What Should I Be Eating to Burn Fat?

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The discussion revolves around dietary choices for fat loss, exploring what foods to eat or avoid to effectively burn fat. Participants share personal experiences, psychological aspects of dieting, and differing opinions on the role of specific foods in weight management.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses uncertainty about what to eat for fat loss, suggesting avoidance of carbohydrates and questioning the role of salads.
  • Another participant highlights the complexity of dieting, referencing psychological factors and suggesting that leafy salads and zero-calorie sodas could be beneficial, while also noting the importance of personal research.
  • A different viewpoint emphasizes that successful dieting is about avoiding certain foods and controlling portion sizes, rather than focusing solely on what to eat.
  • One participant challenges the notion of "fat-burning" foods, suggesting that no food can inherently burn fat.
  • A final comment reminds participants that medical advice cannot be provided in the forum, reiterating the idea that foods do not burn fat.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on dietary approaches for fat loss, with no consensus reached on specific foods or strategies. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best dietary practices for burning fat.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention psychological factors influencing dieting success, the complexity of calorie management, and the distinction between foods that may aid in weight loss versus those that do not. There are references to external articles that may not be scientifically rigorous.

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Individuals interested in weight loss strategies, dietary planning, and the psychological aspects of dieting may find this discussion relevant.

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I've been trying to lose weight a few times but each time failed not knowing what to eat. What should I be eating to burn as much fat as possible? I know I should avoid carbohydrates and drink water regularly. Does eating salad changes anything? What else should I be eating? Currently weighing 94kg with a height of 175cm.
 
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Dieting is a very complex issue. There was a recent article in Scientific American Mind about how dieting often fails due to the psychology behind it.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-diets-don-t-work-and-what-does/

Having said that leafy salads have zero calories and so would be good to eat. Aspartame-based soda is also zero calories and can fix a soda habit although it appears people still gain weight after a time. However, drinking water in place of a soda is also zero cals without the same side-effects.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/04/saccharin-aspartame-dangers.aspx

None of these references are very scientific and I am not an expert in this field so your best bet is to do some research online and come up with a plan that works for you.
 
It's not what you "should" be eating, but what you "should not" be eating.

I would argue that the basic principle in dieting is actually very simple. Losing weight is about consuming less calories than you burn. It's the execution of this in an environment of excess calories, near-constant temptation, sedentary lifestyles, and constant demands on one's executive function that make it very difficult to execute.

I lost 40 lbs about two years ago and have kept it off with the following rules.
  1. Control portion sizes.
  2. Avoid junk food.
  3. Half of what you eat should be a real fruit or a vegetable.
 
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FWIW - there is no such thing as a fat-burning caloric food. See myth #2: https://well.wvu.edu/articles/10_dieting_myths
 
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We cannot give medical advice here on the PF. Hopefully you find the replies above informative -- especially the part about how foods do not burn fat. :smile:

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