Anonymous #1 11w

Well the pasta definitely isn’t lower cal

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Anonymous #5 11w

Lower cal doesn’t mean healthier, it’s about the quality of ingredients

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Anonymous #3 11w

Took the words right outta my mouth

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Anonymous #3 11w

We’re talking about weight loss…

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Anonymous #3 11w

No way you have more upvotes😂 people not understanding there’s different aspects of eating healthy piss me off

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Anonymous #5 11w

It’s about satiety whole food keeps you fuller longer and leaves ur body less inflamed

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Anonymous #10 11w

Also true, I never had leftovers when I was over there

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Anonymous #1 11w

Once again. This isn’t what’s causing people to lose that amount of weight though. The physical lifestyle change is much more impactful. You can find perfectly satiating food here in America that isn’t gonna allow you to lose weight unless you change your lifestyle dramatically

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Anonymous #5 11w

I’m saying that even if it isn’t low cal it’s still healthier. I mentioned below why the weight-loss happens

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Anonymous #5 11w

Their culture around food and drinks are very different from ours. Lifestyle yes but the food plays a large roll as well

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Anonymous #5 11w

Both activity level and diet contribute to weight loss not solely one or the other

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Anonymous #3 11w

Quality of ingredients don't excuse the fact that you're walking 15k+ steps everyday

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Anonymous #14 11w

FR! Some people just want to complain that they’re fat. Ain’t nobody gonna make you not fat but yourself gtfu and do something.

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Anonymous #12 11w

Lot harder to walk 15k steps a day on the McDonald’s diet too though

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Anonymous #16 11w

Guarantee the amount of calories you will burn walking will offset a majority of what you eat

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Anonymous #15 11w

Also no free refills which makes people more conscious of what they are consuming. I was baby sipping little cokes in Italy cause those bitches were like $4 each

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Anonymous #16 11w

I don’t think you’re ready to have that conversation. McDonald’s really isn’t that unhealthy. If you’re running a few times a week there’s literally nothing wrong with McDonald’s. If you’re a couch potato McDonald’s will just get you overweight pretty effectively. There’s nuance. There food(eggs/beef/potatoes) don’t just magically have less protein and other macro and micro nutrients than normal food. It’s literally just that the food is really good and most people just don’t move enough.

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Anonymous #5 11w

Someone obviously didn’t watch the documentary on what McDonald’s puts in their food

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Anonymous #5 11w

McDonald’s definitely is very unhealthy. You can lose weight only eating McDonald’s but you need to track it and move a lot

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Anonymous #3 11w

This comment isn’t about specific health tho is it? No one’s arguing about that at all. This is literally just about lost fat. People not understanding there’s different facets of health is what makes it so hard for people to ever start learning about the actual heath of food. This is a calorie conversation. Food quality between countries is a much more nuanced question. You can find good quality food in America most people choose or are ignorant not to prefer that food

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Anonymous #3 11w

And it plays a smaller roll than you seem to believe. But idrk cause you’re not really making a significant claim. You’re just arguing to argue

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Anonymous #3 11w

The XXL gas station cups here are bigger than family size bottles in other places

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Anonymous #15 11w

It’s the fiber and whole grains — former euro citizen

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Anonymous #5 11w

You started by saying McDonald’s really isn’t that unhealthy. It literally is that unhealthy

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Anonymous #23 11w

Yea was not expecting it to be 85-90 when I was there. Bout died

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Anonymous #3 11w

oh it's been 97-100 degrees everyday since I've been here I'm deadass

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Anonymous #13 11w

y’all are forgetting 80% diet, 20% exercise…

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Anonymous #24 11w

Calories are on the package there’s no reason people should complain about not knowing how to control it

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Anonymous #5 11w

a lot of food in america that’s accessible to most of the population is like. genuinely so bad for you. having so little restrictions on food quality will do that to ya. their pasta probably is healthier for you whether it has more calories or not because of the quality. i think you’re a little confused

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Anonymous #23 11w

Absolute shambles

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Anonymous #8 11w

Gmos arent bad

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Anonymous #14 11w

knowing something ≠ having discipline with it. smh. everyone is different quit with the shaming

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Anonymous #28 11w

As a broke college student, a lot of the food that’s accessible to me in the U.S. is heavily processed and unhealthy, whereas I could get much better quality food in Europe for only a little bit more. Calories definitely don’t change between countries but the quality of food ur eating definitely makes a HUGE difference in weight loss & how u feel in general

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Anonymous #5 11w

Weightloss is as simple as colories in < calories out. Food can be healthier, made of the finest ingredients, this can make it easier to eat right. But its calories consumed vs burned in the end. -someone is currently 1 and 1/2 years into a weight loss journey, 115 pounds down, and has had their metabolism tested and found that its well below average. P.S The walking contributes more, it just definitely does.

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Anonymous #29 11w

Someone who is*

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Anonymous #25 11w

it is absolutely healthier as is basically everything else. they actually have real food over there

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Anonymous #26 11w

They can be

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Anonymous #17 11w

The Mediterranean diet is seafood and whole foods, wth are you talking about😭

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Anonymous #31 11w

And lots of pasta, bread, and 3-4 course dinners. They make up for it calorically by not eating breakfast and smoking instead of snacking

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Anonymous #3 11w

It’s not healthier 😭 you’re just gaslighting people

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Anonymous #30 11w

Never claimed otherwise.

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Anonymous #32 11w

Wrong person? European food is healthier tho

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Anonymous #3 11w

And smaller portion sizes

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Anonymous #3 11w

the post is about losing weight so i’d assume when they say “healthier” they’re mainly thinking of calories

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Anonymous #3 11w

In what way is it very unhealthy exactly? I’m interested in your word choice here

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Anonymous #5 11w

Possibly the flour or preservatives

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Anonymous #21 11w

Everyone runs in boston too

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Anonymous #18 11w

Truuuue I definitely run outside instead of in the gym now because it's nowhere NEAR as hot. I feel camaraderie with the Boston runners lol

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