Is there any merit to this...
bluejennn
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I've been working out and eating healthy and watching my calories and have lost almost 10 lbs to over the last two weeks. There is a lady in my office who claims she is on a "high fat, low carb" diet. So, basically I sit at my desk eating celery and she eats sausage, hunks of cheese, and pork rinds all day. Is there any merit to this type of diet? It just doesn't seem healthy at all.
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Any diet will work as long as you're eating less calories than you burn. Losing weight is all about calories in calories out, not how healthy the food is.-1
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Just because you think it will work doesn't mean that it will. Pork rind? Cheese? Sausage? I don't think those are the kinds of fats that are meant to be consumed with that kind of diet. You're not dieting, you're having a lifestyle change. Keep doing what you're doing and see who gets the weight off and keeps it off in the end :-)0
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Yes look at Keto and Low Carb
They all boil down to CICO though (calories in < calories out)
Personally I just do CICO - but I haven't eaten celery - I eat a load of food of all types
If you're chewing on celery instead of proper food you're doing it wrong
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I've been working out and eating healthy and watching my calories and have lost almost 10 lbs to over the last two weeks. There is a lady in my office who claims she is on a "high fat, low carb" diet. So, basically I sit at my desk eating celery and she eats sausage, hunks of cheese, and pork rinds all day. Is there any merit to this type of diet? It just doesn't seem healthy at all.
Health and weight loss are very different things
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I've been working out and eating healthy and watching my calories and have lost almost 10 lbs to over the last two weeks. There is a lady in my office who claims she is on a "high fat, low carb" diet. So, basically I sit at my desk eating celery and she eats sausage, hunks of cheese, and pork rinds all day. Is there any merit to this type of diet? It just doesn't seem healthy at all.
i think with the high fat low carb diet you're supposed to eat the good fatty foods, like avocado, nuts, and lean meats like salmon and steak.
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Why are you eating celery? Yuck.0
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KrissSaysHi wrote: »
you could always upgrade that celery and put some peanut butter on it
well there's a sure-fire way to blow your calorie goal for the day... take your go-to grazing snack and turn it into a calorie bomb.0 -
I've been working out and eating healthy and watching my calories and have lost almost 10 lbs to over the last two weeks. There is a lady in my office who claims she is on a "high fat, low carb" diet. So, basically I sit at my desk eating celery and she eats sausage, hunks of cheese, and pork rinds all day. Is there any merit to this type of diet? It just doesn't seem healthy at all.
Neither of your diets sound healthy and sustainable.
(Slightly tongue in cheek - please say you aren't just eating celery!)0 -
MonsoonStorm wrote: »KrissSaysHi wrote: » you could always upgrade that celery and put some peanut butter on it
well there's a sure-fire way to blow your calorie goal for the day... take your go-to grazing snack and turn it into a calorie bomb.
A serving of pb is 190-200 cals. Hardly a calorie bomb.0 -
KrissSaysHi wrote: » you could always upgrade that celery and put some peanut butter on it
that's what i'm talking about! i happen to be a big fan of celery! LOL (organic though, it's one of the worst for pesticides) celery & nut butter, celery & hummus, celery & guacamole, celery in salads&soups.....
but, to the OP: my husband is a big fan of low carb, high fat, and he does, in fact, lose weight on it. BUT, BOTH TIMES he has stuck to that diet religiously for several months in a row, he has become ill. (diverticulitis once, pericarditis once) I'm no dr, but i don't believe it was a coincidence. in no universe will i ever believe pork rinds are a good fuel for our bodies.0 -
Does it look like she's losing weight?
From a weight loss perspective, it's all about eating less than you burn.0 -
In the end, it's CICO that works for weight loss no matter what is in your calories. I have a large appetite and am not satisfied with small amounts of foods. Fats have lots of calories for small portions so I always end up with too many calories in if I don't watch it. If you keep your portions small and your calorie intake in check, you can have lots of fat in your diet.0
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I've been working out and eating healthy and watching my calories and have lost almost 10 lbs to over the last two weeks. There is a lady in my office who claims she is on a "high fat, low carb" diet. So, basically I sit at my desk eating celery and she eats sausage, hunks of cheese, and pork rinds all day. Is there any merit to this type of diet? It just doesn't seem healthy at all.
Neither of your diets sound healthy and sustainable.
