Diet. It’s a four letter word in America. One of the gifts my son’s autism has given me is a crash course in all things nutrition, and it’s fine time that I share it all with you.
The one positive from our major overhaul in nutrition by eating the right fats: I am back at college weight without an ounce of cellulite.
Cross my heart and hope to die.
Low-fat diets will make you fatter. Period.
Why?
Fat in food gives us the sensation of satiety, and without it, our blood sugar spikes and falls, leaving you heading for the vending machine or the nearest drive-thru.
That’s why if you eat an apple solo, you are hungry an hour later. Eat an apple with a nut butter, and you stay full.
Low-fat diets are also loaded with extra-carbs, sugars, or even worse, fake sugars. These little devils clog up your liver and pack on the pounds.
It’s the types of fats we eat that make the difference in our health. Choosing traditional fats like coconut oil and butter over refined garbage like margarine, according to Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon, authors of Eat Fat, Lose Fat, will improve your health and weight.
Enig and Fallon recommend:
-butter
-coconut oil
-eggs
-cod liver oil
-collagen-based bone broths and homemade gelatins!
This makes sense to me, as our brains are made of 60% fat. No wonder depression and anxiety rates are so high, our brains are starving!
Enig and Fallon discount all processed oils: vegetable, canola, safflower, and sunflower.
It works, people. I’m lower than my pre-baby weight. By the power of coconut oil. And my cellulite that plague me for years, gone. I do also attribute some of this to being gluten-free, as it was causing mass inflammation and water retention in me, but everyone is different.
In the past year, I’ve read upwards of 30 books on nutrition, diets, and health. None has resonated more with me than this.
Stay tuned for a recipe to flush that cellulite from your thighs…
What about Protein?
Agreed!!!! I have been so surprised with how much weight I am loosing as I eat coconut oil, butter, and other natural fats! My son is happier and so is my belly!!! Plus I love making fries in the oven with coconut oil sea salt and a little pepper. my boy calls that mcdonalds fries now! lol
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Very interesting way to look at fat. Also, I would LOVE to know your anti-cellulite eating regimen! I am relatively thin {when I am not pregnant!} but cellulite plagues my lower body…or at least there is more of it there than I’d like!
I think I am going to have to read this book. Thank you for sharing.
Jaime-
Protein plays an important role in rebuilding muscle, but this book specifically looks at the types of fat in American diets and what fats we really need.
Greta- I smell a blog post coming on. I use ghee, eggs, coconut oil, and cod liver oil liberally, and I am also gluten-free. I do post my meal plans {when i get around to it, so check my recipe box and meal plan links}…
I have read Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions and stopped using margarine right away. I really need to go through it again. I will add this to my must read list. Thanks for sharing.
Ruth
Eat fat, lose weight? Ummmm, yes please.
Gonna have to look into it further.
I’m so glad this knowledge is spreading around the world and now the blog world, too! Thanks for posting!
I do wonder about the gluten thing though. I have a loose theory it might have more to do with genetic modification and refining processes. There may be sensitivites for some people but I don’t think it’s actually as widespread as it is seemingly becomming. At least for me and my family fresh ground organic whole wheat flour used in our baking goods is awesome!
Funny, I was just working on a post in my head about real butter vs. the fake stuff. I have a friend that was SHOCKED that I use butter, even though I’m on Weight Watchers.
Amy @ A Little Nosh
Nicolette, I’m in full agreement here. This is an awesome post and I wish there were more people out there who would pay attention to this. Bravo! http://homesandbabies.blogspot.com Becky
yeahhhhh girl! <3 healthy fats make our world go round! and help us absorb more antioxidants! whoohoo!
Love this post! I fully believe that you should continue to use real butter, and real cream. I love me some coconut oil, too. Thanks for sharing.
This is another book I need to get!