All Calories are not created equal!
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What a weird coach. Scratch that, what a lazy coach who would rather get swept up in the latest trends than have a skeptical eye. First of all, fruits are generally high in carbs. Starchy carbs don't "turn into fat" unless you are overeating, in which case anything and everything "turns into fat". It's good to eat nutrient dense foods, but it isn't good to have such a narrow and one dimensional opinion about food. Calories are calories, for all practical strictly weight loss purposes as a proxy for the energy used from food, they're equal (I'm not even going the semantic route here). Food is food, and every food has a certain energy value (calories), different foods have different nutrients and provide different energy values. Balancing nutrients, energy, physical health, mental health, social health, and how a person enjoys life is a much smarter strategy because we aren't one dimensional machines.10
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If Calories were not created equal they'd be pretty useless as a measurement of energy... just saying.
But it gives some of those people in the Fat-Denial camp a great excuse to say they don't understand how they never lose weight when they "hardly eat anything". It must be all those "unequal" calories they consume...
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Forget your popcorn, pass the peanut butter cups........10
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thunderchild007 wrote: »Forget your popcorn, pass the peanut butter cups........
Why not both?
(I love mixing popcorn, sweets and chocolates together and getting all three in one mouthful!)
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »thunderchild007 wrote: »Forget your popcorn, pass the peanut butter cups........
Why not both? (I love mixing popcorn, sweets and chocolates together and getting all three in one mouthful!)
That would be too many carbs and you'll wake up weighing 300 pounds tomorrow if you attempt to do that.10 -
... and now for something completely different ...
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Carbohydrates are rarely, if ever, stored as fat in humans (doesn't matter if they are da evil 'white' carbs). Overfeeding studies show dietary fat is what is stored. Also, the human body cannot create energy from nothing nor make ingested energy just disappear, therefore it IS the amount of calories you eat.Hello again!
Today I want to go through some words of wisdom I received from a very smart Weight and Fitness coach. “It is NOT how many "calories" you eat, but what they are made up of.
All calories are not created equal.
You have calories your body uses almost totally. These are your healthy proteins, fish, chicken, tofu, eggs to name a few. Your fruits such as any citrus are very healthy and low carb and calorie, and your vegetables especially green ones and non-starchy. Your body uses these to live and build immune systems.
Fast carbs such as breads, (white especially), white rice, pastas, potatoes, all are high in carbohydrates and turn into fat easiest as your body does not use them unless you are a runner or heavy exercise person then it converts to energy as you work out. That is why marathon runners carb-load.
Most of us however are not in this category so all the high calorie carbohydrates in our diet stop us from losing weight.
I do eat the carbohydrates but in very minimal portions of no more than 35 carbs per meal. I also limit the eating of high carbs to two days a week, usually one meal per day.
By focusing on the high proteins which for 3-4 ounces are usually less than 150 calories and around 25-30 proteins with 0 carbohydrates, I fill up totally and it takes my body a few hours to digest it and therefore I am not hungry again so fast. By planning high proteins and low carbs I eat three very satisfying meals of a very good quantity and low calories.
Following this I have lost an additional 16 pounds this year to add to my prior 140 pound loss from 2010-2015 year end.
So my rule of thumb: It is not HOW MANY calories you consume per day BUT what they consist of.
Be blessed and be a blessing!
