For Some of Us there ARE Bad Foods

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  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
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    The weather example is interesting. Considering that I'm probably the biggest weather geek in this thread, I will say that I enjoy following/tracking major weather events that many others do not, such as a hurricane making landfall or a threat of tornadoes.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
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    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says once in a while. Remember no bad foods.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says occasionally. Remember no bad foods.

    I did read it. I lost all my weight and now in maintenance eating those things on the list. Trust me, I'm old school, it was hard to wrap my brain eating higher fat. I had elevated cholestoral levels and the doctor wanted to put me on statins. My blood tests are perfect now. I eat everything in moderation.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
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    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says occasionally. Remember no bad foods.

    I did read it. I lost all my weight and now in maintenance eating those things on the list. Trust me, I'm old school, it was hard to wrap my brain eating higher fat. I had elevated cholestoral levels and the doctor wanted to put me on statins. My blood tests are perfect now. I eat everything in moderation.

    That's great. I would bet my house that of the 70% of Americans that are overweight or obese and not trying to lose are eating more of the occasionally foods than recommended.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says occasionally. Remember no bad foods.

    I did read it. I lost all my weight and now in maintenance eating those things on the list. Trust me, I'm old school, it was hard to wrap my brain eating higher fat. I had elevated cholestoral levels and the doctor wanted to put me on statins. My blood tests are perfect now. I eat everything in moderation.

    That's great. I would bet my house that of the 70% of Americans that are overweight or obese and not trying to lose are eating more of the occasionally foods than recommended.

    I agree. A lot of people think there are so many arbitrary rules to losing weight, they give up. Just pointing out, it's all about the calorie intake and tweaking macros to suit their needs.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
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    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says occasionally. Remember no bad foods.

    I did read it. I lost all my weight and now in maintenance eating those things on the list. Trust me, I'm old school, it was hard to wrap my brain eating higher fat. I had elevated cholestoral levels and the doctor wanted to put me on statins. My blood tests are perfect now. I eat everything in moderation.

    That's great. I would bet my house that of the 70% of Americans that are overweight or obese and not trying to lose are eating more of the occasionally foods than recommended.

    I disagree with most of that chart. It is still pushing the out dated low fat agenda. I've lost 40 lbs eating a lot of whoa foods, not all but quite a few. I avoided the grains and sugars.

    Plus the difference between their go and whoa foods is pretty arbitrary. Whole grain breads is better than muffin? Depends on how you make them - it not true in my house. Ketchup is better than butter? LOL not in my universe.

  • Packerjohn
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    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says occasionally. Remember no bad foods.

    I did read it. I lost all my weight and now in maintenance eating those things on the list. Trust me, I'm old school, it was hard to wrap my brain eating higher fat. I had elevated cholestoral levels and the doctor wanted to put me on statins. My blood tests are perfect now. I eat everything in moderation.

    That's great. I would bet my house that of the 70% of Americans that are overweight or obese and not trying to lose are eating more of the occasionally foods than recommended.

    I disagree with most of that chart. It is still pushing the out dated low fat agenda. I've lost 40 lbs eating a lot of whoa foods, not all but quite a few. I avoided the grains and sugars.

    Plus the difference between their go and whoa foods is pretty arbitrary. Whole grain breads is better than muffin? Depends on how you make them - it not true in my house. Ketchup is better than butter? LOL not in my universe.

    The chart is developed by people with PHD after their names. It's a free country and of course you can disagree.

    Find some peer reviewed information that says someone should be eating ice cream candy sausage every day.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
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    Packerjohn wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says occasionally. Remember no bad foods.

    I did read it. I lost all my weight and now in maintenance eating those things on the list. Trust me, I'm old school, it was hard to wrap my brain eating higher fat. I had elevated cholestoral levels and the doctor wanted to put me on statins. My blood tests are perfect now. I eat everything in moderation.

    That's great. I would bet my house that of the 70% of Americans that are overweight or obese and not trying to lose are eating more of the occasionally foods than recommended.

    I disagree with most of that chart. It is still pushing the out dated low fat agenda. I've lost 40 lbs eating a lot of whoa foods, not all but quite a few. I avoided the grains and sugars.

