Eat fats to fight fat, and fat loss hormones are they the key to fat successful weight loss
August 12, 2009 2:44 pm Fighting Fat TV Shows
Websites and resources mentioned in the show:
NutritionData.com (Nutrient and food analysis service to help you determine calories in food)
Serving Sizes Chart (Common portion sizes and calories for foods FREE)
Simple Fat Loss Recipes (197 healthy fat burning recipes that taste great)
Five Week Fat Loss (discover easy to follow week by week techniques to losing 15 pounds in 30 days)
How many calories are in a healthy eating plan and how can I find out?
How can I eat fat and still lose fat all at the same time. Watch and find out how!
Fat Loss Hormones seem confusing. How can I make sure I am doing what I can to control my fat loss hormones?
Yours in health,
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August 12th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
So do you look at the nutritional information in restaurants or ignore it?
Let me know your thoughts.
Jayson
August 12th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Yes, I do look at the information at the restaurants!
By the way, I have come across some new information about the benefits of a low glycemic index diet. It has to do with the fact that carbohydrates need to be measured as to how they are received by our body. Do they encourage insulin or blood glucose? Do they encourage a cephalic response and thus insulin? I am finding out that it is not just calories we need to be measuring. Reference: http://glycemicindex.com
August 12th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
I think you are doing a great job
August 12th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Yes, I do look at the nutritional information at restaurants, when it is available.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
I have started to only eat a large meal in the morning starting at 9am. I stop eating around 10:30am. Ii consists of a mixture of red/pinto/lentil/etc beans; one potato; 2 cups of rice; 4 cups of macaroni; 3 tablespoons of butter, one ounce of cheese; and one cup of milk.I only eat for example 3-4 cups of that mixture-food once a day. I drink around 100 ounces of water per day and I make veggie smoothies to have with in between eating and watering. I try not to eat after night fall.
I lift weights 5-6 times a week, but I don’t do much cardio-activity.
Can a plan like this where I eat a lot of “healthy” (are those foods healthy?) foods once a day with water and veggies work faster in loosing fat?
Thanks
Sam
August 12th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
And I do read the nutrition facts on almost Everything I eat.
August 13th, 2009 at 12:39 am
So you eat only 1 meal a day and water?
You won’t lose any weight faster this way and what will happen is you will slow down your metabolism because your body will digest what it needs at that time and excrete the rest it doesn’t need or store it as fat. Not things you want to be doing when losing weight.
Jayson
August 13th, 2009 at 1:48 am
I threw you a stumble and a digg for this one. thanks tons.
August 13th, 2009 at 1:56 am
Thank you!
I appreciate it.
Jayson
August 13th, 2009 at 3:01 am
Yes, I do use nutritional info and have found as time goes by it is easier to understand and use the info, where at first it was just annoying. I did not want to be thinking about anything except enjoying the food when we ate out. That was a barrier to making good food choices. Now that I’m past that barrier it is still enjoyable to eat, but also feels good to know I’m helping myself be healthy.
August 13th, 2009 at 7:43 am
I absolutely do read nutrition data for restaurants whenever available, and make my choices accordingly. I’m horrified by the 99.9% figure for people that don’t! Unfortunately, asking us, your viewers and readers, to answer that question won’t give you much to prove otherwise – we are, after all, interested enough in our health to be searching out information about these issues. What percentage of the population are we?
August 13th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Hi Jayson, Yep whenever it is available to me I read the nutrient information, and if possible the ingredients.
One question – do you consider whole eggs to be a lean protein or just protein. I love eggs, and usually I eat between 3-4 boiled eggs a day. 2 for breakfast and depending on what else I am eating for lunch – maybe a 2 egg omlette or 1 boiled egg to go with a salad or sandwhich.
Thanks
August 13th, 2009 at 10:53 am
I do read nutritional labels at restaurants when available. I have noticed that fast food restaurants have them “available on request” or posted in a far away inconspicuous place. I wish restaurants would have them on the menu listed next to the food item.
August 13th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Hi Jayson, my last comment didnt seem to post. So forgive if it comes up twice.
Firstly – yes i try to read all nutritional value charts and ingredient lists if I can. But I wouldnt be one of the people polled, as living in Norway for the last year, we eat out extreemly rarely due to the price. Since then have started preparing every meal at home – trying to use the ‘one ingredient rule’, except for the basics like bread, milk, cheese and yogurt.
My Question for you is – Do you consider Whole eggs as LEAN protein, or just a good source of Protein. At the moment I am eating between 2 and 4 boiled eggs a day. I love them and they help start my morning off great.
