can you really eat anything and remain fit?
jardimgirl
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serious question.can you continue eating anything you'd like, with a deficit of course, and still remain fit?
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Yes. You should of course try to get sort of close to your macro (Carbs, protein, fat) goals but what you put in those is up to you. If you want your carbs to come from cookies, then have at it. It really doesn't matter that much and won't make a difference on if you lose weight.
That said some foods make you feel more full and satisfied than others. There are however no "bad" foods.0 -
Lose weight, yes. Remain fit, not so much. If you eat some tasty but less nutritious stuff, that's fine...most of us love our treats. But if it's all cookies, chips and soda and almost no lean meat, veggies, fruit or whole grains, you'll probably feel like weaker than you would otherwise and be at risk for developing health problems.-1
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I guess you would have to define "fit" but you could get leaner eating that way. Its a terrible way to look at fitness though.
Nutrients matter.-1 -
With reasonable quantities yes0
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Anything, yes. Everything, no. You can incorporate anything you'd like into a balanced, nutritious diet and remain fit, but you cannot eat just cookies and ignore your nutrition completely and maintain a base level of health.
That's to "remain fit." I'm interpreting "fit" as basically healthy and free of disease. That's not the same as "lose weight." You can lose weight just eating cookies if you want.-1 -
A calorie deficit helps you lose weight. Exercise makes you fit.mustgetmuscles1 wrote: »I guess you would have to define "fit" but you could get leaner eating that way. Its a terrible way to look at fitness though.
Nutrients matter.0 -
jardimgirl wrote: »serious question.can you continue eating anything you'd like, with a deficit of course, and still remain fit?
Exercise is what makes you fit...0 -
Calorie Deficit + Exercise can make you "look" fit.
Your regular blood work and yearly check-ups will keep you medically fit.
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There's more to life than deficits and macro nutrients. You need a good balance of micro nutrients as well for long term health.
You can lose weight eating nothing but ice cream and Twinkies. You can build muscle eating nothing but ice cream and Twinkies. But a junk diet is going to catch up with you over time.
So it depends on your definition of "fit." If you're thinking superficially and you don't expect to ever grow much older than 40, then yes, you can get fit eating anything you want. If not, . . . .0 -
I assume you are using "fit" to mean "not overweight". Given that context, yes BUT it can be very difficult if not impossible for some people. Others can do so relatively easy.0
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Define "fit."
You can eat anything you want and remain thin, so long as you stay under your calories.
If the things you want are fast food and candy, you may not be able to remain healthy.
If fit is all about how you look, sure! If it includes health, you may need to take another look.0 -
A calorie deficit helps you lose weight. Exercise makes you fit.mustgetmuscles1 wrote: »I guess you would have to define "fit" but you could get leaner eating that way. Its a terrible way to look at fitness though.
Nutrients matter.
I agree. Just didnt know what the OP meant specifically by "fit".
Nutrients would still matter even for exercise though. Body composition, energy, performance and recovery will all be effected by nutrients (macro and micro).0 -
Doesn't work for me. I can tell the difference fitness wise when I eat poorly. I'm slower running, biking, and swimming is harder. So, for me personally, I don't buy the eat what you want at a deficit and all is good. (I indulge all the time. I'm talking about when I go overboard.)-1
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jardimgirl wrote: »serious question.can you continue eating anything you'd like, with a deficit of course, and still remain fit?
The question as posed, the answer is "no". There are essential nutrients that must be taken in (as your body cannot synthesize them) through your food sources. Essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, etc., need to come from food sources.
Within the realm of "getting the nutrition that is biologically required", however, there is a lot of flexibility.-2 -
Why did the posts in this thread that got flagged get flagged? And as "spam?"-1
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Nope.
Fit and thin are not the same confounded thing. (Gripes me to use fit as a euphemism for for thin, anway)
Can you lose weight. Hell yeah! You can lose weight on twinkies, if you have a mind to.
Will that fuel your body for great workouts? Only if you're an Olympic level athlete who is working out so much, they need more calories in any damn form they can get them. (See Michael Phelps' diet during serious training for an example) We lesser mortals need to be more careful to nourish our bodies properly to perform well, which in my mind is a better definition of fitness than how tiny your jeans are.-1 -
I assume you are using "fit" to mean "not overweight". Given that context, yes BUT it can be very difficult if not impossible for some people. Others can do so relatively easy.
Also assuming you mean "fit" to mean "not overweight/overfat", this is a good answer.
For me, I have a great deal of difficulty maintaining a healthy weight if I eat the SAD...that's not to say I don't have some pizza from time to time or enjoy a little desert...but overwhelmingly my diet consists of nutrient dense, whole food nutrition and meals prepared from such ingredients. I also find nutrition to be very important to making fitness advances as it helps in recovery...but the actual work I put into my exercise is what makes me actually fit.0 -
Like others have said, depends on what you mean by "fit" and depends on what you mean by "anything you want."
I am assuming by "fit" you mean both in shape and healthy, and there for the best bet you want to eat a healthy diet with reasonable micros and macros. (If you just mean "not gain weight," then the answer is yes, no matter what you otherwise mean, assuming you can feel satisfied on what you are eating, which -- like others have said -- varies from person to person. It's a lot easier for me to stay in shape if I eat in a way I consider more healthy, in part because it helps me exercise and vice versa and because I feel better, but also because I am someone who can easily overconsume calories when I'm not careful.)