    Plus the difference between their go and whoa foods is pretty arbitrary. Whole grain breads is better than muffin? Depends on how you make them - it not true in my house. Ketchup is better than butter? LOL not in my universe.

    The chart is developed by people with PHD after their names. It's a free country and of course you can disagree.

    Find some peer reviewed information that says someone should be eating ice cream candy sausage every day.

    Phd was behind the names of many of those who came up with the low fat agenda. I agree with that.

    I don't eat candy or ice cream. I avoid grains and sugar. Sausages though? I eat it a few days per week. It agrees with me. But no, I am not looking for peer reviewed information to say that I should eat it. I have read enough nutrition science to know what works for my body, what doesn't and why.
  • tomteboda
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    There's a good deal of activism among government employees of the PhD and non-PhD variety. The FDA's food guidelines very nearly included "environmental impact" as a labelling requirement.
  • Packerjohn
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    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says occasionally. Remember no bad foods.

    I did read it. I lost all my weight and now in maintenance eating those things on the list. Trust me, I'm old school, it was hard to wrap my brain eating higher fat. I had elevated cholestoral levels and the doctor wanted to put me on statins. My blood tests are perfect now. I eat everything in moderation.

    That's great. I would bet my house that of the 70% of Americans that are overweight or obese and not trying to lose are eating more of the occasionally foods than recommended.

    I disagree with most of that chart. It is still pushing the out dated low fat agenda. I've lost 40 lbs eating a lot of whoa foods, not all but quite a few. I avoided the grains and sugars.

    Plus the difference between their go and whoa foods is pretty arbitrary. Whole grain breads is better than muffin? Depends on how you make them - it not true in my house. Ketchup is better than butter? LOL not in my universe.

    The chart is developed by people with PHD after their names. It's a free country and of course you can disagree.

    Find some peer reviewed information that says someone should be eating ice cream candy sausage every day.

    Phd was behind the names of many of those who came up with the low fat agenda. I agree with that.

    I don't eat candy or ice cream. I avoid grains and sugar. Sausages though? I eat it a few days per week. It agrees with me. But no, I am not looking for peer reviewed information to say that I should eat it. I have read enough nutrition science to know what works for my body, what doesn't and why.

    Again thats great you feel good. I posted this as a reasonable alternative to the bad food designation. You not the chart doesn't say anything is off limits, just gives suggested intake ranges.
  • 100df
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    My maintenance calories will only occasionally support the foods on the Whoa list. If I eat the items on the Whoa list more than occasionally, I will either gain weight, not have the nutrients my body needs or be hungry. Sometimes all 3 at once!

    Isn't that true for everyone no matter how many calories they have available?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited March 2016
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    Packerjohn wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    How about this. What some would call bad foods are now termed Whoa foods, from this article:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/eat-right/

    Just my opinion, but I'd guess the good people at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute don't consider once in a while everyday like some people do. From the article:

    79eoqhurihmh.png

    You should replace daily croissants with at least a pain au chocolat every once it a while.
    This list make absolute no sense to someone primarily calorie counting.

    It's still about mislabeling food and putting it in the "wrong groups".

    I guess I'd better give up on my two croissant breakfast this morning, oh noes.

    No butter, whole eggs cooked in fat or bacon either.

    Read the chart again. It says once in a while. Remember no bad foods.

    I don't mind the breakdown in theory, thinking of foods as those to include liberally, those to included in more measured amounts, and those to have once in a while. I definitely prefer that approach to good/bad, and it's basically how I think of it.

    The actual list seems a little over-inclusive as to what's a WHOA, and I actually do think a lot of advice from nutrition experts is still somewhat fat phobic and overbroad (likely based on the understanding that most people won't follow it that well). For example, I have a vegetable 2-egg omelet with a little feta cheese cooked in a bit of olive oil most mornings. That chart would call that a WHOA food (whole eggs cooked in oil, cheese). It's about 250 calories, very filling, has a decent amount of protein (I often add another source of protein on the side), and gives me lots of vegetables.

