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SuccessfulManifests OP t1_jciqjch wrote

Reply to comment by boomeroni123 in LPT What is the greatest cause of weight gain? Excess sugar or salt? by SuccessfulManifests

Okay so what are foods that have calories that you would think I should avoid or severely limit?

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Bryan_Mills2020 t1_jcki25i wrote

Cut back on carbs like pasta, bread, breakfast cereal, desserts, etc. -- anything with lots of sugar and/or processed flour. Eat more of the good fat like animal fat, olive oil, coconut oil, butter, gee, cocoa butter, Macadamia nuts, walnuts, pecans.

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SuccessfulManifests OP t1_jckk3in wrote

Would you say that popcorn has a lot of excess carbs?

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PerniciousPuppy t1_jcn0osy wrote

Yes and no. It's a special case. A third cup of corn kernels would be less than a full cob, which if eaten as corn, would be just a fairly empty calorie side dish and leave you still hungry.

As popcorn, it takes up much more volume in your stomach, and can give you a feeling of being full with far less calories and carbs than similar snacks such as potato or corn chips.

In short, it's one of the healthier snacks, but still need to watch for excessive fats from popping, if you didn't pop it yourself.

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Bryan_Mills2020 t1_jcouzes wrote

Use real butter on your popcorn. You cannot get fat from eating dietary fat.

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DrRomeoChaire t1_jcizi2h wrote

I had to educate myself about caloric content in the food I was eating. My wife got me a book called “Eat this not that” which helped a lot (especially at restaurants) but the same information is available all over the internet.

After I tracked my intake for a couple of weeks, I started to know what I was eating, calorie-wise. Then I set a budget of 2000 calories per day, but everyone will need a different number.

I imagine it as having $20 a day to spend on food (1 calorie is 1 cent) and thinking about it like “bargain hunting” helped me find foods I like that were “good deals” calorie-wise.

For example, mayonnaise is a terrible deal (150 cal per 2 tablespoons) , while salsa, mustard, hot sauce, etc are tasty but have few calories.

Like others said, you need to burn more calories than you take in to lose weight, and until you’re honest and accurate about what you’re taking in, the needle isn’t going to move.

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