I am also assuming by "anything you want" you mean "in the context of my overall reasonable diet." If so, the answer is, again, yes. There is no food that is inconsistent with remaining fit; you don't have to cut out anything. If you mean something weirder like "can I eat candy and French fries all day as my only food" (which I guess I idealistically don't think anyone in reality aspires to), then no, that's not a good diet to promote health or an ideal body composition or energy, although some people get away with it just like some drink to excess and smoke and live to 100.0 -
jardimgirl wrote: »serious question.can you continue eating anything you'd like, with a deficit of course, and still remain fit?
The question as posed, the answer is "no". There are essential nutrients that must be taken in (as your body cannot synthesize them) through your food sources. Essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, etc., need to come from food sources.
Within the realm of "getting the nutrition that is biologically required", however, there is a lot of flexibility.
There is no "yes" or "no".
Anything you like could = getting your micro nutrients too. Even if not,
"fit" could mean cardiovascular. Which isn't necessarily tied to diet0 -
I agree with those that have said it's both yes and no. If you are eating nothing but junk food, you are unlikely to be fit, unless you are young. Having youth on your side will work for a while, but not forever.
But if you are eating a healthy diet that just happens to include some junk food, you could become and remain quite fit, assuming you are working out appropriately.0 -
No response from OP in 1-1/2 hours. I call "troll".
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sorry, i meant fit like flat belly, nice toned legs etc0
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jardimgirl wrote: »sorry, i meant fit like flat belly, nice toned legs etc
You can lose weight eating whatever you want. You are unlikely to stick to your calorie and macro goals eating just pizza and cake. You probably won't hit your micronutrient needs without fruits and vegetables. If you are hitting your macros, staying within your calorie goal, getting appropriate nutrients then there is no reason you have to miss out on cake or pizza or ice cream.
myfitnesspal.com/blog/usmcmp/view/good-vs-bad-foods-6101440 -
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thanks usmcmp! ill look into that link!0
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jardimgirl wrote: »sorry, i meant fit like flat belly, nice toned legs etc
You can lose weight eating whatever you want. You are unlikely to stick to your calorie and macro goals eating just pizza and cake. You probably won't hit your micronutrient needs without fruits and vegetables. If you are hitting your macros, staying within your calorie goal, getting appropriate nutrients then there is no reason you have to miss out on cake or pizza or ice cream.
myfitnesspal.com/blog/usmcmp/view/good-vs-bad-foods-610144
this.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Like others have said, depends on what you mean by "fit" and depends on what you mean by "anything you want."
I am assuming by "fit" you mean both in shape and healthy, and there for the best bet you want to eat a healthy diet with reasonable micros and macros. (If you just mean "not gain weight," then the answer is yes, no matter what you otherwise mean, assuming you can feel satisfied on what you are eating, which -- like others have said -- varies from person to person. It's a lot easier for me to stay in shape if I eat in a way I consider more healthy, in part because it helps me exercise and vice versa and because I feel better, but also because I am someone who can easily overconsume calories when I'm not careful.)
I am also assuming by "anything you want" you mean "in the context of my overall reasonable diet." If so, the answer is, again, yes. There is no food that is inconsistent with remaining fit; you don't have to cut out anything. If you mean something weirder like "can I eat candy and French fries all day as my only food" (which I guess I idealistically don't think anyone in reality aspires to), then no, that's not a good diet to promote health or an ideal body composition or energy, although some people get away with it just like some drink to excess and smoke and live to 100.
This.
I assume the OP is referring to a flexible dieting approach to weight loss and fitness. Flexible dieting is not about this odd extreme that some people believe of eating nothing but pizza, donuts and ice cream all day.
User sensibility has to be employed and maybe an intellect verging on average but nothing has to be removed from a dietary intake to achieve happy healthy stable weight loss and fitness.0 -
jardimgirl wrote: »sorry, i meant fit like flat belly, nice toned legs etc
You can lose weight eating whatever you want. You are unlikely to stick to your calorie and macro goals eating just pizza and cake. You probably won't hit your micronutrient needs without fruits and vegetables. If you are hitting your macros, staying within your calorie goal, getting appropriate nutrients then there is no reason you have to miss out on cake or pizza or ice cream.
myfitnesspal.com/blog/usmcmp/view/good-vs-bad-foods-610144
this.
Who is the mad flagger for this thread?-1 -
jardimgirl wrote: »sorry, i meant fit like flat belly, nice toned legs etc
You can lose weight eating whatever you want. You are unlikely to stick to your calorie and macro goals eating just pizza and cake. You probably won't hit your micronutrient needs without fruits and vegetables. If you are hitting your macros, staying within your calorie goal, getting appropriate nutrients then there is no reason you have to miss out on cake or pizza or ice cream.
myfitnesspal.com/blog/usmcmp/view/good-vs-bad-foods-610144
this.
Who is the mad flagger for this thread?
wow- how do you get flagged for quoting and saying "this"
that's an all new low.0 -
pfffttt. Now I have another flag. Genius.0
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