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Processed meat is my biggest problem (food wise). I love sausages, and have too much ham. And bacon FFS! Why does this stuff have to be processed to hell :(
My solution is to make my own beef burgers. Either fat ones with herbs and spices, slow cooked, or smash burgers. Yummy.
Ah.
Well life wasn't meant to be easy :) It's still possible to succeed though.
Cut out red meat? Well scratch that off your list, red meat is fine. Processed meat, like sausages, packaged ham, bacon etc aren't good, so limiting those is good (for general health, rather than losing weight). Red...
Yes indeed, but it's not as simple to change what yours is. Given how you are now, losing weight by running a bit is hard work, and if you're diet is bad enough, it's bound to fail. Whereas dropping the calories will work. As they say, you can't out-train a bad diet.
It's all simple enough, but...
When you say the vast majority, you mean 100% of all humans, right? Excluding amputations, that is the only equation there is (although some types of food are harder for your body to absorb, meaning they don't really go in, and others make your body work harder, so the calories burned goes up...
Good for you if you're getting out and active.
Just an FYI for those who are interested in their weight though:
While exercise will burn a few calories (like a jelly baby's worth), our weight is mostly down to how many calories we eat.
That may be obvious to many, but it's surprising how many...