Coconut oil and weight loss

Oil, is the most calorie dense food you can eat, at 4 thousand calories a pound. I don't see anyone losing weight using oil in their food.

Sorry.

My daily breakdown of calories today: 71% fat. Fats aren't bad. They keep you full, and your body needs them. Every time I make any sauteed veggies, I use a T. of butter or coconut oil. I've lost 45 pounds.

If 1 gram of fat is 9 calories and 1 gram of carbs and/or protein is 4 calories, just do the math. However, If you eat below your calorie limit, meaning if you are following a form of calorie restriction, then yes, even eating twinkies will make you lose weight if you are not eating enough calories. I agree to that point.

And I said, when I speak of oil, I talk of calories and eating oil is too calorie rich for me. Here is an example:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fats-and-oils/508/2

Go to serving size, 1 tablespoon--calories: 116 calories, so 2 tablespoons is 232 calories.

Now go to, oh lets see how Bryer's Vanilla Ice Cream compares:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/8026/2
1 half cup of ice cream is 99 calories. So you can have 2 servings of ice cream and it is still beats 2 tablespoons of that oil.

I'd rather eat ice cream and even exercise less.

I'm sorry, but this is just stupid. Nobody disagrees about the calorie content of oil- 9cal/g- agreed.
Now, WHO is deciding between ice cream and oil? Can you cook with ice cream? Does anybody have 2TBSP of oil as a snack? It's a really stupid and pointless comparison.

Why cook with oil? You don't need to. Save yourself the calories.

As for the comparison, I'd rather eat 2 servings of ice cream than 2 tablespoons of oil. It has less calories, but the point is, even ice cream has less calories than two tablespoons of oil.

So you spray the oil in the pan, then you pour oil in your food. All of a sudden, your food has a ton of calories. The comparison is to make you realize to use oil sparingly, if not at all because it will not make you lose weight, and this is still the topic of oil and weight loss.

Frankly, I'm a vegetarian and CHOOSE to add fat calories to my diet because they taste good, it helps with thyroid function, and they make my diet more satiating. The same amount of calories in carbohydrates would not be satisfying. Plus, I would refer you to the 1990s to learn about the success of low fat dieting. (Hint: It doesn't work)

I am also a vegetarian/starch-based eater. I eat starches and vegetables. Been doing it for over a year and a half now. In the 1990s, low fat dieting didn't work because they replaced fat with sugar and then later with high fructose corn syrup.

If 1 gram of fat is 9 calories and 1 gram of carbs and/or protein is 4 calories, just do the math. However, If you eat below your calorie limit, meaning if you are following a form of calorie restriction, then yes, even eating twinkies will make you lose weight if you are not eating enough calories. I agree to that point.

And I said, when I speak of oil, I talk of calories and eating oil is too calorie rich for me. Here is an example:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fats-and-oils/508/2

Go to serving size, 1 tablespoon--calories: 116 calories, so 2 tablespoons is 232 calories.

Now go to, oh lets see how Bryer's Vanilla Ice Cream compares:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/8026/2
1 half cup of ice cream is 99 calories. So you can have 2 servings of ice cream and it is still beats 2 tablespoons of that oil.

I'd rather eat ice cream and even exercise less.

I'm sorry, but this is just stupid. Nobody disagrees about the calorie content of oil- 9cal/g- agreed.
Now, WHO is deciding between ice cream and oil? Can you cook with ice cream? Does anybody have 2TBSP of oil as a snack? It's a really stupid and pointless comparison.

Why cook with oil? You don't need to. Save yourself the calories.

As for the comparison, I'd rather eat 2 servings of ice cream than 2 tablespoons of oil. It has less calories, but the point is, even ice cream has less calories than two tablespoons of oil.

So you spray the oil in the pan, then you pour oil in your food. All of a sudden, your food has a ton of calories. The comparison is to make you realize to use oil sparingly, if not at all because it will not make you lose weight, and this is still the topic of oil and weight loss.

Frankly, I'm a vegetarian and CHOOSE to add fat calories to my diet because they taste good, it helps with thyroid function, and they make my diet more satiating. The same amount of calories in carbohydrates would not be satisfying. Plus, I would refer you to the 1990s to learn about the success of low fat dieting. (Hint: It doesn't work)

I am also a vegetarian/starch-based eater. I eat starches and vegetables. Been doing it for over a year and a half now. In the 1990s, low fat dieting didn't work because they replaced fat with sugar and then later with high fructose corn syrup.

So where are you getting your essential fatty acids, necessary for controlling inflammation, blood clotting, and brain development? Fat also helps the body absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K. Are you sure you are getting enough absorption of those nutrients without any fat in your diet?

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Yes it is controversial so I tend to be careful and not have too much but it is really good for any high temperature cooking which most oils aren't so I use it then.

I'd love to know for sure if it's good to use more of it.

I try never to use oil as it deters my weight loss (too many calories).

As for cooking with it, I threw all my oil away. Cooking oil included. It just isn't worth all those calories.

Dude, how do you use oil? It's not that many calories if you use it in the correct amount, and it's incredibly good for your body, especially coconut oil!

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fats-and-oils/508/2

It's a 100% fat.

I think this discussion is over.

Oil, is the most calorie dense food you can eat, at 4 thousand calories a pound. I don't see anyone losing weight using oil in their food.

Sorry.

So go ahead and eat 100% fat and see if you lose weight. There is essential fat found in plants, but we are talking about oil that is 100% fat.

If you are bone skinny, yes you need fat. How many here are bone skinny? I read the page and it doesn't give any recommendations as to how to eat it if you are at a certain level of health and weight. So I repeat, oil, when we talk about calories, is too high and not worth it.

If you want to ingest oil that clogs up your arteries and packs in the calories, go for it.

Dude-you've logged your food one time since January... and when you did log, you ate around 1200 calories.

I eat 2100+ and lose weight... and I include that "100% fat" in my diet...

tell me which one of us is living something more sustainable? :huh:

So you exercise, a lot. Good for you. I stopped logging in food because I try to eat starches and veggies. Calorie density suggests that I can never overeat if I stick to those types of foods. If you eat oil, you are packing in a lot of calories without the benefit of feeling full.

I never said coconut is bad for you. I said oil, of any kind, when we speak of calories, is terrible in weight control. If you off-set it by exercise, good for you. I won't do that. I rather enjoy my time not exercising off all the calories I eat.

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Yes it is controversial so I tend to be careful and not have too much but it is really good for any high temperature cooking which most oils aren't so I use it then.

I'd love to know for sure if it's good to use more of it.

I try never to use oil as it deters my weight loss (too many calories).

As for cooking with it, I threw all my oil away. Cooking oil included. It just isn't worth all those calories.

What do you use instead? I use oil in my cooking and I am losing weight.

McDougall has hooked you.