# \#diet-weight-loss **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/diet-weight-loss/107.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Why don’t you lift weights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1459\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144 "2026-09-21T00:09:00Z")
As an enthusiastic weightlifter, I understand that plenty of people dislike exercise. That gyms can be expensive or intimidating. That weightlifting takes time away from more important things - work, the kids, the spou… --- ## [Experience with Tirzepatide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-tirzepatide/1029204)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-tirzepatide/1029204 "2026-06-29T21:25:11Z")
My goal was modest: drop \< 10% of my body weight, from 220 to 200. After 6 months on Tirzepatide at a cost of $1500 in rx and membership fees I can report: Down 10 lbs, mostly muscle. I could’ve done that by dropping … --- ## [My fellow Dopers, how do you keep your body 'in tone'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fellow-dopers-how-do-you-keep-your-body-in-tone/1019933)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fellow-dopers-how-do-you-keep-your-body-in-tone/1019933 "2026-04-28T23:42:33Z")
“We’re Hans und Frans, and we’re going to…(clap)…pump you up!” My annual physical was yesterday, and my doc continues to be pleased with my AIC and weight loss (70+ lbs and counting). She did however say I was losing mu… --- ## [Incorporating weight-loss drugs into your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporating-weight-loss-drugs-into-your-life/1015675)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporating-weight-loss-drugs-into-your-life/1015675 "2026-03-23T20:09:05Z")
A recent thread about Ozempic has caused me to reconsider my stance on these modern weight-loss drugs. I am scheduled to see an endocrinologist in July, and I am preparing myself for making a decision. My question appli… --- ## [Why don’t you eat better (now that you lift weights)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-eat-better-now-that-you-lift-weights/1027958)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-eat-better-now-that-you-lift-weights/1027958 "2026-02-28T20:01:32Z")
. You can’t outrun a bad diet, is a truism… so if you eat in a piss-pour manner, there is no way you can compensate for that in a gym. So I try to create a thread about (just slightly) better eating to complement the -… --- ## [The latest in government propaganda: Eat Real Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-government-propaganda-eat-real-food/1026449)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-government-propaganda-eat-real-food/1026449 "2026-01-22T12:57:22Z")
RFK’s latest gift to the world… realfood.gov Or if you want to avoid the obnoxious scrolljacking website, you can go directly to the dietary guidelines PDF here: https://cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf The want you to give … --- ## [Weight Loss for the overweight and obese and good medical news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-for-the-overweight-and-obese-and-good-medical-news-thread/1000744)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-for-the-overweight-and-obese-and-good-medical-news-thread/1000744 "2025-10-29T17:56:16Z")
We don’t seem to have an active thread and I know we’ve had many in the past. This is meant to be a positive thread and reasonable suggestion are strongly suggested. So I got pretty sick just after Christmas and had … --- ## [Tell me about your experience with Fitness Trackers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-fitness-trackers/1023380)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-fitness-trackers/1023380 "2025-09-26T13:29:43Z")
I am reading reviews of Fitness Trackers. I know Fitbit is popular and has been available for over a decade. I’m strongly considering the Samsung because it links with their Android phones. Do you wear a Fitness Tracke… --- ## [What are your experiences with ketogenic diets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-experiences-with-ketogenic-diets/1022300)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-experiences-with-ketogenic-diets/1022300 "2025-08-21T11:13:15Z")
Not seeking medical advice per se, more like perspective. I’m wondering how typical or atypical my own experiences with low-carb diets have been. Especially, does anyone here have experience with trying to lose substanti… --- ## [Healthy snacks while driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321 "2025-05-04T03:25:20Z")
When I need to do a long drive, two things are essential to making it painless: radio / podcast and something to munch on periodically. My go-to snack is m&ms, but my waistline and dentist are not on board. Any suggest… --- ## [Health Tracker Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-tracker-suggestions/1013926)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-tracker-suggestions/1013926 "2025-02-14T01:19:49Z")