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I know everyone is looking at CICO as the golden rule but maybe some people handle carbs better than others? I recently upped my carbs but stayed under my calorie goal every day and really should have lost at least a full pound in the last 10 days but instead maintained (or gained .5 lb depending on which morning weigh in I want to use) I weigh and measure all of my food meticulously so I know Im not eating more than I think. Im having a bit of a nervous breakdown not seeing my expected results. Im dropping my carbs today 16
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Nothing but catch phrases and cliches. Wrong wrong and wrong...3
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evilpoptart63 wrote: »I know everyone is looking at CICO as the golden rule but maybe some people handle carbs better than others? I recently upped my carbs but stayed under my calorie goal every day and really should have lost at least a full pound in the last 10 days but instead maintained (or gained .5 lb depending on which morning weigh in I want to use) I weigh and measure all of my food meticulously so I know Im not eating more than I think. Im having a bit of a nervous breakdown not seeing my expected results. Im dropping my carbs today
Ten days is way too short of a time frame to draw conclusions like that. All sorts of things (your hormones, hydration, recovery from exercise, and food in your system) could blur your results.12 -
evilpoptart63 wrote: »I know everyone is looking at CICO as the golden rule but maybe some people handle carbs better than others? I recently upped my carbs but stayed under my calorie goal every day and really should have lost at least a full pound in the last 10 days but instead maintained (or gained .5 lb depending on which morning weigh in I want to use) I weigh and measure all of my food meticulously so I know Im not eating more than I think. Im having a bit of a nervous breakdown not seeing my expected results. Im dropping my carbs today
If you just increased your carbs you are likely retaining more water. It's not actual weight and will even out if you continue to eat in your deficit. Also, weight loss isn't linear and expecting a loss every single week is unrealistic.12 -
evilpoptart63 wrote: »I know everyone is looking at CICO as the golden rule but maybe some people handle carbs better than others? I recently upped my carbs but stayed under my calorie goal every day and really should have lost at least a full pound in the last 10 days but instead maintained (or gained .5 lb depending on which morning weigh in I want to use) I weigh and measure all of my food meticulously so I know Im not eating more than I think. Im having a bit of a nervous breakdown not seeing my expected results. Im dropping my carbs today
or maybe weight loss isn't linear.11 -
evilpoptart63 wrote: »I know everyone is looking at CICO as the golden rule but maybe some people handle carbs better than others? I recently upped my carbs but stayed under my calorie goal every day and really should have lost at least a full pound in the last 10 days but instead maintained (or gained .5 lb depending on which morning weigh in I want to use) I weigh and measure all of my food meticulously so I know Im not eating more than I think. Im having a bit of a nervous breakdown not seeing my expected results. Im dropping my carbs today
Most likely water weight...6 -
evilpoptart63 wrote: »I know everyone is looking at CICO as the golden rule but maybe some people handle carbs better than others? I recently upped my carbs but stayed under my calorie goal every day and really should have lost at least a full pound in the last 10 days but instead maintained (or gained .5 lb depending on which morning weigh in I want to use) I weigh and measure all of my food meticulously so I know Im not eating more than I think. Im having a bit of a nervous breakdown not seeing my expected results. Im dropping my carbs today
Increasing carbs increases water weight. Lowering carbs makes you lose water weight... Have faith in your logging, and trust that it's not fat. It's not a reason to freak out!6 -
I think its more mental for me. When I added in sweet/regular potatoes and rice I "felt" like I was eating too much so it seemed like the scale just confirmed it. My anxiety has gone through the roof. Maybe it isnt the carbs. Im going to take a week off weightlifting, stop the creatine, drop calories and carbs until I start losing again then slowly add back on those variables. I might change my opinion of carbs haha. It would be fantastic if I see a woosh and it confirms that its just water weight!!!4
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evilpoptart63 wrote: »I think its more mental for me. When I added in sweet/regular potatoes and rice I "felt" like I was eating too much so it seemed like the scale just confirmed it. My anxiety has gone through the roof. Maybe it isnt the carbs. Im going to take a week off weightlifting, stop the creatine, drop calories and carbs until I start losing again then slowly add back on those variables. I might change my opinion of carbs haha. It would be fantastic if I see a woosh and it confirms that its just water weight!!!
Then when you start them all back up again, you'll "gain". Quit flopping all over the place. Trust the process. It's science.24 -
evilpoptart63 wrote: »I think its more mental for me. When I added in sweet/regular potatoes and rice I "felt" like I was eating too much so it seemed like the scale just confirmed it. My anxiety has gone through the roof. Maybe it isnt the carbs. Im going to take a week off weightlifting, stop the creatine, drop calories and carbs until I start losing again then slowly add back on those variables. I might change my opinion of carbs haha. It would be fantastic if I see a woosh and it confirms that its just water weight!!!
Stress increases cortisol... That's probably more likely your problem than eating some carbs.
Switching strategies every few days is going to make your data more inconsistent and unpredictable - stick to your current routine for a few weeks, give it a chance!6 -
evilpoptart63 wrote: »I think its more mental for me. When I added in sweet/regular potatoes and rice I "felt" like I was eating too much so it seemed like the scale just confirmed it. My anxiety has gone through the roof. Maybe it isnt the carbs. Im going to take a week off weightlifting, stop the creatine, drop calories and carbs until I start losing again then slowly add back on those variables. I might change my opinion of carbs haha. It would be fantastic if I see a woosh and it confirms that its just water weight!!!
