2 things I saw on TV this Weekend
I actually took some time off this weekend to spend some time at home. I think I even went a whole 12 hours without checking my email. Yeah, you know YOU contribute to the problem. Anyways, there are 2 things I caught on TV this weekend that I want to discuss with you.
#1-Fit Tv’s Blaines Low Carb Kitchen-Why doesn’t the dude just bath himself in oil?!? Now we know there is nothing wrong with fat, but jesus, do low carb people not get that calories account for something too? I got a lot of hate recently for my “bi*ching” about low carb. First off there is a difference between keto, low carb, no carb, high carb, lotta carb, lil’ carb…technically my current life long diet is low carb as I stick to it on average at about a 40% daily carb intake. I like lots of protein and fats in my diet, feel better that way, and balance is key. However, I am not afraid of a damn tomato and can’t wrap my head around why you think you are going to lose fat by not counting calories and dumping ladles of oil over garlic. No wonder he got the boot and ended up on CSI as a overweight sexual offender chef.
Take home point for #1-Calories do count even if you are going to restrict carbs.
#2-Slimquick Ad- For one thing, why doesn’t that cartoon man leave that woman? You know she is the kind of woman that comes into the living room while he is sitting in his recliner and beats him over the head with a newspaper and tells him to take out the trash. I feel for the cartoon husband in the Slimquick ads. Here is a link to the old one so you can get the feel for this woman. http://www.samanthaferguson.com/producer/27 This recent one states that it’s hard to lose weight when you have to eat out so much. So they both switch to ordering salads. He loses lots of weight and she loses her breasts, I am not making this up. So why does this happen? Why does Ted lose more weight?
Well let us assume that they both head up to Ruby Tuesdays and get the Classic Chicken Salad. It rings in at a total of 1,022 calories. Now in a day she burns 2,200 calories, and in a day he burns 4,400 calories. She eats that salad just twice and she isn’t going to budge. He can eat it three times and still lose weight.
Take home point for #2-Bigger people burn more. Women (in general) cannot eat the same amount as men and lose weight. It sucks, but you don’t need a crappy pill, just eat half the salad next time, Sally.
kevin
Calories, we don’t count no stinkin calories, we will compute net carbs, effective carbs, subtract sugar alcohols, but calories, Bah, Humbug I say….lol
January 21st, 2008 at 6:07 pmkevin
But seriously, something I wrote in response to another blog “weight of the evidence”.
The problem with calories is that they do matter, sort of. If you look at most studies that compare this diet to that diet, you will find that for about 50% of the people, calories in vs calories out will explain the difference in their weight. You will however also find that ABOUT 1/4 will do better than can be explained by the calorie equation, and another 1/4 will respond the opposite of what is expected. This is why the “average” results often hide some valuable information. You also have to consider the population being studied. If you are obese and or diabetic studies on athletes may not provide much insight and vice-versa.
IMNSHO, people who say its all about the carbs, or all about the calories, are both wrong.
January 21st, 2008 at 7:22 pmLeigh Peele
“people who say its all about the carbs, or all about the calories, are both wrong.”
This is pretty much true for anything really. Very little in this world is black and white.
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:14 pm