Coconut Oil and Weight Loss

So I've switched over to Coconut Oil for all my cooking since I heard such great things about using it to aid in weight loss. After abut a month, I do see that my abdominal fat has decreased as well as I no longer have a heavy appetite. Has anyone else had similar experience with using coconut oil. I wish I had measure my waist before I started but I will try to going forward to track my progress.

http://authoritynutrition.com/coconut-oil-and-weight-loss/

I do cook with coconut oil but there is no magic here. Coconut oil is just healthier form of oil that you can cook with and has many other uses as well. It however does not magically help reduce abdominal fat or magically make your body burn extra calories. The only thing that does that is a caloric deficit.

ETA: I read the last part of the article. It is similar to many others I have read saying the same thing. In fact it almost looked like it could have been copy and pasted from another one I read. Like many of these types of articles one can find online there is a lot of maybe's and looks like.

would agree with above poster, coconut oil is a nice thing to cook with but it is still down to calories in and out plus exercise. I like the flavour and I also use it on my face and hair as a moisturiser and even sometimes run over my dogs' coats too but though it may be more healthy than some cooking fats, there are no miracles to be had.

So I've switched over to Coconut Oil for all my cooking since I heard such great things about using it to aid in weight loss. After abut a month, I do see that my abdominal fat has decreased as well as I no longer have a heavy appetite. Has anyone else had similar experience with using coconut oil. I wish I had measure my waist before I started but I will try to going forward to track my progress.

http://authoritynutrition.com/coconut-oil-and-weight-loss/

I do cook with coconut oil but there is no magic here. Coconut oil is just healthier form of oil that you can cook with and has many other uses as well. It however does not magically help reduce abdominal fat or magically make your body burn extra calories. The only thing that does that is a caloric deficit.

ETA: I read the last part of the article. It is similar to many others I have read saying the same thing. In fact it almost looked like it could have been copy and pasted from another one I read. Like many of these types of articles one can find online there is a lot of maybe's and looks like.

^QFT

Coconut oil is good but there are other oils that are good for you too and you won't get that coconut flavor. I keep a range of oils on hand depending on what I'm cooking.

Olive oil; 2 kinds of olive oil. 1 Pomace olive oil for sauteeing and a good extra virgin olive oil for finishing (never heat a good evoo)
Avacado oil, Walnut oil, Sesame oil (great for stir fry), just to name a few.

All of these oils have their distinct flavors and can be used for different dishes.

I know I'm likely not getting enough "good" fats in my body so I have a little supplement chew that I take daily to get coconut oil in. I can't cook with it because my partner is allergic (unless we cook 2 separate meals which is silly when we can just cook 1) and the idea of oil pulling makes me gag (personal thing) so this is a good way to do it! And it's like a coconut caramel so it's delicious, it's like having a little treat!

Does it not change the taste of your coffee?

Does it not change the taste of your coffee?

It tastes a lot like a plain creamer for your coffee, when I blend it I like the flavor a lot better! and Then I add honey instead of sugar to make it a little more sweet. Its really good! Just like a latte from a coffee shop

I cook with coconut oil...it is delicious...I particularly like using it with my scrambled eggs...but it's not magic...it doesn't contribute jack **** to weight loss. Burning fat happens when you consume less energy (calories) than your body requires for maintaining the status quo. Fat is stored energy...when you're consuming less energy than your body requires, your body has to pull from somewhere to cover the deficit...that somewhere is your fat stores.

Burning fat and losing weight has nothing to do with whether you use coconut oil or not. It's a tasty fat source...nothing more, nothing less. I would further add that many of the touted health benefits are anecdotal at best...I mean, coconut oil is all the rage right now...but it was a great dietary villain of the 90s....it was the devil...more artery clogging, cholesterol raising, heart attack causing than butter...and today it is a "health" food...in a couple of years the industry will be onto the next "super food" or magical potion...don't get caught up in all that BS.

Like I said...it's delicious...I use it frequently along with olive oil, avocado oil, and butter depending on the application. It's just fat.

.... My calorie count daily is way down compared to two years ago and since I started with the coconut oil, I was wondering if that was why i struggle to eat at least 1200 calories a day.

If your diary for the last five days is accurate, you aren't anywhere near 1200 - you didn't go above 850! and one day was only 575. NO ONE on here is going to advocate this type of low calorie consumption because it is very dangerous to your health. That being said, in those days I glanced at in your diary, I didn't see any coconut oil logged. So, either you are consuming more than you think or you just didn't use any coconut oil on those days. Whatever the case, you need to eat much more than you are currently eating. Seriously!