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Good Calories versus Bad?
So I am wondering if it is better to eat more calories of good stuff or less
calories of bad stuff? I mean, if I eat more calories of good stuff, I can't eat as much of it - or if I do, I don't lose weight. Whereas, if I eat bad stuff I eat less calories, but the nutrition level suffers. Think health first, and you might be pleasantly surprised when you step on the scale. Almost all processed food is calorically dense and full of salt, trans fats and other nasty stuff. One of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your health/weight is to reduce the amount of processed food in your diet. Make sure you have lots of good food available, so it is just as convenient as processed food. It's easy if you do what the bodybuilders do. In the time it takes to cook a single meal, you can cook a weeks worth of food. For example: * Bake a BUNCH of chicken breasts, so you can grab one at any time. * Steam up a BIG batch of vegetables, so you can quickly warm a serving in the microwave. * Hard boil a BUNCH of eggs. Fast, convenient and infinitely healthier than processed food. However, with that said, many people have genetic/biochemical defects that cause an appetite/fat-burning imbalance that makes it difficult, or even impossible, to avoid obesity without aggressive intervention to enhance fat burning and reduce appetite. Appetite Reduction: http://www.drumlib.com/dp/000023.htm http://www.drumlib.com/dp/000026.htm Enhancing Fat Burning: http://www.drumlib.com/dp/000006.htm http://www.drumlib.com/dp/000018.htm Live Long and Prosper! DrumLib DrumLib's Health Research Review http://www.drumlib.com Vitamin Price Comparison (including price based on standardized dose) http://www.drumlib.com/bestprice.htm Disclaimer http://www.drumlib.com/terms.htm |
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Good Calories versus Bad?
On 15 Jul 2004 17:42:48 GMT, Ignoramus23926
wrote: In article , byakee wrote: One dark day on Usenet, Crafting Mom said: Something calorie-dense does weigh heavy on the stomach and make me feel full, even though size-wise it's small. (I have tried this with a tablespoon - 120 calories - of flax seed oil... it *Fills* me) snip Given the healthy properties of flax oil, I can see why one would want to do this, but not sure how one *could* do this. I just can't imagine putting a spoonful of oil in my mouth. How does it taste? tastes like a spoonful of oil! I drink cod liver oil from time to time, from the bottle. i I once bought some sort of fish oil supplement in liquid form and took one teaspoon of it. I could taste it the rest of the day -- and it tasted terrible. I cannot imagine ever again willing consuming any sort of oil by the spoonful. Chris 262/144/ (145-150) |
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Good Calories versus Bad?
Heywood Mogroot wrote:
Crafting Mom wrote in message ... Auntie Em wrote: What I am wondering is this...If you are reducing calories (and exercising, of course), and let's say that you keep your calories below a certain level. How does the "quality" of the food you eat affect the diet? Speaking for myself, personally, the quality of the food serves the purpose of 2 popular phrases, "More bang for the buck" and "killing two birds with one stone". I (think) I could never successfully diet on a low-fat high-carb plan. Medium-carb and medium-fat is working great for me now, so why deny myself good tasting stuff in moderation just so I can eat more of stuff I hate? Amen to that! |
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Good Calories versus Bad?
IMHO, if you go on the Chokito Diet - 5 chocolate bars a day, and
nothing else for 1500 cals - you won't stay on it for long because soon your body will start screaming for Vitamin B1 and zinc and protein. If you did the chokitos and a really good supplement and lots of water you'd still crave protein. If you did the chokitos, but did four and a protein shake and a supplement you might get by, but why would anyone want to live that way? OTOH, a lot of busheney is talked about 'balance'. -- Jane Lumley |
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Good Calories versus Bad?
