Sun, May-04-03, 04:23
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 369/303/220
BF:
Progress: 44%
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In my opinion and experience and from what I read I believe there is no need to worry about fat. Its not something you should worry about getting to much off, yet not something you should go out of the way to make sure you have enough like a vitamin. If you are eating atkins, you are eating fat, no way to avoid it.
Now some believe you should limit your Fat intake and do atkins (lean meats, trimming off excess and such) Its that old burnt in brain washing that won't go away. Fat = bad so limit it. LIke anything, too much of one thing is a bad thing, The body has uses for fat, but it can't live on it alone.
By the way, Foods highest in fat are actually usually high carb foods, its just not as noticable to the eye as a sausage.
Remember..
The good things fats do for you..
Reduce your hunger so you eat less (huge biggie and most important)
Help your joints and skin stay healthy
Add flavor to food
Old wives tales about fat
High fat diets increases your chance for heart disease (not without thier carb counterpart they don't, it has to be Fat + High Carb to achieve that. Otherwise Fat is beign.)
I don't worry about fat personally, but I let excess drain away for taste when cooking. I do not buy the leaner pieces of meat, actually I want some, for if I eat a fatty piece of meat I fill up quicker, stay full longer and eat allot less. Which is ideal for loosing weight.
As far as I know this is still true in every LC book I have read, The funny thing is, that it may appear to be eating a mountain load of fat because its so visable to the naked eye, unlike hidden fat. I bet you were eating a ton more when you were eating carbs, because Carb foods have high fat content too, and instead of making you want to eat less, you instead are inspired to eat more of them getting higher amounts due to quanity..
Fat can be a tool if used correctly, and not the dagger society has made it. As long as you are LC'ing you have taken the nasty point away.
Last edited by Just Dave : Sun, May-04-03 at 04:28.
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