    Do you really think it makes sense to call that a WHOA food? (I could find a lot of similar examples too.)

    And to go back to Evgeni's example, it struck me as pretty common, in Europe, for people to eat smallish breakfasts by US standards largely consisting of refined carbs and coffee. In France, they tend to eat more sat fat than we are advised to, also. And yet those countries lag behind us on the obesity rate -- and I'd argue in part because the food culture is better and not focused on nutritionism. If you eat foods you appreciate in a sensible way, you are probably more likely to eat less and be satisfied on a sensible number of calories.

    Anyway, I like to focus on overall diet, not individual food choices. I intuitively know that makes some foods, for me, a harder to fit in or rarer option (including many of the things listed, like french fries). Cheese would be if I had to eat huge amounts when I eat it, but if I have a little and don't end up with extra calories or sat fat, why would it be? Same with roasted chicken breast with skin, which I eat regularly.
  • MommyMeggo
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    100df wrote: »
    My maintenance calories will only occasionally support the foods on the Whoa list. If I eat the items on the Whoa list more than occasionally, I will either gain weight, not have the nutrients my body needs or be hungry. Sometimes all 3 at once!

    Isn't that true for everyone no matter how many calories they have available?


    A constant calorie surplus will lead to being overweight regardless of which column the calories come from.
    How many a person has available will be an individual thing.

    Someone who exercised intensely and has a large amount of calories that they can eat and still be in a deficit can eat more of the whoa foods if they want.

    Someone who is sedentary would have less wiggle room with calories and therefore would have to eat those sparingly or risk going over.
  • tomteboda
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    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I disagree with most of that chart. It is still pushing the out dated low fat agenda. I've lost 40 lbs eating a lot of whoa foods, not all but quite a few. I avoided the grains and sugars.

    Plus the difference between their go and whoa foods is pretty arbitrary. Whole grain breads is better than muffin? Depends on how you make them - it not true in my house. Ketchup is better than butter? LOL not in my universe.

    I agree, the foods on the list are highly arbitrary and not backed by sound nutritional and biochemical science. It really does promote the outdated (and rather thoroughly scientifically rebutted) low-fat model of weight loss. If you read the actual "We Can (lose weight)" webpage, it is pretty clear that a calorie is a calorie. They suggest this low-fat model as a way for people to reduce overall caloric intake. But it appears to me that there was something of a political agenda in the way that the downloadable chart/guide was written up, hence the arbitrariness of the "WHOA" foods.

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    My deficit calories are 1500 daily and I can fit a pretty generous serving of at least one "WOAH" food into my daily diet if I so choose. Actually, since this thing banned all good cheeses (really?!) I will modify that to say "I can fit two pretty generous servings".

    Also I'm REALLY starting to look forward to maintenance eating. 16 months down, appx. 4 to go...
  • RobD520
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    shell1005 wrote: »
    I love the weather comparison. It shows the point exactly. Weather is neither good nor bad, it depends on how you feel about it or react to it.

    I love snow. I love a snowstorm that stops the whole city from functioning. One of my coworkers hates snow with a passion.

    She hates being cold. I hate being warm. There is no universal good or bad weather for the both of us.

    I used to love thunderstorms. I would sit and watch them. Then I was in a bombing and now I hate thunderstorms and they make my skin crawl. So, did the qualities of thunderstorms change? Or is it me who changed? Do I tell the person upthread how bad thunderstorms are for HER because I don't like them and they remind me of bad things???

    Tornados? Hurricanes? I suppose in this case it depends on the analogs one selects.
  • Packerjohn
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    tomteboda wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I disagree with most of that chart. It is still pushing the out dated low fat agenda. I've lost 40 lbs eating a lot of whoa foods, not all but quite a few. I avoided the grains and sugars.

    Plus the difference between their go and whoa foods is pretty arbitrary. Whole grain breads is better than muffin? Depends on how you make them - it not true in my house. Ketchup is better than butter? LOL not in my universe.