IMHO, if you go on the Chokito Diet - 5 chocolate bars a day, and
nothing else for 1500 cals - you won't stay on it for long because soon your body will start screaming for Vitamin B1 and zinc and protein. If you did the chokitos and a really good supplement and lots of water you'd still crave protein. If you did the chokitos, but did four and a protein shake and a supplement you might get by, but why would anyone want to live that way? OTOH, a lot of busheney is talked about 'balance'. -- Jane Lumley |
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"Chris Braun" wrote in message ... On 15 Jul 2004 17:42:48 GMT, Ignoramus23926 wrote: In article , byakee wrote: One dark day on Usenet, Crafting Mom said: Something calorie-dense does weigh heavy on the stomach and make me feel full, even though size-wise it's small. (I have tried this with a tablespoon - 120 calories - of flax seed oil... it *Fills* me) snip Given the healthy properties of flax oil, I can see why one would want to do this, but not sure how one *could* do this. I just can't imagine putting a spoonful of oil in my mouth. How does it taste? tastes like a spoonful of oil! I drink cod liver oil from time to time, from the bottle. i I once bought some sort of fish oil supplement in liquid form and took one teaspoon of it. I could taste it the rest of the day -- and it tasted terrible. I cannot imagine ever again willing consuming any sort of oil by the spoonful. Chris 262/144/ (145-150) I'm with you on this, Chris. I've never liked the taste or feel of oil in my mouth and will continue to get the good fats in flax seed, fish, etc. Beverly 177/147/140 |
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Yes, processed foods = salt + trans fats. How bad are trans fats?
Terrible - just eating four grams can double your risk "The Nurses' Health Study found that replacing only 30 calories (7 grams) of carbohydrates every day with 30 calories (4 grams) of trans fats nearly doubled the risk for heart disease." http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html WHere do you find trans fats? "Most of the trans fats in the American diet are found in commercially prepared baked goods, margarines, snack foods, and processed foods. Commercially prepared fried foods, like French fries and onion rings, also contain a good deal of trans fat." (DrumLib) wrote in message . com... So I am wondering if it is better to eat more calories of good stuff or less calories of bad stuff? I mean, if I eat more calories of good stuff, I can't eat as much of it - or if I do, I don't lose weight. Whereas, if I eat bad stuff I eat less calories, but the nutrition level suffers. Think health first, and you might be pleasantly surprised when you step on the scale. Almost all processed food is calorically dense and full of salt, trans fats and other nasty stuff. One of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your health/weight is to reduce the amount of processed food in your diet. Make sure you have lots of good food available, so it is just as convenient as processed food. It's easy if you do what the bodybuilders do. In the time it takes to cook a single meal, you can cook a weeks worth of food. For example: * Bake a BUNCH of chicken breasts, so you can grab one at any time. * Steam up a BIG batch of vegetables, so you can quickly warm a serving in the microwave. * Hard boil a BUNCH of eggs. Fast, convenient and infinitely healthier than processed food. However, with that said, many people have genetic/biochemical defects that cause an appetite/fat-burning imbalance that makes it difficult, or even impossible, to avoid obesity without aggressive intervention to enhance fat burning and reduce appetite. Appetite Reduction: http://www.drumlib.com/dp/000023.htm http://www.drumlib.com/dp/000026.htm Enhancing Fat Burning: http://www.drumlib.com/dp/000006.htm http://www.drumlib.com/dp/000018.htm Live Long and Prosper! DrumLib DrumLib's Health Research Review http://www.drumlib.com Vitamin Price Comparison (including price based on standardized dose) http://www.drumlib.com/bestprice.htm Disclaimer http://www.drumlib.com/terms.htm |
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In article , Chris Braun
writes I once bought some sort of fish oil supplement in liquid form and took one teaspoon of it. I could taste it the rest of the day -- and it tasted terrible. I cannot imagine ever again willing consuming any sort of oil by the spoonful. Single-estate extra virgin olive oil is wonderful in a spoon. -- Jane Lumley |
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:19:50 +0100, Jane Lumley
wrote: In article , Chris Braun writes I once bought some sort of fish oil supplement in liquid form and took one teaspoon of it. I could taste it the rest of the day -- and it tasted terrible. I cannot imagine ever again willing consuming any sort of oil by the spoonful. Single-estate extra virgin olive oil is wonderful in a spoon. No thanks :-). Chris |
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