Thread: Eat Fat to Burn Fat

I'm not sure that I whole-heartedly agree. I suppose the concept is correct - the idea of weight loss. However, I strongly disagree that we, as Americans, need to be eating MORE FAT for our overall health.

There are some instances that desperate times call for desperate measures. You would classifty morbidly obese individuals here. People who have tried every diet, shake, fitness gizmo, and current fad to no avail (including gastric by-pass patients). Individuals who are in cardiorespiratory distress and face other serious health issues unless the weight comes off.

Amist the craze of the Adkins diet and perhaps all his "research", is still one highly reputable association - the American Heart Association. The lastest reseach I read is that a low-fat, high fiber diet rich in fruits and vegetables is STILL the best "diet" you can choose. The best for your HEALTH and your weight. As I mentioned before, sometimes for the obese people this may not work. However, I believe it is the high-fat diet - no exercise era that got us into this situation to begin with.

I think our society now has everything we've been waiting for... an excuse to eat tons of meat and other high in fat, low in nutrition foods - and they taste great. Who needs vitamins and minerals anyway??? Brusell sprouts taste like doo anyway. It's almost like the magic pill we've been searching for! Sounds like an informercial "lose weight, eat what you want, and don't exercise! " Sounds unbelievalbe? Probably is.

When will we stop tieing a number, such as our weight (in pounds), to our self-worth and start focusing on our well-being instead?

it's not that we need more or less fat, though some people could use more or less fat in their diets. It's the types of fat. Eskimoes eat fish and good fat so they are more healthy than a big mac eating french fry stuffing saturated fat loving american. it's much more about type and much less about quantity. People should be logical instead of gluttonous.

i think atkins is making a bit of a different point ... everyone sees it as eating more fat is the solution ... but that's not it. The point is to train our bodies to burn fat by removing any other energy source ... which is produced by carbohydrates. If you eat more fat, but keep the carbs the same, then the body is going to use the more readily available source, namely carbs, for energy and the fat is just going to be thrown into storage.

You never mentioned the "right types" in the post you made. Could you do so? Much appreciated.

"Dietary fats supply some of the best, and most stable sources of energy. So if you want to feel good all day long, you need to make sure you are getting enough fats, and the right types. I’ll touch on which types to avoid and which to include in your diet later in this article."

daveob

the reality is that most people eat like ***** and dont exercise - people are lazier than ever. portions are bigger and junkfood and fast food are a huge part of many people's diets. that's why people are fatter than ever, has little to do with fat free foods.

yup, and healthier food costs more, junk food is starting to cost less. why? america is crooked.

Man. When I go grocery shopping for me and my wife - it cost twice as much to buy healthy foods as it does to just buy junk.

I gotta go with SHIMMERING's logic.

If I hear one more fat person say "I TRIED every diet in the world and exercise and still didn't lose weight . . ."

It's a lifestyle and American's in general eat a lot of junk and don't exercise any where near enough. It's way to easy to eat a high fat diet, so advise people to eat more fat is ridiculous.

Now if you are talking about anorexic's (low body fat % causing hormonal imbalances) well, duh!

it's metabolism too.......and not moving enough....it's not JUST what you eat/or don't eat....

I can go with the metabolism to a certain point. To often it's a cop out and a poor excuse.

Originally Posted by McCarley

Man. When I go grocery shopping for me and my wife - it cost twice as much to buy healthy foods as it does to just buy junk.

thats so true

What I was doing is just trying to avoid fast foods, junk food, sodas, etc. and eating milk, chicken, eggs, etc. and watching what I eat so I dont take in alot of calories and fat, and trying to get enough protein and vitamins... Does this sound good?

yeah, there is no mystery AT ALL to me about why so many americans are way overweight. the whole lifestyle and diet is geared towards getting fat - little to no exercise, huge portions, tons of fast food, desserts and convenience foods of every type, & living/working almost entirely indoors. you cant live that way and eat fat-free cookies and diet sodas once in awhile and expect to be in any kind of shape. everyone here who works at staying in shape knows this to be true - we all work at what we're doing. the old simple saying of "eat less, exercise more" has never been truer than today.

I dont believe in the eat less thing... I think just eat healthier, and not stuff yourself like a pig works better... And the workouts well they are essential to being in shape