All Calories are not created equal!
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Your weight and fitness coach is filling you with BS information.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!
A calorie is a calorie. Just like a foot is a foot. A yard is a yard.
If you lost weight, it's because you ate less calories than you burned.
You'd have to explain why many Asian countries can eat white rice and noodles everyday at more than 35 grams of carbs a day and NOT have all of those carbs turn to fat. Apparently they DON'T have the same obesity issues like the US.
There's ONE reason why people who are overweight (barring a health issue) are just overweight......................they are consuming more calories than they are burning.
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JillianRumrill wrote: »yo how many calories in a human leg? and nutrition facts. I need it for.....reasons...
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If you were low carb eating, depletion of glycogen in your cells is NOT uncommon. By reintroducing carbs back into your system, you also reintroduce more water and glycogen storage. It's common to gain up to 10lbs of glycogen and water storage if you've been on a low/no carb diet for a long period of time.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
Point is, physiologically the human body handles carbs (barring any health issue) pretty much all the same.
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If you ate 100 calories worth of a cheeseburger and 100 calories worth of carrots.................................they'd still be 100 calories worth. You'd off course be eating more VOLUME in carrots. Oh and likely more sugar with it.JillianRumrill wrote: »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!
YES!! You don't know how many times I've read things like "oh, you can eat [insert garbage "food" here] and still lose weight" uh, yeah, but VITAMINS AND NUTRIENTS...how does that work?! How much sodium is in that cheezeburger vs those carrots...and look how many veggies you can consume vs that small order of fries!!!
One of my current clients has lost over 65lbs since February, while still eating and drinking alcohol. And trust me she hasn't been absolutely consistent each and every week. However, she's been consistent ENOUGH to lose that much. Still another 30-40lbs to go, but she's learned how to MODERATE how much she eats now.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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amusedmonkey wrote: »JillianRumrill wrote: »yo how many calories in a human leg? and nutrition facts. I need it for.....reasons...
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Every time I post calories for human meat I get at least 1 woo. It cracks me up. Not sure if someone thinks I eat people or if talking about this is some kind of a taboo, but it's amusing either way.
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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!
Simply not true...carbs aren't readily turned into fat...excess calories are turned into fat...you cannot store fat in an energy (calorie) deficiency. Rice and potatoes are whole foods...pasta is pretty minimally processed from whole food sources...nothing wrong with these things.
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suzannesimmons3 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »I'm confused by something. OP's been on MFP since 2010.
It's taken her ten months to lose 16 pounds eating "800" calories a day.
Yeah, those calories aren't created equal to the calories I'm eating alrighty.
But thee forgets it's not the amount of calories you eat that makes you fat
Even then, let's go with the silly premise! If the nutritional quality of her "800" calories has her losing at that rate, I don't want any part of what she's recommending!
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Alatariel75 wrote: »Aren't you the same person espousing 800 cals a day? No matter what you eat, you're going to lose on 800 cals a day. Eat 800 calories of twinkies if you want. It doesn't make it healthy.
If it's not how many calories you eat, but what you eat, why starve yourself at 800 calories per day? Why not eat whatever you want of the "good" calories and lose away?
Also, by the logic that if you eat the good ones you will lose, how come people who don't need to lose and only eat the "good" calories don't slowly starve to death? Or do they have to add some "bad" to maintain?
Please eat 800 calories of twinkies for even a week.... guarantee you'll gain... and be pre diabetic.36 -
jpaulparis wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Aren't you the same person espousing 800 cals a day? No matter what you eat, you're going to lose on 800 cals a day. Eat 800 calories of twinkies if you want. It doesn't make it healthy.
If it's not how many calories you eat, but what you eat, why starve yourself at 800 calories per day? Why not eat whatever you want of the "good" calories and lose away?
Also, by the logic that if you eat the good ones you will lose, how come people who don't need to lose and only eat the "good" calories don't slowly starve to death? Or do they have to add some "bad" to maintain?
Please eat 800 calories of twinkies for even a week.... guarantee you'll gain... and be pre diabetic.
Literally impossible unless their TDEE was less than 800 calories. Unless you have a study that shows you can gain weight in a massive calorie deficit?
