Dietitian reacts to VIRAL weight loss advice

There are a million videos about weight loss out there, but rarely does one get THIS much attention -- particularly when its created by someone with no apparent background in health. In this video, I will be responding to the weight loss advice put out by the account "easy, actually" in the video "losing weight is easy, actually".

I'm Natalie Fox and I am a Registered Dietitian and it is my mission to empower people to heal their relationships with food, movement, and their bodies and to provide inspiration and tools to forge a kinder and more joyful path towards health and happiness.

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The information in this video is for education and entertainment purposes only. Always speak to a health care provider about your unique health needs. Please use this video as educational, not as unique recommendations.

[QueenToKingOfSpades]

Losing weight isn’t easy. It’s just not complicated.

[actualsatan]

That "just drink water and you'll feel full" thing made me laugh because I remember seeing that "advice" in pretty much every eating disordered space back when I was struggling

[jessicapachecoxd]

I started watching his video but stopped like 5 minutes in because some of the language he used was so full of covert (and sometimes not so covert) shaming. IMO working out and developing health focused habits should come from a place of growing self love. We do good things for ourselves because we love ourselves enough to or want to develop that love. And we stick to them because we have to show up for ourselves. I think that was the paradigm shift for me. When I started working out as a teen I had a number I wanted to see on the scale, the voice of my mom commenting on my body in my head, and would compare myself to others. Now I focus more on how my mind and body feel. Sometimes the loving thing to do is to not self harm with food, but sometimes eating a cookie or sweet is exactly what I need to show my self love because my body is telling me it’s what it needs. I think distinguishing that feeling has been big for me. I literally eat whatever my body tells me it wants, and I’ve gotten better at listening. And most of the time it tells me it wants nutrition dense foods, but not always. Anyway, sorry for the long comment. Your video is great and insightful and really got me thinking.

Edit: Same opinion for exercise, imo it should come from a loving place or else the habits just fall apart. If I go a week without exercising I really really feel it in my body and mind.

[madness_]

Thank you a lot for this, ive actually watched this 'viral video' about loosing weight, and for some reason it annoyed me alot and i couldn't tell exactly why it bothered me so much
So thank you for putting it into words, and giving us all theses informations, i think everyone should watch this video

[farmpunk_dan]

The implication that your food should taste bland so that you can be skinny is such a massive L. Most of the trainers I know eat nothing but rice, broccoli and bland chicken for dinner and it’s sad af.

I think most people just don’t know how to cook healthy food, so they eat processed stuff because otherwise their lives are totally miserable! Same reason people don’t succeed with veganism — they make awful food and think it sucks. It’s possible to have delicious food and be healthy and even lose weight, you just have to reject the standard American food pallet for the most part lol

[cholemasala]

as an anorexic i agree with your point about exercise 100%. i used to love exercising but now i can’t do it without thinking about calories. i ended up quitting exercise just so i wouldn’t end up hating it, but i really want to get back into weightlifting someday. thoughts on earning exercise with calories?
also that’s definitely been my experience with cutting out pleasurable foods. i can’t really tell a difference between “diet” foods and normal ones, but if i tell myself i can’t have something i just crave it all the time. if my food tastes boring i don’t even bother to finish it no matter how long it’s been since i’ve eaten, so then i’m just famished and mad about the calories i didn’t even enjoy
anyway i love your work. your advice always seems so down-to-earth and practical. two thumbs up!

[SandraSine]

Thank you much, I always see those types of videos and think there is something really wrong with me since I know, and tried all of it, but I'm still struggling with my weight.

Loosing weight is not easy, in fact it is the most difficult thing I have gone through.

[superfinevids]

Low fat wholefood vegan. Best weight loss and health diet on the planet. Rice and sweet potatos, fruits and veggies. Its impossible to be fat eating those things.

[Heyterrr]

I come from Europe, so this will be a bit of a different perspective. Hear me out ...
We don't eat THAT much processed food like people in the US. You guys eat a lot of precessed food and fast food in general. I can't relate to a lot of these videos because of the difference in culture (varies within european countries). You need some "structure". If you have terrible eating habits, they won't change just because you decided to change your diet. You need to change your mindset and then change your diet. Yes, you should absolutely take yourself accountable regarding your weight loss journey. If you don't, you will keep going up and down infinitely. Don't. Also - don't be too restrictive, eat normal amounts of food, keep track of calories TILL you are able to "eyeball" your optimal caloric need. People are being way too hard or soft on themselves. Just like with strength training, if you do it once a week it will have little to no effect on muscle gain. I heard you and saying to "not count calories" but losing weight is all calories in and out (not talking about HEALTH, just WEIGHT).

[TangoMasterclass]

You explain why a suggestion that is made in the video is not a good idea, but you don't offer another solution that in your opinion would work.

[romanw]

Wait until you find out that some people like diabetics need to count carbs to stay alive. What's your advice for us? Should we just not bother because it's unsustainable? At some point you are just going to have to grow up and learn to be an adult.