Peanut Butter diet?

chaeid

I am on a quest to drop down to 165 from 180lbs. I am sticking to a daily 1500 calorie limit. I have seen alot of articles about peanut butter being good for weight loss, yet it is high in fat. My question is if I eat 1200 calories from peanut butter and the rest coming from eggs(white only), fruits and vegetables, would this help me lose weight? I am not a nutritionist and the "fat" in peanut butter concerns me.

cassidystreasures

i doubt you are going to lose weight with just peaunt butter. You need to eat other healthy foods and exercise

XFitMojoMom

don't bother - eat proper whole foods, exercise. that should do it.

jennlee80

The problem is 1,200 calories from just peanuts isn't enough substance! Yes, nuts can help with weight lose!! But usually that's no more than a handful a day. This is just my opinion though Good luck with your goals!!

Diya13

I'm not a nutritionist but I am trained in biology. The fat in peanut butter is mostly the "good" fat you get from nuts, avocados, etc. BUT it does not sound healthy at all to restrict your diet so much. There's no way you can get all the vital nutrients your body needs from so few foods. And even the good fats can be harmful in excessive quantities. My recommendation would be to follow a balanced diet, and talk to your doctor if you're having trouble losing weight despite living a healthier lifestyle.

Nikstergirl

I agree... too much of any one food isn't healthy since you don't get a variety of nutrients that way. I think a little peanut butter each day is good.. I love it myself, but make sure it's one that's good for you and not all fake stuff. There are some really good natural PB's out there!!!

gangstagirl625

you need a lifestyle change. eat right and by right i mean all the food groups, not just partially hydrogonated oils (Peanutbutter) which these oils are very bad for you.

kao708

I am on a quest to drop down to 165 from 180lbs. I am sticking to a daily 1500 calorie limit. I have seen alot of articles about peanut butter being good for weight loss, yet it is high in fat. My question is if I eat 1200 calories from peanut butter and the rest coming from eggs(white only), fruits and vegetables, would this help me lose weight? I am not a nutritionist and the "fat" in peanut butter concerns me.

Um...NO! :noway:

I don't even know how else to respond to this post because it sounds so preposterous I can't imagine anyone would even WANT to try it. Did you find this online somewhere or are you just messing with us? :indifferent:

wyze

What???? you want to eat 1200 calories in peanut butter alone? COMMON!!! they key to any weightloss program is that it remains sustainable in the long run. The best way to lose weight is through exercise and healthy eating. For instance you can have a Peanut butter Jelly sandwich for breakfast, have a some whole wheat pasta and sauce for lunch and a salad bowl with some fruits on the side. you can even add an apple for a snack. All this for 1500 calories. Its healthy, its balanced and filling. Most importantly it is sustainable in the long run.

Dont get stuck on a diet, you will add the weight back once you stop. Think long term weightloss and make it a lifestyle


Good luck:flowerforyou:

pandafoo

your post reminds me of the Twinkie Diet, in which a nutrition professor ate sweets and junk foods every meal for 10 weeks, keeping his calorie count under 1800. but he lost 30 pounds and his body fat percentage went down. he was trying to show that for weight loss, counting calories matters more than nutritional value.

i've no doubt that if you or anyone were to cut calorie intake, you'd lose weight. i wouldn't say it's healthy for your body tho, and i wouldn't recommend it as a long-term lifestyle change. as intriguing (and yummy) as a peanut butter diet may be, i think it's better to have a well-balanced diet with no major food groups cut out.

virginiagomes

I am on a quest to drop down to 165 from 180lbs. I am sticking to a daily 1500 calorie limit. I have seen alot of articles about peanut butter being good for weight loss, yet it is high in fat. My question is if I eat 1200 calories from peanut butter and the rest coming from eggs(white only), fruits and vegetables, would this help me lose weight? I am not a nutritionist and the "fat" in peanut butter concerns me.

Um...NO! :noway:

I don't even know how else to respond to this post because it sounds so preposterous I can't imagine anyone would even WANT to try it. Did you find this online somewhere or are you just messing with us? :indifferent:

My point.

MemphisMarly

your post reminds me of the Twinkie Diet, in which a nutrition professor ate sweets and junk foods every meal for 10 weeks, keeping his calorie count under 1800. but he lost 30 pounds and his body fat percentage went down. he was trying to show that for weight loss, counting calories matters more than nutritional value.

