The Five Foods That Lead To Belly Fat
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The Five Food Groups that lead to belly fat are the following:
1. Meats with lots of fat: Red meats, Pork, Sausage, Lamb.
Reason: Red meats, pork, sausage, and lamb are hard enough to digest, and because these are not lean meats, any fat that you consume from these meats will turn into fat quickly because your body cant burn it fast enough to avoid it turning into fat.
Alternatives: Lean meats such as chicken, turkey, and fish.
2. Foods and drinks containing high amounts of sugar: Donuts, Ice Cream, Candy, Cookies, Cakes, Soda, Juices (Minute Maid, Tropicana, Kool-Aid, Any Fruit Punch), Iced Tea, Coffee or Iced Coffee, Latte, Mocha, Starbucks beverages. Any beverage from Dunkin Donuts or Krispy Kreme.
Reason: The reason that sugar is so fatty is due to the fact that the calories in sugar are the first to be stored as fat deposits around the body when they are consumed. These substances not only cause your immune system to break down, but they will actually be the main things that will cause you to gain weight and gain belly fat.
Alternatives: Fruits, Raw Vegetables, Peanut Butter, Meal Replacement Shakes, Protein Shakes, Protein Bars, Nuts, WATER, Herbal Tea.
3. White or Processed Foods: Flour-Based Foods (Flour Tortillas, Cookie Dough, Cake Mix, White Bread, Croissants, Dinner Rolls, Cinnamon Buns, Basically anything that can be baked that contains flour), Processed Pastas (Hamburger Helper, for example), Chef Boyardee Products, Campbell's Noodle Soups (yeah that's crap, too), Instant Oatmeal, TV Dinners, Top Ramen, Cup O' Noodles, Anything you can pop in a microwave and call "dinner," Potatoes, White Rice.
Reason: Any white flour, white rice, and white foods are usually refined to make the color more attractive, but the refining process removes all of the nutrients from the foods and leaves them with little to offer your body aside from empty calories. Those calories cannot be processed easily by the body, and thus they are turned to fat the minute you consume them.
Alternatives: Whole Grain Foods, Oatmeal, Wheat or Whole Grain Pasta, Corn-Based Foods (Corn Tortillas), Homemade Soup, Sweet Potatoes, Brown Rice.
4. Alcohol: Beer, Wine, Champagne, Rum, Whiskey, Well, anything that contains alcohol.
Reason: Wine, brandy, rum, and mixed drinks all contain high amounts of sugar as well, and, as mentioned above, sugar is the first thing to be converted by the body into fat. While a glass of wine every day is good for the heath of your cardiovascular system, drinking more alcohol is actually contributing to the deterioration of your body due to the fact that the muscle tissue is broken down by alcohol. You will end up losing muscle and gaining fat from drinking alcohol, so drink as little as possible.
Alternatives: Water, Herbal Tea.
5. Fried Foods: Deep Fried Chicken, Fried Pork Chops, Fried Potatoes or French Fries, Potato Chips (possibly the worst fried food you can eat).
Reason: Potato chips are the worst of the fried foods, as they are usually deep fried and rolled in MSG and other artificial flavorings as well. This doubles the damage to your body, as the artificial substances fill your body with toxins while the oil in the potato chips add fat to your body. It is best to avoid fried foods as much as possible, as they usually contain massive amounts of calories that your body is completely unable to process. Fried foods in general will not only will add to your belly fat, but these foods will also increase your risk of heart problems by blocking your blood vessels and impeding your body’s blood flow.
Alternatives: Pita Chips and Hummus, Other Cooked Chicken (Grilled, Roasted, Baked, Steamed, Sautéed), Sweet Potatoes, Corn Tortillas (yes, it's a lot healthier than potato chips).
Positive responses, please.
Ahhhhhh. Bad food!!!! Evil Food!!!!!
