying " I did it this way" cannot apply to everyone and should not apply to everyone because everyone is different.So you are saying that I have a different digestion to other humans? It's true, I can speak about what has worked for me- but there are others who eat 80/10/10- many, many professional athletes eat on a similar page to what I eat. So if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me.
The best thing is for those who need to lose weight for medical reasons or simply want better form is to listen to a doctor, not you.
So again, if you want to be an idiot and take the advice of those outside the medical profession, you can. But just because someone has the ability to jump off a cliff doesn't mean you should follow them.
Athletes are not super human and can and do have problems with body dissmorphea that can cause them to take on very unhealthy diets and to take drugs that ultimately might short term give them that burst in competition but destroy their bodies long term.
If you lost weight because you needed to, then good for you. If you lose weight simply because you want a better looking body, that is fine too. But people in doing both can take it to extremes as well, including athletes.
Listen to a doctor, that is the only rational and reasonable thing to do. Don't chase after what others want or think you should be.
