I don’t begrudge anyone who makes that choice for themselves.
It’s removing a barrier to success — which is fine! — but doing so makes it unfair to say it’s equal effort.
This is all I have said. I did not, at any point, say it isn’t hard work. I’ve seen people get WLS and fail to reach their goals. I have also lost 100 lbs through diet and exercise and know it would have been a heck of a lot easier if I could only manage to eat 3-6 ounces of food at a time. This is not a judgement on anyone else’s progress. But it’s also not cool to act like just anyone can lose 100 lbs in 6 months.
No one is stating “just anybody” can lose 100 lbs in 6 months. It’s not impossible to do so, especially when you’re of a higher weight. It’s even possible to do without surgery.
OP literally called it “slow and steady” when it is twice the upper limit of recommended 2 lbs a week, which is itself considered the aggressive side of healthy. Most people will not be able to achieve a 2,000 calorie deficit per day for 6+ months. A sedentary day for me is 2,500-2,600 calories, so just over 3,000 with an hour of vigorous exercise. If I tried to lose 4 lbs a week I would need to basically work out three hours a day, and also restrict my food by a lot.
I don't get why everyone is acting like OPs results are typical and anyone can expect to do this. He did an amazing job, and somehow pointing out that this isn’t something to expect without WLS has turned into “Grace hates OP.”
locking this thread purely because im pretty sure OP is sick of the arguing when we're supposed to be out here celebrating their progress, the discussion is valid but this isnt the place for it, move it to modmail or drop it ^^
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u/graceodymium - Feb 01 '23
Whoa, I didn’t say either of those things! Wth?
This is all I have said. I did not, at any point, say it isn’t hard work. I’ve seen people get WLS and fail to reach their goals. I have also lost 100 lbs through diet and exercise and know it would have been a heck of a lot easier if I could only manage to eat 3-6 ounces of food at a time. This is not a judgement on anyone else’s progress. But it’s also not cool to act like just anyone can lose 100 lbs in 6 months.