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^Your profile states
I'm not an expert, but I know that you are not 5.4% body fat in your profile picture."Lowered my body fat percentage from 13.8% to 5.4%!! "
Wasn't it you who made a similar thread about belly fat? And by similar I mean the the title was similar, the rest was just full of tried and true good information.0 -
yes yes, let the hatred of bad information flow *Emperor Palpatine*0
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Edit nevermind, thinking of the wrong Star Wars character. The geek has failed with this one.0
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I am so glad all these other folks said the first guy was full of malarky, because, I eat instant oatmeal everyday. LOL!Anyhoo, that being said, I really would like to know some of the key foods to avoid, I am 380 ish pounds and have been logging MFP but ittold me my intake should be 2290, can that bewrong? it seems like I am eating the same amount as before? I have been making healthier choices but by nightfall the dang snack attack kicks in and thenmy day of hard work gets completely erradicated! Thanks in advance folks!:bigsmile:0
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^Your profile states
I'm not an expert, but I know that you are not 5.4% body fat in your profile picture."Lowered my body fat percentage from 13.8% to 5.4%!! "
Wasn't it you who made a similar thread about belly fat? And by similar I mean the the title was similar, the rest was just full of tried and true good information.
It was me! Lots of solid no bullsh*t advice. I also don't sell anything and I know that the OP of this thread is really making it harder than it has to be.
My thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach0 -
in, because...why not?
Lol at the 5% bf percentage.0 -
Yeah....prolly not 5% BF.....
I wouldn't even classify myself that low.0 -
1. Meats with lots of fat: Red meats, Pork, Sausage, Lamb.
2. Foods and drinks containing high amounts of sugar: Donuts, Ice Cream, Candy, Cookies, Cakes, Soda, Juices (Minute Maid, Tropicana, Kool-Aid, Any Fruit Punch), Iced Tea, Coffee or Iced Coffee, Latte, Mocha, Starbucks beverages. Any beverage from Dunkin Donuts or Krispy Kreme.
3. White or Processed Foods: Flour-Based Foods (Flour Tortillas, Cookie Dough, Cake Mix, White Bread, Croissants, Dinner Rolls, Cinnamon Buns, Basically anything that can be baked that contains flour), Processed Pastas (Hamburger Helper, for example), Chef Boyardee Products, Campbell's Noodle Soups (yeah that's crap, too), Instant Oatmeal, TV Dinners, Top Ramen, Cup O' Noodles, Anything you can pop in a microwave and call "dinner," Potatoes, White Rice.
4. Alcohol: Beer, Wine, Champagne, Rum, Whiskey, Well, anything that contains alcohol.
5. Fried Foods: Deep Fried Chicken, Fried Pork Chops, Fried Potatoes or French Fries, Potato Chips (possibly the worst fried food you can eat).
1. Fatty meats are more satiating than lean meats, so portion sizes can be smaller.
2. Sugar is just a subset of carbohydrates. If your carb macro is fine, and you are getting enough fiber, than your sugars and starches will be fine too.
3. All food is processed in some way, and the color of it is irrelevant, though it is best to eat a variety of colors when it comes to fruit and vegetables. And personally, I avoid bleached flour and food coloring (except for candy and holidays).
4.Alcohol is toxic and shouldn't be consumed other than in moderation. It's not a food, per se. Cannabis is much better for your health.
5. Fried foods are fine, so long as you are careful with portions and it doesn't make you blow your fat macro.
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The Five Food Groups that lead to belly fat are the following:
1. Meats with lots of fat: Red meats, Pork, Sausage, Lamb.
Reason: Red meats, pork, sausage, and lamb are hard enough to digest, and because these are not lean meats, any fat that you consume from these meats will turn into fat quickly because your body cant burn it fast enough to avoid it turning into fat.
Alternatives: Lean meats such as chicken, turkey, and fish.
2. Foods and drinks containing high amounts of sugar: Donuts, Ice Cream, Candy, Cookies, Cakes, Soda, Juices (Minute Maid, Tropicana, Kool-Aid, Any Fruit Punch), Iced Tea, Coffee or Iced Coffee, Latte, Mocha, Starbucks beverages. Any beverage from Dunkin Donuts or Krispy Kreme.
Reason: The reason that sugar is so fatty is due to the fact that the calories in sugar are the first to be stored as fat deposits around the body when they are consumed. These substances not only cause your immune system to break down, but they will actually be the main things that will cause you to gain weight and gain belly fat.
Alternatives: Fruits, Raw Vegetables, Peanut Butter, Meal Replacement Shakes, Protein Shakes, Protein Bars, Nuts, WATER, Herbal Tea.
