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Old August 19th, 2004, 09:33 AM
Annabel Smyth
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Mermaid wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

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.

Both, and! The *only* way to lose weight is to burn more calories than
you take in. This means eating less and exercising more. However,
while protein and carbohydrate each have 4 calories (Kilocalories,
actually) per gramme, fat has 9. So if you can cut excess fat out of
your diet, it's a relatively easy and painless way to cut calories. It
is sensible to allow yourself a little "healthy" fat, such as olive oil,
or to take, as I do, a fish-oil supplement daily (keeps my joints
supple!), but if you cut out butter, margarine, lard, cheese (as much as
possible), egg yolks (again, as much as possible), and when you buy
prepared foods, only buy those that claim to have less than 5 grammes of
fat per 100 grammes of product, you will do well.

However, one caveat. When low fat eating became very popular, about
8-10 years ago, the market was flooded with "healthy" low-fat products.
Unfortunately, many of these products replaced the fat with sugar, or
artificial flavourings, to make up for the absence of fat. You would do
better, whatever way you choose to cut calories, to prepare as much of
your own food as possible, and to buy as little ready-made food as you
can. It is easy to make a fruit-cake and substitute pureed prunes for
the margarine, for instance, and you can even cut the sugar a little as
the prunes are sweet already. But a bought cake may have *extra* sugar
to make up for the lack of fat. Sigh.
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Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88/80kg

  #23  
Old August 19th, 2004, 09:33 AM
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Mermaid wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

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.

Both, and! The *only* way to lose weight is to burn more calories than
you take in. This means eating less and exercising more. However,
while protein and carbohydrate each have 4 calories (Kilocalories,
actually) per gramme, fat has 9. So if you can cut excess fat out of
your diet, it's a relatively easy and painless way to cut calories. It
is sensible to allow yourself a little "healthy" fat, such as olive oil,
or to take, as I do, a fish-oil supplement daily (keeps my joints
supple!), but if you cut out butter, margarine, lard, cheese (as much as
possible), egg yolks (again, as much as possible), and when you buy
prepared foods, only buy those that claim to have less than 5 grammes of
fat per 100 grammes of product, you will do well.

However, one caveat. When low fat eating became very popular, about
8-10 years ago, the market was flooded with "healthy" low-fat products.
Unfortunately, many of these products replaced the fat with sugar, or
artificial flavourings, to make up for the absence of fat. You would do
better, whatever way you choose to cut calories, to prepare as much of
your own food as possible, and to buy as little ready-made food as you
can. It is easy to make a fruit-cake and substitute pureed prunes for
the margarine, for instance, and you can even cut the sugar a little as
the prunes are sweet already. But a bought cake may have *extra* sugar
to make up for the lack of fat. Sigh.
--
Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88/80kg

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Old August 19th, 2004, 09:36 AM
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

I think over-limiting fat is a big, big dieting mistake. 1oz of
almonds are an excellent 200kcal snack, even though they are most
certainly not low-fat.

Nuts, of course, contain "good" fat, so should be limited rather than
banned in a healthy, low-fat diet. But while one is actively losing
weight, there may be better ways of eating that 200 kcal - or one might,
perhaps, do without it altogether?

I'm no expert, but I think removing fat is very traumatic to the body.
The body wants and actually needs fat.


It's actually as impossible to cut fat out completely as it is to cut
carbohydrates! One can, however, lower the amount one eats very easily,
and there is medical evidence to prove that saturated fats are best
avoided as much as possible.
--
Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88/80kg

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Old August 19th, 2004, 09:36 AM
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

I think over-limiting fat is a big, big dieting mistake. 1oz of
almonds are an excellent 200kcal snack, even though they are most
certainly not low-fat.

Nuts, of course, contain "good" fat, so should be limited rather than
banned in a healthy, low-fat diet. But while one is actively losing
weight, there may be better ways of eating that 200 kcal - or one might,
perhaps, do without it altogether?

I'm no expert, but I think removing fat is very traumatic to the body.
The body wants and actually needs fat.


It's actually as impossible to cut fat out completely as it is to cut
carbohydrates! One can, however, lower the amount one eats very easily,
and there is medical evidence to prove that saturated fats are best
avoided as much as possible.
--
Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88/80kg

  #26  
Old August 19th, 2004, 12:56 PM
JMA
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

I think over-limiting fat is a big, big dieting mistake. 1oz of
almonds are an excellent 200kcal snack, even though they are most
certainly not low-fat.

Nuts, of course, contain "good" fat, so should be limited rather than
banned in a healthy, low-fat diet. But while one is actively losing
weight, there may be better ways of eating that 200 kcal - or one might,
perhaps, do without it altogether?


Actually, I eat a single serving of almonds a few times a week as one of my
5-6 meals a day and find they are very satisfying and tie me over very well
until my next mealtime. Plus they're portable and easy to eat on the way to
the gym. Studies have shown that adding almonds to a healthy diet
*promotes* weight loss.

I'm no expert, but I think removing fat is very traumatic to the body.
The body wants and actually needs fat.


It's actually as impossible to cut fat out completely as it is to cut
carbohydrates! One can, however, lower the amount one eats very easily,
and there is medical evidence to prove that saturated fats are best
avoided as much as possible.


