True. But fat is one of the foods it’s hard to eat too much of.
Try to sit down to a big bowl of butter. It’s just hard to eat by itself. In fact it’s one of the tricks used in the keto community to determine a addictive craving versus actual hunger. If you’re willing to eat butter by itself, you’re hungry, if you’re not willing to eat the butter but you still have a craving that’s addiction
Yeah, I’m pretty sure I could. I never did that because I have enough reason and willpower. But eating a bit of butter by itself as a “snack” is something I do sometimes and I’m sure I could eat a lot more if I didn’t control myself.
I could eat slabs of it. It’s delicious, I like shortbread cos it’s just butter mixed with sugar and butter is good. I especially like cheese smothered in butter
I get quite a lot of cravings and eating random stuff (like mentioned butter) between the meals is quite common for me. But on the other hand I really like physical activity and I’m pretty good at keeping a rolling estimate of my calories and macros. I use that to compensate for weird stuff I’ve eaten during cravings. I will adjust my next meal (or all the meals next day) to be lighter, I will go for additional 10km walk or run, stuff like that. In the end I’m able to keep my calorie balance in slight surplus which works out quite well since I’m strength training too. Occasional cut resets the situation when my weight gets too high. As for macros, I’m eating a lot of protein, and trying to keep carbs relatively low, although usually it’s probably not really in the proper “low carb” territory. I also eat vegetables and fruits regularly. I think I’m keeping pretty much perfect weight. BMI is kinda high but that’s due to muscle mass.
The only reason to avoid carbs is because they’re pretty easy for your body to turn in to sugars. Though your body uses a lot of carbs directly, so if the rest of your diet is fine, don’t fret about how ‘low carb’ you go.
For me the reason is that I just feel better eating less carbs. I feel less energy swings, I don’t get sleepy after the meal. But eating actually low carb (say <50 g daily) is just very inconvenient to me as I really don’t like cooking and meticulous meal planning. Well, and carbs are often fucking delicious. So in the end I eat pretty normal but I do avoid carbs whenever it doesn’t require too much effort.
Nah that’s actually a myth itself. Pure sugar serves no purpose (in an otherwise healthy diet) and causes or exacerbates many minor health problems. It can make some kinds of arthritis go on the fritz and of course can directly contribute to (to the point of being a direct cause of) diabetes.
Similarly, saturated fats are much, much, much easier to get way too much of, which makes them worth avoiding.
There are a few other food components that are absolutely not healthy, but I don’t remember specifics off hand.
No one food is “healthy” or “unhealthy”, it always depends on how much of it and what else you eat.
True. But fat is one of the foods it’s hard to eat too much of.
Try to sit down to a big bowl of butter. It’s just hard to eat by itself. In fact it’s one of the tricks used in the keto community to determine a addictive craving versus actual hunger. If you’re willing to eat butter by itself, you’re hungry, if you’re not willing to eat the butter but you still have a craving that’s addiction
Man, this would not work for me. I’m always willing to eat butter.
Could you eat a whole stick of butter by itself?
Is this a challenge? The answer is yes, multiple times over
Yeah, I’m pretty sure I could. I never did that because I have enough reason and willpower. But eating a bit of butter by itself as a “snack” is something I do sometimes and I’m sure I could eat a lot more if I didn’t control myself.
I could eat slabs of it. It’s delicious, I like shortbread cos it’s just butter mixed with sugar and butter is good. I especially like cheese smothered in butter
I’m fascinated. You are the first person I’ve meet who has said this.
How is your nutrition overall? Are you eating well, any problems/deficiencies? are you underweight?
I get quite a lot of cravings and eating random stuff (like mentioned butter) between the meals is quite common for me. But on the other hand I really like physical activity and I’m pretty good at keeping a rolling estimate of my calories and macros. I use that to compensate for weird stuff I’ve eaten during cravings. I will adjust my next meal (or all the meals next day) to be lighter, I will go for additional 10km walk or run, stuff like that. In the end I’m able to keep my calorie balance in slight surplus which works out quite well since I’m strength training too. Occasional cut resets the situation when my weight gets too high. As for macros, I’m eating a lot of protein, and trying to keep carbs relatively low, although usually it’s probably not really in the proper “low carb” territory. I also eat vegetables and fruits regularly. I think I’m keeping pretty much perfect weight. BMI is kinda high but that’s due to muscle mass.
The only reason to avoid carbs is because they’re pretty easy for your body to turn in to sugars. Though your body uses a lot of carbs directly, so if the rest of your diet is fine, don’t fret about how ‘low carb’ you go.
For me the reason is that I just feel better eating less carbs. I feel less energy swings, I don’t get sleepy after the meal. But eating actually low carb (say <50 g daily) is just very inconvenient to me as I really don’t like cooking and meticulous meal planning. Well, and carbs are often fucking delicious. So in the end I eat pretty normal but I do avoid carbs whenever it doesn’t require too much effort.
Nah that’s actually a myth itself. Pure sugar serves no purpose (in an otherwise healthy diet) and causes or exacerbates many minor health problems. It can make some kinds of arthritis go on the fritz and of course can directly contribute to (to the point of being a direct cause of) diabetes.
Similarly, saturated fats are much, much, much easier to get way too much of, which makes them worth avoiding.
There are a few other food components that are absolutely not healthy, but I don’t remember specifics off hand.