Peanut Butter stunting my weight loss?

nboks

I think i'm starting to notice that on days that I eat peanut butter on whole wheat bread, my wheat hovers around 133 lbs but when I do not have peanut butter for a whole day, I am at least 1 to 2 lbs lower.

Can the fats from peanut butter be a cause of my slower than usual weight loss?

mantium999

No. I will let others who are better at explaining why chime in. But daily weight fluctuations cannot be associated with one food. Unless you ate an additional 3500 calories worth of peanut butter in one day, the scale will not provide any indication of your having eaten peanut butter.

ldrosophila

Maybe youre having some mild allergic or inflammatory response to it?

ladyark

IMO just daily weight fluctuations. My guess would be from the bread carbs....i eat peanut butter daily and that doesent happen to me.

JenniTheVeggie

As long as it is within your calories, no.

benol1

I think i'm starting to notice that on days that I eat peanut butter on whole wheat bread, my wheat hovers around 133 lbs but when I do not have peanut butter for a whole day, I am at least 1 to 2 lbs lower.

Can the fats from peanut butter be a cause of my slower than usual weight loss?

Highly unlikely unless you are eating one or two pounds of peanut butter in a sitting.
An interesting fact is that despite their high calorific content, nut consumption, inc peanuts, are not associated with weight gain. (citations on request).
kind regards,

Ben

mantium999

I think i'm starting to notice that on days that I eat peanut butter on whole wheat bread, my wheat hovers around 133 lbs but when I do not have peanut butter for a whole day, I am at least 1 to 2 lbs lower.

Can the fats from peanut butter be a cause of my slower than usual weight loss?

Highly unlikely unless you are eating one or two pounds of peanut butter in a sitting.
An interesting fact is that despite their high calorific content, nut consumption, inc peanuts, are not associated with weight gain. (citations on request).
kind regards,

Ben

Ben-
As a vegetarian who eats my fair share of nuts/beans/legumes and is presently trying to bulk, I would be interested in your citations, should you have the time. Thanks.

snazzyjazzy21

I have peanut butter daily, and I have no issue with weight loss, so IMO the problem is somewhere else in your diet.

fivethreeone

It is water weight from carbs, which are hydrophilic, attracting 3g water for every gram of carbs. That's not actual weight; you're not losing or gaining fat, and as long as you are staying in your allotted calories, no food is keeping you from losing.

TiaraSeamonkey

Try PB2, I LOVE the stuff and it is real peanuts!! I mix it in my shakes!

sharonfoustmills

no, but if it has high sodium then it may be making you hold water

madtownjeremy

IMO just daily weight fluctuations. My guess would be from the bread carbs....i eat peanut butter daily and that doesent happen to me.

This. Next time get a spoonful of Peanut Butter and see if you get the same result. My money's on no.

Dechant63

No, not possible it's from that. Unless the bread is also not in your normal diet then it could be water weight from more carbs than normal.

benol1

I think i'm starting to notice that on days that I eat peanut butter on whole wheat bread, my wheat hovers around 133 lbs but when I do not have peanut butter for a whole day, I am at least 1 to 2 lbs lower.

Can the fats from peanut butter be a cause of my slower than usual weight loss?

Highly unlikely unless you are eating one or two pounds of peanut butter in a sitting.
An interesting fact is that despite their high calorific content, nut consumption, inc peanuts, are not associated with weight gain. (citations on request).
kind regards,

Ben

Ben-
As a vegetarian who eats my fair share of nuts/beans/legumes and is presently trying to bulk, I would be interested in your citations, should you have the time. Thanks.

Hi Mantium

Thanks for your interest. I actually went vegan about four weeks ago after discovering the incontrovertible evidence of the health-benefits of a wholefoods plant-based diet. Like you, totally surprised by nuts and that they do not appear to be associated with weight gain. It doesn't surprise me that people are incredulous about it.

The best thing for you to do is to follow this link:

http://nutritionfacts.org/video/nuts-and-obesity-the-weight-of-evidence/

Its a short video (2-3m) where the author, Dr Michael Greger, goes through the peer reviewed evidence. Its the first in a series of about five videos on nuts. The next video in the series (to the right of the main video window) is "Solving the mystery of the missing calories".
On a more personal note - since going on wholefoods plant-based diet I am eating no fewer calories yet I am losing more weight - and I have not increased my energy expenditure. Its bizarre - but I am not complaining.

http://nutritionfacts.org/video/nuts-and-obesity-the-weight-of-evidence/

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nboks

wow thank you for the comments. I guess I should dig deeper into my diet and look at ways to improve my macros instead rather than focusing on a single food source.

tigersword

Try PB2, I LOVE the stuff and it is real peanuts!! I mix it in my shakes!

No. The healthy part of peanut butter is the FAT, which is the part PB2 takes out, making it a complete waste IMO.