Episode 040: At the end of January I set myself a challenge. Every day, for a period of 12 weeks, I was going to eat a minimum of 3,200 calories per day. If was had room, I could eat more…and on some days I’d see just how high I could take it. (My highest day turned out to be just under 5,000 calories).
According to online calculators I need 2,800 calories per day to maintain my weight, so eating 3,200 as a minimum meant I would be taking in a lot of extra food. Oh, and just so you know, it wasn’t going to be all “health” food. I was going to eat everything. This included lots of frozen pizzas, ready meals, trips to McDonald’s, KFC and a lot of wine.
This week’s episode of Real Health Radio is all about this over eating experiment, how it affected my weight, my symptoms and what happened once it was over. I then use this as a launch pad to talk about calories in and calories out, what are potential drivers for weight gain (or loss) and the relationship between weight and health.
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How people think about weight and calories
00:03:25
Why I picked 3,200 calories as my daily target
00:05:00
How I tracked things
00:05:55
What my exercise habit look like
00:08:10
How I worked out my daily calorie needs
00:13:00
My weight at the start of the experiment
00:14:30
What kind of foods I ate during the experiment and how this changed
00:22:45
Being hungry and full at the same time
00:24:55
What changes I noticed in my symptoms
00:28:05
How easy it would be to forget what I ate
00:29:40
How much I ate across the experiment
00:33:10
How my weight changed throughout the experiment
00:39:15
What I noticed after the experiment ended
00:47:35
Why it can be so difficult for some people to lose weight
00:49:35
The weight set point theory
00:53:15
What if I lived in a society that valued fatness?
00:55:35
BMI and health
01:00:20
Do I believe in calories in and calories out?
01:01:25
The calories in side of the equation
01:11:45
The calories out side of the equation
01:22:50
The common drivers for weight gain
01:25:45
High reward food
01:28:30
Food diversity
01:30:55
Circadian Rhythm
01:35:40
Metabolic decreasing foods
01:38:35
Dieting
01:41:05
Macronutrient deficiency
01:44:25
Micronutrient deficiency
01:45:40
Overabundance of calories
01:48:00
Lack of moving and sitting
01:51:00
Emotional Eating
01:53:15
Hypothyroidism
01:54:25
Stress
01:56:50
Weight stigma and fat shaming
02:00:30
Poverty
02:05:20
Health of parents at conception and while in utero
02:08:05
My recent experience with two obese clients
02:10:00
The two main reasons people want to lose weight
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i have to heads off man, over eating experiment is risky
AMAZING podcast.
I will need to hear it all again and take notes.
I also take 2,800 calories per day, and my weight continuous increase. i note your all importance point. and hope that will definitely help me. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely amazing Podcast!!
So many pearls of wisdom; really enjoyed it.