My Fitbit is dying after years of loyal, reliable service. I would automatically buy a new Fitbit except for one thing. Fitbit moved all of their health dashboard services to a mobile app and removed it from the web. … --- ## [Exercise, heart rate & beta blockers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-heart-rate-beta-blockers/1012590)
**Author:** [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-heart-rate-beta-blockers/1012590 "2025-01-17T04:46:16Z")
So, I’m out of shape and I recently started using an exercise bike. I’d pedal for about 20 minutes and my heart rate would go up to about 130ish. Trouble is, I also have a bit of a panic attack problem. I spoke to my do… --- ## [TMI - reduced calorie diets and fiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-reduced-calorie-diets-and-fiber/994421)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-reduced-calorie-diets-and-fiber/994421 "2024-11-07T01:18:16Z")
…OK by way of background information in 2019 through dieting I lost a significant amount of excess weight. More importantly have kept it off. Very generally though, going forward there is an angle to eating less food, a… --- ## [Why the obsession with protein in modern nutrition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-obsession-with-protein-in-modern-nutrition/1008447)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-obsession-with-protein-in-modern-nutrition/1008447 "2024-10-09T19:37:59Z")
So something that never made sense to me, as a fat middle aged man trying to eat healthily. Is why does the nutrition advice you see talk so much about eating enough protein? It seems to me as a healthy-ish non-vegitari… --- ## [Reasons why the BMI is useless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-the-bmi-is-useless/1007307)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-the-bmi-is-useless/1007307 "2024-09-17T04:03:29Z")
Here are 10 reasons that the BMI is bogus according to NPR: To save you a click: The person who dreamed up the BMI said explicitly that it could not and should not be used to indicate the level of fatness in an indi… --- ## [Low carb/keto diet. {This thread is intended to share low-carb recipes, not for a debate over the benefits and detriments of such a diet.}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-keto-diet-this-thread-is-intended-to-share-low-carb-recipes-not-for-a-debate-over-the-benefits-and-detriments-of-such-a-diet/1006400)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-keto-diet-this-thread-is-intended-to-share-low-carb-recipes-not-for-a-debate-over-the-benefits-and-detriments-of-such-a-diet/1006400 "2024-08-30T03:00:52Z")
I cut carbs about seven years ago. I lost 70 to 80 pounds (with walking and yard work for exercise), and have kept it off. I still want to lost another 10 to 15 pounds, but it’s hard. Fortunately, I don’t have much of… --- ## [Have you been on a diet that worked for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-on-a-diet-that-worked-for-you/917622)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-on-a-diet-that-worked-for-you/917622 "2024-07-24T19:56:02Z")
Most women and more men are concerned about their weight, and diets are probably more popular than ever before. Many work in the short term. I’m curious about any successes you’ve had keeping off the pounds or eating m… --- ## [Discussion of blue zone diet (spin-off from "why not lift weights")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-blue-zone-diet-spin-off-from-why-not-lift-weights/996607)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-blue-zone-diet-spin-off-from-why-not-lift-weights/996607 "2024-01-28T19:26:19Z")
I was considering spinning off a thread to return to this … but I don’t follow. Yes we’d expect more of the outliers to be in sparsely populated communities. But the observations of Blue Zone are not what we’d expect i… --- ## [A New Year’s diet thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-year-s-diet-thread/995464)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-year-s-diet-thread/995464 "2024-01-02T15:49:36Z")
Now that the holiday blur of unhealthy eating and drinking choices is past and 2024 has begun, I want to try to modify my diet. And by “diet” I don’t mean “a short-term gimmick or fad method to lose weight” but “a long t… --- ## [My epiphany about eating and weight loss (pretty long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-epiphany-about-eating-and-weight-loss-pretty-long/994596)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-epiphany-about-eating-and-weight-loss-pretty-long/994596 "2023-12-23T22:25:41Z")
About a year ago, my A1C rose from pre-diabetic, usually around 6.0 to 6.2, to diabetic at 6.6. This, combined with a previous episode of atrial flutter (which was corrected) jolted me into the realization that I could n… --- ## [Diets and Obesity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diets-and-obesity/962955)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diets-and-obesity/962955 "2022-12-21T16:23:42Z")
I’ve been reading an interesting book on the scientific basis of dieting and obesity, Secrets From The Eating Lab. It makes a number of arguments and supports them, but I have not read the studies it cites. These inclu…