Comment Re:complete sensationalist bullshit (Score 1) 294
Unless you’ve counted every single calorie & macronutrient in and compared them to times you’ve been balanced versus imbalanced, I frankly don’t believe you that you’ve seen large swings in weight while eating the same number and makeup of calories.
I definitely agree with the imbalance aspect. There are days when I’m low on protein or for whatever reason really craving some carbs at the time or needing potassium or something. I’ll eat everything in sight and still not be satisfied until I find the one thing that I needed, then I’m good. I’ve been getting better at consciously recognizing that “EAT ALL THE THINGS!” mode and either recognizing that a particular “off” feeling equates to a particular nutritional need or else just nibbling a little of the common triggers to see what makes me start to feel better.
Bottom line though is that when you’re not eating the nutrients your body needs, you just feel starved and eat waaaay more calories until you satisfy whatever the nutrient need was. It’s really easy to not notice that you’re eating way more calories since they tend to be snacks rather than meals, but it adds up in a hurry.
I’d be willing to bet that’s what caused you to gain weight when doing the veg thing. You were eating more calories than you realized trying to meet (or is that meat?...) whatever deficiency your body was feeling. And ESPECIALLY going veg, you’re inevitably going to fill up on sugars and starches. Compared to eating more of your same-number of calories from proteins and fats, just about everyone would gain weight eating the same number of calories in mostly carbs.