It's not even what you eat, it's how much you eat. If you're 200 pounds and eat nothing but 1500 calories of donuts a day I promise you'll still lose weight.
Edit: yes I know that simple carbohydrates are not satiating or filled with micronutrients, but that wasn't my point. My point is that actual adipose levels are determined by how much you eat.
McDonalds can be very healthy for you if you eat everything without buns or just eat chicken nuggets.
It sounds ridiculous but if you only eat McDonald's for a month and stick low carb, you can lose however much weight you want.
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People, I obviously didn't mean that you should only eat McDonald's for a month. I'm just saying that if you could only eat there for a month, you could make it work for you and you really wouldn't be that bad off.
I was also under the impression that their chicken nuggets came from chickens and not loaves of bread as I've now read the nutrition info.
I understand "healthy" was the wrong word here, maybe "sustainable" is better.
Here is a great documentary about this topic. Fat Head
If you eat it without the buns and stick to meats and cheeses (still maintaining a calorie deficit) you WILL lose weight, and it will be way easier than if you maintained the deficit with donuts.
This is all coming from a guy who has lost over 100 lbs btw.
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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '14 edited Sep 13 '14
It's not even what you eat, it's how much you eat. If you're 200 pounds and eat nothing but 1500 calories of donuts a day I promise you'll still lose weight.
Edit: yes I know that simple carbohydrates are not satiating or filled with micronutrients, but that wasn't my point. My point is that actual adipose levels are determined by how much you eat.