Chimichanga wrote:Question for you guys, specifically for Mark
Let's say my calorie requirement to maintain BMI of 23 is 2000 calories. If I consumed 1-2 oz of nuts and seeds but maintained the overall calorie intake of 2000 calories, Will I gain weight or maintain weight?
Now leave aside, who eats 1-2 oz of nuts anyway. I know nuts can be very addictive and one must be mindful of them. In similar vein, to some people even flesh can be very addictive, yet they do 100% vegetarian diet.
So how does mindful nut consumption automatically equals weight gain is what I don't understand.
If I'm not mistaken in Dr Gregor's U-tube video, he talks about just 2 handful of nuts that would be 3-4 oz per week offered cardio vascular benefits.
It doesn't. Mindful is the operative word. But even "non-mindful" nut consumption doesn't automatically equal weight gain for everyone across the board. Can one control the hypothalamus? Or do those with weight issues have to learn to outsmart it? Why would Jeff Novick teach and focus so much on calorie density if it wasn't a key concept to keep in mind? But it's not the only concept. The primary concept with McDougall is to focus on eating a starch-based diet. When it comes to assessing individual diet, there's a big picture. Some of us may have wiggle room in our picture. Some may not. For someone who doesn't want to gain weight to incorporate nuts into his diet he might have to remove other foods so the calories remain the same. With SAD, those foods could be anything. With McDougall, those foods might be starch. This will lower the percent of the calories from starch and raise the percent of calories from fat. How drastic those percent changes are depends on how drastic the substitutions are. Eating too many nuts on a daily basis could throw off the "starch-based" calorie percentage, while a small amount of nuts or seeds might not. Think of those who eat a small amount of flax seed daily but who are still able to lose or maintain weight. Another concept is satiety or fullness factor, which fits in well with calorie density. Then there's the fat receptor thing, which is going to vary by individual. If you have less fat receptors, you may be inclined to eat a little more fat (and more calories from fat) because the fat you eat isn't registering. For some that little bit adds up gradually over time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAdqLB6bTuQ Can one eat nuts and seeds and gain weight? Yes.
Can one eat nuts and seeds and lose weight? Yes.
Can one eat nuts and seeds and maintain weight? Yes.
Which "one" are you?
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