This is the Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet, haha.

kellylczz

A friend of mine has been trying this diet, no good results, put weight on, plus the peanut butter caused bad constipation. I wouldnt recommend eating a ton of peanut butter.

pandafoo

actually, i re-read the CNN article and 2/3 of his calories were from junk food (he wanted to eat veggies in front of his kids to set a good example ). other health indicators improved too. his good cholesterol went up, and his bad cholesterol went down by 20% each. his triglyercide level dropped 40%. it was only after he stopped this diet and started eating meats again that his cholesterol went up.

even so, i am definitely not making a case for a junk food-only diet. the findings caused lots of puzzlement and even he wasn't sure what conclusions to draw. in my view, a balanced diet is the way to go!

chaeid

I have been hitting the gym for 1 to 3 hours everyday since the beginning of the year. I am confident that I can continue my newfound exercising habits for the long term. I was just curious about a potential "peanut butter diet". As for those of you saying I need a balanced diet, here is my potential diet for the day with peanut butter.

2 hard boiled eggs (white only)
2 cups 2% milk
2 fuji apples
3 bananas
8 tbsp of peanut butter
1 men's health multivitamin

In total this would be about 1500-1600 calories. Based on the app, the only glaring standouts in the nutrient summary are the sugar intake and total fat (But I have been reading that most of the fat in peanut butter is healthy).

As I said before, I am going to the gym for 1 to 3 hours daily (most of it on cardio with some weights). So can someone please give me a detailed explanation as to why this wouldn't work instead of simply telling me it's bad and things such as "too much of anything is bad".

chrisdavey

wow...just wow.

Peanut butter (natural) is good in regular amounts. It is NOT a good primary source for protein. Eat a balanced diet with meat, dairy, fruits and veg and stick to your calorie limit and exercise.

wyze

It just might work, my question would be do you plan to eat like that for the rest of your life. As with any diet the weight will initially come off, but once you get to eating normally, it will come back on. a balanced diet is still your best choice. your body will thank you

Looks like you have your mind made up. good luck.

sara_m83

I have been hitting the gym for 1 to 3 hours everyday since the beginning of the year. I am confident that I can continue my newfound exercising habits for the long term. I was just curious about a potential "peanut butter diet". As for those of you saying I need a balanced diet, here is my potential diet for the day with peanut butter.

2 hard boiled eggs (white only)
2 cups 2% milk
2 fuji apples
3 bananas
8 tbsp of peanut butter
1 men's health multivitamin

In total this would be about 1500-1600 calories. Based on the app, the only glaring standouts in the nutrient summary are the sugar intake and total fat (But I have been reading that most of the fat in peanut butter is healthy).

As I said before, I am going to the gym for 1 to 3 hours daily (most of it on cardio with some weights). So can someone please give me a detailed explanation as to why this wouldn't work instead of simply telling me it's bad and things such as "too much of anything is bad".

I would be STARVING if this was all I ate in a day. Starving and putting on weight! Haha.

You'd be so much more successful (I think) eating a balanced diet, 3-5 meals per day, of regular foods coming under your target calories. The problem with these fad diets is that they aren't sustainable and they don't teach proper eating habits. Get on EatingWell.com and find some low calorie recipes that you'd like to try and just stick to your 1600 (or however many) calories with regular food.

DrBorkBork

go with almond butter, macadamia nut butter, cashew butter... ANYTHING BUT PEANUT BUTTER! Peanuts are not nuts. They are legumes, just like garbanzos and kidney beans.

I think the best thing you could do if you want to do a PB diet is try coconut butter. Now THAT stuff is eat-me-from-the-jar worthy!

Focus on eating clean & the weight will come off. Cut out processed food (except essentials like milk & what not), focus on fresh veggies, fruit, and critter.

YeaILift

I am on a quest to drop down to 165 from 180lbs. I am sticking to a daily 1500 calorie limit. I have seen alot of articles about peanut butter being good for weight loss, yet it is high in fat. My question is if I eat 1200 calories from peanut butter and the rest coming from eggs(white only), fruits and vegetables, would this help me lose weight? I am not a nutritionist and the "fat" in peanut butter concerns me.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/diet-bodybuilding/all-natural-peanut-butter-diet-mr-x-280768.html

Good Luck.

Dom_m

The first problem you're going to face if you do this is that you'll get bored of it and stop. 100% guarantee. This isn't a challenge, its a promise. You might do it for a week if you're really dedicated, but I've no idea why you'd want to.

A more general, theoretical problem that would cause you problems if you somehow kept this up for a few months is that you'd start getting deficiencies in all sorts of vitamins and minerals. You shouldn't eat the same meal plan every day. That's what's called a 'balanced and varied diet'. It would be fine to eat 'some' peanut butter almost every day for the rest of your life as long as you didn't do *everything* the same all the time, and as long as peanut butter wasn't a main food group for you.

