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Is a calorie equal to a calorie?
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janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
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myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.13 -
myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
Know how we know you didn't read the whole thread?11 -
janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
Has anyone told you lately that you have the patience of a saint?
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janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
I found that advice had done more harm then good for me and kept me in a struggle for too long,
Now I know a calorie is not a calorie and I can sustain more energy and stay full on less and now I have lost 60 Lbs since last April. After reading an article how calorie is not really equal to a calorie. This was the first time I heard this and it changed my life28 -
myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
I found that advice had done more harm then good for me and kept me in a struggle for too long,
Now I know a calorie is not a calorie and I can sustain more energy and stay full on less and now I have lost 60 Lbs since last April. After reading an article how calorie is not really equal to a calorie. This was the first time I heard this and it changed my life
That a calorie is a calorie isn't so much advice as a scientific fact. What you do with that information can make all the difference, but it doesn't alter that a calorie *is* a calorie whether it comes from an orange or a freshly made batch of rocket fuel.12 -
janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
Has anyone told you lately that you have the patience of a saint?
I'm going to tell my husband you said that, he'll never believe it! 8 -
myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
You can walk 1 km over hot coals or 1 km over pillows. You probably will prefer one over the other but that changes absolutels nothing about them both being exactly 1 km, nothing less and nothing more.10 -
myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
I found that advice had done more harm then good for me and kept me in a struggle for too long,
Now I know a calorie is not a calorie and I can sustain more energy and stay full on less and now I have lost 60 Lbs since last April. After reading an article how calorie is not really equal to a calorie. This was the first time I heard this and it changed my life
A calorie IS by definition a unit of measure, nothing more.
Definition of calorie
a : the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius that is equal to about 4.19 joules —abbreviation cal — called also gram calorie, small calorie
b : the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius : 1000 gram calories or 3.968 Btu —abbreviation Cal — called also large calorie
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calorie
Once again, calories are being conflated with nutrition.7 -
myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
I found that advice had done more harm then good for me and kept me in a struggle for too long,
Now I know a calorie is not a calorie and I can sustain more energy and stay full on less and now I have lost 60 Lbs since last April. After reading an article how calorie is not really equal to a calorie. This was the first time I heard this and it changed my life
Yeah, when you misunderstand what a calorie is (a specific unit of measurement) and what it is telling you about a food and then attempt to use that information to craft your diet without regard to your nutritional needs, it can result in harm or unnecessary struggle.
It sounds like that is what you were doing. The problem isn't with the information, it's with your misapplication of it.
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*kitten*
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I'm feeling like it's just the end of the line for me on MFP.5 -
I know that isn't earth shattering for any of you, but I'm telling myself to let all this go.7
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cmriverside wrote: »*kitten*
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I'm feeling like it's just the end of the line for me on MFP.
Well, we either had to start over or go with the kitten memes :ohwell:1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
I found that advice had done more harm then good for me and kept me in a struggle for too long,
Now I know a calorie is not a calorie and I can sustain more energy and stay full on less and now I have lost 60 Lbs since last April. After reading an article how calorie is not really equal to a calorie. This was the first time I heard this and it changed my life
Yeah, when you misunderstand what a calorie is (a specific unit of measurement) and what it is telling you about a food and then attempt to use that information to craft your diet without regard to your nutritional needs, it can result in harm or unnecessary struggle.
It sounds like that is what you were doing. The problem isn't with the information, it's with your misapplication of it.
Not sure what you mean a calories is a unit of measure in energy
If you have 300 calories in pure suger vrs 300 calories in complex carbs you will have difrent longevity of energy
that would be like going to the Indy 500 with a beat up old car because a car is a car
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cmriverside wrote: »*kitten*
Page 15. Thread #456,765 about this.
I'm feeling like it's just the end of the line for me on MFP.cmriverside wrote: »*kitten*
Page 15. Thread #456,765 about this.
I'm feeling like it's just the end of the line for me on MFP.
But what if a page wasn't a page, did you think about that?
(Wait, I'm probably not helping here) . . .4 -
myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
I found that advice had done more harm then good for me and kept me in a struggle for too long,
Now I know a calorie is not a calorie and I can sustain more energy and stay full on less and now I have lost 60 Lbs since last April. After reading an article how calorie is not really equal to a calorie. This was the first time I heard this and it changed my life
Yeah, when you misunderstand what a calorie is (a specific unit of measurement) and what it is telling you about a food and then attempt to use that information to craft your diet without regard to your nutritional needs, it can result in harm or unnecessary struggle.
It sounds like that is what you were doing. The problem isn't with the information, it's with your misapplication of it.