3. White or Processed Foods: Flour-Based Foods (Flour Tortillas, Cookie Dough, Cake Mix, White Bread, Croissants, Dinner Rolls, Cinnamon Buns, Basically anything that can be baked that contains flour), Processed Pastas (Hamburger Helper, for example), Chef Boyardee Products, Campbell's Noodle Soups (yeah that's crap, too), Instant Oatmeal, TV Dinners, Top Ramen, Cup O' Noodles, Anything you can pop in a microwave and call "dinner," Potatoes, White Rice.
Reason: Any white flour, white rice, and white foods are usually refined to make the color more attractive, but the refining process removes all of the nutrients from the foods and leaves them with little to offer your body aside from empty calories. Those calories cannot be processed easily by the body, and thus they are turned to fat the minute you consume them.
Alternatives: Whole Grain Foods, Oatmeal, Wheat or Whole Grain Pasta, Corn-Based Foods (Corn Tortillas), Homemade Soup, Sweet Potatoes, Brown Rice.
4. Alcohol: Beer, Wine, Champagne, Rum, Whiskey, Well, anything that contains alcohol.
Reason: Wine, brandy, rum, and mixed drinks all contain high amounts of sugar as well, and, as mentioned above, sugar is the first thing to be converted by the body into fat. While a glass of wine every day is good for the heath of your cardiovascular system, drinking more alcohol is actually contributing to the deterioration of your body due to the fact that the muscle tissue is broken down by alcohol. You will end up losing muscle and gaining fat from drinking alcohol, so drink as little as possible.
Alternatives: Water, Herbal Tea.
5. Fried Foods: Deep Fried Chicken, Fried Pork Chops, Fried Potatoes or French Fries, Potato Chips (possibly the worst fried food you can eat).
Reason: Potato chips are the worst of the fried foods, as they are usually deep fried and rolled in MSG and other artificial flavorings as well. This doubles the damage to your body, as the artificial substances fill your body with toxins while the oil in the potato chips add fat to your body. It is best to avoid fried foods as much as possible, as they usually contain massive amounts of calories that your body is completely unable to process. Fried foods in general will not only will add to your belly fat, but these foods will also increase your risk of heart problems by blocking your blood vessels and impeding your body’s blood flow.
Alternatives: Pita Chips and Hummus, Other Cooked Chicken (Grilled, Roasted, Baked, Steamed, Sautéed), Sweet Potatoes, Corn Tortillas (yes, it's a lot healthier than potato chips).
Positive responses, please.
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OP does have a point in that fatty meats, over-processed foods, and white flour/sugar aren't the healthiest things to eat--but NOT because they lead to belly fat. Plus the contradictions (don't eat anything flour based, eat pita chips) make this hard to take seriously.0
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Yeah....prolly not 5% BF.....
I wouldn't even classify myself that low.
Non- believer. I'm -15% body fat. I'm like air0 -
Please stop.
ETA: These posts from you reek of both ignorance and arrogance, a double whammy of awfulness. Instead of taking the opportunity to learn from so many successful people on here so that you really can help your "clients" with better and more comprehensive information, you feel the need to make these preachy posts about how we're all doing it wrong. It just makes you look foolish.
Additionally, It's clear to anyone capable of thinking for themselves that all you're doing is regurgitating this nonsense in order to drum up clientele for your Herbalife consulting business which you promote all over your profile page. We've seen this type of crap on here before, and thankfully, the community here is intolerant of it.
AMEN. Fat = more energy consumed than is burned on a daily basis. Its really that simple.
There is some questionable evidence (AKA: a REALLY ****ty nutrition book I had to read for one of my courses) that eating foods high in fat tend to cause the body to slightly store more fat than is 'normal', but even that evidence claims that the differences are SO SO SO small that they're not really significant.
Besides, I'm a sugar junkie and I'm quite trim- especially around my waist.
Stop trying to use a supposed air of arrogance to manipulate people. I hope for the sake of others that nobody takes your advice.0 -
And here I thought someone was finally going to tell me what happens when you click on that ad for the "5 foods to never eat again" with the banana and the lady with the shrinking stomach :sad: .
