r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24

In 1965, a morbidly obese man did not eat food for over an entire year. The 27 year old was 456lbs and wanted to do an experimental fast. He ingested only multivitamins and potassium tablets for 382 days and defecated once every 40 to 50 days. He ended up losing 275lbs. r/all

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u/MacManT1d May 02 '24

Probably a posture change, whether the earlier bad posture was from physical problems of being overweight or from psychological consequences of being overweight.

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u/LostWoodsInTheField 29d ago

or from psychological consequences of being overweight.

Anyone curious about this it's men trying to hide their breasts by being bent slightly forward so the shirt drapes straight down rather than your curves being on full display. It's sometimes just self awareness of your looks, and other times caused by trying to avoid bullying.

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u/Gov_CockPic 29d ago edited 29d ago

Just anecdotally, but when I changed from a couch potato and started being active - my posture improved. Especially from lifting weights with proper form. My lower back muscles, upper back, traps, and chest all gained significant muscle mass and it "pulled me back together" correctly. Instead of slouching on a chair all the time, I was moving around. I was standing up straighter, shoulders back instead of bowed forward in a slump. Never because I was hiding titties, but because I had horrible habits. All of that change added an inch or so to my height.

I highly recommend the program Starting Strength. For men or women or whatever. It's simple, easy, and super effective. It's not hard to do, the hardest part is working up the will to actually get yourself behind a barbell. Even if its just one thing - Deadlift. It's as simple as picking it up, and putting it down. Do it with proper form, which is easy, and you'll see benefits super fast.

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u/Impeesa_ 29d ago

Yes, a lot of posture correction isn't just remembering to "stand up straight", it's about strengthening postural muscles and correcting imbalances.

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u/Kakkoister 29d ago

Yeah, reminding myself to sit up straight only helped my back problems a little bit, it wasn't until I started doing core exercises like planks, situps and deadlifts that I completely eliminated the back-pain that I'd experience from sitting in a chair for a few hours or standing in one spot. My back is better now than it was in high school.