Sugar, carbs in general, is particularly problematic.
I know of diabetics who cannot give up on sugary treats with full knowledge of the consequences of their behavior, people who have seen others in the family lose eyes, limbs, kidneys and life to the disease. Not a single one of them will consume a block of cheese or butter if one were to set these in front of them. Or a plate of diced carrots or cucumbers. It is always the chocolates and chips and the cookies and the ice cream and the biscuits.
Over the last two decades, I have been 128 kg at my peak. I have also been 93 kg. I have noticed that carbs absolutely wreck my ability to maintain weight. You lose the will to say no to food.
I am in India. Festivals start in September and continue for the next few months. It is an unending caravan of carb-heavy food. I can very easily put on 10 kg in those months. 70K excess calories in 2-3 months is not a lot. This does not happen with high fat food, because you cannot eat those in large quantities. They have high satiety value.
> Physical activity has little effect on my weight change
The human body is insanely adaptive. The natural impulse, I believe, is to conserve energy. For different people, it will respond to continuous over- and under-eating as well as over- and under-exertion in different ways.
I know of diabetics who cannot give up on sugary treats with full knowledge of the consequences of their behavior, people who have seen others in the family lose eyes, limbs, kidneys and life to the disease. Not a single one of them will consume a block of cheese or butter if one were to set these in front of them. Or a plate of diced carrots or cucumbers. It is always the chocolates and chips and the cookies and the ice cream and the biscuits.
Over the last two decades, I have been 128 kg at my peak. I have also been 93 kg. I have noticed that carbs absolutely wreck my ability to maintain weight. You lose the will to say no to food.
I am in India. Festivals start in September and continue for the next few months. It is an unending caravan of carb-heavy food. I can very easily put on 10 kg in those months. 70K excess calories in 2-3 months is not a lot. This does not happen with high fat food, because you cannot eat those in large quantities. They have high satiety value.
> Physical activity has little effect on my weight change
The human body is insanely adaptive. The natural impulse, I believe, is to conserve energy. For different people, it will respond to continuous over- and under-eating as well as over- and under-exertion in different ways.
People should do what works for them.