I'm Going To Eat All This Tonight?

Personal fast food philosophy.

If no ones knows you went to macdonalds then you really didn't go to macdonalds.

 

Maybe six months ago. Two months ago I wouldn't have scolded them probably, if they're doing it only once a week. I am all about flexible dieting.

 

No...you sure don't seem to be. I tend to agree with whoever said it seems like some type of eating disorder.

 

Endulging in sweets is a eating disorder? Bah! Rubbish.

 

That's not what was said.

 

I dunno. I keep reading it that way.

 

I've heard some nutrientist say that even fast food can be healthy if it's used rarely (once a month). I wonder if it has to do with those insulin spikes.
The idea is that the food is bad for you, so it's like a workout for your body to filter it, but of course if you're normally eating junk, you're bodies working too hard.

My goal is to really get my diet in check this year. I do prefer organic foods, but I have to admit I really love soda and that is the hardest part to give up for me. I even started by only buying cane sugar sodas as opposed to high fructose corn syrup, and noticed a huge drop in weight. I really think that stuff is evil, if only the FDA were real, that'd be labeled as "High potential for abuse, zero medical value"

 

No, an eating disorder is being so rigid with your eating that you NEVER allow yourself to indulge in "forbidden" foods, or you go on uncontrollable binges that last days.

It feels nice to have one day set aside per week where you can eat whatever you want (within reason) when you have been so strict about your eating habits the remainding 95% of the time.

I don't know where this notion of an eating disorder comes from. Eating disorders come at the expense of one's health, whereas what I do has shown to have benefits to one's health beyond body recomposition.

 

What's the point of living if you can't endulge ever once in a while. Man I hate those be fit 24/7 junkies. Fuckin die fit junkie scum! I love my nuggets. Farkin sue me!!

 

I'm impressed... Rat.

I actually am. I know how hard it is to stick to a diet. I would have posted mine years ago if not for fear of you making fun of it.

 

I need to have my Whooper fix every couple weeks.. and my chicken fries..

 

I didn't say he had an eating disorder or that eating sweets means you have an eating disorder, I said eating at a caloric deficit all week to binge on sweets once a week sounds like an eating disorder at face value. But I hear his reasoning behind it, the insulin spike and converting carbs into muscle and what not..so I dont think he actually has am eating disorder.

I like sweets as much as the next rat and on that thought imma go eat a krispy kreme donut.

 

So I've been wondering: when is the right/best time to cram oneself with macadamia nuts? I noticed in one of ashalicious threads you said something like you wouldn't (besides that it isn't the best food to munch out on in big quantities) because it didn't seem beneficial for you at the time. But when is it beneficial to stuff yourself with such food.... and of course when and why not (besides that it might upset your stomach )? After all, they're pretty healthy. And you're working out and building muscle. So..? Thanks in advance, matey

 

On a free / cheat day I can eat however many I'd like. If you're trying to lose body fat, you might want to limit your consumption otherwise as they are very calorie dense. The worst that can happen from eating too many macadamia nuts is fat gain, and a major bite to your wallet.

It really depends on each person and what their goals are in terms of health,body composition, etc.

 

Can you build muscle with it instead of storing it mostly as fat?

I am not trying to lose body fat (I should actually gain some weight, but rather have it to be added in muscles ). But if I understand right, maybe depending on when you eat them, their calories will be used by your body to improve your muscles or refill your own energy (blood sugar?). Or can fats from macadamias only be used to refill your energy when one is in ketose or something?

 

You can, yeah. It depends on how many calories you take in relative to your daily needs and expenditure. But if you take in too many calories, you're going to gain fat in the process. This is why people looking to build muscle should only eat 10% above maintenance calories to avoid gaining fat in the process of gaining muscle mass. A lot of people take the bulking route to building muscle where they eat tons of food without paying attention to just how much they're eating, and they end up putting on more fat than muscle. A person with a naturally high metabolism, who is already skinny and looking to get bigger doesn't need to pay much attention to calories if they're simply looking to add some muscle. Simply eating more should yield results if they're working out with weights a couple times per week.

 

Snack foods like cookies and cake tend to be roughly 50% fat and 50% carb and low in protein. They're not really very high-carb foods due to their fat content (although in the realm of keto and low-carb they would be considered high-carb). They also tend to be lacking in protein and micronutrients and are inflammatory to some people (joint aches, disrupted sleep, etc). Cheetos is about 60% fat by calorie content, a snack which is mistakenly thought of as being mostly carb. See the fast food thread in the health room that noted the 40% fat content of the McDonalds apple pie, also mistakenly thought by many to be high-carb.

Examples of low-fat, high-carb foods include instant oat meal, white rice, potatoes, beans, fruit, raisins, and spaghetti. They are not as inflammatory as the processed refined sweets (cookies, cakes, ice cream, soda) and usually have a higher micronutrient content.

 

In terms of muscle building, you might want to put more emphasis on protein and not as much on fat, especially junk food fat.

A commonly used workout-day snack is a high-carb, high-protein, relatively low-fat food eaten before and after the workout. The rationale is to use the carb content to keep glycogen stores filled so that the body can use those calories for ordinary metabolic needs while utilizing the dietary protein for muscle building instead of drawing upon lean body mass during and after the workout. Protein fluff is an example with its fresh fruit, protein powder, and milk content. It's about 50-50 carb-proteim by calorie content with a low amount of fat.

The protein and carb together usually produce an insulin spike larger than what would have been caused by either alone. The idea is to produce a large spike to enhance protein uptake in muscles during the workout and the hours afterward with the protein serving to maintain positive nitrogen balance. The fluff is in a form that is readily digested and available for use. Fat and fiber content doesn't aid in elevating the insulin, adds fat calories that aren't necessary at the time, and slows the digestion. Junk foods (cookies, cakes, ice cream) usually lack the needed protein.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/protein-fluff-3-quick-and-easy-recipes.html

Note that a post like this in body building broscience circles usually starts a long heated debate with each person claiming his way is optimal and everyone else is doing it wrong.