Eat more to lose weight
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I eat plenty of "garbage" foods. I restrict calories and I'm down 45 pounds with 15 you go. I know I can sustain this plus I eat things I like. This works for me so I think I'll stick to it. If you can eat like that for the rest of your life though good for you. If not you will gain weight when you start eating "normal" again.5
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ringneckwoody wrote: »I'm not on a raw food diet, I'm just trying to avoid chemicals and processed food.
But your diary says otherwise. So basically you are not walking your own talk. That's not a good example for others to follow.
Really no one cares that much HOW you go about achieving your calorie deficit. If it is working for you great. Good for you. But at least be truthful about how you are doing it and don't go around putting down the many different ways that other people are also achieving their goals. There is more than one way to the top of the mountain.
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I'm happy you're happy and losing weight. If I gave a (I might as well put the 'kitten' in here myself), I might be sad that you felt the need to demonize other people's choices, by calling them "garbage", as you proceed on your happy way.
Truly, you don't understand why other people are reacting negatively to this polemical (and according to others, hypocritical) posting? SMH.
Sincerely, I wish you success. Eating more single-ingredient foods can be a Good Thing - I like it myself, and always have. When overweight, losing weight in a healthy way is for sure a Good Thing. The former can be a useful route to the latter. Go, you!
But be nicer about other people's different choices. People will react better.
And personally, I'd suggest using your weight loss process as an opportunity to learn to eat in a healthy way that you can sustain for the whole rest of your life, making it easier to stay healthy permanently. But if you don't choose to do that, that's cool, too.2 -
RosieRose7673 wrote: »ringneckwoody wrote: »Sorry, I started Monday. I didn't preach to anyone. I asked if anyone else was doing it. Why is everyone so angry about someone eating better and losing weight? Is it jealousy? Acting like cuntasaurus Rex in this place.
Relax.
Oh man, I am so glad you quoted this because it was already deleted and I didn't get a chance to see it.- You did preach. You literally wrote "Real food is the answer. Stop eating garbage and chemicals" in your initial post.
- Nobody is angry at you eating better and losing weight, but there is a huge difference between "Hey guys, I'm eating better and losing weight, this is awesome!" rather than stating your success thus far and ending it with a soapbox statement about real food, garbage food, and chemicals. Those of us who have been around the boards for a while are used to new people who have been on keto, atkins, the flavor of the week diet, etc. making a soapbox type post after a few days of success; it really is nothing new. That being said, you started two days ago. "Pounds" are coming off and most of them are water weight, not fat.
- No, it's not jealousy. Many members, including myself, have been successful using various methods of weight loss. That's exactly why I stated what worked for me above since you asked who was doing your way of dieting. I'm 5'3.5" and weigh 110.7 pounds; I'm not really at a stage where I need to be envious of weight loss.
- Using gendered insults because it happens to be women that are challenging certain statements in your post really isn't going to do you any favors. That fact that it actually came down to that is pretty embarrassing.
- Good idea on making your diary private; new readers won't be able to marvel in your extreme level of hypocrisy now.
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I eat only foods with integer numbers of ingredients.17
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You may have deleted your post but we all saw it. You claimed you were eating in a way your diary showed you were not. Then you said you only started Monday, with your original claims being "the pounds are coming off". Not in a couple of days they are not. I don't really understand your intentions here.1
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Last time when I ate what I wanted without calories restriction I was 325lbs lol Good luck2
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Eating more does not equate to losing weight.
Eating at deficit ensures weight loss.
This does not mean we have to half starve ourselves, it means most of us don't have to eat as low as 1200 calories to lose.
A less agressive deficit is more achievable with weight loss being slow and steadier.
For me I can lose 1/2lb per week eating 1900 calories. I'm 5ft 2"/active/46yrs. So for me I eat more yet lose! its all about being at deficit. (at maintenance for 3yrs and eat average 2100 calories)4 -
I like chemicals and some processed food in my diet and multi-ingredient meals and eating well over 2000 calories every day while losing, so I guess that's a no from me.2
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I don't understand, how can you only eat foods that have one ingredient? like you'd eat a plate full of carrots for breakfast, and entire chicken for lunch, and a whole broccoli for dinner? That doesn't sound enjoyable or sustainable.4
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I only eat foods that contain one element, not that garbage with carbon AND hydrogen. Psht.5
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Everything is a chemical...1
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StealthHealth wrote: »
Well, if the OP is wanting to cut out chemicals they better start with water.
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Everything is processed, unless you are eating straight from the garden without washing off the fruit or vegetable.0
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snowflake930 wrote: »Everything is processed, unless you are eating straight from the garden without washing off the fruit or vegetable.
Wouldn't the dirt and bugs count as more than one ingredient?
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StealthHealth wrote: »
The stuff can be downright deadly!0 -
ringneckwoody wrote: »Is anyone else "dieting" this way? I decided I'd have no calorie restriction. My only rule is that I can only eat foods that contain one ingredient. Pounds are coming off, I'm full, I'm healthier, and I haven't eaten 2000 calories in a day yet. Real food is the answer. Stop eating garbage and chemicals.
Not overeating is the answer. Eating real food is one of many strategies to do so. Don't confuse why something works with how you did it...5 -
rankinsect wrote: »I eat only foods with integer numbers of ingredients.
> numbers not defined, proceeding to eat all ingredients and all chemicals1
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