Koveras
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So, if one of these contestants came to you and asked how to get healthy, what would you tell them?
I see a lot of "well of course they regained the weight because xyz" but not much, "what they should have done is . . ."
My main motivation is that I've never really seen a good discussion of weight loss here. I'll admit i've been away for awhile. But what I am accustomed to is admonitions that RP is not a "program", its not about weight loss, you shouldn't try to lose weight, don't overexercise, don't starve yourself, paranoia about FFAs etc.
But I've never seen a "this is the best way to lose weight" from a Peat perspective. Let's say you take it for granted that somebody is doing things like avoiding PUFA and getting adequate calories from carbohydrates and not overexercising, and not subject to undue stress. And they need to lose weight. Because excess fat is estrogenic, etc.
IOW, living la vida Peato, and needing to lose weight. How? And don't just say "do what Peat says and the fat will eventually disappear." Demonstrably untrue and a total cop out.
@HDD
(BTW - I gained fat on the "quick therapy" diet, on top of the fat I'd already gained over the past year switching to a more Peaty diet [bare min PUFA, carbs from sugar instead of starch] and running about 10% total fat macro.)
If people gain weight taking Ray Peats advice. It isn't because Ray Peat is wrong. He has written about that topic and he goes into depth in his articles of the biochemical and endocrinological mechanisms of obesity, diabetes, hypothyroidism ect.
Did it ever occur to you that people aren't taking the time to understand his work ? Or providing Feedback for themselves in regard to how they are reacting to different types of food, chemicals, hormones.
@jag2594 Maybe you have some specific advice for these individuals?