(Slightly tongue in cheek - please say you aren't just eating celery!)
No....heavens no! I'm eating about 1400-1500 calories a day. Celery was just an example of a snack that I was having! What I am doing is working so I am going to keep doing it! I feel great, more energy, in a better mood, and my pants are feeling loose.0 -
DemoraFairy wrote: »Any diet will work as long as you're eating less calories than you burn. Losing weight is all about calories in calories out, not how healthy the food is.
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The only reason I can think that a person would be eating celery all day is that they have a habit of eating all the time and rather than ending the habit, they choose a food that doesn't have a lot of calories. That works for a while, but in the end, it isn't ideal because the celery is replaced by candy bars and they are back where they started. As for someone eating fat all day, as long as they do so in moderation, there's no reason why they can't lose weight on that kind of diet. Is it healthy? Probably not, since it is missing some of the nutrients the body needs.0
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Why does it matter? People's reasons for eating a certain way are varied and individual..... Along as you're happy with what you're doing, what your workmate does is up to her! "health" can be a million different things....0
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I've been working out and eating healthy and watching my calories and have lost almost 10 lbs to over the last two weeks. There is a lady in my office who claims she is on a "high fat, low carb" diet. So, basically I sit at my desk eating celery and she eats sausage, hunks of cheese, and pork rinds all day. Is there any merit to this type of diet? It just doesn't seem healthy at all.
Neither of your diets sound healthy and sustainable.
(Slightly tongue in cheek - please say you aren't just eating celery!)
No....heavens no! I'm eating about 1400-1500 calories a day. Celery was just an example of a snack that I was having! What I am doing is working so I am going to keep doing it! I feel great, more energy, in a better mood, and my pants are feeling loose.
then keep doing what you are doing and don't worry about what someone else is doing.
Yes, you can do low carb/high fat and lose weight; just as you can do high protein/low fat/moderate carbs and lose weight. What matters is that you are in a calorie deficit.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »The only reason I can think that a person would be eating celery all day is that they have a habit of eating all the time and rather than ending the habit, they choose a food that doesn't have a lot of calories. That works for a while, but in the end, it isn't ideal because the celery is replaced by candy bars and they are back where they started. As for someone eating fat all day, as long as they do so in moderation, there's no reason why they can't lose weight on that kind of diet. Is it healthy? Probably not, since it is missing some of the nutrients the body needs.
i guess you missed the post where OP said celery is just a snack….0 -
Worry about you.0
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I've been working out and eating healthy and watching my calories and have lost almost 10 lbs to over the last two weeks. There is a lady in my office who claims she is on a "high fat, low carb" diet. So, basically I sit at my desk eating celery and she eats sausage, hunks of cheese, and pork rinds all day. Is there any merit to this type of diet? It just doesn't seem healthy at all.
Health and weight loss are very different things
This is true! And a low carb, high fat diet can be healthy, or unhealthy from a nutrition standpoint.0 -
I'm just throwing in on the side of celery, IT'S YUMMY!0
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crazyjerseygirl wrote: »I'm just throwing in on the side of celery, IT'S YUMMY!
And fabulous for those on a low carb high fat diet too lol. :drinker:0 -
I've been working out and eating healthy and watching my calories and have lost almost 10 lbs to over the last two weeks. There is a lady in my office who claims she is on a "high fat, low carb" diet. So, basically I sit at my desk eating celery and she eats sausage, hunks of cheese, and pork rinds all day. Is there any merit to this type of diet? It just doesn't seem healthy at all.
What your doing sounds fine, but her diet is simply cutting out easy energy for the body that can be consumed, meaning your body must burn more calories to digest the food, giving a slight boost to a diet. It's not the healthiest of diets as people should learn to balance out a proper diet, allowing there bodies to get vitamins etc. Keep doing what your doing, it will benefit your body and reduce risk of colonary heart disease etc.0 -
DemoraFairy wrote: »Any diet will work as long as you're eating less calories than you burn. Losing weight is all about calories in calories out, not how healthy the food is.
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One can lose weight on the unhealthiest of diets.
It's about net calories, not nutrition/health.
They are independent/orthogonal concerns.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/0 -
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DemoraFairy wrote: »Any diet will work as long as you're eating less calories than you burn. Losing weight is all about calories in calories out, not how healthy the food is.
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