Klayfish
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- May 19, 2016
I haven't used Atkins, or paleo, or any of the other "named" nutrition plans that come and go. So I won't pretend to know every last thing about Atkins, but being into bodybuilding/nutrition I do pay attention to nutrition. To take a cliché, I'll agree to disagree with some points.
There are different ways to "shock" a body out of it's current state. I do it from time to time. But I certainly won't do it with full fat mayo or other such things. For me, it's simply adding more of the base foods I already eat. Spiking my calories without really altering the macro balance, works just fine, and does the same for most people. I just don't see where going on a binge of unhealthy foods, even for a few weeks, is going to serve a weight loss purpose. I'll do that binge when in WDW, but I promise it's not with the intent to lose weight.
I guess it depends on how you're looking at the word "diet", which I'm not a fan of that word anyway. If you're one and only goal is simple weight loss, than nuts can take up a lot of your daily calorie intake. I agree there. They're calorie dense. However, they're packed with lots of good things your body uses...protein and non-saturated fats most specifically. They're a staple food of people into bodybuilding.
Comparing fruits to eating a sugar sweetened food is simply a huge myth. Yes, fruits are sugars, but they're quite different than a sugar sweetened drink or food. Sorry, but comparing an apple to a cup of Apple Jacks is silly. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with eating fruit. They're a carb, and you should count them into your macros, but a natural sugar is far different than a processed food sugar. It's simply not true that eating fruit isn't healthy. I suppose if you ate 6lbs of grapes daily, it may not be the best, but I really doubt anyone does. Same holds for veggies, all of them. They're a very good source of nutrition. Show me an overweight person who got that way by eating fruits and veggies, I'll bet you'd have a really hard time finding any.
Some low cal things, or low fat, or whatever, do contain other products that may not be desirable. That's why you'd want to check labels...look at macros, ingredients, etc... In general, I agree with the idea that "whole" foods are more desirable than processed. No question about it.
At the end of the day, I think it's fantastic that people want to take control of their health and weight. It's something my wife and I are both passionate about. I just don't think these named diets that encourage some unusual eating habits, as well as pushing their own brand products, are necessary. I've been highly successful without any of that, my wife even more so, and I know plenty of others who have had tons of success just using common sense.
There are different ways to "shock" a body out of it's current state. I do it from time to time. But I certainly won't do it with full fat mayo or other such things. For me, it's simply adding more of the base foods I already eat. Spiking my calories without really altering the macro balance, works just fine, and does the same for most people. I just don't see where going on a binge of unhealthy foods, even for a few weeks, is going to serve a weight loss purpose. I'll do that binge when in WDW, but I promise it's not with the intent to lose weight.
I guess it depends on how you're looking at the word "diet", which I'm not a fan of that word anyway. If you're one and only goal is simple weight loss, than nuts can take up a lot of your daily calorie intake. I agree there. They're calorie dense. However, they're packed with lots of good things your body uses...protein and non-saturated fats most specifically. They're a staple food of people into bodybuilding.
Comparing fruits to eating a sugar sweetened food is simply a huge myth. Yes, fruits are sugars, but they're quite different than a sugar sweetened drink or food. Sorry, but comparing an apple to a cup of Apple Jacks is silly. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with eating fruit. They're a carb, and you should count them into your macros, but a natural sugar is far different than a processed food sugar. It's simply not true that eating fruit isn't healthy. I suppose if you ate 6lbs of grapes daily, it may not be the best, but I really doubt anyone does. Same holds for veggies, all of them. They're a very good source of nutrition. Show me an overweight person who got that way by eating fruits and veggies, I'll bet you'd have a really hard time finding any.
Some low cal things, or low fat, or whatever, do contain other products that may not be desirable. That's why you'd want to check labels...look at macros, ingredients, etc... In general, I agree with the idea that "whole" foods are more desirable than processed. No question about it.
At the end of the day, I think it's fantastic that people want to take control of their health and weight. It's something my wife and I are both passionate about. I just don't think these named diets that encourage some unusual eating habits, as well as pushing their own brand products, are necessary. I've been highly successful without any of that, my wife even more so, and I know plenty of others who have had tons of success just using common sense.
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and use common sense in my eating. There is no unusual eating habits here
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I never thought of it that way - you're right!! Too bad it hasn't really changed my size or shape yet.
