“But there aren’t any calories in sour cream.”

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  • rickiimarieee
    rickiimarieee Posts: 2,212 Member
    TarahByte wrote: »
    I'm still on the whole "butter in coffee is good for you" claim


    Ew is this actually a thing? Why??
  • rickiimarieee
    rickiimarieee Posts: 2,212 Member
    shaf238 wrote: »
    I always get comments from family, friends and colleagues whenever they see me eating something 'unhealthy' (like a doughnut or cookie) along the lines of "*exaggerated surprise* you're eating a doughnut!" and "guess you're off your diet". I used to try and explain how calorie counting and macros work but I don't bother anymore.

    This! My family is always on a fad diet kick like no sugar and just eat salads and I’m like you don’t have to eat like that to lose weight. I’ve explained calorie counting to my family so much and they still don’t understand.
  • Remoth
    Remoth Posts: 117 Member
    TarahByte wrote: »
    I'm still on the whole "butter in coffee is good for you" claim


    Ew is this actually a thing? Why??

    I'm sure it started before I saw it, but I first saw that on a show where they pitted different diets against each other. The keto guy was kinda crazy with some of his suggestions kinda like that. Put like 2 tablespoons in the coffee... blech!

  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    njitaliana wrote: »
    I told a friend that I don't do a whole lot of smoothies (referring to restaurant smoothies mainly) because I'm a fast drinker and feel like I don't even enjoy it, just slurp it down...so I'm more satisfied with regular food than a smoothie. She said, "But with smoothies, it's not actually the calories of food, it's just the calories of juice because it's all compressed".

    Wha?! In talking further I realized she truly believed this to be true. She regularly gets this smoothie with nut butter and protein powder in it (along with her sandwich) and she's not a calorie counter but she is trying to lose weight. Sometimes I just have to exit those conversations.

    I'd so much rather eat real meals. Give me a steak, roasted potatoes, mushrooms and a salad any day rather than a smoothie.

    Exactly! I know people feel differently about this. I know one guy in particular who doesn't really like vegetables in general so he "has to" blend it in a smoothie or juice to get his veggies in. But yeah, I'd so rather eat "meals"! I have a Vitamix and use it a lot but the only time I really make smoothies, they're a little unsweetened almond milk, hemp protein, and bananas and maybe some cocoa. Like a 160 calorie smoothie, that's more my speed than a 500+ cal "meal replacement". Just personal preference!
  • 2t9nty
    2t9nty Posts: 1,630 Member
    rosiorama wrote: »

    A co-worker of mine regularly comments on how good I look and has repeatedly asked how I do it. I tell her I count calories, and explain that I go to the gym/walk/bike. She then seems disappointed, and the repetitive questioning suggests she’s waiting for me to reveal some easy magical part that I’ve previously omitted.

    For certain I gained weight because I made a lot of bad choices over a long period of time. To lose it, I have to make a lot of good choices over a long period of time. This seems reasonable to me.

    I do think people are looking for the "magic whatever" so that they can continue to make bad choices and look like a supermodel or an Olympic swimmer or something. This "magic whatever" exists in the private universe they have concocted. I have my feet somewhat better planted in reality.
  • BrentJulius
    BrentJulius Posts: 89 Member
    I don't see what would be a "jaw dropper" about putting skim milk vs whole milk in your coffee. Seems like legit advice to me unless you were trying to do a keto "bullet proof" kind of thing, but in that case you wouldn't wantto use milk to begin with.
  • bluesheeponahill
    bluesheeponahill Posts: 169 Member
    TarahByte wrote: »
    I'm still on the whole "butter in coffee is good for you" claim

    That made me gag. in what part of the world is this okay?!?
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    "I made a cake, but it's okay because it's fat free, I got it from weight watchers magazine, you can have as much as you want"
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