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Unfortunately different people can need really different takes on diet.

"5 smaller regular portions during the day" is part of how I went from 100 to over 110kg and struggled to walk longer than 20 minutes. Getting back to walking fit required 10 days being fed minimal amounts to prevent collapse of digestive system with a tube through the nose. I still gained weight ultimately, but combined with exercise it allowed me to walk and even run for short distances.

Spent years just trying to figure out what's wrong with endocrine system - still don't really know. One of the things led to being prescribed ozempic, not just for weight loss, but because of its function of lowering insulin levels.