    I agree, the foods on the list are highly arbitrary and not backed by sound nutritional and biochemical science. It really does promote the outdated (and rather thoroughly scientifically rebutted) low-fat model of weight loss. If you read the actual "We Can (lose weight)" webpage, it is pretty clear that a calorie is a calorie. They suggest this low-fat model as a way for people to reduce overall caloric intake. But it appears to me that there was something of a political agenda in the way that the downloadable chart/guide was written up, hence the arbitrariness of the "WHOA" foods.

    lse7pqk6znjj.png

    My deficit calories are 1500 daily and I can fit a pretty generous serving of at least one "WOAH" food into my daily diet if I so choose. Actually, since this thing banned all good cheeses (really?!) I will modify that to say "I can fit two pretty generous servings".

    Also I'm REALLY starting to look forward to maintenance eating. 16 months down, appx. 4 to go...

    Can you point.to any credible source saying foods on the whoa list should be a high percentage of the average persons diet on a regular basis?

    You can nit pick specifics but imo and I would venture to say anyone trained in Nutrition the chart is directionally correct
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
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    RobD520 wrote: »
    shell1005 wrote: »
    I love the weather comparison. It shows the point exactly. Weather is neither good nor bad, it depends on how you feel about it or react to it.

    I love snow. I love a snowstorm that stops the whole city from functioning. One of my coworkers hates snow with a passion.

    She hates being cold. I hate being warm. There is no universal good or bad weather for the both of us.

    I used to love thunderstorms. I would sit and watch them. Then I was in a bombing and now I hate thunderstorms and they make my skin crawl. So, did the qualities of thunderstorms change? Or is it me who changed? Do I tell the person upthread how bad thunderstorms are for HER because I don't like them and they remind me of bad things???

    Tornados? Hurricanes? I suppose in this case it depends on the analogs one selects.

    Would a tornado be "bad" for someone who makes their life's work out of studying them? Obviously they can be devastating for some, but the opportunity to learn more about them to help people be better prepared and prevent future casualties is positive.
  • snikkins
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    Orphia wrote: »
    snikkins wrote: »
    This weather example seems to me a perfect example of how just calling weather bad without context is as silly as calling food bad without context.

    Is there really bad weather? (well tsunamis and hurricanes I suppose but thats not what people usually mean when they say today's weather is bad) or is it just bad weather fir that person and that context- eg rain is bad if you were hosting an outdoor garden event, but is very good if you are in a drought. Rain itself is not bad, it is only bad for you in your context.

    So, sure people can say foods are bad for them if they have allergies etc but that doesn't make the food itself inherently bad or bad for everyone in all amounts and all contexts.
    Just like, as I said before, cats are not bad pets for everyone because my husband is allergic to them.

    And, as always, dosage and context matters - just because Twinkies are not bad doesn't mean eat 200 of them per day. Or 200 carrots for that matter.
    Just like cats not being bad doesn't mean have 200 of them as pets or rain not being bad doesn't mean we want you to be washed away in a flood.

    How about for those of us who love "bad" weather? I love it with it rains. Today, it hailed! I was outside, and that was less than ideal, but it was still really awesome.

    Thunder and lightening? Yes, please!

    See how complicated this quickly becomes when we don't use context or are lazy in language?

    @snikkins Nailed it! Especially in your last sentence. Congrats on your 1,000th post!

    Thanks! I didn't even notice. Ha! :)
    snikkins wrote: »
    This weather example seems to me a perfect example of how just calling weather bad without context is as silly as calling food bad without context.

    Is there really bad weather? (well tsunamis and hurricanes I suppose but thats not what people usually mean when they say today's weather is bad) or is it just bad weather fir that person and that context- eg rain is bad if you were hosting an outdoor garden event, but is very good if you are in a drought. Rain itself is not bad, it is only bad for you in your context.

    So, sure people can say foods are bad for them if they have allergies etc but that doesn't make the food itself inherently bad or bad for everyone in all amounts and all contexts.
    Just like, as I said before, cats are not bad pets for everyone because my husband is allergic to them.

    And, as always, dosage and context matters - just because Twinkies are not bad doesn't mean eat 200 of them per day. Or 200 carrots for that matter.
    Just like cats not being bad doesn't mean have 200 of them as pets or rain not being bad doesn't mean we want you to be washed away in a flood.

