Reversal of verdicts and Sherlock Holmes-like methods: From weight gain after quitting smoking to logically deducing the truth about weight loss.

The overturning of the verdict after the initial conviction: a dramatic reversal.

The theory that quitting smoking easily leads to weight gain has somewhat affected some people's determination to quit.

My personal experience that quitting smoking does not lead to obesity is something I will naturally share with fellow smokers.

One day, I met a longtime smoker who solemnly announced to me that he had completely quit smoking. However, he also jokingly told me that he had found that he had gained 1.5 pounds in the first half month after quitting smoking, with his food intake and exercise levels remaining the same, averaging 1 ounce per day.

The implication is that my theory that quitting smoking does not lead to obesity is incorrect.

This former smoker is an expert in maintaining a balanced weight within his unit. His strict diet and consistent high level of exercise are admirable.

When someone with such willpower and self-control states that moderate obesity occurs after quitting smoking, it's almost impossible for anyone not to believe it.

I was quite surprised to hear this. Could there really be an undiscovered mechanism that causes weight gain after quitting smoking? This is not just a matter of whether my conclusion is right or wrong, but a matter of the scientific principles of human metabolism.

So they launched an emergency interrogation, asking him, "When your mouth feels bland after quitting smoking, what snacks do you eat?"

He replied, "No."

Ask him, "Have you been drinking more water or other beverages since you quit smoking?"

He replied, "Absolutely not."

Undeterred, I resorted to my most drastic tactic and pressed further: "Is there anything else you've put in your mouth since before you quit smoking?"

"No...no," he said after a moment's thought, "I did chew two xylitol gums every day, but they're sugar-free, so they shouldn't be related to weight gain!"

Hahaha! I told him, "This is the murderer."

If you take two more pills daily, given your constitution, a weight gain of about 1.5 pounds in half a month should be about right.

The theory that a person will not gain weight without food (food in a broad sense, referring to all nutritious things) is undeniable.

Xylitol is just a sugar with a special structure; it still provides nutrition and energy, and excessive intake can easily lead to elevated triglycerides.

The claim that xylitol is suitable for dieters is simply because, compared to regular sucrose, xylitol is slightly better when consumed in equal amounts. As for its suitability for diabetics, it's because xylitol's metabolism doesn't require insulin in the early stages, which helps stabilize insulin levels.

Xylitol is simply able to bypass a certain monitoring process in the human body and be directly absorbed by cells.

To consider xylitol as sugar-free and calorie-free is like being harmed by someone and not knowing who to hold accountable.

Sherlock Holmes method

While having lunch in the cafeteria, a petite former female colleague happened to be sitting at the same table with me.

I glanced at her plate and said to her, "You basically don't eat dinner, do you?"

She replied curiously, "I don't eat staple foods, but I do eat a little fruit or something."

How did you know I don't eat dinner?

I laughed and said, "It was your buffet plate that told me that!"

She looked at her plate and said, "What do you mean?"

I continued, "Judging from your amazing figure, your BMI must be around 19."

If you eat a lot of food on your lunch plate every day, and you eat this amount for all three meals a day, you should gain at least another six pounds.

You're an office worker, so you have to eat breakfast, which means you can only skip dinner!

She laughed and said, "It sounds like a case analysis."

After a moment's hesitation, she continued, "If I'm someone who pays attention to exercise, then eating more is probably acceptable!"

I added, "Haha, you don't walk with any 'fiery' energy, you don't seem like someone who exercises regularly."

Furthermore, with such an appetite, if one were to eat the same amount for dinner, even walking ten kilometers a day wouldn't burn off the calories!

Similarly, among people of similar body shape, those who regularly exercise by walking will definitely have a larger appetite than those who don't.

How much more? That's equivalent to the nutritional intake needed to sustain them through those extra steps.

Sherlock Holmes, created by Arthur Conan Doyle, is known as the "God of Detectives".

The most appealing aspect of its investigative analysis method is the "reverse reasoning" approach, which involves tracing back and reconstructing the causes from the outcome and boldly revealing them.

In fact, this kind of reasoning is a very common logical deduction, but people don't often use it consciously in daily life.

Eating a lot will definitely make you fat.

She eats a lot at every lunch but doesn't gain weight or get sick, so there must be some "secret to not eating" that outsiders can't see.

Similarly, there were some familiar chubby girls in the building. They didn't eat much on their lunch plates, and whenever they sat down with their plates, they looked quite self-controlled, as if declaring, "My fatness is not because I'm greedy. Look at how little I have on my plate, but I'm still fat. There's nothing I can do about it!" If I happened to be sitting at the same table as them, they would tease them on the spot: "Don't play the victim. If you only ate the amount on your plate for three meals a day, you certainly wouldn't be as fat as you are now."

I wonder how much fruit and dessert you'll eat after dinner when you get home!

Upon hearing this, the chubby girl glared, stared angrily, and remained silent.

Nothing in the world has yet been found that violates the fundamental laws of physics.

When we hear that a certain place is strange, you need to accelerate when driving downhill and brake when driving uphill.

We can confidently conclude that what is called a downhill slope that requires acceleration is actually an uphill slope, and what is called an uphill slope that requires braking is actually a downhill slope.

The reason for misjudgment is likely due to visual illusion.

Don't worry that this inference is wrong. If it is wrong, we can arrest and interrogate the world's top physicists.

III. Miscellaneous Thoughts on Hunting

Weight loss has not only a main battleground, but also many peripheral issues.

Some seemingly insignificant issues can, if misunderstood, lead to disastrous consequences, even as small as an anthill.

After the main objective is captured, the surrounding strongholds also need to be cleared out in order to capture and hold them.

"Eating meat to lose weight" assessment

Among popular weight loss phrases, there is the saying that eating meat can help you lose weight.

I used to think that eating meat could help you lose weight, but I always suspected it was just a way for some overweight people to deceive others and find an excuse to continue eating meat.

We know that most fat people like to eat meat, and they only feel satisfied when they eat meat with fat and skin.

In a significant sense, those who can eat meat tend to gain weight, and those who are overweight are certainly good at eating meat; these are mutually reinforcing.

The fatter you are, the more you love to eat meat, and the more meat you eat, the fatter you get. If this vicious cycle cannot be stopped, your body shape will deteriorate.

The underlying mechanism is that high-energy foods help support the functional needs of an obese body.