What's the balancing loop in the weight loss example? by Helen Hailin Zhao

hhzhao — 2024-10-08 01:28:23 UTC

3036361187 — 2024-10-08 02:48:42 UTC

Decreasing marginal return

Balancing loop: Effort devoted —> loss weight —> weight has plateaued —> less effort devoted —> gained fat —> effort devoted

3036348496 — 2024-10-08 02:50:09 UTC

3036340975 — 2024-10-08 02:50:13 UTC

The balancing loop is the new diet which the body is used too, and amount of training the body went through. It forms a balanced relationship. You should gradually increase more exercise and decrease the food intake more to make progression

2024-10-08 02:50:48 UTC

When weight loss has a positive effect, we will put more effort, when the plateau, we feel disappointed, so give up the idea of continuing to work hard, may give up weight loss, resulting in weight back, or even overeating.

Balance loop

rain0715 — 2024-10-08 02:50:54 UTC

1.The more effort I put in, The more disappointment I got from no return.

2.The more disappointment I got from no return,the less effort I put in.

skylar13560061729 — 2024-10-08 02:51:04 UTC

The continuous performance of weight loss introduces constraint and the sense of failure stops you from performing.

fffengaiqun — 2024-10-08 02:51:17 UTC

Irritation -> losing weight -> same irritation -> less reaction. Losing less weight

Body gets used to the calories, which means the irritation turns to eating habits

3035685847 — 2024-10-08 02:51:27 UTC

calorie deficit -> weight loss -> body’s signals you to eat more -> gets hungry -> give up on weight loss

3036342648 — 2024-10-08 02:51:28 UTC

It may be because the body has reached the peak of weight loss caused by dietary changes.

2024-10-08 02:51:34 UTC

At a certain stage, unobvious outcome does not trigger the same unit of income. Less effort makes you fat again and you will put more effort

3036342557 — 2024-10-08 02:51:50 UTC

Maybe the element include calorie intake、physical activity、body weight. For example , when the calorie intake increased, body weight will increase.

3036365236 — 2024-10-08 02:51:52 UTC

The decline in performance(the scale isn’t moving, she can’t see a steady drop in weight) & Limiting action(She can’t insist her eating habits)

oopsella229 — 2024-10-08 02:51:53 UTC

Constant weight loss brings discipline, and a sense of failure prevents you from losing weight.

caorongkai1998 — 2024-10-08 02:52:01 UTC

When the weight plateaus and the person experiences hunger and decreased performance, his motivation declines, resulting in reduced effort and potentially regressing from her goals.

3036340858 — 2024-10-08 02:52:07 UTC

Balancing loop: The weight remains constant which brings to a reduction in motivation and a loss of confidence. That will bring negative effects on the overall performance.

3634372 — 2024-10-08 02:52:16 UTC

Initial Action: Helen reduces her calorie intake and changes her eating habits to lose weight. This change leads to initial weight loss.Balancing Factor - Metabolic Adjustment: As Helen’s weight decreases, her body’s metabolism adjusts to the lower calorie intake.Reduced Weight Loss: The slower metabolism means she now burns fewer calories than before, which reduces the effectiveness of her diet.Resulting Action - Decreased Motivation: Because of the plateau and lack of progress, Helen becomes discouraged and loses motivation.

3036348757 — 2024-10-08 02:52:20 UTC

You start with your current weight and set a target weight to reach.
You diet and exercise to lose weight to
get closer to your goal.
When you're near your goal, you might put in less effort.
This helps to form keep a balance of your weight at the reasonable range of weight

liyujieapply08 — 2024-10-08 02:52:21 UTC

dimishing marginal return

u3634204 — 2024-10-08 02:52:22 UTC

The plateaued caused a decline in effort devotion. Since the performance became poor, it’s hard to lose more weight.

3036340535 — 2024-10-08 02:52:27 UTC

slower metabolism lead to a decline in motivation

zyshku108 — 2024-10-08 02:52:28 UTC

At a certain stage,

unobvious outcome does not trigger the same unit of income. Less effort makes you fat again and you will put more effort

balancing loop

u3634190 — 2024-10-08 02:52:31 UTC

3036347404 — 2024-10-08 02:52:35 UTC

Balancing Loop:

Effort→lose weight→meeting limited action→passion decrease→weight increase→effort

xinyima46 — 2024-10-08 02:52:35 UTC

A person reduces calorie intake to lose weight； Weight decreases over time, getting closer to the desired weight； As weight drops, the motivation to continue the diet decreases, or the body naturally lowers its metabolism to conserve energy； This reduced motivation or lower metabolism slows further weight loss, creating a balancing effect where the system seeks equilibrium, preventing continuous weight loss.

