Posted on Sep 30, 2018
The "Food Pyramid" is Bullsh*t and it's Making You Fat - You're Welcome.blog
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Why Do We Get Fat?
I'm glad you asked!
Obesity is running rampant throughout our Army and society, and a huge part of it is due to widespread misguided principles like the “Food Pyramid” and “Calories in equals Calories out.”
Make no mistake, the other major contributor to the problem is a lack of personal self-discipline or simply not caring. This article by no means disregards personal responsibility.
However, there are thousands of soldiers out there that are fat but don’t want to be fat. They work out constantly, have tried all the “conventional nutritional guidance” and just aren’t seeing results. This lack of results is not due to a lack of trying, but because much of the “conventional nutritional guidance” is absolute bullsh*t… starting with the famous “Food Pyramid” (but more on that later). PT is only 50% of the battle. If you work out constantly, but have plateaued and never see any strength or weight loss gains, then your diet probably sucks.
If any of this offends you; don’t worry, I used to have a glistening “dad-bod” myself. That is until I read The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss and Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes. These two books completely changed my relationship with food. Once I began to view food as “fuel” as opposed to comfort, I began to see a marked difference in my body composition aka I actually began to look halfway decent with my shirt off. I went from 205lbs to 180lbs in about three months and I’ve kept it off for the past six years.
That is not to say that you can’t enjoy food! On the contrary, I am specifically writing this article to help soldiers change their crappy eating habits but still enjoy life. Food is a huge part of life. My goal is to teach you a healthy yet sustainable way to lose weight and keep it off without having to constantly give yourself coffee enemas and lick ice cubes.
Read this article to discover why we really get fat and how to stop it.
http://www.yourewelcome.blog/2018/09/09/80-20-diet/
I'm glad you asked!
Obesity is running rampant throughout our Army and society, and a huge part of it is due to widespread misguided principles like the “Food Pyramid” and “Calories in equals Calories out.”
Make no mistake, the other major contributor to the problem is a lack of personal self-discipline or simply not caring. This article by no means disregards personal responsibility.
However, there are thousands of soldiers out there that are fat but don’t want to be fat. They work out constantly, have tried all the “conventional nutritional guidance” and just aren’t seeing results. This lack of results is not due to a lack of trying, but because much of the “conventional nutritional guidance” is absolute bullsh*t… starting with the famous “Food Pyramid” (but more on that later). PT is only 50% of the battle. If you work out constantly, but have plateaued and never see any strength or weight loss gains, then your diet probably sucks.
If any of this offends you; don’t worry, I used to have a glistening “dad-bod” myself. That is until I read The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss and Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes. These two books completely changed my relationship with food. Once I began to view food as “fuel” as opposed to comfort, I began to see a marked difference in my body composition aka I actually began to look halfway decent with my shirt off. I went from 205lbs to 180lbs in about three months and I’ve kept it off for the past six years.
That is not to say that you can’t enjoy food! On the contrary, I am specifically writing this article to help soldiers change their crappy eating habits but still enjoy life. Food is a huge part of life. My goal is to teach you a healthy yet sustainable way to lose weight and keep it off without having to constantly give yourself coffee enemas and lick ice cubes.
Read this article to discover why we really get fat and how to stop it.
http://www.yourewelcome.blog/2018/09/09/80-20-diet/
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
That's a strong assertion. Most of our national fast food chains were introduced between 1950-1960. The ready availability of high caloric food, as well as "empty calorie" drinks as a much higher likelihood of causing obesity than the Swedish government's (later introduced by the US) education program on eating healthy.
As much as I despise the "bro-science" of CICO, nutrition is a complex concept and we do it a disservice by stating "the food pyramid is making people fat."
I can point out multiple reasons over the last 70~ years including the shift from beet sugar to high fructose corn syrup, making calories just cheaper. Additionally, visionaries like Norman Borlaug literally doubled the world's wheat (possibly all plants) production in 1970 resulting in the first world food surplus (circa 1980~).
None of this is to imply we (as a nation) are eating correctly. I am the first to say we are not, however, we need to be extremely cautious about where we lay blame.
As much as I despise the "bro-science" of CICO, nutrition is a complex concept and we do it a disservice by stating "the food pyramid is making people fat."
I can point out multiple reasons over the last 70~ years including the shift from beet sugar to high fructose corn syrup, making calories just cheaper. Additionally, visionaries like Norman Borlaug literally doubled the world's wheat (possibly all plants) production in 1970 resulting in the first world food surplus (circa 1980~).
None of this is to imply we (as a nation) are eating correctly. I am the first to say we are not, however, we need to be extremely cautious about where we lay blame.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS - We as a nation are simply not educated enough on the food we eat. I have almost completely cut out bad fats and replaced them with healthy fats. I cut out most sugars and replaced with stevia. I eat plenty of vegetables and good protein meats. I drink about 4 tbsp. of Apple cider vinegar daily with ingredients to promote metabolism generation and energy while suppressing hunger. The science is what is important and we as a nation do not know enough. I am now trying to help other Soldiers of all ages improve their lifestyle as I have mine. I am in control of my weight and if things go south, I have nobody to blame but myself. Knowledge is indeed power.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
1SG (Join to see) - No disagreement on any of that.
However, ready availability of "calories" (and food in general) vice "nutrition" (correctly balanced nutrients) is likely the real cause of the increase (approximately 4x) in Obesity since the 1960s~.
However, ready availability of "calories" (and food in general) vice "nutrition" (correctly balanced nutrients) is likely the real cause of the increase (approximately 4x) in Obesity since the 1960s~.
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I've always said that there is not one blueprint that works for everyone. Including the food pyramid. If there was, everyone would be doing it. We all have to find what works for our bodies. Good read sir.
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It took me 37 years to figure out my body. I also took a huge interest in the science behind food, caloric intake, exercise, and the importance of sleep. My wake up call was when I had my cholesterol checked and the results came back slightly elevated. I have made a lifestyle change over the last 75 days and dropped 30 lbs. and 10% body fat. Once I learned the science behind losing weight and gaining muscle, the adjustments became easier. I was really fit in my younger Army days but missed out on being even better because I didn't have the knowledge I have now. The silver lining is that it is never to late to make the adjustment. It is possible to increase muscle mass after 35 and there are other myths out there that I have learned to ignore.
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