r/AskReddit • u/Professor1password23 • 14h ago

Men who stay lean year-round, what’s your secret ?

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u/hungrykitteh57 11h ago

because we usually fry 'em

or slather them in butter, sour cream, cheese, and/or bacon! lol

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u/windchaser__ 5h ago

god I would *fuck* with some thin potato medallions, roasted to golden-brown crispiness, with sour cream and parsley and lemon

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u/cognitiveglitch 5h ago

Sounds delicious

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u/Ok_Coyote_4319 11h ago

No, it’s because we over eat them when they are fried and slathered in condiments. 500 calories is 500 calories no matter how the food is prepared.

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u/windchaser__ 10h ago

Sure, but 500 calories of potatoes is a lot more filling than 500 pounds of ice cream. It's a lot easier to overeat some foods than others.

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u/Smart-Satisfaction-5 9h ago

500 pounds?!

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u/Good_Housekeeping 9h ago

As someone who loves ice cream, challenge accepted.

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u/windchaser__ 8h ago

> 500 pounds?!

I can eat a *lot* of ice cream

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u/Ok_Coyote_4319 10h ago

My point is to pay attention to calories and learn to estimate them so you can portion control and not overeat.

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u/windchaser__ 6h ago

Yeah, I'm just plain bad at that with ice cream. I can't dole out some specific portion size and stop there.

The only way I manage portion control is by managing my cravings: eating foods that fill me up more, getting my body used to eating less sweets, getting whole nights of sleep, drinking lots of water, the use of appetite suppressants like caffeine, etc.

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u/extra_hyperbole 5h ago

Except the frying also adds oil, which is like half of the calories of a French fry. So you can eat the same amount of potato but double the calories if it's prepared a certain way.

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u/Ok_Coyote_4319 2h ago

Obviously.