Not sure what you mean a calories is a unit of measure in energy
If you have 300 calories in pure suger vrs 300 calories in complex carbs you will have difrent longevity of energy
that would be like going to the Indy 500 with a beat up old car because a car is a car
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myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
I found that advice had done more harm then good for me and kept me in a struggle for too long,
Now I know a calorie is not a calorie and I can sustain more energy and stay full on less and now I have lost 60 Lbs since last April. After reading an article how calorie is not really equal to a calorie. This was the first time I heard this and it changed my life
Yeah, when you misunderstand what a calorie is (a specific unit of measurement) and what it is telling you about a food and then attempt to use that information to craft your diet without regard to your nutritional needs, it can result in harm or unnecessary struggle.
It sounds like that is what you were doing. The problem isn't with the information, it's with your misapplication of it.
Not sure what you mean a calories is a unit of measure in energy
If you have 300 calories in pure suger vrs 300 calories in complex carbs you will have difrent longevity of energy
that would be like going to the Indy 500 with a beat up old car because a car is a car
But a car *is* a car. It doesn't mean that all cars will have identical performance any more than it means that 500 calories of apples will have the exact same nutritional content as 500 calories of chicken.
People will want a variety of foods in their diet to meet their various nutritional needs. This doesn't mean that a calorie isn't a calorie any more than it means that vitamin C isn't vitamin C just because it doesn't tell you everything you need to know about a food.
Just like vitamin C content, calorie information tells you *one specific thing* about a food. It isn't, and was never meant to, describe everything you need to know about a food.
When I write that calories are a unit of energy, I mean exactly that. It's what "calorie" means, it's the very reason the word exists. "Calories" are a way to measure units of energy in a food (which doesn't equate to how energetic a particular food or meal may make you *feel*).7 -
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myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
The idea that a calorie is simply a way to measure energy in a food doesn't mean that the same calorie amounts of different types of food will translate into the exact same "feeling" of energy for everyone.
"Energy" in calorie terms is different than a feeling of energy that an individual might have.
Think of it this way: if I drink a beverage with a lot of caffeine, I may feel more energy than usual (especially if I don't have it often). This doesn't mean it is a high calorie beverage -- in fact, things like coffee don't have many calories at all. If I drink a high calorie beverage with a lot of alcohol, I might suddenly feel sleepy . . . despite the fact that I just consumed a bunch of calories.
This idea, that calories somehow magically equate to a "feeling" of energy, can be profoundly misleading. The truth is that you can have sufficient energy to run your body and still feel hungry (due to nutritional factors). In fact, you can even be consuming *more* than you need, store the excess energy as fat, and still feel low energy.
It's two completely different things.
Exacly, thats why a calorie is not a calorie
No, it's why "calorie" doesn't tell us everything we need to know about a food.
We'd never say that vitamin C isn't vitamin C because vitamin C doesn't meet our needs for fat, would we? It's the same way with calories.
A calorie *is* a calorie. It's incredibly useful information to have about a food when planning our diets, but it's not the only information that we need.
I found that advice had done more harm then good for me and kept me in a struggle for too long,
Now I know a calorie is not a calorie and I can sustain more energy and stay full on less and now I have lost 60 Lbs since last April. After reading an article how calorie is not really equal to a calorie. This was the first time I heard this and it changed my life
Yeah, when you misunderstand what a calorie is (a specific unit of measurement) and what it is telling you about a food and then attempt to use that information to craft your diet without regard to your nutritional needs, it can result in harm or unnecessary struggle.
It sounds like that is what you were doing. The problem isn't with the information, it's with your misapplication of it.
Not sure what you mean a calories is a unit of measure in energy
If you have 300 calories in pure suger vrs 300 calories in complex carbs you will have difrent longevity of energy
that would be like going to the Indy 500 with a beat up old car because a car is a car
Having to walk 1 km over hot coals might "feel" like it's longer than 1 km of pillows, but it isn't. How energetic you "feel" is individual and says absolutely nothing.7 -
janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »myinsbroker wrote: »How can a calorie be just a calorie as calories are supposed to = energy
In my experience I can eat bad foods and have a lot of calories and very little energy besides constant hunger
However since changing my diet to mostly whole foods I find I have more energy less hunger on much less calories.
I had tried to lose wieght in the past with the Idea that a calorie is just a calorie and worked on cutting calories it was a constant fight and I ended up binging. Now I eat right most of the time and find still I can indulge in anything (pizza, Burgers whatever) as long as I eat good whole foods most of the time
Not sure what you mean a calories is a unit of measure in energy
If you have 300 calories in pure suger vrs 300 calories in complex carbs you will have difrent longevity of energy
that would be like going to the Indy 500 with a beat up old car because a car is a car
But a car *is* a car. It doesn't mean that all cars will have identical performance any more than it means that 500 calories of apples will have the exact same nutritional content as 500 calories of chicken.
Great you want to make a car trade, All things being equal6
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