freemotion
Food Guru
When I packed up my folk's fridge and pantry to move a couple weeks ago, I tossed the Crisco and kept the little jars of chicken fat!!! Precious stuff!
I watched the documentary "Fat Head" ....
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okiegirl1
Lovin' The Homestead
ok, you know I"m slowly coming to the dark side, but I have a question
On Biggest Loser, they eat low fat, whole grains, work out constantly, basically do all the stuff the Gov't says to do and they do lose weight, lots of weight. at the end, the doctors say how they've lowered their high blood pressure, lowered cholestrol, (I know that's not always a good thing) and energy has shot up.
please explain
On Biggest Loser, they eat low fat, whole grains, work out constantly, basically do all the stuff the Gov't says to do and they do lose weight, lots of weight. at the end, the doctors say how they've lowered their high blood pressure, lowered cholestrol, (I know that's not always a good thing) and energy has shot up.
please explain
Wifezilla
Low-Carb Queen - RIP: 1963-2021
and then 2 months later they gain it all back...
or have to keep cutting calories to semi starvation levels to maintain the loss and continue to work out 6 hours a day.
Biggest Loser is great if you plan on starving yourself for the rest of your shortened life.
Low fat may make them skinny but it isn't making them HEALTHY.
As for the temporary benefits, those come from eliminating processed foods and sugar. The same thing advocated by free and me.
or have to keep cutting calories to semi starvation levels to maintain the loss and continue to work out 6 hours a day.
Biggest Loser is great if you plan on starving yourself for the rest of your shortened life.
Low fat may make them skinny but it isn't making them HEALTHY.
As for the temporary benefits, those come from eliminating processed foods and sugar. The same thing advocated by free and me.
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Dace
Revolution in Progress
Well my thought is this....those people have a lot of weight to lose. Have you noticed how the bigger they are the more quickly it seems to come off? I think that when you take someone with poor eating habits who is sedentary you can get them on a healthier diet and get them moving to an extreme and there will be changes and weight loss. Now what they consider healthy is not exactly what we consider healthy but it is a huge step in the right direction when you are taking someone who probably lives on sugar and fast food....probably a very high carb intake and knocking it down quite a bit.
I am anxious to hear more educated explanation because I really do not know. I DO know that it is possible to lose weight on low fat but long term it is very hard to stick with because your body NEEDS and craves fat....so it is an ongoing battle. For me, giving up carbs (meaning sugar, flour, potatoes, pasta & rice) has been the easiest thing ever because I am satiated. I don't feel like my body is craving anything, so it is not a battle at all just a change in what I eat.
I am anxious to hear more educated explanation because I really do not know. I DO know that it is possible to lose weight on low fat but long term it is very hard to stick with because your body NEEDS and craves fat....so it is an ongoing battle. For me, giving up carbs (meaning sugar, flour, potatoes, pasta & rice) has been the easiest thing ever because I am satiated. I don't feel like my body is craving anything, so it is not a battle at all just a change in what I eat.
freemotion
Food Guru
Yep, it is rare that a person who eats the way we do is overweight. It is the donuts, danish, packaged cereals for breakfast with a big glass of juice and coffee with sugar and those horrid flavored "creamers"......and that is just breakfast! It is downhill from there for the rest of the day. I start my day with 3 eggs cooked in butter and 2 cups of fresh, whole goat's milk. And things get better (and yummier) as the day progresses!
Dace
Revolution in Progress
By the way....I hit my goal weight (lost 7-9 , not sure what I weighed when I started) easily, without counting calories, worrying about fat or going hungry. I eat when I am hungry and include full fat yogurt, kefir, butter, cheese, eggs, meat, nuts and lots of veggies in my daily diet. I do not feel that I have had to sacrifice anything.
me&thegals
A Major Squash & Pumpkin Lover
(a few posts back): Thanks, Free, For validating my instinct to throw water on every physical complaint! 
When my DH is extra physically active, like yesterday hauling 2 deer through deep snow, he ends up with Charley horses at night. Is this a vitamin imbalance or a dehydration issue?
When my DH is extra physically active, like yesterday hauling 2 deer through deep snow, he ends up with Charley horses at night. Is this a vitamin imbalance or a dehydration issue?Dace
Revolution in Progress
I do start my day with the bulk of my intake (calories, carbs and number of fruits & veg) because that is just what works for my body and works for me.
I start with a handful of carrots and walnuts then I have 2 cups of coffee, real cream and a small tsp sugar.
An hour or so later I have a mondo smoothie (frozen strawberries, 1/2 c froz blackberry mix, 12 little carrots 1-2 swiss chard leaves (or handful of spinach), 1 whole zucchini, 1/2 banana, 8oz homemade FF kefir & 8oz filtered water)
and a fried egg in butter.
By 10am I have already consumed 7 servings of F&V
I start with a handful of carrots and walnuts then I have 2 cups of coffee, real cream and a small tsp sugar.
An hour or so later I have a mondo smoothie (frozen strawberries, 1/2 c froz blackberry mix, 12 little carrots 1-2 swiss chard leaves (or handful of spinach), 1 whole zucchini, 1/2 banana, 8oz homemade FF kefir & 8oz filtered water)
and a fried egg in butter.
By 10am I have already consumed 7 servings of F&V