3035837036 — 2024-10-08 02:52:44 UTC

Balancing loop

People have to eat less or exercise more to keep losing weight like they are at the equilibrium state

3036343513 — 2024-10-08 02:52:53 UTC

Balancing loop: The diet becomes a habit of the body, need to do more exercises.

3036341072 — 2024-10-08 02:52:54 UTC

as the body reaches the lowest weight, it stops losing weight because it wants to protect you.

the more effort--->the more weight I lose---> higher opportunity to stop losing--->disappointment

3036341656 — 2024-10-08 02:52:57 UTC

Weight plateau: After a while, her weight loss stagnates.

Reduced effort: Lack of progress and hunger reduced her motivation and effort.

3036340963 — 2024-10-08 02:52:58 UTC

Effort put in weight loss > decrease in weight > balance point > maybe less effort on weight loss

qsq2896800693 — 2024-10-08 02:52:59 UTC

Adjustment: When the current weight is close to the target weight, the individual might adjust their efforts, potentially reducing the intensity of dieting or exercising to maintain their new weight.

3036340690 — 2024-10-08 02:53:05 UTC

If you want to lose more weight, you need to make a greater effort

LiangBaokun — 2024-10-08 02:53:08 UTC

effort decrease weight plataeu giveup

u3634342 — 2024-10-08 02:53:09 UTC

Keeping loss weight will reduce the body's energy, which is sometimes required to recover.

3036375839 — 2024-10-08 02:53:11 UTC

The person sets a goal to lose weight and reach a target weight. To achieve this, the person begins exercising more and eating less. Due to the slower metabolism and reduced energy needs, the initial rate of weight loss begins to decline. The body’s physiological adjustments create a feedback loop that slows down or halts further weight loss.

3036374615 — 2024-10-08 02:53:12 UTC

balancing feedback loop：efforts-loss weight-weight has plateaued-less effort-weight plateaued or increase-give up

The decreasing loop

qiyuewang2024 — 2024-10-08 02:53:13 UTC

2024-10-08 02:53:15 UTC

The weight plateaued ➡️ frustration ➡️ bad performance ➡️ the weight will not decrease more

3036340456 — 2024-10-08 02:53:18 UTC

When weight loss has positive results, we put more effort into it, but when we reach a plateau, we feel disappointed and give up on the idea of losing weight, resulting in weight regain

conniexiao14 — 2024-10-08 02:53:31 UTC

balancing loop

When losing weight reach the plateau, and you start to loose less weight. So you will have less motivation, and put less effort on this thing.

peteryao1390 — 2024-10-08 02:53:33 UTC

In a weight reduction scenario, the balancing loop happens when:

To lose weight, a person decreases their caloric intake.
Weight gradually drops, bringing it closer to the ideal weight.
As weight loss occurs, motivation to maintain the diet lessens, or the body automatically reduces its metabolism to preserve energy.
This decreased desire or metabolism inhibits additional weight loss, resulting in a balancing effect in which the system seeks homeostasis and prevents continued weight loss.
This loop prevents the system from spinning out of control by looking for a balance between weight reduction attempts and the body's reactions.

u3636464 — 2024-10-08 02:53:34 UTC

Marginal rate of return

920046734 — 2024-10-08 02:53:35 UTC

When weight loss has a positive effect, we will make more effort, when the progress runs slow, we feel disappointed and give up the idea of continuing to work hard, may give up weight loss, resulting in weight back.

3634239 — 2024-10-08 02:53:38 UTC

When people see an obvious result after weight loss, then they are likely to continue to exercise to maintain their good weight. However if there is not obvious change in the body weight then the person may feel unsatisfied and don’t want to put more effort.

Balancing loop

3036340925 — 2024-10-08 02:53:43 UTC

The same weight but different inputs

3036341694 — 2024-10-08 02:53:44 UTC

The adjustment of the diet leads to the loss of weight. When the body is used to the new diet, the weight will keep stable for a long time. Then, we'll feel disappointed because our effort doesn't have impact.

Goal: To lose 10 lbs and maintain a healthy weight.

3036375853 — 2024-10-08 02:54:02 UTC

Action: The person starts eating fewer calories and exercises more to create a calorie deficit.

