Is eating something unhealthy with plenty of calories the same as eating something healthy with the same # of calories?
The answer to this question isn’t a fixed yes or no. Think of it more like a range and less like a light switch, being on or off.Firstly, are we talking overall health or for weight loss/gain?Health wise it’s a little more complicated. Simple answer, obviously the healthier food will contain more nutrients that will assist your body. However, if you’ve already had plenty of healthy food that day and you want something less healthy, as to not go insane because it’s your birthday and you want a slice of cake, having a portion of less healthy foods aren’t going to make you unhealthy.Just like how one healthy meal doesn’t make you healthy, one unhealthy food/meal won’t make you unhealthy.So again, health wise- obviously healthier food is better choice but if majority of your food is healthy having something unhealthy won’t be detrimental to your health.Ok. Fat loss/gain.Simply, they are the same. Calories are *mostly* the only thing that causes weight change. 100 calories is 100 calories. (Again, healthier foods obviously the better choice, but a slice of cake here and there isn’t bad either)Also with fat loss/gain, macronutrients come into play. It’s imperative to get adequate protein and keep the other two macros in a safe range. (In other words you shouldn’t do low anything. Each macro has specific jobs and responsibilities in your body and are essential for performing optimally.)Also. Sugar doesn’t cause fat gain. Just throwing that out there.Hope this helps!
I am eating 700-900 calories a day. Is that healthy?
This is literally called "starvation dieting" and is SO bad for you body long term, and should only be done under Dr supervision. Keep in mind that food's primary function is to provide energy and nutrients to the body, so by eating so few calories you're putting yourself at risk of malnourishment and tons of other issues such as muscle loss, bone weakening, and slowing down your metabolism. You should be eating between 1500-2000 calories for maintaining your weight, and 1200-1500 for weight loss. Salads are great but they don't provide a lot of variety in nutrients or protein. When you eat salads you can make them higher in calories by adding fish, chicken, cheese, nuts, olive oil and other dressings. Yes you are eating healthy foods, but you're not eating enough so its really not healthy, it might be hard to double your calories so quickly so maybe try around 1200 to start and work your way up!
IS throwing up after eatin something really unhealthy good?
No, it is never healthy to throw up. Not only is that a sign of the beginning of bulimia but it is not good for your stomach, throat and teeth. In the end you will be doing way more damage making yourself vomit rather than just going for a jog. If you truly wanna lose the weight and keep it off throwing up is the worse thing to do because when you begin to eat normally again your body will not adjust well and will either upchuck any food you put it (severe cases) or you will get fatter because your body is not use to regular amounts of food. If you want I can help you with a meal plan and fitness routine that will not only help you lose a few pounds but keep those pounds off. Just email me and I'll set you up (i do it for a living) Good luck and whatever you do remember in the long run the healthier way will benefit you way more rather than a quick fix :)
Is it really unhealthy to go 7 hours without eating?
Meaning, will it effect my body in a harmful way? 'Cause I'm trying to keep my weight down and I already ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast, and I kinda ruined it with my lunch, so I want to wait til dinner (around 5 or 6) to eat again.
If you eat an unhealthy meal, for the rest of the day, should you continue your plan to eat healthier food, or try to compensate by eating less?
Bodies are designed to keep us alive in the wild.If a body gets the calories and nutrients it needs for the day it hums along nicely.If a body gets more calories than it needs occasionally, the extra just pass through. The intestines are like an assembly line. The food moves through at the speed it’s currently used to. It pulls out the calories and nutrients it’s currently regulated to pull out. If you give it too much, the body not only doesn’t have time to pull them out, for survival’s purpose, it doesn’t need to. The body has no survival reason to store fat if the body is consistently getting the calories it needs for a day.If the body consistency gets more calories than it needs in a day, then it shifts into Time Of Scarcity Coming mode. It starts storing fat so it can survive the scarcity.If the body consistently gets fewer calories than it needs in a day, then it shifts into Time of Scarcity mode. It becomes more efficient at pulling every calorie it can from the food it’s given.Which is why diets inevitably fail. A body that’s learned to pull as many calories as it can from food when given more food, stays revved up so it can get your weight back up so you can survive.Forget “healthy” and “unhealthy” eating. Learn to listen to your body. Is it telling you it needs more calories? What kind of nutrients is it asking for? Is it telling you it needs more protein, fat, greens? If you’ve eaten a big chunk of calories early, pay attention to you body’s signals. Let it tell you what it needs.Get more exercise. Find something you can consistently do. Think about animals in the wild. They aren’t exercising intensely everyday. They just move as much as they need to to get the calories they need. Their energy input and output is in balance. An under desk treadmill might work for you.If you’re eating extra calories because of stress, find something else that relieves the stress. Don’t deny yourself food but switch gears first. When you feel the urge to eat when you aren’t hungry, take a walk. Climb some stairs. Breathe deep and rhythmically. Focus on letting go of the tension. If you still feel like having something after, go ahead. Don’t turn stress relief into denial. That will be stressful.
Which is worse: eating unhealthy food or skipping a meal?
Modest amounts of unhealthy food aren't really 'bad', nor is skipping the occasional meal.Your body was designed to skip meals and to survive off of whatever you happen to be able to eat.As long as you get adequate protein, fiber, essential fats, vitamins and minerals, and total calories - whether you get some of those calories from 'junk food' isn't a big deal. It is only when you get lots of excess calories that is the issue.
Will eating an unhealthy meal one time make you gain weight?
Not enough that you'd notice.What is an unhealthy meal? One with excess calories? One with more sugar than anything else?Your body doesn't have a 24h diet schedule like you do. Every meal is processed at the speed it can handle. Sugar gets processed quickly and fats and proteins get processed less quickly.Having a meal high in simple sugar will make your blood sugar rise quickly and drop quickly. This energy, if not going into exertion straight away will be stored as fat in the liver and around your body.Having too many calories from any type of food will have a similar effect, but at what point in time is many calories too many calories?We use a 24hour system in our diet plans. And it tends to work quite well because it fits around our active schedule. After sleeping, we have empty stomachs and dehydration. If you haven't eaten in days, then you'll also have low blood sugar and dehydration.Throughout the day, just by standing up, you are burning calories - so you need to replace them. Knowing that it takes at least 6 hours and up to 4 days to digest food (depending on your food type and digestion ability), what you eat and when you eat it has a very large window.You can replace those calories already lost as you progress in the day, or you can have your daily recommended calorie intake in one sitting. It really doesn't change anything other than how you feel while stuffing your face in one go and how quickly you want to finish the meal.So yes and no. One high calorie meal will make you feel heavier because you've ingested that weight in food. But no, that one meal won't make you gain noticeable weight as body fat overnight. Over-eating in general and in excess sugar will make you put on weight over time.