[quote=CardiffBaseball]The fat that you eat isn’t any big deal if you leave out the starchy foods (pasta, bread, potatoes etc.)
Hard to do, yet I feel so much better personally when I cut out the carbs (veggies and fruits ok, but limit fruits if cutting).
Started grabbing stuff off of Livin’ La Vida Lo-Carb at itunes just to make myself realize that feeling better means eating better. I sleep better, have more energy etc.[/quote]
Quantity is more important than composition. Pretty much anything can be converted into fat, as long as there’s an excess of calories.
One Chipotle burrito contains 1200 to 1400 calories. That’s enough calories to sustain an average sedentary white-collar worker for 24 hours. But your body does not work like that: it will refill the reserves, using maybe 300 calories, and send the rest into long-term storage as fat, and 4-6 hours later you’ll feel hungry again.
Go to a full-service Mexican restaurant, order the same burrito, some chips, and a margarita (300-500 cal), and you’re pushing 2000 calories in one sitting.
