Do you think healthy eating determines 80% of your results? Yes/No?

rkok3863
rkok3863 Posts: 8 Member
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Do you think healthy eating determines 80% of your results? Yes/No?

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  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,851 Member
    It depends on what kind of "results" you're talking about. Fat loss? Yes, at least if you take "healthy" to mean eating an appropriate amount of calories for your body. Exercise is great for health and building muscle. But even then, if you're overeating, those muscles will be covered by a thick layer of fat and you'll never see them.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,962 Member
    Depends on how you define results. And depends on how you define healthy eating.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,075 Member
    What's your definition of results? Not gaining weight or losing weight? Healthy food is more filling for me, thus I guess it's easier to stay in my calorie budget if I don't eat too much highly-processed food, though snacks are a must for mental health. But most importantly for me is that my thyroid meds are spot on, because no munchies, and strength training because for some reason my body is doing better then with choosing a grapefruit over a bag of crisps.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,131 Member
    edited February 4
    Pro'ly not.

    Looked up some of your past posts. Don't know why this one's so short, but you probably mean, "if you eat right and log carefully 80% of the time, will you still lose weight?" And as you know, there are so many variables in that equation that there can be no definitive answer.

    But do I believe you should give yourself a little latitude on a "diet"? You bet!
    Everyone's different, and their story is different. When I first started my "diet" it was exactly that. Foods I would never eat on a regular basis because I heard they were low calorie, healthy, etc. (Think cabbage soup diet). But I learned. And I'm still learning.

    Do I subscribe to 80/20? Not really. Maybe. I do believe you can eat mostly healthy, with an occasional not so healthy treat and maintain a healthy weight. I do believe that it's better to move your body in a way that makes you happy 😊 with some thought to healthy exercise than to try to force yourself to do the perfect exercise and fail.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,945 Member
    Not really, no.

    It's easy to eat 80% "good" (which people may define a bit differently) and still be in a consistent calorie surplus.

    If you mean as a license to "cheat" (yourself), then also no. Don't stress too much about a binge day if it happens, but also don't schedule it either.

    I do believe that it's what you do most days that counts for a lot though.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,622 Member
    As others have said, not really clear on what you define as results, but you can eat "healthy" and still be eating at or over maintenance calories, and not lose weight, so if that's the result you're looking for, then calorie intake it what will define success. If you're looking to bulk, well, that's completely different results again, and again, calories and macros are what's going to inform that.

    Really, it's hard to answer because what you mean by results, and what you mean by healthy eating, are undefined.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,148 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    Depends on how you define results. And depends on how you define healthy eating.

    Mostly this. ^^^

    But also: Probably no. Trying to apply a generic percentage in all cases is . . . not reasonable. Healthy eating is IMO a good idea, and more beneficial than not-healthy eating for most results.

    But without definitions of "results" or "healthy eating", I can't even write my usual stupid-long essay.

    You wanted a one word answer, so I'm back to "no".
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,084 Member
    "Healthy Eating" is subjective. Keto people will tell you carbs are unhealthy. Vegans will tell you meat is unhealthy. Naturalists will tell you any packaged item is unhealthy.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 40 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,075 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    "Healthy Eating" is subjective. Keto people will tell you carbs are unhealthy. Vegans will tell you meat is unhealthy. Naturalists will tell you any packaged item is unhealthy.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 40 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Naturalism or Naturism? I'm getting shudders thinking of my visit to this marvelous dinosaur foot print site on a naturism camping in Croatia 😬🙈
  • varianval
    varianval Posts: 14 Member
    Healthy eating matters but i don't think if it it determines 80% of one's health. There're lots, lots of other factors playing their role.

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