Calories vs fat grams

In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:58:51 -0400, "Mermaid"
wrote:

In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid


I *had* cellulite myself, I'm a calorie counter. I do pay attention to
everything, and track my nutrients and things, but I don't get
terribly hung up on fat grams. Especailly since I get most of my fat
from avocados, olive oil, wild salmon oil, almonds, seeds, etc.

YMMV, but calorie counting works for me.

Ally
212/162/140

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:58:51 -0400, "Mermaid"
wrote:

In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid


I *had* cellulite myself, I'm a calorie counter. I do pay attention to
everything, and track my nutrients and things, but I don't get
terribly hung up on fat grams. Especailly since I get most of my fat
from avocados, olive oil, wild salmon oil, almonds, seeds, etc.

YMMV, but calorie counting works for me.

Ally
212/162/140

"Mermaid" wrote in message
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In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is
more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have
some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid


If I had to count just one I would choose calories. Regardless of how many
fat grams you eat you still need to reduce your calories to a level that
will result in weight loss for you. I could choose to eat all 0% fat foods
and continue to gain weight. You don't need to drastically cut the fat -
just choose the better ones.

Do some reading and research on cellulite. Diet and exercise may help but
in case you haven't noticed, thin women are bothered with it also.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/13/1689_50311.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}

Beverly
177 / 146 / 140

"Mermaid" wrote in message
...
In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is
more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have
some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid


If I had to count just one I would choose calories. Regardless of how many
fat grams you eat you still need to reduce your calories to a level that
will result in weight loss for you. I could choose to eat all 0% fat foods
and continue to gain weight. You don't need to drastically cut the fat -
just choose the better ones.

Do some reading and research on cellulite. Diet and exercise may help but
in case you haven't noticed, thin women are bothered with it also.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/13/1689_50311.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}

Beverly
177 / 146 / 140

Mermaid wrote:

In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid



Calories first.

If you pick up a food and check the label, you’ll see *calories* and
very close on the label you’ll see *calories from fat*. From this alone
you know at a glance how much of what you’re eating is fat. Use this
and a bit of division to calculate the percentage. 33% of this food is
fat, 50% this food is fat or nearly 100% of this food is fat. You can
dissect the label later to determine whether they are good (unsaturated)
or bad (saturated) fats. This is just a way of quickly choosing one
food over another by comparing *calories from fat*. Good luck!

Mermaid wrote:

In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid



Calories first.

If you pick up a food and check the label, you’ll see *calories* and
very close on the label you’ll see *calories from fat*. From this alone
you know at a glance how much of what you’re eating is fat. Use this
and a bit of division to calculate the percentage. 33% of this food is
fat, 50% this food is fat or nearly 100% of this food is fat. You can
dissect the label later to determine whether they are good (unsaturated)
or bad (saturated) fats. This is just a way of quickly choosing one
food over another by comparing *calories from fat*. Good luck!

Exercise and good nutrition are most important.

"Mermaid" wrote in message
...
In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is
more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have
some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid

Exercise and good nutrition are most important.

"Mermaid" wrote in message
...
In trying to select my new eating program. I have a question. Which is
more
important?
Counting calories or fat grams? I have seen people go both ways. I have
some
cellulite and would like to deal with that too.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mermaid

I'm a calorie counter/portion-sizer.

The more calorie dense something is, the smaller portion I have of it,
and just savour it.

I'm choosy about *type* of fats rather than amount. The amount tends to
self-regulate as only 1 tablespoon of cold-pressed, extra-virgin olive
oil contains 120 calories. But I freely will have that 1 tablespoon on
my salad, guilt free. It turns a salad into a meal. The richness of
the oil has staying power.

Learning smaller portion sizes as "the new norm" takes time. We're (the
generic we) so used to having giant portion sizes, that, rather than
just saying "cut down the size of what you eat", the standard seems to
be "keep the portion size the same, just cut the fat".

I'd rather have full-taste, adequate satiety, small portion size and
savour it.

Just my opinion.