These threads probably attract mostly people who are dieting or looking to diet, so maybe it’s helpful to have an observation from someone who has never been overweight: I notice overweight people like low-to-no fiber foods and are unaware that they are only eating a few grams of vegetables per day. Maybe it is a good idea to make sure that every meal you have contains a real amount of it, so if you have 3 meals per day that every meal contains 15gr of fiber; or if you have 2 meals per day that each meal contains 20gr of fiber.
Honestly, it boggles my mind how someone can eat even a modest amount of fruits, veg., legumes, and whole grains alongside a generally healthful (not necessarily low fat, but healthful) diet and stay overweight. Not all of those foods every day necessarily, but I ran the numbers, and it just doesn't add up. Every chronically overweight person I know, once I know them well enough, seems to be putting down 500 kcal./day through some guilty pleasure like that pint of ice cream in the freezer, a super sweet creamy coffee drink in thr morning, a big slice of chocolate cake with lunch regularly, a large glass of wine with dinner etc. And it's almost _daily_.
Go try dramatically changing your weight and see how it makes you feel.
For the record I've never been obese, I'm in excellent shape and lift weights ~5 times a week. When bulking, eating enough calories to increase by weight by 25% requires significant effort. Similarly when I have do my cuts I find it incredibly difficult to get down to 10-12% body-fat.
My body clearly has a weight it wants to be at, and deviating from that requires a significant mental effort. I imagine someone obese trying to lose weight struggles the same way I do. The body wants to be at a certain size, and forcing it to change is difficult.
The accepted term for that idea is body weight set point. It's still a theory, but a lot of people attempting to lose weight seem to independently discover the idea as they rubber-band quickly back to their pre-diet weight.
