All calories are not created equally!

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  • apocalypsepwnie
    apocalypsepwnie Posts: 373
    I've found that I have to eat cleanly to lose weight. I eat between 1,200-1,300 calories and if those calories come from better sources, I don't get hungry throughout the day. If I tried to fit in doritos and cookies... I would be starving haha.
    That's basic mathematics. The actual VOLUME of food you're eating from "clean" food is MUCH HIGHER than if you ate from processed foods which is why you are less hungry.

    Look at it this way:
    McDonald's cheeseburger is 300 calories and weighs about 1lb (give or take)
    To equal that eating lettuce, you'd have to eat several POUNDS of it.

    More food in your stomach will result in less hunger.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    People don't understand when I say that because of the choices I make, I find it really hard to eat to my calories. I have to force myself to eat sometimes otherwise I know I'll crash before there is food available again. I need to keep my blood sugar as even as I can or I will EAT ALL THE THINGS! I guess a fatty saying they struggle to eat only half of the cals they used to because of the sheer volume of food is a hard thing to swallow.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    ^^^ add some healthy fats.

    Do you find that you lose weight more easily when you eat a certain type of food even if you keep the calorie count exactly the same? I'd be really interested to hear your response.

    Clean will always be better than processed. Your body has to sift through less garbage to get to it's nourishment when it's clean.

    Like "quick digesting" processed whey? :smile:

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