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Hope for Fatties (1 Viewer)
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Jack White
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After Jeff Saturday retired, he quickly lost 50 lbs.
When asked how he did it, he replied: "I ate nothing but meat and vegetables, and walked for an hour a day."
The obesity and diabetes epidemic in the US is a direct result of the Standard American Diet and the disastrous fedgov Food Pyramid.
Want to be healthy and slim? Turn the pyramid upside down.
When asked how he did it, he replied: "I ate nothing but meat and vegetables, and walked for an hour a day."
The obesity and diabetes epidemic in the US is a direct result of the Standard American Diet and the disastrous fedgov Food Pyramid.
Want to be healthy and slim? Turn the pyramid upside down.
Jack White
Footballguy
Sort of.
It's more paleo/primal now.
Google Mark Sisson (my go-to guru for primal living) or Robb Wolf (strict paleo guy) to learn more.
It's life-changing stuff, to be sure.
Fennis
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Jack White
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Jack White
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parasaurolophus
Footballguy
So let me get this straight...Packed on 16 pounds eating anything he wanted in two weeks. Then lost 7 on a calorie restriction over the course of a month?
This is stupid. The title should simply say Desserts are bad for you. I think that is universally agreed upon.
jason12vb
Footballguy
Not sure it's possible to get that first quote straight...he said he ate fewer calories on the fat diet, and in the same paragraph says he didn't count calories.
However, it wasn't calorie restriction in the common sense....he just felt like he was eating less because the fatty food kept the hunger pangs away.
E-Z Glider
Footballguy
Not sure this really gives hope to anyone. Your body will crave whatever you deprive it of (fat, calories, sugar, carbs, etc). Until a magic pill is invented, losing weight will always require some degree of self control.
shader
Footballguy
It's an easier way to eat low-calories, because you aren't hungry. But these people are losing weight because they are consuming less calories, bottom line. Even in that article the guy said he ended up eating LESS calories, not more.
shader
Footballguy
Exactly. Primal is great, but you are depriving yourself of a ton of stuff, just like you are if you eat low calorie, low carb, low fat or any other "magic" weight loss program.
There is no magic to any of it. It's all about consuming less calories. The 5-2 plan is a great example. Just another interesting and different way to structure calorie restriction.
The goal for anyone losing weight is to find a plan that works for you and stick to it, which is the hard part of ANY plan.
Jack White
Footballguy
First of all, "fewer," not "less."
Secondly, I don't see it as depriving oneself of anything. Not anything positive, anyway.
Not all calories are created equal. Calories from grains (especially wheat) and sugars are much more harmful than calories from protein, fats and vegetables.
You can get all the carbs you need from vegetables, potatoes, sweet potatoes.
Do I crave a donut once in a while? Sure, but that's because fried dough tastes good. And I still have a donut on occasion.
I can assure you I'm much slimmer, healthier and happier since I mostly eliminated bread, pasta, cereal, rice, corn, sugar and processed foods from my diet.
That said, I am a proponent of the 80/20 rule: I'm not dogmatic about primal eating. I'm still going to have a big bowl of popcorn for dinner once a month. I'm still going to eat an entire pint of Ben and Jerry's once in a while. I'm still going to eat a piece of bread at a fine restaurant on occasion. And I use most of my 20% so I can have a couple beers now and then.
But there's no doubt in my mind (based on research and personal experience) that eating mostly protein, healthy fats, vegetables and some fruit -- while mostly eliminating grains, sugars, and processed foods -- is the better way to eat and live a healthier life.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Actually this guy doesn't even prove that. He proves that he is more hungry when he eats anything he wants compared to eating as much as he wants of high fat foods.
the anything he wants could be 50 lollipops in a day and all sorts of salty chips. He drastically increased his weight in two weeks. For all we know he retained a ton of water and was of course hungry since lollipops don't fill you up at all. Now he could have shed some of the water weight and his stomach is thrilled to actually have something in it.