My advice, don't do any abnormal things. Decide to make a lifestyle change and change to healthy living and healthy eating. You'll definitely loose the weight but you'll also be healthy so later in life you'll still have your vision and hearing, your hair and your brain capacity and a higher chance of living many more years. Peanut butter wont give you those things and "loosing weight now and worrying about health later" never works. Just do them both at once.

LoveMy3Boys

how much PB are you talking about? Fruits, veggies, PB and egg whites? I would be bored the first day

AndreaRu

I have no doubt it would work. I did low carb for a year and ate all kinds of high fat foods I wouldn't dream of touching now (along with lots of veggies and fruit), lost 45 pounds easily, and was much healthier for it. So yeah, if all you're worried about is effectiveness, then sure. Eventually I stopped low carb because I missed the big wide world of food. If all I could eat were the foods on your list, I would probably spiral into a deep depression!

I have nut allergic kids so I can't have PB anymore and I can tell you that there isn't a day that goes by when I don't miss and desperately wish I could have peanut butter ALLL THE TIME... but even I couldn't force myself to get 80% of my calories from peanut butter. Plus, on your plan above, I would seriously, seriously STARVE and would probably eventually be missing a lot of nutrients, too.

smashpants22

i highly doubt it would work.. and you'd get sick from just eating that!
its almost certain to fail since you're gonna be like "blahhh peanut butter AGAIN" and youll want to snack on other things.
Just do it sensibly by eating regular healthy meals.
You'll feel so much better for it even if peanut butter is crazy delicious haha

_Bro

I am on a quest to drop down to 165 from 180lbs. I am sticking to a daily 1500 calorie limit. I have seen alot of articles about peanut butter being good for weight loss, yet it is high in fat. My question is if I eat 1200 calories from peanut butter and the rest coming from eggs(white only), fruits and vegetables, would this help me lose weight? I am not a nutritionist and the "fat" in peanut butter concerns me.

You can lose weight with any food/diet/etc as long as you are running @ a caloric deficiency.
Check out the twinkie diet:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Recipes/twinkie-diet-short-term-fix-long-term-problem/story?id=11756710

"He's not the first person to lose weight on an unhealthy diet. You could eat all chocolate cake and lose weight as long as you didn't eat too much of it. Staying on this diet forever and he'd have some unpleasant consequences,"

A calorie is a calorie so if you are burning more than you are eating you WILL LOSE WEIGHT.
Looking past this, however, nutrition comes into play. I would try to come up with a better plan that will form good habits.

Don't starve your body to burn fat!
Properly fuel your body and create your caloric deficiency via the metabolic boost that comes with exercise.

Good luck!

HopefulLeigh

Even with the multivitamin, I'm predicting severe vitamin deficeincy as a result of that diet. This is a fad diet - sure it'll help you lose weight, but the moment you stop it you're going to gain it all back.

chrisdavey

Yes you can lose weight eating at a calorific deficit with a terrible food choice ie. twinky or pb. I am pretty sure the objective is to actually lose FAT not just any weight. Lose muscle mass, lower BMR, go back to eating normal, put on fat = yoyo diet.

_Bro

Yes you can lose weight eating at a calorific deficit with a terrible food choice ie. twinky or pb. I am pretty sure the objective is to actually lose FAT not just any weight. Lose muscle mass, lower BMR, go back to eating normal, put on fat = yoyo diet.

Totally agree!

LG61820

I lost a ton of weight on a "single food" diet and lived to tell about it. I have relapsed because 1) Losing the weight doesn't fix the emotional parts that got me fat in the first place. 2) Quit smoking & didn't up the exercise enough. I would LOVE a PB diet, but frankly, PB is part of what got me the 30-40 pounds I need to lose now. How much PB would 1200 calories be - probably not enough for me! ;>

loupammac

I love PB but a whole diet? No thanks. If a whole community of people striving to be healthier and happier, tell you it's a bad idea, then it really *really* is a bad idea. Nobody on this site will try and persuade you to do anything that is unsafe because we're all after the same thing -- a lifestyle change because there is no magic pill. So, choose more nutritious foods, burn more calories than you take in and remember to vary your meals. You'll only end up in a frustrated heap after eating the same meal for a few days in a row. (Been there, done that).

Stop trying to cut corners with a fad diet and just do it the healthy MPF way.
Yes, it is hard but it is worth it, you only have to read the success stories to see that!

mrscjwilson

Where the vegetables, the protien?