Feedback: As they lose weight, the body reacts by lowering its metabolic rate (to conserve energy), making weight loss harder as time progresses.

Result: If the calorie intake and exercise level stay the same, the weight loss slows down, creating a balance as the body approaches the desired weight. Eventually, the weight stabilizes when the calorie intake matches energy expenditure.

303634160 — 2024-10-08 02:54:07 UTC

the balance loop：when you try to eat less，you suceed in a short period，but your body tries to protect you and when you keep doing，you do not see the effect

3036348836 — 2024-10-08 02:54:24 UTC

I have also experienced a balancing loop, in the process of losing weight, very focused on weight, but the weight will not fall. Then people get frustrated and stop losing weight. But if we avoid weighing ourselves for a few days during the plateau, we may have better results later on.

Balancing Loop

u3634175 — 2024-10-08 02:54:29 UTC

Weight lost and then weight stops losing. And then the weight increased back again.

rowannwang — 2024-10-08 02:54:32 UTC

initial effort to lose weight-> plateau ->negative feedback (decreased BMR, lower motivation )->resulting in further plateau-> adjustment in exercise and reevaluation

3036365585 — 2024-10-08 02:54:36 UTC

After you lose certain weight and enter into your plateau stage, you would feel disappointed and stop working on it

18946188982 — 2024-10-08 02:54:41 UTC

Current Weight > Desired Weight:

Increase exercise and improve diet.

Result: Weight begins to decrease.

Current Weight Approaches Desired Weight:

Continue efforts, but may start to relax some restrictions.

Result: Weight stabilizes or continues to decrease.

Current Weight < Desired Weight:

Decrease exercise or allow more flexibility in diet.

Result: Weight gradually increases back toward the desired weight.

13380755503 — 2024-10-08 02:54:48 UTC

The less return, the less effort she will put into.

3036340470 — 2024-10-08 02:54:53 UTC

Balancing loop: Effort →loss weight→weight has plateaued→less effort → gained fat→ effort

3035828475 — 2024-10-08 02:55:03 UTC

When weight remain stable, motivation to have healthy diet decreases, resulting in more limiting action.

3036341151 — 2024-10-08 02:55:10 UTC

When you make efforts to a certain level, the marginal positive feedback may decrease. That’s why there is a plateau period.

However, plateau of losing weight is not eternal. We should insist on keeping fight against it.

3036342789 — 2024-10-08 02:55:11 UTC

Effort-> loss weight->weight has plateaued ->less effort devoted->stable weight -> original eating habits->get fat

FelixY — 2024-10-08 02:55:17 UTC

Early investment - achieved results - hit the bottleneck period - enthusiasm decline - adjust the state

3036343836 — 2024-10-08 02:55:19 UTC

In weight loss example the more weight you can lose the more effort you will do. Otherwise, you will lose confidence and pay less effort in this example

3036361589 — 2024-10-08 02:55:20 UTC

When Helen’s weight is lost, her metabolism decreases, resulting in fewer calories burned, which slows weight loss.

563615984 — 2024-10-08 02:55:25 UTC

Change of eating diet led to the drop of weight. The calories she consumed everyday decreased. The decline of performance reduced effort. Then she gave up and ate more. She decided to loss weight again.

u3634225 — 2024-10-08 02:55:49 UTC

The balancing loop here is the body’s natural tendency to resist change and maintain equilibrium. When Helen’s weight loss slows down, her body’s signals (like hunger) and her emotional response (frustration) act as feedback that reduces her effort, ultimately balancing out her initial weight loss progress.

3036342131 — 2024-10-08 02:56:24 UTC

Energy intake does not reach the basal metabolic level and you successfully lose some weight, but at the same time the basal metabolic level also fell so you have to eat even less in a new phase

Balance loop of losing weight

u3634063 — 2024-10-08 02:58:55 UTC

At a certain ratio of weight to intake, the body's self-protection mechanism will inhibit the original weight loss, and the original efforts are no longer sufficient to support it.

3036341125 — 2024-10-08 02:59:36 UTC

decreasing marginal return

3036343953 — 2024-10-08 03:00:49 UTC

The fitter the body, the more workout willing to put in

zyiwen824 — 2024-10-08 03:46:03 UTC

a balancing loop in the context of weight loss is a feedback loop that stabilizes or regulates the system towards a goal or desired state.

zyiwen824 — 2024-10-08 03:46:57 UTC

A balancing loop in the context of weight loss is a feedback loop that stabilizes or regulates the system towards a goal or desired state.