I'd recommend you NOT make those changes, stick to what you're doing and see what consistency accomplishes for you...5 -
Ok ill try to trust the process and trust you guys. I honestly felt like I was doing great with my nutrition but the results made me question everything. Thank you for your advice6
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Actually carbs are the easiest for ALL people to burn, not just extreme athletes.
If you would like some real information on the subject read this:
https://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/nutrient-intake-nutrient-storage-and-nutrient-oxidation.html/
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This one is also good:
https://weightology.net/insulin-an-undeserved-bad-reputation/2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »evilpoptart63 wrote: »I think its more mental for me. When I added in sweet/regular potatoes and rice I "felt" like I was eating too much so it seemed like the scale just confirmed it. My anxiety has gone through the roof. Maybe it isnt the carbs. Im going to take a week off weightlifting, stop the creatine, drop calories and carbs until I start losing again then slowly add back on those variables. I might change my opinion of carbs haha. It would be fantastic if I see a woosh and it confirms that its just water weight!!!
Then when you start them all back up again, you'll "gain". Quit flopping all over the place. Trust the process. It's science.
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Food is not created equal, calories are. Eat a pound of spinach leaves, it's hardly any calories and it'll most likely fill you up. Now try eating a pound of chocolate. Or the other way around, eat 150 calories worth of chocolate, then switch it up and do the same with some green veggies, guess what's gonna fill you up more.
There are people in the fitness community who owe their whole success to the fact that a calorie is a calorie, a.k.a. IIFYM a.k.a. losing weight on burgers and stuff.0 -
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Do fast carbs have go faster stripes on them? Because that would be cool.YepItsKriss wrote: »I would save your efforts in trying to give facts to the OP, she has expressed to me in a PM that shes right, shes been on paltalk since the 80's and therefor she has kept up to date on all things current.
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YepItsKriss wrote: »I would save your efforts in trying to give facts to the OP, she has expressed to me in a PM that shes right, shes been on paltalk since the 80's and therefor she has kept up to date on all things current.
That's especially impressive because Paltalk was created in 1998. Would love to have a modem with a built in wormhole to access the future. Too bad she couldn't have warned us about 2016.9 -
evilpoptart63 wrote: »I know everyone is looking at CICO as the golden rule but maybe some people handle carbs better than others? I recently upped my carbs but stayed under my calorie goal every day and really should have lost at least a full pound in the last 10 days but instead maintained (or gained .5 lb depending on which morning weigh in I want to use) I weigh and measure all of my food meticulously so I know Im not eating more than I think. Im having a bit of a nervous breakdown not seeing my expected results. Im dropping my carbs today
Every gram of carbohydrate retains around 3 grams of water. So if you increase your carb intake, you also increase your water weight. That is why weight goes up when you increase carb intake, and it's also why people experience these "spectacular" losses in the beginning stages of a keto diet. When you reduce carbohydrate intake, you also alter (reduce) your body's water/glycogen balance. So when somebody loses 7 pounds in their first week of a keto diet, congratulate them on their water loss because that's all it is.8 -
evilpoptart63 wrote: »I know everyone is looking at CICO as the golden rule but maybe some people handle carbs better than others? I recently upped my carbs but stayed under my calorie goal every day and really should have lost at least a full pound in the last 10 days but instead maintained (or gained .5 lb depending on which morning weigh in I want to use) I weigh and measure all of my food meticulously so I know Im not eating more than I think. Im having a bit of a nervous breakdown not seeing my expected results. Im dropping my carbs today
Every gram of carbohydrate retains around 3 grams of water. So if you increase your carb intake, you also increase your water weight. That is why weight goes up when you increase carb intake, and it's also why people experience these "spectacular" losses in the beginning stages of a keto diet. When you reduce carbohydrate intake, you also alter (reduce) your body's water/glycogen balance. So when somebody loses 7 pounds in their first week of a keto diet, congratulate them on their water loss because that's all it is.
Does 1g carb = 1g glycogen? I always thought the relationship was between glycogen and water.2
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