Okay, so I realize the name of my blog can initially be a little off putting. Fat. Say it with me out loud, "Fat". It just sounds like a dirty word, the other "F" word, and one we usually use to describe something unpleasant. Whether we are referring to the excess amount we carry on our bodies or your concern that eating bacon will magically transfer its way into the walls of your arteries and clog them, its always the same negative correlation.
Well my friends, I am here to change that. Contrary to popular belief, fat is your friend.
Well my friends, I am here to change that. Contrary to popular belief, fat is your friend.
Thats right, and while there are plenty of unhealthy fats we should still be avoiding, its the ones you probably still fear that should be on the yes list of approved foods. Butter, lard, yolks, nuts, red meat, full fat dairy... oh now I'm just getting hungry!
My purpose on this blog is simple: Reverse the fat phobia.
I have spent most of my life struggling to manage my weight. From childhood obesity to being overweight through high school and well into my adult years. I never understood how I could cut my calories, eat fat free dairy, sauté my veggies in PAM (gross, right?), eat low fat buttery alternatives and chicken breasts for days and still be overweight. I was beyond frustrated and you can imagine the absolute disbelief I experienced when I learned that I may have simply had it wrong all along.
Fat was never the evil culprit behind weight gain and heart disease in our nation. In fact, it was the absence of this vital macronutrient that has been to blame.
So with that introduction I welcome you. Here you will continue to find plenty of information about real food and insight to my personal trials and errors throughout the years. I hope to enlighten you about this fat fallacy we have been fed and reverse those thoughts that come to mind when we hear the word "Fat".
Say it again with me, "Fat". Didn't leave such a bad taste in your mouth this time, now did it?
We'll work on it....
My purpose on this blog is simple: Reverse the fat phobia.
I have spent most of my life struggling to manage my weight. From childhood obesity to being overweight through high school and well into my adult years. I never understood how I could cut my calories, eat fat free dairy, sauté my veggies in PAM (gross, right?), eat low fat buttery alternatives and chicken breasts for days and still be overweight. I was beyond frustrated and you can imagine the absolute disbelief I experienced when I learned that I may have simply had it wrong all along.
Fat was never the evil culprit behind weight gain and heart disease in our nation. In fact, it was the absence of this vital macronutrient that has been to blame.
So with that introduction I welcome you. Here you will continue to find plenty of information about real food and insight to my personal trials and errors throughout the years. I hope to enlighten you about this fat fallacy we have been fed and reverse those thoughts that come to mind when we hear the word "Fat".
Say it again with me, "Fat". Didn't leave such a bad taste in your mouth this time, now did it?
We'll work on it....
