Here’s a list of things that won’t make you fat:
- Big Macs (or any McDonald’s)
- Haribo
- Spice bags
- Bread
- Pasta
- Chocolate
- Potatoes
- Fry-ups
- Pizza
- Doner kebabs
- Crisp sandwiches
- Basically anything else you can think of
Sounds ridiculous, right? You’re a bit overweight, you eat these foods, and I’m telling you they don’t make you fat. What kind of personal trainer says that?
The kind that won’t sell you pointless supplements or give you unnecessary advice to make himself look clever.
Here’s Why That Food Doesn’t Make You Fat
You ever see an athlete eating junk food — even someone off your local GAA team — and they’re skinny as anything? You think: I eat the same food, I’m overweight, what’s the deal?
Food has nothing to do with your body fat. Calories are everything.
The reason that person eats garbage and stays lean is that they’re burning the right amount of calories for the amount they eat. They’re out doing sport for two or three hours a day, burning three or four thousand calories.
You eat the same foods, drive home, watch TV, and burn almost nothing.
The Simple Science
A pound of fat is roughly 3,500 calories.
- You need 2,000 calories a day and eat 3,000 with no exercise — you’ll gain a pound of fat in 3.5 days.
- You need 2,000 and eat 2,000 — you stay the same.
- You need 2,000, eat 2,000, and go for a run burning 500 calories — you lose a pound of fat in 7 days.
A calorie is a calorie, regardless of where it comes from. Fat is just stored, unused energy. To lose it, you need to make your body use that stored energy — burn more than you eat.
Weight loss is not some mystical unattainable thing. Eat a bit less. Move a bit more. That’s it.