Of the 18g fat in a single serving of almonds, 12g are monounstaturated and
4g are polyunsaturated. It has a better nutritional profile than a similar
serving of most cheeses if you're worried about fat.

Jenn


  #27  
Old August 19th, 2004, 12:56 PM
JMA
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

I think over-limiting fat is a big, big dieting mistake. 1oz of
almonds are an excellent 200kcal snack, even though they are most
certainly not low-fat.

Nuts, of course, contain "good" fat, so should be limited rather than
banned in a healthy, low-fat diet. But while one is actively losing
weight, there may be better ways of eating that 200 kcal - or one might,
perhaps, do without it altogether?


Actually, I eat a single serving of almonds a few times a week as one of my
5-6 meals a day and find they are very satisfying and tie me over very well
until my next mealtime. Plus they're portable and easy to eat on the way to
the gym. Studies have shown that adding almonds to a healthy diet
*promotes* weight loss.

I'm no expert, but I think removing fat is very traumatic to the body.
The body wants and actually needs fat.


It's actually as impossible to cut fat out completely as it is to cut
carbohydrates! One can, however, lower the amount one eats very easily,
and there is medical evidence to prove that saturated fats are best
avoided as much as possible.


Of the 18g fat in a single serving of almonds, 12g are monounstaturated and
4g are polyunsaturated. It has a better nutritional profile than a similar
serving of most cheeses if you're worried about fat.

Jenn


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Old August 19th, 2004, 01:08 PM
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"JMA" wrote in message
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

I think over-limiting fat is a big, big dieting mistake. 1oz of
almonds are an excellent 200kcal snack, even though they are most
certainly not low-fat.

Nuts, of course, contain "good" fat, so should be limited rather than
banned in a healthy, low-fat diet. But while one is actively losing
weight, there may be better ways of eating that 200 kcal - or one might,
perhaps, do without it altogether?


Actually, I eat a single serving of almonds a few times a week as one of

my
5-6 meals a day and find they are very satisfying and tie me over very

well
until my next mealtime. Plus they're portable and easy to eat on the way

to
the gym. Studies have shown that adding almonds to a healthy diet
*promotes* weight loss.


One of my favorite "desserts" is ricotta cheese, almond extract, a packet of
Splenda and a few almonds.

Beverly
177 (years ago) / 146 / 140







I'm no expert, but I think removing fat is very traumatic to the body.
The body wants and actually needs fat.


It's actually as impossible to cut fat out completely as it is to cut
carbohydrates! One can, however, lower the amount one eats very easily,
and there is medical evidence to prove that saturated fats are best
avoided as much as possible.


Of the 18g fat in a single serving of almonds, 12g are monounstaturated

and
4g are polyunsaturated. It has a better nutritional profile than a similar
serving of most cheeses if you're worried about fat.

Jenn




  #29  
Old August 19th, 2004, 01:08 PM
Beverly
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"JMA" wrote in message
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

I think over-limiting fat is a big, big dieting mistake. 1oz of
almonds are an excellent 200kcal snack, even though they are most
certainly not low-fat.

Nuts, of course, contain "good" fat, so should be limited rather than
banned in a healthy, low-fat diet. But while one is actively losing
weight, there may be better ways of eating that 200 kcal - or one might,
perhaps, do without it altogether?


Actually, I eat a single serving of almonds a few times a week as one of

my
5-6 meals a day and find they are very satisfying and tie me over very

well
until my next mealtime. Plus they're portable and easy to eat on the way

to
the gym. Studies have shown that adding almonds to a healthy diet
*promotes* weight loss.


One of my favorite "desserts" is ricotta cheese, almond extract, a packet of
Splenda and a few almonds.

Beverly
177 (years ago) / 146 / 140







I'm no expert, but I think removing fat is very traumatic to the body.
The body wants and actually needs fat.


It's actually as impossible to cut fat out completely as it is to cut
carbohydrates! One can, however, lower the amount one eats very easily,
and there is medical evidence to prove that saturated fats are best
avoided as much as possible.


Of the 18g fat in a single serving of almonds, 12g are monounstaturated

and
4g are polyunsaturated. It has a better nutritional profile than a similar
serving of most cheeses if you're worried about fat.

Jenn




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Old August 19th, 2004, 01:37 PM
Annabel Smyth
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JMA wrote in alt.support.diet on Thu, 19 Aug 2004:


Actually, I eat a single serving of almonds a few times a week as one of my
5-6 meals a day and find they are very satisfying and tie me over very well
until my next mealtime. Plus they're portable and easy to eat on the way to
the gym. Studies have shown that adding almonds to a healthy diet
*promotes* weight loss.


Fair enough. I believe walnuts are alleged to have a similar effect,
no?


I'm no expert, but I think removing fat is very traumatic to the body.
The body wants and actually needs fat.


It's actually as impossible to cut fat out completely as it is to cut
carbohydrates! One can, however, lower the amount one eats very easily,
and there is medical evidence to prove that saturated fats are best
avoided as much as possible.


Of the 18g fat in a single serving of almonds, 12g are monounstaturated and
4g are polyunsaturated. It has a better nutritional profile than a similar
serving of most cheeses if you're worried about fat.

That's rather what I thought, in terms of nuts.
--
Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88/80kg

 




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