Key Tip for Losing Weight

NaturalGainsRecned
NaturalGainsRecned Posts: 86 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Instead of butter, instead of oils. Both have tones of fat, and just isn’t worth it while you’re trying to lose weight. I can think of many other forms of fat I would rather consume instead. There’s a 0 calorie, Organic Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil cooking spray with no propellents. It’s healthy for you, with no harmful chemicals. It’s made by Pompeian, check it out.
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  • I think your post can be summarized as "since fat is calorie dense, pick and choose your fats" I don't disagree with that, but I disagree that spray oil is a good alternative for all cooking applications. Butter gives my eggs a special flavor, and so does cheese, so I sacrifice a yolk to have butter and more cheese instead of keeping the yolk and having to eat a rubbery omelet fried in a gram or two of oil, which isn't enough.

    If I'm doing sunny side up, 4 grams of oil is enough to get a good fry. 4 grams don't need to come from a spray can (I don't like that it's more expensive than regular oil).

    For scrambled, just a little oil/butter won't do. It needs to be more for the right texture and taste. I have them as usual and just eat less fat in other meals (or one less apple, whatever it is I feel like doing that day).

    It's a balancing act. The key tip is that anything can be modified to satisfaction and sustainability without having to follow hard rules, and you still end up within calories. I had potato chips for breakfast today (wasn't hungry), that's why my lunch involves leaner stuff like white fish.

    I used avocado oil for my turkey bacon everyday. I’m just saying, cooking spray is great for people trying to cut calories and keep food intake up. Simply
  • I think your post can be summarized as "since fat is calorie dense, pick and choose your fats" I don't disagree with that, but I disagree that spray oil is a good alternative for all cooking applications. Butter gives my eggs a special flavor, and so does cheese, so I sacrifice a yolk to have butter and more cheese instead of keeping the yolk and having to eat a rubbery omelet fried in a gram or two of oil, which isn't enough.

    If I'm doing sunny side up, 4 grams of oil is enough to get a good fry. 4 grams don't need to come from a spray can (I don't like that it's more expensive than regular oil).

    For scrambled, just a little oil/butter won't do. It needs to be more for the right texture and taste. I have them as usual and just eat less fat in other meals (or one less apple, whatever it is I feel like doing that day).

    It's a balancing act. The key tip is that anything can be modified to satisfaction and sustainability without having to follow hard rules, and you still end up within calories. I had potato chips for breakfast today (wasn't hungry), that's why my lunch involves leaner stuff like white fish.

    But yes I agree with everything you said, I use grass fed butter in my eggs also. Mostly the cooking spray for my lean meats.
  • ceiswyn wrote: »
    ceiswyn wrote: »
    I'm all for sharing alternatives, but blanket statements don't really help anyone.

    lol, not a blanket statement at all. Fat is 9 calories per gram... wouldn’t you rather eat your calories? I know I would, a healthy cooking spray is key to keeping fats in check.

    And yet somehow I lost 17 stone without ever owning spray oil, nor even caring about keeping fats in check.

    Could it be that spray oil isn’t actually ‘key’ to weight loss at all? Just your personal preference?

    I have personal preferences too. I just don’t pretend to myself and everyone else that they’re anything more than that.

    Lol! Congrats on that 17 pounds. People have different strategies to losing weight, whatever works for you. No need to get bent outta shape mam’

    I said stone, not pounds.

    Well, congrats on that 238 pounds!
  • Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    My key tip for weight loss;

    Eat fewer calories than you burn. The way you go about this is very individual. While it is great to offer suggestions, it is best not to say it is the best way or the only way. Different strokes for different folk.

    I didn’t say it’s the only way... I said key tip, not only tip. It’s just one way, to minimize caloric intake. Like ice cream, pasta, and chips, people tend to overuse oil. All I was saying
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Thanks for the tip.
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    My key tip for weight loss;

    Eat fewer calories than you burn. The way you go about this is very individual. While it is great to offer suggestions, it is best not to say it is the best way or the only way. Different strokes for different folk.

    I didn’t say it’s the only way... I said key tip, not only tip. It’s just one way, to minimize caloric intake. Like ice cream, pasta, and chips, people tend to overuse oil. All I was saying

    You’re right. I always tend to use more oil then I should when I free hand with the bottle. The spray tends to use less oil. and covers the pan better
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    Every time I use mine I log it as 9 calories. I've had the same can for two years now so judging by the comments here I'd say i'm estimating it properly.
  • Maxematics wrote: »
    Every time I use mine I log it as 9 calories. I've had the same can for two years now so judging by the comments here I'd say i'm estimating it properly.

    You can use the spray time on the bottle 3x the amount of 1 serving of avocado oil/olive oil and still have around 20 less calories. Calorie friendly is great while calories are low
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    Maxematics wrote: »
    Every time I use mine I log it as 9 calories. I've had the same can for two years now so judging by the comments here I'd say i'm estimating it properly.

    You can use the spray time on the bottle 3x the amount of 1 serving of avocado oil/olive oil and still have around 20 less calories. Calorie friendly is great while calories are low

    Yeah I'm not really an oil user so the spray worked fine for me whenever I needed something that called for a bit of oil in a pan like making egg whites. I agree that in situations like that it can help people who are heavy handed with oil/butter. I stopped losing weight years ago so I don't have to worry about it anymore.
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    ceiswyn wrote: »
    Thankyou.

    So while we’re offering ‘key tips’ here’s mine: if you really, really want something, then have it. Maybe that’ll require finding a way to lower the calories, or just having a tiny bit, or shuffling the rest of your day’s calories to accommodate; but really wanting one thing and eating other things instead just leads to misery and bingeing.

    There, isn’t that better than a simplistic tip about spray fats that it turns out the tipper doesn’t entirely follow himself?

    I agree, who really wants oil tho? Yeah it’s healthy, and it fries up some good bacon. I personally feel like it’s a waste of calories, I’d rather eat my fats. Also, this way helps ME avoid the whole bingeing idea. You should never not eat foods you enjoy, that’s not what I’m saying at all.

    Not me.

    A tsp of olive oil is around 40cals! I’d rather have strawberries, 1 cup for 50ish Cals.

    Those little hidden calories kill my vibe.





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