Does anyone know why you can fill up on meat, chicken, fish, vegies, cheese and eggs with seemingly unlimited amounts but you can only have a small amount of nuts each day? On days that I am physically active I get hungry and want a more substantial snack so nuts are the perfect choice but I can only have something like 20 peanuts a day. I realise that they are high fat but so is meat!
My guess would be the fats are different than those in meats???? I'm bad about counting how many I have since I loooooove peanuts in the shell . I end up eating at least 30-40 I just know it.
I think it's because it's easy to eat a lot of them, and they are quite calorie dense. A diet will only work if it's relatively low cal even though cutting carbs helps. If you're active though, you can probably get away with eating 2 servings of nuts a day. Good luck!
I've been trying to figure out why I'm stalling or gaining, it's probably the nuts. At first it was just a few, then it was a meal replacement. My favorite is sugar free chocolate jello pudding and a few macadamia nuts in it.
Well, I'm not going to buy anymore nuts for awhile. They are one of the things that I can't have in the house. If I start losing well again, I'll know for sure this was the culprit.
This is why I posted. I have been exercising a bit more just lately and have been extra hungry. Normally I would have some extra cheese for a more substantial snack but I have been eating extra peanuts because I am worried about the amount of saturated fat. The weird part is that the weight has been coming off again. I slowed right down and almost stalled for a week or so but since I've increased the nuts I have been back on track. Perhaps it is the exercise and subsequent extra water consumption but the only thing I have added as far as food goes is nuts!
Why are nuts so bad
. I end up eating at least 30-40 I just know it.
