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Maximized fat intake
moonius
Posts: 663 Member
My weight loss had stalled for four months. I increased my macros to 75% fat, 20% protein and 5% carbohydrates. I have metabolic syndrome and even with daily exercise I was not losing weight. But last week I experimented with increasing my fat intake to over 80% and started losing weight again. I have been eating pork belly in addition to other high fat offerings like coconut oil, butter, heavy cream, sour cream, avocados, macadamias, etc.
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That's where I have my macros since the beginning and that seems to work perfect, especially since I don't need a ton of protein since I'm pretty sedentary. Congrats!0
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Did your calorie count change or do it stay the same?0
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My calorie count remained the same. I actually went over most days.0
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So ... can we talk "pork belly"? It looks like a barrel of chips. What does it taste like?0
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Of course, pork belly is where bacon comes from but I think it's better than bacon. Tastes like bacon without the smokiness, sugar or preservatives.0
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moonius, you inspired me yesterday to break out the piece of pork belly I had in the freezer. Thank you!
After thawing, I poke the daylights out of the skin, dry marinate the meat side with Chinese 5 spice, salt, and pepper, and leave it uncovered in the fridge overnight.
Trader Joe's fully cooked pork belly doesn't nearly resemble a fresh slab from the butcher. It's a little vacuum sealed pork loaf kinda thing, you have to open it in the sink and dry it off with paper towels. I know, sounds wonderful. LOL But once you get past manipulating this thing, the slices pan fried or broiled are tasty.
YMMV, I love pork fat, I grew up snacking on fat back slices. I agree - it's like meatier, fattier bacon. Plus with the skin, you have cracklins, too.0 -
@oyadancing : I love the cracklins too. I grew up eating those and fat back. I have to travel about 40 miles to find a butcher that sells pork belly. I just picked up an 11.5 pound on last Friday.0
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Wow! 11lbs - is that the whole belly? LOL I understand completely; after tonight's came out so well, I could go on a pork belly fast.0
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Not sure if that's the whole belly but it's a pretty big piece. I have basically been doing a pork belly fast since last week.0
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