Guide On How to Stop Being Fat

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Originally Posted by Nagoya [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am your typical "forever 126lbs no matter how much and what I eat" not sure what your technical term is, but I understand I am the enemy in this thread.

I have a question tho... I live in Japan right. And EVERYONE eats wheat, and flour, and every bad thing that was mentioned in this thread, and everyone is absolutely thin and tiny and sexy as hell.

I also happen to be born French, and we French people eat a loooot of cheese, bread, alcohol and everything you say is bad... and they're still mostly thin and small (and not so sexy but hey we can't have everything!)

Are American a different species? What's up with you guys? I see all these diets and advice and how to eat, and carbs this, calorie that, bad fat, good fat... why does every person talking about these things and knowing all these terms are always fat and everyone around me that is thin doesn't know shit about them ><

I realize my post is a bit condescending but it's a pain to rewrite it on my cell lol - however I want to conclude by saying it is actually a legit question... like I don't understand this whole trend of eating healthy and analysing everything that goes in your stomach when you see the countries where it is the most popular are the fattest countries and countries where nobody gives a fuck are the thinnest countries... what's going on?

What I have seen is cultural differences play a part with a countries overall health. For instance in Russia people commonly eat meats, cheese, breads, fish, drink alcohol, they even favor high fat content in their milk as it tastes creamier and better. They do not count calories or worry about carbs or follow fancy diet plans either. Why are Russians so fit looking and in shape?

What I found was they drink green teas commonly, they also tend to walk a lot! Not just out of necessity either, but out of habit. After a meal, families often walk in the evening time... Americans seem to not have many healthy habits like this, it's almost as if the USA has taken all the unhealthy habits from all the different cultures it has absorbed and tends to follow those.

Another facet to the weight problem in the USA I believe has to do with the processed foods we consume. I have not researched this, because I'd probably never eat anything we buy in the stores here again, but I am sure chemicals/preservatives/genetically modified organisms/etc. contribute to the health problems Americans have starting with their food supply.

Another thing is in other countries there simply isn't nearly the market the USA has for restaurants! In every city of the USA, there are literally hundreds perhaps thousands of restaurants! These restaurants also serve gigantic portions, another cultural difference between the USA and other countries. My experience is that the average foreigner simply doesn't consume the amount of food Americans commonly do.