HAHAHA this is exactly what I was thinking!0 -
^Your profile states
I'm not an expert, but I know that you are not 5.4% body fat in your profile picture."Lowered my body fat percentage from 13.8% to 5.4%!! "
Wasn't it you who made a similar thread about belly fat? And by similar I mean the the title was similar, the rest was just full of tried and true good information.
It was me! Lots of solid no bullsh*t advice. I also don't sell anything and I know that the OP of this thread is really making it harder than it has to be.
My thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach
Yep, I agree with your thread and getting abs.
Bout the way it works.....no shortcuts, that is for sure.0 -
Maybe start your own threadI am so glad all these other folks said the first guy was full of malarky, because, I eat instant oatmeal everyday. LOL!Anyhoo, that being said, I really would like to know some of the key foods to avoid, I am 380 ish pounds and have been logging MFP but ittold me my intake should be 2290, can that bewrong? it seems like I am eating the same amount as before? I have been making healthier choices but by nightfall the dang snack attack kicks in and thenmy day of hard work gets completely erradicated! Thanks in advance folks!:bigsmile:0 -
I guess that bottle of wine I drank last night made my belly fat. The scotch before the wine and the beer after probably didn't help either. But I feel great, lost another two and a half pounds and hit a new record low. I also upped my calorie intake and was under by only 14 calories. Only .8 pounds from my goal too! I do however eat good foods and avoid crap foods.
OH NO WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS IM GUNNA BE SO FAT YO 0 -
Also, LOL at 5% bodyfat.
5% is kinda low for a dude, but definitely way too low for a woman. Personally, my goal is 25% BF. I started at 54% and have made my way down to 38%.0 -
I've only lost 14" off my waist eating all those foods.
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Yeah....prolly not 5% BF.....
I wouldn't even classify myself that low.
Non- believer. I'm -15% body fat. I'm like air
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MFP needs guidelines that auto-lock any profile that mentions Herbalife, Shakeology, etc.
I too thought this was a thread about those terrible ads with dancing pickles and bananas telling you that they will make you fat.0 -
It was me! Lots of solid no bullsh*t advice. I also don't sell anything and I know that the OP of this thread is really making it harder than it has to be.
My thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach
Yep, I agree with your thread and getting abs.
Bout the way it works.....no shortcuts, that is for sure.
Thank you! I get a lot of comments about how people should do more cardio than I suggest. They can if they want, but they don't have to.0 -
Wow I must be special.
My hobby is baking and I have ice cream every day.0 -
Wow I must be special.
My hobby is baking and I have ice cream every day.
Clearly, you're a sexy magician0 -
Wow I must be special.
My hobby is baking and I have ice cream every day.
You turn ice cream into awesome.
Well, ice cream is awesome already. I mean you turn it into being awesome. I mean...
You know what? Nevermind. Uh, well done.0 -
Also, LOL at 5% bodyfat.
5% is kinda low for a dude, but definitely way too low for a woman. Personally, my goal is 25% BF. I started at 54% and have made my way down to 38%.
I think they're just questioning whether the OP's body fat is that low, since he states as much in his profile.0 -
Wow I must be special.
My hobby is baking and I have ice cream every day.
You turn ice cream into awesome.
Well, ice cream is awesome already. I mean you turn it into being awesome. I mean...
You know what? Nevermind. Uh, well done.
:laugh: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
Also, as an Irish girl, I take offense to potatoes being on your bad list.
The potato is a beautiful national treasure.
I guess I'm doomed to stay fat. I ate a yellow potato for breakfast this morning. It had 1 oz. of cheese on top of it with 2T of chili. And it was tasty!0 -
It was me! Lots of solid no bullsh*t advice. I also don't sell anything and I know that the OP of this thread is really making it harder than it has to be.
My thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach
Yep, I agree with your thread and getting abs.
Bout the way it works.....no shortcuts, that is for sure.
Thank you! I get a lot of comments about how people should do more cardio than I suggest. They can if they want, but they don't have to.
My cardio is 1...maybe 2 days.
45 min max....
Consisting of stairmaster 20 - 25 min, and/or elliptical 20 min.0 -
Wow I must be special.
My hobby is baking and I have ice cream every day.
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