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Healthy eating alone for fat loss

shortz

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Today I was prepping some meals and taking a look at what I was eating and a great example came to me. There is a general misconception that "eating clean" is what makes people lose fat. I have brought up, numerous times, even if you're eating healthy, you still need to consume a certain amount of calories to lose fat.

Typically I tell people to watch fat sources, simply because 1g of fat is more than twice the cals of carbs and protein and is just really calorie dense. However, I made a bowl of cereal, and another example of how simply "Eating clean" can get people in to trouble.

How many calories do you think this bowl of cereal has?

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Turbolag

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Probably 200 from the cereal and 200-400 from the milk?

So maybe 500 ?
 
ajdonutz

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Small bowl, probably 200ish give or take
 
Turbolag

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You underestimate the cereal itself tremendously. ;)

Yea I was thinking it was a larger bowl. Haha

Looks like Kashi or Honey Bunches Of Oats.
 
shortz

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Yea I was thinking it was a larger bowl. Haha

Looks like Kashi or Honey Bunches Of Oats.

It's just granola. It's really not that much cereal though. It's 900 calories.
 
shortz

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What?!

That's granola + milk????

Yup. Next time you're at the store, grab a box and measure out one serving. You'll literally LOL and say "Screw that!"
 
Turbolag

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Yup. Next time you're at the store, grab a box and measure out one serving. You'll literally LOL and say "Screw that!"

When I do the IIFYM plan we set up, for my first and or second meal I like don't 1 cup honey bunches of oats and 1 cup rice milk. I think that makes 400 calories.

It's pretty good. I love cereal though.

I'll have to search through myfitness pal log and see what the actual numbers are.
 
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Edit: I checked, the cereal was 190 for a serving and the rice milk is 120 for a cup.
 
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Eating healthy and fat loss are not synonymous terms.
 
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