Any1 had luck w/spicy foods ramping up weight loss?

HeidiRene
HeidiRene Posts: 335 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Or is that just another ridiculous weight loss myth? I love spicy and since hot sauce is a calorie free way to spice up food I will eat regardless but I am just curious.

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  • Mavourneen19
    Mavourneen19 Posts: 2
    I've found that when I eat spicy foods I tend to eat slower, and therefore I do a better job of stopping when I'm full rather than eat to eat. I don't think there's a nutritional reason for spicy food and weight loss (but could be wrong), but for me there's a psychological one. If you have a high tolerance for spice though, maybe it doesn't slow down your eating.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I credit this among other spicy foods with my weight loss success

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    Not srs
  • IvoryParchment
    IvoryParchment Posts: 651 Member
    It would depend how you cook it. Hot sauce is added at the table and doesn't add a lot of calories. But it plays havoc with your colon.

    Spicy food is more typically made by heating the peppers at high temperature before adding liquid ingredients. It may mean dry toasting, but more often means frying in oil. That would add calories.
  • HeidiRene
    HeidiRene Posts: 335 Member
    I credit this among other spicy foods with my weight loss success

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    Not srs

    That is what I ate on my shrimp last night...so yummy!
  • ATK57
    ATK57 Posts: 302 Member
    I take Cayenne pepper pills. They make me sweat for hours, lol.
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    Hot sauce is not calorie free, but it does taste good.
  • intergalactick
    intergalactick Posts: 18 Member
    I credit this among other spicy foods with my weight loss success

    091006sriracha.jpg






    Not srs

    Oh lord, that's my crunk juice...
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
    I like hot pepper rings but I try not to add them to my food if I am going to go over on my sodium. Pickled foods have a lot of sodium. So I would keep that in mind as well. I would look at it as a way to make your food more enjoyable and satisfying, not as a weight loss tool.
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    I'm sure it's not a myth. Simply eat those spicy foods and stay in a calorie deficit. Wahmmo....weight loss.
  • MarieAnneN
    MarieAnneN Posts: 205
    Not 100% myth.
    See the link and infos below :

    http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/spicy_foods_that_boost_metabolism
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I'm going to go with myth as well. 90% of my diet has always been spicy foods and it didn't prevent me from gaining.

    I do attribute my weight loss with spicy foods though. Within my calorie limit.
  • sabinecbauer
    sabinecbauer Posts: 250 Member
    Foods spiced with chili peppers (hot sauce contains those) actually do ramp up your weight loss a little. In a roundabout way. Chili peppers contain capsaicin (also found in bell peppers, but not in the same quantity), and that does temporarily kick your metabolism into a higher gear. Which is why you might find you're sweating after eating a spicy meal.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Not 100% myth.
    See the link and infos below :

    http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/spicy_foods_that_boost_metabolism

    Read the section on capsaicin

    http://abbmcertification.org/inc/assets/2011References/Hursel. Thermogenic Ingredients and weight loss. IJO. april.pdf
  • IveLanded
    IveLanded Posts: 797 Member
    My bet is that people who eat more "spiced" foods probably loose more weight because they aren't seasoning their foods with salts and fats..........but it doesn't make a ton of sense that spicy foods are going to actually cause weight loss by nature of being spicy.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    You know what boosts your metabolism ten times more than spicy foods?
    Exercise. :drinker:
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