hmmmmmmmm. a bit confused

Unless it's ultra refined, olive oil burns at a lower temperature than vegetable and canola oil. If you're doing a stir fry or other type of cooking at a higher heat, you can't really use it.

You beat me to it - Olive oil isn't always a substitute for other oils.

I have removed junk food from my day to day life. It is realistic. Its is your choice what to put into your mouth. I choose healthy!

Why does it matter to you? Personally, I have a hard enough time dealing with my own eating etc. I don't need to keep track of anyone else's, especially if it's someone I don't know, or don't know well. I figure other people can eat what they want, it's not my place to judge--and I expect the same respect from them. Also, everyone has different goals, some people may want to eat an "optimal diet" (whatever they happen to think that means), while others may simply want to lose weight while living their lives and eating the foods the enjoy. And while olive oil may be healthier than vegetable oil, as others have pointed out, extra virgin olive oil has a very low smoke/burn point, which can make it difficult to work with, so while I mostly use olive oil, I do use vegetable oil, and I've yet to drop dead or experience any major health issues because of it. Bottom line, worry about yourself, once you're perfect, you can start with everyone else.

Unless they have asked you, its none of your business. Just saying.

My fiance brough home Taco Bell last week, and i ate one. THen i looked up how much sodium was in that single taco, which didn't even stop my stomach growling, and remembered why i don't eat them anymore.

As for veggie oil, i think it tastes bad.

personally, I don't like olive oil. It smells vile to me, tastes almost as bad, so why on earth would I use it? if I *must* use an oil, its vegetable oil, and 750 mls lasts me 6 months or more. I prefer dripping!

It may not "healthy", but you can still achieve weightloss with a couple 140 calorie tacos from Taco Bell. I don't think it's realistic to completely remove "junk" food from your life.

^^this! you don't have to eliminate everything in order to lose weight. in fact i still eat the things i like, just use portion control and find healthier ways to prepare them

Exactly. I even still order a pizza once a week ever since starting the weightloss journey. Haven't gained, only lost. Just need to remember that I'm not eating 4 slices anymore.

But at the same time I understand people who don't want to touch food like that. If it works for you, have at it

I totally agree!!! what's works for one does not for another !! I look forward to my once a week Pizza night. that is my cheat day!!

Luckily we are all (hopefully) adults whom can decide on our own what we want to eat.

I have lost weight, and I am a lot more healthy than I used to be and from time to time I eat something outrageous and bad for me.
It puzzles me how many people on this site are so concerned about what others want to eat. I am here for me.

You say you're a chef, but don't appear to know much about cooking. As others have pointed out, olive oil is not a suitable all purpose oil. That's the first reason that came to my mind, not to mention several other economic and personal reasons. In applications where its flavor, which is olive oil's foremost benefit, will not be detectable similar health benefits can be achieved by subbing a less expensive oil. Other oils are prefectly acceptable for both cooking and health. Canola oil is held in high regard by the ADA and AHA. If I'm cooking Korean, sorry but your olive oil does me nothing; I need sesame.

And yes, people eat at taco bell. Not everyone's weight loss journey is the same and the point of what they are doing and how they choose to do it is their own. If we were to take a poll of the "point" of all this, I think positive encouragement would rank higher than negative posts would.

Yes, worry about your pwn choices. I ate jelly beans today....I learned that there are alot of calories in Jelly beans and I have had my last jelly bean for a long time,and I need to walk extra today. This is an individual journey and learning experience for everyone. Some will make it to their goal, some may not. But picking apart someones choices won't help.