Put the cookie down!!
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I love when a brand new member comes to the community and tells all the people in maintenance how they need to eat in order to reach their goals...
I know this is hard to fathom but people can eat a balanced, nutrient dense and calorie appropriate diet, that includes cookies, pizza, and wine in moderation - and still achieve their goals. Even get shredded if that’s what they are going for. You should try it.10 -
50 miles of highway are not the same as 50 miles of two-track, either . . . except for the "miles" part.
So, if you're talking about how much my odometer reading will change when traversing either one, they're "the same".
Just as would be the case if we were talking about the difference on my scale if I ate 20,000 calories of cookies on top of maintenance calories, vs. 20,000 calories of apples on top of maintenance.
It would be harder to eat the apples than the cookies, probably (very filling, apples). It would be harder to drive on the two-track than the highway, probably (very bumpy and twisty, two-tracks). None of that difficulty affects the miles or the calories respectively, though.
Confusing "things" with one abstract measurement of a single property of those "things" . . . that's fuzzy thinking.
ETA: And "cookie calories" is a synecdoche, besides.
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You know a researcher lost a bunch of weight eating nothing but twinkies, and his health markers improved too - look it up!
I've lost 118 lbs, gotten off diabetes meds, and reduced my A1c to 4.7 from 11, and while my blood sugar doesn't allow me to eat very many pastries, I do have them within my carb and calorie allowance, and I eat other foods such as dark chocolate every day. By the way, on the opposite side from cookies you mentioned bananas - one of the few fruits I can't eat a whole one of without putting my readings into the danger zone. I can only manage half a banana at a time, give me a modest-sized cookie over a banana any day! But there are plenty of non-diabetic people out there, and even some diabetics, who have no reason not to eat bananas. The key is to know your own needs and meet them in a way suited to your own tastebuds.2 -
alexrosader wrote: »Nobody has to be shredded to the bone, that's not what I promote or my intent , but just eat a frggn apple or a banana instead
But you can get shredded "to the bone" eating cookies if you want to.
I'd rather spend calories on vegetables than a banana or apple....2 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »alexrosader wrote: »Nobody has to be shredded to the bone, that's not what I promote or my intent , but just eat a frggn apple or a banana instead
But you can get shredded "to the bone" eating cookies if you want to.
I'd rather spend calories on vegetables than a banana or apple....
OK I'll just iifym 5 of chips ahoy into my diet and I'll get back to you, and when I get asoft, pudgy gut from it I'll know who to thank!8 -
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You put down the cookie if that's your thing.
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Cookies may give you a soft, pudgy gut, but I have a properly functional body that uses the energy from cookies and from bananas identically, and doesn’t store fat when it’s in a deficit.
Do you have some kind of medical problem or food intolerance? Maybe you’re bloating from the sodium? It’s a good thing you’ve come to the MFP forums for help, we can help you figure out the issue.
For starters, I can tell without even looking at your diary that you’re going way over your RDA of woo.11 -
alexrosader wrote: »PUT THE COOKIE DOWN!!
@alexrosader given that you have logged a total of 1,070 Cal, 4g of Carbs, 57g of Fat, 133g of protein, 1g of sugar and 2g of Fiber in 3 months, I can only conclude that you are:
-a. severely constipated due to lack of fiber
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-b. either very hangry, or in a famine induced delirium due to lack of calories
It is time to break into the emergency cookie jar my friend. Before your excess deficit kills off your last remaining brain cells!
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alexrosader wrote: »This just in 500kcals of cookies or baked starchy goddamn pastries or muffins ARE NOT THE SAME AS 500KCALS OF NUTRIENT FIBER RICH FRUItS SUCH as APPLES BANANAS, PEARS....I KNOW I MUST BEEEE SOOOOO CRAZY
@alexrosader given that you have logged a total of 1,070 Cal, 4g of Carbs, 57g of Fat, 133g of protein, 1g of sugar and 2g of Fiber in 3 months, I can only conclude that you are:
-a. severely constipated due to lack of fiber
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-b. either very hangry, or in a famine induced delirium due to lack of calories
It is time to break into the emergency cookie jar my friend. Before your excess deficit kills off your last remaining brain cells!4 -
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alexrosader wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »alexrosader wrote: »Nobody has to be shredded to the bone, that's not what I promote or my intent , but just eat a frggn apple or a banana instead
But you can get shredded "to the bone" eating cookies if you want to.
I'd rather spend calories on vegetables than a banana or apple....
OK I'll just iifym 5 of chips ahoy into my diet and I'll get back to you, and when I get asoft, pudgy gut from it I'll know who to thank!
Does the person in my profile pic have a soft, pudgy gut? She ate cookies during prep to look like that.10 -
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I will put the box of cookies away, but only after preparing myself a serving.1
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I'd gladly put down the cookie, for man candy instead! You volunteering?0
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I was literally putting an oreo in my mouth when I read this post. *stuffs all the oreos in her mouth* worth it.4
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alexrosader wrote: »PUT THE COOKIE DOWN!!
You're not the boss of me . . . . and I will cut you for an oreo. Just sayin . . .2 -
Well it's broscience when it comes to weight loss. Now I'll admit if one is trying to get to single digit body fat numbers, probably NOT the best choice. But if it's average weight loss and one wants to maintain...............then calories matter more than content. It's been proven time and time again. One could eat fast food and lose weight.alexrosader wrote: »I say put the cookie down people loose their minds and riot the streets....
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Quick everyone start a CICO IIFYM argument! Oh I'm 6 pages too late
This post reminds me, of the "Above You" threads! How do you know prior, when no 1's above you because you're the 1st poster, upon the next page?0 -
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danibadgley13 wrote: »
I stepped into the general thread this morning about to give a comment, but quickly remembered what happened last time. away I went
I'm kind of curious now . . . maybe I'll venture over there. If I come back and I'm rocking in a corner and muttering you know why
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