I mean it's a combo of HAES articles and companies that want people to keep buying their magic diet pills or doing some quick fix exercise product, but it's seriously annoying. I was shopping with a fat relative who was saying she needed to lose weight as fast as possible (she went fit to fat, her bf dumped her and said he won't see her again until she becomes human again) and she kept shoving diet pills and whey protein powders into her cart. When I told her she can begin by counting her calories and told her she's not going to become thin by ingesting diet pills or whey protein, she started going to all these "why calorie counting doesn't work" articles on her cell and wouldn't listen. It's stupid because so many follow the anti-calorie counting mindset and try all sorts of other diets instead - I can't tell you how many people I've seen lose a couple pounds on keto or Atkins and then balloon up to heavier than before because they think calorie counting is worthless or unhealthy.
Counting calories works, damnit. I'm in the best shape in my life, even better than when I wrestled in college, all because I incorporate calorie counting along with my training program. If there are any fat fucks reading this, find out how many calories you need to eat daily to start losing two lbs per week and don't fucking eat above that. You don't even need to exercise to start freeing your skeleton from all the extra YOU. Count your goddamn calories it's not hard at all.
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[–] Harry_Areola 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago (edited ago)
I learned from a story that I saw here yesterday that they only count the calories. Once they reach their limit for the day they just keep eating and keep counting.
All diets work. Only people fail.
[–] redditHasCooties 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
They also count calories like fucking retards.
This is from Facebook, I'd bet good money that "counting calories won't work" for this guy, considering that he has a full "cheat day" and that's part of a single meal.
His cheat day probably wiped out most if not all of his week's deficit.
[–] Unsung_Heroes_again 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
And this is why you dont try to help them.
[–] Shitlord2016 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Counting calories is hard for butter golems. They'd much rather just take a "magic" pill then bitch when it doesn't work. Sometimes they just declare they can't lose weight no matter what.
[–] ConfirmedPigeon 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Lazy fat fucks always want a shortcut.
[–] Goat-fister 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Because people aren't honest about what they eat.
[–] deathhawkbitch 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Because they don't understand restraint, or planning, or balance, or goddamn portion sizes. Math isn't magical enough for them I guess.
[–] MyOtherAcctGotBanned ago
The few stories I've read regarding fats and counting calories had the fats grossly underestimating the calories of food and extremely overestimating calories spent when working out. Oh, I walked up a flight of stairs at work today so I can have a little treat of a 12 pack of krispy kreme!
[–] OdetteSwan ago (edited ago)
Money. CICO is simple, inexpensive, and no where near as profitable. Prettily packaged magic pills, wraps, juice cleanses, supplements, arm patches, conditions for which you need copious amounts of medication, equipment, and attention from various professionals etc. are very profitable AND people love to buy prettily packaged shit and believe in things. But the proof is in the pudding, of the few pigs I know, all of them try the latest craze and have medical problems and the normies and swolizens just keep counting calories.