Burning off the junk food calories won't undo it
TheGoblinRoad
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I really had a lightbulb moment the other night.
Just because we exercise enough to burn off any excess calories, isn't going to undo:
-the fact that a lot of foods have too much fat, cholesterol, or toxins in them that our body has to detox.
-the lowered amount of actual nutrition we get when the foods took the place of high-nutrient foods
-the loss of extra time due to needing a longer workout than our bodies need to get strong
Add to this: Just because we can stay within our calories eating whatever we want and losing weight, doesn't mean we'll be in the kind of health we all really want. Because the truth is, if we are to feel the way we really want to feel, we got to be eating mostly quality foods, not processed stuff. And most definitely a LOT of vegetables and fruits, nuts and seeds.
Just because we exercise enough to burn off any excess calories, isn't going to undo:
-the fact that a lot of foods have too much fat, cholesterol, or toxins in them that our body has to detox.
-the lowered amount of actual nutrition we get when the foods took the place of high-nutrient foods
-the loss of extra time due to needing a longer workout than our bodies need to get strong
Add to this: Just because we can stay within our calories eating whatever we want and losing weight, doesn't mean we'll be in the kind of health we all really want. Because the truth is, if we are to feel the way we really want to feel, we got to be eating mostly quality foods, not processed stuff. And most definitely a LOT of vegetables and fruits, nuts and seeds.
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I agree!
That old saying.........."you are what you eat" is SO VERY TRUE!!!!!!0 -
I agree!
That old saying.........."you are what you eat" is SO VERY TRUE!!!!!!
Good thing I eat people,that way no one can ever doubt my humanity.0 -
agreed! that's why i changed my worst/junk food to peanut butter! haha... i know it's actually good for you, but compared to everything else i eat, i see it as pretty bad.0
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SO true! It's easy to stay at 1200 eating junk, albeit carefully. It doesn't mean you're any healthier though.0
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I agree!
That old saying.........."you are what you eat" is SO VERY TRUE!!!!!!
Good thing I eat people,that way no one can ever doubt my humanity.
Make sure the people you eat are healthy though. :-P0 -
so true! great post, I have just realized this myself lately. it makes a big difference when your mindset is in the right place.0
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agreed! that's why i changed my worst/junk food to peanut butter! haha... i know it's actually good for you, but compared to everything else i eat, i see it as pretty bad.
No wonder you lost that much weight!
I'm not quite there yet, but working on it. Aiming to reach a 90%plant based diet.0 -
I agree!
That old saying.........."you are what you eat" is SO VERY TRUE!!!!!!
Good thing I eat people,that way no one can ever doubt my humanity.
^^ LOL. Damn good thing!
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I agree!
That old saying.........."you are what you eat" is SO VERY TRUE!!!!!!
Good thing I eat people,that way no one can ever doubt my humanity.
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Add to this: Just because we can stay within our calories eating whatever we want and losing weight, doesn't mean we'll be in the kind of health we all really want. Because the truth is, if we are to feel the way we really want to feel, we got to be eating mostly quality foods, not processed stuff. And most definitely a LOT of vegetables and fruits, nuts and seeds.
Thank you! When I decided to make a lifestyle change, that didn't just mean keep eating the highly processed crap I was eating before and just shrink the portion size. It meant adding more fruits, veggies, nuts to my diet and trying my best to eat cleaner. Read the ingriedient lables and try to eat foods as unproccessed as possible.
I'm still learning how to eat better and forcing myself to try new things that I swear I hate (I'm looking at you tomatoes), but I made the committment to change my lifestyle and my overall health, not just loose weight. Thank you for pointing out that just because you can lose weight by cutting portion sizes of unhealthy foods doesn't mean you're actually becoming healthy.0 -
I agree!
That old saying.........."you are what you eat" is SO VERY TRUE!!!!!!
Good thing I eat people,that way no one can ever doubt my humanity.
Make sure the people you eat are healthy though. :-P
Ive been trying to hunt down Jillian Michales but so far shes to fast for me0 -
I'm still learning how to eat better and forcing myself to try new things that I swear I hate (I'm looking at you tomatoes), but I made the committment to change my lifestyle and my overall health, not just loose weight. Thank you for pointing out that just because you can lose weight by cutting portion sizes of unhealthy foods doesn't mean you're actually becoming healthy.
Not only that, but we can DOUBLE our portion sizes of veggies and fruits. I'm making my lifestyle changes according to what I've read in Eat to Live, which makes a lot of sense. 0 -
I really had a lightbulb moment the other night.
