Is the Fit through Fat diet really healthy and effective for weight loss?

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The discussion revolves around the "Fit through Fat" diet, which emphasizes a high-fat intake for weight loss. Participants explore its health implications, effectiveness, and personal experiences related to such a diet, touching on both theoretical and experiential aspects.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express skepticism about the diet's long-term health effects, suggesting that high saturated fat intake could lead to serious health issues like heart attacks.
  • There are questions about the caloric content of the diet, with estimates suggesting a high caloric intake from fat, possibly leading to digestive issues for some individuals.
  • Participants share personal reactions to the diet, with some claiming they would experience nausea or other adverse effects from such high fat consumption.
  • There are observations about the physical appearance of individuals on the diet, with some speculating on potential health conditions that could affect weight loss, such as thyroid issues or diabetes.
  • Humor and light-hearted banter are present, with participants making jokes about food preferences and the absurdity of the diet.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally disagree on the health implications and effectiveness of the "Fit through Fat" diet, with multiple competing views on its safety and potential outcomes remaining unresolved.

Contextual Notes

Some claims about the diet's effects on health and weight loss are based on personal anecdotes and speculative reasoning, with no consensus on the physiological impacts of such a high-fat diet.

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I think I'd have a hard time staying on a diet like this, how many calories a day would that be? :bugeye:

"what a nutritionist would call a recipe for heart attacks is just what one doctor ordered for Izabela Strepak.

She went from a size 14 to a size 4.

"I guess that's a lot," she says.

She lost a lot by eating a lot - a steady diet of lard, cream and fatty meats. It's a diet she's convinced keeps her lean and healthy.

To eat that much you have to start early. Breakfast would require a four egg-yolk omelet cooked in lard, a side of bacon and sausage, toast bathed in butter - all washed down with a cup of heavy whipping cream. And that's just a third of your fat goal."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/28/eveningnews/main683605.shtml
 
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In a few months or years, we'll be hearing how the saturated fat in her diet clogged her arteries to the point of a massive heart attack.

Dieting is a long-term goal, not a get-slim-quick scheme. I'm sure a cholesterol work-up on that woman would reveal the true nature of her diet.
 
Evo said:
all washed down with a cup of heavy whipping cream.
You're sure that's whipping cream, not buttermilk with Tabasco?
 
That would be 2250 calories of fat, probably doubled to account for the calories that come from sources other than fat.
 
Danger said:
You're sure that's whipping cream, not buttermilk with Tabasco?
Buttermilk and tabasco sauce. :!) I guess that's not allowed on this diet though since it's low fat. :frown:

Now I'm REALLY craving an ice cold glass of buttermilk and tabasco sauce, with lots of salt and pepper. YUMMMM! :approve:

I don't drink it though, I eat it with a spoon. :redface:
 
BicycleTree said:
That would be 2250 calories of fat, probably doubled because only about half the calories in most high-fat foods come from fat.
That's true. I wonder if the body can't handle that much fat and most is passed through instead of stored? I may have to look that up.
 
Evo said:
I don't drink it though, I eat it with a spoon. :redface:
That does it; I'm not going to kiss you until you brush your teeth and gargle.
 
"gag" cooking in lard would kill me.
 
hypatia said:
"gag" cooking in lard would kill me.
It would kill almost anything. That's why boiling in oil was considered torture. :biggrin:
 
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hypatia said:
"gag" cooking in lard would kill me.

Ohhh but roast potatoes just aren't the same otherwise!

Been eating some fantastic pork scratchings lately. On paper, it shouldn't be good: Pig skin, pig fat, salt. ~50% fat. But in the mouth, oh so good! And it's always a bonus when there's some hairs coming off the skin...
 
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I think if I even ate half that amount of fat, I'd lose weight from the laxative effect! :bugeye: That, and it would make me so nauseous, I'd be vomiting the rest.

Though, looking at that woman in the picture, the one who's supposed to be on the diet, I can't tell if it's loose skin from the weight loss on her neck or a goiter...notice near the base of her throat there's a thickening...she may not be losing weight because of the diet, but because of a hyperactive thyroid...the high fat diet may be sustaining her from becoming even more emaciated.
 
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, I'd lose weight from the laxative effect! That, and it would make me so nauseous, I'd be vomiting the rest.

I'm sure you have hit on the secret to the diet...lol I'd have the same reaction.
Funny you saw the neck and thought thyroid. I saw the neck and thought diabetes. Either way, the neck does look like something more then just loose skin.
 
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hypatia said:
Funny you saw the neck and thought thyroid. I saw the neck and thought diabetes.
I saw the neck and thought turkey.
 
  • #14
men ..food and sex is all they ever think about?
 
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hypatia said:
men ..food and sex is all they ever think about?
Cars... you, of all people, forgot about cars?
 
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Danger said:
Cars... you, of all people, forgot about cars?

Pretty much boils down to: if you can't eat it, better ride it. :-p
 
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Moonbear said:
Pretty much boils down to: if you can't eat it, better ride it. :-p
Ideally, both. :-p
 
  • #18
If you look at her eyes, you see the folds of skin. She looks very tired.
 
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Yes one of the draw backs of the low carbs.
 
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hypatia said:
one of the draw backs of the low carbs.
Not to mention restricted rpm's. :rolleyes: