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Tracking macros is really boring so people either give up dieting or converge to a simpler approach. In my case I just watch protein closely to make sure I get

Tracking macros is really boring so people either give up dieting or converge to a simpler approach. In my case I just watch protein closely to make sure I get around 150g per day and then I adjust energy calories accordingly. Fat is pretty easy because I get most of it through my animal sources of protein. I avoid foods with added fat. In the end for me it is just a matter of cutting back on the carbs a bit.

leetcrew 7y ago
I would guess that most americans who try to "eat healthy" (or at least not eat take-out / fast food all the time) probably don't get enough fat. I'm always sad when I go to the grocery store and realize that only the premium yogurt has >2% milkfat. I find that when I deliberately choose the full fat version of things I feel satisfied after consuming many fewer calories.
- samatman 7y ago
  I make yogurt by the gallon in an Instant Pot. Couldn't be simpler, and at the rate I consume the stuff it paid for the pot fairly quickly. I consider low-fat dairy products a hustle by dairy producers to sell the low-value leftovers of extracting butter. Don't fall for it.
- PeterStuer 7y ago
  You can rest assured that the dietfashionmediamachine has been advertizing the "fat is good" matra very effectively for the last 10 years.
  - throwaway286 7y ago
    Except everyone is still scared to death of saturated fat, which may actually have unique satiety mechanisms (see video below for a dive into saturated fat and reverse electron transport). There's some questions about the Ancel Keys studies that lead to the demonization of saturated fat as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRurLnQ8oo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRurLnQ8oo
    - PeterStuer 7y ago
      I'm sorry but the Keto family of diets has been the mainstream mantra for the last decade. It also fails so many people because the supposed satiety mechanism only seems to work shorttime for most practitioners. Most, if not nearly all, fail to match satiety in line with reduced caloric need as they go through the initial weight-loss phase. Even worse, most experience a habituatiuon and start increasing the amount of (low-carb/high fat) energy intake, negating the initial benefits and reverting to a state of over-consumption and stored energy surplus.
      - throwaway286 7y ago
        Mainstream keto does not seek to avoid polyunsaturated fat, which we've been taught is heart healthy. This theory isn't keto, it's rather that the society wide switch away from saturated fat to polyunsaturated fat has disrupted satiety mechanisms. Some people are even examining these ideas with adequate carbs, example search term: "the croissant diet".

leetcrew 7y ago

I would guess that most americans who try to "eat healthy" (or at least not eat take-out / fast food all the time) probably don't get enough fat. I'm always sad when I go to the grocery store and realize that only the premium yogurt has >2% milkfat. I find that when I deliberately choose the full fat version of things I feel satisfied after consuming many fewer calories.

samatman 7y ago
I make yogurt by the gallon in an Instant Pot. Couldn't be simpler, and at the rate I consume the stuff it paid for the pot fairly quickly. I consider low-fat dairy products a hustle by dairy producers to sell the low-value leftovers of extracting butter. Don't fall for it.
PeterStuer 7y ago
You can rest assured that the dietfashionmediamachine has been advertizing the "fat is good" matra very effectively for the last 10 years.
- throwaway286 7y ago
  Except everyone is still scared to death of saturated fat, which may actually have unique satiety mechanisms (see video below for a dive into saturated fat and reverse electron transport). There's some questions about the Ancel Keys studies that lead to the demonization of saturated fat as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRurLnQ8oo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRurLnQ8oo
  - PeterStuer 7y ago
    I'm sorry but the Keto family of diets has been the mainstream mantra for the last decade. It also fails so many people because the supposed satiety mechanism only seems to work shorttime for most practitioners. Most, if not nearly all, fail to match satiety in line with reduced caloric need as they go through the initial weight-loss phase. Even worse, most experience a habituatiuon and start increasing the amount of (low-carb/high fat) energy intake, negating the initial benefits and reverting to a state of over-consumption and stored energy surplus.
    - throwaway286 7y ago
      Mainstream keto does not seek to avoid polyunsaturated fat, which we've been taught is heart healthy. This theory isn't keto, it's rather that the society wide switch away from saturated fat to polyunsaturated fat has disrupted satiety mechanisms. Some people are even examining these ideas with adequate carbs, example search term: "the croissant diet".