Just because we exercise enough to burn off any excess calories, isn't going to undo:
-the fact that a lot of foods have too much fat, cholesterol, or toxins in them that our body has to detox.
-the lowered amount of actual nutrition we get when the foods took the place of high-nutrient foods
-the loss of extra time due to needing a longer workout than our bodies need to get strong
Add to this: Just because we can stay within our calories eating whatever we want and losing weight, doesn't mean we'll be in the kind of health we all really want. Because the truth is, if we are to feel the way we really want to feel, we got to be eating mostly quality foods, not processed stuff. And most definitely a LOT of vegetables and fruits, nuts and seeds.
THAT IS SOO TRUE. HERE THERE IS A JUNK FOOD MADE WITH MULTIGRAINS THAT SAYS SOMETHING LIKE YOU CAN EAT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT WITHOUT GUILT AND THEY EVEN USES MODELS AS ENDORSERS. BUT THE TRUTH IS, THE FOODS ARE LOADED WITH LOTS OF BAD FAT AND HIDDEN CALORIES FROM ITS SEASONING AND FROM THE WAY IT IS PREPARED. I WORK IN MARKETING IN A RESTAURANT WHICH IS WHY I CAN'T BE EASILY FOOLED BY THIS FALSE INFORMATION.0 -
I TOTALLY agree with you! When I eat junk food, I physically feel much worse than if I had eaten healthy foods. I can truly see a difference. My body doesn't have as much energy and my muscles feel fatigued faster. Quality fuel (good nutrition) = quality workouts and weigh in's. Poor fuel (junk food) = difficult workouts, lack of motivation, and feeling crummy! At least, that's been my experience! It's amazing the difference I feel now that I've been exercising and being careful of my nutrition intake vs. before I began exercising and watching the foods I ate. It's no wonder that months ago when I consistently ate junk food and didn't exercise I gained weight and felt terrible all the time! Thanks for sharing your post
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That's not to say you can NEVER have junk, but its all about MODERATION. I work at mcdonalds and always eat oatmeal with no brown sugar and a parfait, but sometimes it gets boring so if I've had a good week, I'll allow myself a burrito or cheeseburger or something not as nutritional and then drink extra water to flush the sodium. I also treat myself with 1 serving of sun chips if I've had no other junk.
I've dieted many times, living off of side salads and grilled chicken breast and it gets so BORING after awhile that I end up binging after losing 5 lbs. I've lost 16.2 so far now and besides a few nights I craved to binge, I limited myself to something not as bad and I made sure I had portion control. I feel much better not depriving myself, but limiting what I eat.0 -
i am also addicted to quaker true delight fiber crisps.0
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This might tick some one off...but in my opinion, if you eat crap you feel like crap. Just because you go and do another 30 minutes of Cardio doesn't make it ok. I don't eat perfect by any means, I learn day to day. I have the occassional splurge but in moderation.
The majority of my calories come from protien, usually whey or soy supplements.0 -
Love it!0
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wow that is a ah-ha moment! well said!0
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This might tick some one off...but in my opinion, if you eat crap you feel like crap. Just because you go and do another 30 minutes of Cardio doesn't make it ok. I don't eat perfect by any means, I learn day to day. I have the occassional splurge but in moderation.
The majority of my calories come from protien, usually whey or soy supplements.
Vegetables are chock-ful of protein, FYI. Just learned that, for example, 100 calories of broccoli has double the protein that 100 calories of steak does.0 -
This might tick some one off...but in my opinion, if you eat crap you feel like crap. Just because you go and do another 30 minutes of Cardio doesn't make it ok. I don't eat perfect by any means, I learn day to day. I have the occassional splurge but in moderation.
The majority of my calories come from protien, usually whey or soy supplements.
Vegetables are chock-ful of protein, FYI. Just learned that, for example, 100 calories of broccoli has double the protein that 100 calories of steak does.
Did you really just say this? Protein in 100 cals of broccoli....haha. Thats so not even close to being right
93 cals of Broccoli has 9grams of protein. 93 cals of a basic Steak 96% lean, has 9 grams as well!!!! Learn to do math please.0 -
I always come back to my Motto - any any of you can flame be if I post anything contradictory: Happy And Healthy.
I don't eat a lot of junk food at meal times - I never have. I like fresh food, I love fruit and veg and I enjoy cooking from scratch. I also like eating at fancy restaurants, Indian take away's, quality whisky, real ale and ice cream at the cinema.
Is it fair to 'balance' my in indiscretions with exercise? I think so - as long as the indiscretions are occasional rather than frequent and routine.
