No One Tells You This About Losing Weight

24 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube segment, Speaker A highlights a hidden downside of weight loss: an obsessive preoccupation with weight that can become unhealthy. Eric Roberts responds with two concrete strategies to counteract this mindset. First, he recommends lifting heavy weights to shift focus from the number on the scale to building strength, which reduces fixation on weight loss. Second, he advises not to rely solely on scale readings because gaining muscle while losing fat can keep the weight stable even as the body’s appearance and performance improve. Together, the dialogue underscores the mental challenges after weight loss and offers strength‑training‑based solutions to foster a healthier relationship with one’s body.

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The worst part about losing weight that no one talks about is what happens afterwards with your head, and that is that you become literally obsessed with losing weight until you realize how unhealthy that it is.
She makes a good point, but here are my 2 solutions to that. Number one, lift some heavy-ass weights, because when you do, you start to focus way less on this and you start to focus way more on just being strong as fuck. And by the time you actually start losing weight, you don't even care that much because all you care about is getting stronger. And then number 2, don't just go. By this number on the scale, because when you're lifting weights and building muscle, you can be losing fat but building muscle at the same time. This might mean this number might not change that much, but you start to look and feel completely different.