Oh, and sugar consumption doesn't cause diabetes.10 -
jpaulparis wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Aren't you the same person espousing 800 cals a day? No matter what you eat, you're going to lose on 800 cals a day. Eat 800 calories of twinkies if you want. It doesn't make it healthy.
If it's not how many calories you eat, but what you eat, why starve yourself at 800 calories per day? Why not eat whatever you want of the "good" calories and lose away?
Also, by the logic that if you eat the good ones you will lose, how come people who don't need to lose and only eat the "good" calories don't slowly starve to death? Or do they have to add some "bad" to maintain?
Please eat 800 calories of twinkies for even a week.... guarantee you'll gain... and be pre diabetic.
It's been done...and you're wrong.
Also, that's not how diabetes happens.9 -
jpaulparis wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Aren't you the same person espousing 800 cals a day? No matter what you eat, you're going to lose on 800 cals a day. Eat 800 calories of twinkies if you want. It doesn't make it healthy.
If it's not how many calories you eat, but what you eat, why starve yourself at 800 calories per day? Why not eat whatever you want of the "good" calories and lose away?
Also, by the logic that if you eat the good ones you will lose, how come people who don't need to lose and only eat the "good" calories don't slowly starve to death? Or do they have to add some "bad" to maintain?
Please eat 800 calories of twinkies for even a week.... guarantee you'll gain... and be pre diabetic.
If I ate 800 calories of twinkies for a week, I'd lose about 4 Lbs...14 -
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jpaulparis wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Aren't you the same person espousing 800 cals a day? No matter what you eat, you're going to lose on 800 cals a day. Eat 800 calories of twinkies if you want. It doesn't make it healthy.
If it's not how many calories you eat, but what you eat, why starve yourself at 800 calories per day? Why not eat whatever you want of the "good" calories and lose away?
Also, by the logic that if you eat the good ones you will lose, how come people who don't need to lose and only eat the "good" calories don't slowly starve to death? Or do they have to add some "bad" to maintain?
Please eat 800 calories of twinkies for even a week.... guarantee you'll gain... and be pre diabetic.
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amusedmonkey wrote: »Every time I post calories for human meat I get at least 1 woo. It cracks me up. Not sure if someone thinks I eat people or if talking about this is some kind of a taboo, but it's amusing either way.
they just think that your calories are off maybe. like, why is brain so calorie dense? and wouldn't an lean arm have less calories than one with some serious disco wings? also, are disco wings a thing? it doesn't sound right.4 -
Somewhat off topic but someone else brought it up. Over-population and famine could be greatly addressed by making use of a handy infographic shared here..............6
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VintageFeline wrote: »Somewhat off topic but someone else brought it up. Over-population and famine could be greatly addressed by making use of a handy infographic shared here..............
I believe your country's Mr. Swift modestly proposed that solution some time ago, but Ireland objected to it in rather forceful terms.3 -
Chemical bonds. Brought down to its most basic element our metabolism for energy production is very akin to a burning fire (hence burning calories).
Our chemistry for energy production basically comes down to a controlled burn of hydrocarbons but taking a lot of the "heat" of the reaction and storing it in another chemical bond that is sort of a universal currency for energy transfer in the body, ATP.
I could try to do a deeper dive and explain it in more detail if people care but I don't want to derail the thread more than it already has.7 -
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sugar and spice and everything nice 6 -
A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. Some may be more healthy for your body but they are still a calorie and burn the same.
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Next up, muscle weighs more than fat. 6
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FatWithFatness wrote: »Next up, muscle weighs more than fat.
well, per cubic inch...4 -
JillianRumrill wrote: »yo how many calories in a human leg? and nutrition facts. I need it for.....reasons...
these are the people telling us calories arent all equal...
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Carlos_421 wrote: »FatWithFatness wrote: »Next up, muscle weighs more than fat.
well, per cubic inch...
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Firstly, the commenting on here is making my afternoon fly by, Thank you!
Secondly, Veterans, how do you not lose your ever loving minds with the almost daily repeats of this crap? I've only really been on the forums since this time last year and I've had to take breaks, and that was just from READING posts, not replying.
/Salute!
Thirdly,
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