The biggest change for me has been portion size, getting a lot more exercise (nearly nothing to four + sessions a week), and cutting down the number / changing the types of snacks I eat.
I will always ask the question 'does this change make me unhappy' - generally the answer is no. I feel better if I share the Indian take away and eat half the amount! I feel better if I eat one scoop of ice-cream at the cinema instead of three. I love my running - especially at the club or when the weather is nice: puts me in a great mood.
Net-Net: Don't beat yourself up too badly over the odd junk food - just make it an occasional treat rather than a habit. Odds are if your body is used to healthy food you wont fancy it anyway.0 -
Did you really just say this? Protein in 100 cals of broccoli....haha. Thats so not even close to being right
93 cals of Broccoli has 9grams of protein. 93 cals of a basic Steak 96% lean, has 9 grams as well!!!! Learn to do math please.
Depends on the steak of course. That sounds like a healthier version. I don't worry about protein anymore. i get plenty of Protein from my diet.0 -
Vegetables are chock-ful of protein, FYI. Just learned that, for example, 100 calories of broccoli has double the protein that 100 calories of steak does.
Not sure that's correct - plus do you know how much that is in grams??? its a LOT of broccoli - and too much fibre has its own issues.
Now beans and lentils on the other hand are packed with protein! Sitting solidly on the fence as always, suggest you try something like a steak and butter bean casarole. You can cut the amount of steak right down, but still get the taste and texture, lower the fat and gain all the yummyness of butter beans. Now you've made me hungry!0 -
I agree with the OP.
It doesn't anger me that some people have certain opinions, however, I believe that how we feel is often based on a sliding scale of things, what we eat and drink, our activity, our self esteem, our sleep and our stress level. Yes, overall, eating better has a positive influence, but I don't automatically think that if you eat every meal at McDonald's, but in lesser calorie form, that you will automatically feel like warmed over poop.0 -
I don't automatically think that if you eat every meal at McDonald's, but in lesser calorie form, that you will automatically feel like warmed over poop.
On the basis that you are what you eat? LOL - Brilliant!0 -
I don't automatically think that if you eat every meal at McDonald's, but in lesser calorie form, that you will automatically feel like warmed over poop.
On the basis that you are what you eat? LOL - Brilliant!
LOL. Not intentional.0 -
On that note, there are people who laugh at the idea of moderation and who won't touch food they consider less than optimal. I just recently read that it is now considered an eating disorder.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/orthorexia-obsession-healthy-foods-leads-eating-disorder/story?id=101736140 -
I always come back to my Motto - any any of you can flame be if I post anything contradictory: Happy And Healthy.
I don't eat a lot of junk food at meal times - I never have. I like fresh food, I love fruit and veg and I enjoy cooking from scratch. I also like eating at fancy restaurants, Indian take away's, quality whisky, real ale and ice cream at the cinema.
Is it fair to 'balance' my in indiscretions with exercise? I think so - as long as the indiscretions are occasional rather than frequent and routine.
The biggest change for me has been portion size, getting a lot more exercise (nearly nothing to four + sessions a week), and cutting down the number / changing the types of snacks I eat.
I will always ask the question 'does this change make me unhappy' - generally the answer is no. I feel better if I share the Indian take away and eat half the amount! I feel better if I eat one scoop of ice-cream at the cinema instead of three. I love my running - especially at the club or when the weather is nice: puts me in a great mood.
Net-Net: Don't beat yourself up too badly over the odd junk food - just make it an occasional treat rather than a habit. Odds are if your body is used to healthy food you wont fancy it anyway.
I love this post!! When I changed my lifestyle 4 years ago I was obsessed with eating ONLY healthy foods after years and years of eating really badly. Now 90% of what I eat is really healthy and the rest I allow for a naughty treat ocassionally, it keeps me sane!
I have to say though, because I had gotten so used to how good it feels to eat healthy, when I do have fast food etc I feel really unwell (I have arthritis) and it reminds me of why I started eating healthy in the first place. 0 -
This might tick some one off...but in my opinion, if you eat crap you feel like crap. Just because you go and do another 30 minutes of Cardio doesn't make it ok. I don't eat perfect by any means, I learn day to day. I have the occassional splurge but in moderation.
The majority of my calories come from protien, usually whey or soy supplements.
Vegetables are chock-ful of protein, FYI. Just learned that, for example, 100 calories of broccoli has double the protein that 100 calories of steak does.
Have fun eating 19 cups of broccoli a day just to get the USRDA (which most people find inadequate) of protein.0
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