For the last two weeks I have been trying a vegetarian way of life, so the main protein sources I have been eating is nuts, eggs, cottage cheese and kidney beans. Plus fruits and vegis.
Would appreciate any feedback
August 13th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Yes, would absolutely read nutritional information if it were posted, which I never find that it is.
August 13th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Okay confession time. I do look at the nutritional info (when provided) on my main course but not usually for my appetizers or desserts.
Keep up the great work Jayson!
August 13th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I consider them to be moderate protein. If you choose the Omega 3 eggs then they are even better because depending on the brand of eggs can get 300-650mg of Omega 3 fats in each egg.
Jayson
August 13th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Thanks Jayson. They would usually be Freerange farm eggs bought at the local deli.
These ones look and taste so great compared to caged eggs, but I am unsure about the Omega options?
Is it natural or something marketing is adding to eggs?
August 13th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
It usually is what they add to the chicken’s diet. Free range eggs are very good as well though because the chicken is eating natural food sources.
August 13th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I look at the nutritional information in restaurants also, and often look a restaurant’s nutritional information up online before going to the restaurant.
August 13th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Yes, I do look at nutritional info. And I would also if it were available in restaurants.
August 13th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hi Jayson. I wanted to answer your question. I always read the labels when I go to the grocery store. I learned this about 2 years ago when I was a “low-carber.”
I rarely go to restaurants (maybe once every 3 months if that). It’s hard to read the labels there, but I try to be aware of the portions and they are usually huge.
August 13th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I did not used to but now I am realizing what I put into my mouth was causing me to gain weight and some of the foods was not good for me. I think it was a true awakening when I was in ill health and at a unhealthy weight. I decided to do somthing about it.
I think people don’t bother to look because they are in denial or not willing to make changes to promote better health
August 13th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
By the way, yes I do. I recently stopped at an IHOP in Morgantown, WV and on the menu was a list of different ways to have your food cooked, list of nutritional labels for each item, and a list of food without THC. That was a total shock to me. It was nice to see that you could have your meal prepared the way you want it. They offered fruit bowls for people who didn’t want pancakes. My daughter and I got blueberries, strawberries, and bananas. It was really nice.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:55 am
Jayson you are doing a great job, keep up the good work. Yes I always look at the nutritional information if available. If it happens to be one of my treat (cheat) meals, which is roughly 10-15% of my meals per week I wouldn’t really sweat it too much.
August 14th, 2009 at 1:04 am
I do not look at the nutritional facts when i go to the resturant – cause i want to enjoy myself and i do not care what i eat at that time.
But the next day i am back on 6 meals , workouts and lean protein and complex carbs.
August 14th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I always read the nutritional information. But most Americans just don’t care. That’s why most are overweight or obese. Until people want to take care of themselves, the problem will not go away.
My question is: “How do we get people to care about themselves and take the personal responsibility to make positive changes?”
And I like how Jayson holds individuals personally accountable for their lack of wellness (which is very politically incorrect these days).
August 14th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
That is the million dollar question. What will it take to get people to take personal responsibility for their actions. It is too easy to blame others and you feel better about yourself. That isn’t the answer though. I don’t know how many times I had veterans at my internship at a VA hospital tell me they wish they had taken better care of their health as the doctor was cutting off part of their foot because their diabetes was so bad.
You have to take action now and you can’t wait until they are cutting off toes because your blood sugars have been so high for years or when your kidney’s start to fail and you are going blind because you didn’t feel it was important to take care of your health when you were younger.
The time is now because there is no turning back later.
Jayson
August 17th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
If we are going out to eat, I usually go online and try to look at their nutritional facts. This way I know ahead of time what I should order for my meal. It really helps alot. At home I try to stick to the whole foods, veggies, fruit, nuts and lean protein.
Question:
Would you consider greek yogurt a protein and not a carbohydrate, since it has more protein than reg yogurt??
And could consuming ground flax seed be just as good of an omega-3 as salmon or krill oil?? And how much flax seed do you recommend to eat daily?
August 25th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Greek yogurt falls into that gray area of which category it goes in. For most circumstances I would probably count it as a protein.
Flax seed is good for you, but it has to convert the ALA into DHA which makes it less efficient and if your body is needing ALA for other reactions taking place in the body than it won’t convert to DHA so fish such as salmon or krill oil are still your most complete methods of consuming EPA and DHA.
September 30th, 2009 at 4:15 am
yes I usually check the ingredients but since I rarely go out to eat sometimes I just endulge,but still do not eat fried food or sweets
I have a question: what can I et instead of brown rice wich I really,really dislike
thanks
September 30th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Do you like wild rice or a parboiled rice?