Too much bacon?!
LolaDeeDaisy23
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I probably eat bacon every other day. Sometimes bacon and eggs, other times bacon in my salad. Point being: I always buy Farmer Johns Premium bacon and would have two-three slices. I would log the bacon as two or three slices, depending on the quantity of how much I ate. BUT I recently found out that cooking the bacon, and eating all the leftover grease with my eggs, actually means I am consuming the bacon PLUS an additional 200-300 calories worth of bacon fat?! Farmer John's nutrition label says one serving is "One pan fried slice (10g) = 50 calories." I have been underestimating what I have been eating for the past 8 months?! Anyone else ran into the same problem? How do you guys log bacon?
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Are you losing weight at a satisfactory rate? If so, don't worry. You didn't mess this up. Everything is an estimate anyway.0
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I agree. If it is working for you, just go with it.
The alternative is cutting back on bacon.... Let's not even consider that!
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@FIT_Goat @nvmomketo I'm not losing weight but I'm not gaining weight either. I set my calories to 1500 and I walk about 10k steps per day at work. I assumed I would lose .5lbs a week but my weight has been pretty stable and I didn't know why I wasn't losing. Maybe the extra bacon fat is the reason
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It's possible but unlikely. Extra fat doesn't seem to slow weight loss like extra carbs, especially the "wrong" carbs, would. Even protein and artificial sweetners seem to slow weight loss more than fat. You could always cut back on bacon by one slice per day, or drain the fat more, but I doubt it will make a large difference.
Sounds like you are doing the right things. Are you close to goal weight? That will slow the scale right down for many, although inches may still be going.0 -
No......Such......Thing.
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@nvmomketo Technically I am average weight. I'm 5'4 135 pounds. I would like to lose another 10 pounds. I used to be 120 but didn't like how I looked so I started lifting heavy and went up to 125. That's my goal weight right now.0
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You are so close to goal... That might be what is slowing you down. There are quite a few of us that are within 10 lbs of goal who had our losses slow to less than a pound per month. Some are still showing an obvious decrease in size even though the scale is not moving much, which is great. Smaller is what we are going for, right?
I don't lose fast anymore unless I incorporate some sort of fasting into my diet. I eat 1500kcals and the scale barely moves. I eat 2500 kcal and the scale barely moves. I am getting a bit smaller as time goes by though. The only time I can get the scale to jump is when I fast for a day, and it isn't a huge help. Just a nudge.
On the bright side, eating LCHF can be very forgiving. I can eat 2500 kcal for days on end and not gain... I like that aspect of the scale not moving.
You can try playing with your diet. Go higher or lower carb, or change your calories. You could even try IF of some sort but my guess is that you are doing it right and the scale will eventually respond.0 -
Depends on how long things haven't been moving. At a normal weight, with only 10 pounds to go, you're going to have very inconsistent scale results--even with perfectly on point diet. Focus on consistent nutrition, physical activity, and patience. The scale results (or at least the mirror results) will arrive on your body's own time.0
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LolaDeeDaisy23 wrote: »@nvmomketo Technically I am average weight. I'm 5'4 135 pounds. I would like to lose another 10 pounds. I used to be 120 but didn't like how I looked so I started lifting heavy and went up to 125. That's my goal weight right now.
The loss slows waaaaaay down close to goal. I'm also 5'4" and currently 136lbs. I'm actually up a pound from about a month ago. But I've gained no inches... I probably have lost fat since then. Simply can't trust the scale.
If you want to make further adjustments to what you consume, I would first consider any artificial sweeteners, then consider dairy.. I know it's against everything we have ever heard, but the calories don't matter quite as much as just what we choose to eat.
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Try log the bacon fat? It's very calorie dense. At least you get a better estimate of your kcal intake. Men have more muscle mass than women. That impacts both how much they burn and general insulin sensitivity.
Unfortunately people close to GW may have to scrutinize their habits more. It all boils down to what are you willing to do to achieve your goals in life. Just because some people can lose fat without counting calories, does not mean everybody else can get away with same methods.
Consumption impacts fat loss, not necessarily because of the given number. But more for the hormonal response or incentives you give the body. Give the body reason to both burn and relax enough to let go of the stored fat.
Stress is bad for fat loss too. It's all very complex and individual and I recommend to self experiment 3 weeks with one variable at a time to find out why you're maintaining instead of losing. Could be water retention too?0 -
The only thing excess bacon does for me is give me too much sodium
Love for bacon is strong but as long as it isn't tweaking your blood pressure then I would not worry!
Bottom line for me is calories within reason and salt. I am on that last 15 lbs and calories matter more than when I was on my first 15
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Thanks everyone for your input! I've been logging 3 pieces of bacon as ~150 instead of 150 plus 1 tablespoon of bacon fat per slice of bacon...~450 calories. BIG difference if you ask me. Especially since I'm sort of a bacon addict. Those uncounted calories add up quickly a few times a week.
I will log bacon more diligently now that I'm aware and assess the results a month from now.0 -
Maybe drain the fat and put the bacon on paper towels before eating it. That way you don't have to worry about guesstimating the extra bacon fat calories.0
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It won't be spiking your insulin, but will be adding calories and potentially undoing any calorie deficit you were aiming for. You should either not eat the fat, or log it and then adjust your diet elsewhere.0
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ClaireBearOz wrote: »It won't be spiking your insulin, but will be adding calories and potentially undoing any calorie deficit you were aiming for. You should either not eat the fat, or log it and then adjust your diet elsewhere.
Yes, if you weigh the fat and log it, then you'll know exactly how many calories you're getting.0 -
Let us know if that was the culprit. If you see the scale moving within a week, that was probably it.0
