"WHOLE" food VS "BAD" food

drwgal

I have to reach about 100 calories less than you do, and I can manage to do that in a healthy fashion. My metabolism has me eating about every 3-4 hours. I have breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, snack. As far as going over in your sugars, fats, and proteins, I would only worry about it if you were eating non healthy foods, such as Mcdonalds. I may go over my sugar, but it is all natural occurring sugar that is in my fruits and other foods, not from candy bars, cake, and stuff like that. I eat only what I need to eat, so if I am down 60 calories to my goal, I will eat 3 cups of plain, fresh baby spinach that I sautee. If I want I can even add 1/4 cup of cheese for flavor, as it will count as eating back my exercise calories.

I hope this makes sense?

tifferz_91

Three months ago it didn't matter to me, but NOW it does.

I don't care about counting calories & macros. I'm more concerned of WHAT i'm putting in my body.

I personally CHOOSE to eat organic non-gmo food now. I only eat processed foods about twice a month or so.



My health will ALWAYS come first.

jacolbioverton

Okay im having a dilemma i am trying to get cut with strength training. My body is not use to eating so much I just had a apple and peanuts as a snack after a run and im full however lunchtime is approaching is it really vital I eat at every meal?..

GrendlStig

Besides the fact that whole foods are just better for you period? It also takes more energy to digest whole natural foods than it does packaged crap.

The way we look and feel while eating whole foods is way beyond what the scale says. I will be 44 next week and am often told I look in my mid to late 20s, I look younger now than I did 10 years ago. I promise you it is due to my diet.

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT.

But please, if you do decide to eat your calorie goal in junk, spare us the "I have not lost weight in 2 months and want to give up" thread.

I find it very interesting that people are more concerned about what they feed their animals than they do themselves. Its a pity really.

I agree 100%! Don't ask for healthy eating suggestions if you're just going to ignore them and stuff down the LIttle Debbies.

SteveJWatson

I find it very interesting that people are more concerned about what they feed their animals than they do themselves. Its a pity really.

Interestingly (or not) we used to feed whey to pigs - if you soaked rolled barley in whey and used that as a whole feed they did very well on it.

SJVZEE

my daily goals are as follows:

calories 1700
carbs 170
fat 57
protein 128
sugar 24

so what is the difference in reaching these goals with fast food than with "whole" foods? if it all totals the same numbers at the end of the day, does it really matter? if u say yes, please explain y.

I lost almost 50lbs eating fast food, pre-packaged foods (ie lean cuisines and such), etc etc, but I did it with IF. For me, it really was about the calories and the 'magic' of intermittent fasting. Also, my recent blood work was the best its ever been, and that was while eating those kinds of foods. I enjoy the foods I eat and I'm the healthiest I've ever been.

haroon_awan

This article by Lyle McDonald is very interesting
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/hormonal-responses-to-a-fast-food-meal-compared-with-nutritionally-comparable-meals-of-different-composition-research-review.html

I'm not sure about the hormonal response in the body after consuming fast food at multiple meals for several days, I am may hazard a guess that it would be different (ie negative) but the purpose of the article is to explain that in a single meal, the hormonal response is very similar when eating a fast food meal and a non-fast food, whole meal. It isn't saying that the hormonal response is the same every time, nor is it saying that the results would be the same in; trained v. untrained individuals; young v. old; healthy v. unhealthy individuals (I haven't read it in a while so I think this is fair to say). But I would be interested to see the responses of others.

dutchk

I really don't think of it as "whole" food, but rather "good" food. That's probably just semantics, though. If you're just tracking a few items (protein, carbs, and fat, for example) you are really cutting yourself short. It was mentioned before about fast foods having ingredients that encourage bad eating habits. Many years ago I was a smoker and I am now starting to realize that fast foods, junk foods, and processed foods in general have many things in common with cigarettes. Primarily, they create a bodily desire, craving and even perhaps an addiction, to wanting more of the same. It has been proven with diet sodas. Though they contain little or no calories, they continue to stimulate body sensations (taste for example) to crave more sweets.

Equally important, in my opinion, is a need to track other macros, that aren't listed in the default report. You can access them by changing your dietary settings. For me, I need to closely watch cholesterol, saturated fat, and sodium due to a hereditary disposition to diabetes and coronary issues. I also closely monitor iron and potassium because they are a major factor in my weight loss progress and energy levels. Fast foods and processed foods are typically ultra high in unhealthy macros (trans fats, cholesterol, saturated fat, and sodium) while lacking any real good nutrient values.

So are you interested in looking good in a bathing suit or in good health and fitness (a byproduct of which is looking good in a bathing suit)?