    How about for those of us who love "bad" weather? I love it with it rains. Today, it hailed! I was outside, and that was less than ideal, but it was still really awesome.

    Thunder and lightening? Yes, please!

    See how complicated this quickly becomes when we don't use context or are lazy in language?

    Yes! I live in the southern USA and there's something so calming about sitting on the porch with a beer watching and listening to a summertime thunderstorm roll in. The smell of the incoming rain is intoxicating.

    So jealous. The smell of rain is incredible.
    shell1005 wrote: »
    I love the weather comparison. It shows the point exactly. Weather is neither good nor bad, it depends on how you feel about it or react to it.

    I love snow. I love a snowstorm that stops the whole city from functioning. One of my coworkers hates snow with a passion.

    She hates being cold. I hate being warm. There is no universal good or bad weather for the both of us.

    I used to love thunderstorms. I would sit and watch them. Then I was in a bombing and now I hate thunderstorms and they make my skin crawl. So, did the qualities of thunderstorms change? Or is it me who changed? Do I tell the person upthread how bad thunderstorms are for HER because I don't like them and they remind me of bad things???

    Thanks for sharing. This is the other side of my post that makes it all come together.
  • lemurcat12
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    Packerjohn wrote: »
    tomteboda wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I disagree with most of that chart. It is still pushing the out dated low fat agenda. I've lost 40 lbs eating a lot of whoa foods, not all but quite a few. I avoided the grains and sugars.

    Plus the difference between their go and whoa foods is pretty arbitrary. Whole grain breads is better than muffin? Depends on how you make them - it not true in my house. Ketchup is better than butter? LOL not in my universe.

    I agree, the foods on the list are highly arbitrary and not backed by sound nutritional and biochemical science. It really does promote the outdated (and rather thoroughly scientifically rebutted) low-fat model of weight loss. If you read the actual "We Can (lose weight)" webpage, it is pretty clear that a calorie is a calorie. They suggest this low-fat model as a way for people to reduce overall caloric intake. But it appears to me that there was something of a political agenda in the way that the downloadable chart/guide was written up, hence the arbitrariness of the "WHOA" foods.

    lse7pqk6znjj.png

    My deficit calories are 1500 daily and I can fit a pretty generous serving of at least one "WOAH" food into my daily diet if I so choose. Actually, since this thing banned all good cheeses (really?!) I will modify that to say "I can fit two pretty generous servings".

    Also I'm REALLY starting to look forward to maintenance eating. 16 months down, appx. 4 to go...

    Can you point.to any credible source saying foods on the whoa list should be a high percentage of the average persons diet on a regular basis?

    You can nit pick specifics but imo and I would venture to say anyone trained in Nutrition the chart is directionally correct

    You are changing the goalposts.

    The original claim was that you should not eat any of those foods daily, but only rarely. Now you say they shouldn't be a high percentage of the diet on a regular basis.

    One point is that you can include them daily (I eat a little cheese almost daily), without them being a high percentage of calories.
  • ForecasterJason
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    RobD520 wrote: »
    shell1005 wrote: »
    I love the weather comparison. It shows the point exactly. Weather is neither good nor bad, it depends on how you feel about it or react to it.

    I love snow. I love a snowstorm that stops the whole city from functioning. One of my coworkers hates snow with a passion.

    She hates being cold. I hate being warm. There is no universal good or bad weather for the both of us.

    I used to love thunderstorms. I would sit and watch them. Then I was in a bombing and now I hate thunderstorms and they make my skin crawl. So, did the qualities of thunderstorms change? Or is it me who changed? Do I tell the person upthread how bad thunderstorms are for HER because I don't like them and they remind me of bad things???

    Tornados? Hurricanes? I suppose in this case it depends on the analogs one selects.

    Would a tornado be "bad" for someone who makes their life's work out of studying them? Obviously they can be devastating for some, but the opportunity to learn more about them to help people be better prepared and prevent future casualties is positive.
    Good point. That was kind of the gist of what I had touched on with that example.