I have always felt that it doesn't matter what you eat, it is how much you eat that is the key. That is why plans like weight watchers work. It is a point system and they don't give you a bonus for eating something healthy, you have your daily value, how you use it is up to you. Either way you will lose weight if you don't go over your daily value.Saturday, November 27, 2010
Twinkie Diet
I have always felt that it doesn't matter what you eat, it is how much you eat that is the key. That is why plans like weight watchers work. It is a point system and they don't give you a bonus for eating something healthy, you have your daily value, how you use it is up to you. Either way you will lose weight if you don't go over your daily value.
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Two days ago Weight Watchers just announced here in Australia that they're scrapping the current points system because when they originally devised the system it was 10-15 years ago and science behind nutrition has evolved incredibly in that time. They've brought in a new system called ProPoints or something where it's more about nutrition than calories-in-calories-out so if you want to eat things like fruit and veggies they will have less point than things that are less nutritionally sound but have the same energy value. Personally I can't see how anyone can really think that there's no difference in eating a banana or a curly wurly chocolate bar which have equal points but at the same time you have to allow for those real life situations as well.
ReplyDeleteI've loved reading your posts! You've inspired me to give IF a go - you look fabulous, keep giving it your all.
Sarah
Of course it is better for our health to eat healthier foods but a calorie is just a measurement, and pure sugar calories are calories just the same as fruit calories in terms of that measurement.
ReplyDeleteI think my main point with this post is that we don't need to punish ourselves when we eat these things.
I've just found your blog and WOW! You're amazing! I've been reading a lot about IF lately and I really think this could be the ideal lifestyle for me. Could I ask you how many calories you eat a day to achieve such an impressive weight loss? I know you're probably not counting them strictly, but maybe just an approximate number... My fear is that after restricting myself (prohibiting certain "bad" foods) for so long, if I start eating what I want (which includes pastas, pizzas etc.) I will end up gaining weight instead of losing it. Did you have similar fears when you started out? I would REALLY appreciate hearing back from you about the calorie issue! You've been such an inspiration! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI only lately started counting calories LOOSELY because I have found that as I get lower, it gets harder to lose the way I did in the beginning.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started out with IF, I didn't count my calories AT ALL. I literally ate what I wanted. But don't use that as a licence to gorge or binge on junk all day. This needs to be within reason. But I would go and have a burger, fries and chicken wings once a week and I was still losing.
I also incorporate an all day fast of 38-48 hours once per week which also helps to balance out my calories. PLUS, I am SUPER strict during my fasting time. I have ZERO calories and even avoid sweeteners during my fasting time.
For the first 6 months I was averaging 2Lbs per week, which is amazing, without counting a single calorie and enjoying pasta, pizza and french fries. My first week I lost 8 LBS!!!!
As I started to get more into fasting, my body started to ask for the things it needed ie: veggies and fruit. Now I am very strict about always breaking my fast with a salad. I try to eat all the healthy stuff first and then break into the lasagna.
Right now I count calories (loosly) because I now incorporate TWO long 38-48 hour fasts PER WEEK, PLUS fasting 19 hours a day on my feeding days. So, if I am over one or two times a week when I am eating, it balances out in the long fasts later in the week.
I use the site www.loseit.com to track my calories. I eat approximately 1700 per day. But it really depends on you, your age, height, activity level and how you burn calories. But you can enter your info into the lose it site and they will give you a very general number to shoot for. It is up to you to assess if the number is working for you and adjust it up or down accordingly.
I suggest trying the fasting starting slow, gradually increasing the amount of time you go without food until you are comfortable with the full 19 hours. Check out the links on the right (Brad Pilon, and Fast 5 Website) and some of my older posts for more information. On the Fast 5 Website you can download his book FOR FREE and he has a great amount of information on how to go about it.
Good luck and feel free to ask me any questions at all!