Does your body adjust to low-fat diets?

[Red Rock]

Just wanted to say thank you for your input here. I guess when I said low-fat, I'm thinking not a strict low fat, I just try to eat the most natural, unproceded foods with the least amount of fat possible.

Red Rock

[sundial]

...I just try to eat the most natural, unproceded foods with the least amount of fat possible.

I use real butter when I bake and olive oil when I cook. For snacks I'll eat a few nuts. I try to steer away from processed stuff.

[RoadRaven]

We use olive oil based spread (olivani) and the butter in our fridge is for when the boys want to cook.

Neither of us cope with pastry well, and butter on scones or bread when we are out make us feel unwell.

I (43 years) can cope with more sat-fats than he (49 years) can, but he's been on this low fat diet a few years more than me, and has much greater discipline. He's still winning gold medals at national level, so its not compromising his power or health

[shootingstar]

Neither of us cope with pastry well, and butter on scones or bread when we are out make us feel unwell.

My reaction to butter isn't quite like that, I still like to butter my bread rolls at a restaurant. It's a decadent pleasure for me because we normally don't buy/keep butter at home. No need 99% of the time, given our cooking style.

I still haven't pulled away from desserts completely, but have noticed for the past 5 years, I have no interest in cheesecakes. 15 years ago it was not like that.

Methinks my shift to low-fat diet..happened very slowly over the decades and started when I was a late teen, when mother was cutting off all the fat/skin before cooking chicken, pork or beef. Includes skimming off fat for soup broth leftovers, etc.

Now 1 doughnut is enjoyable or a deep fried thing. After 2 or more, it becomes less enjoyable.

Yes, I do want a certain quality of Asian cooking when eating in restaurants that use less oil in stir-fries, broths, etc.

And no kiddin, whole, unprocessed foods is kindest on stomachs/gastrointestinal system.

[Pan Dulce]

I try to 'eat clean', as in unprocessed and natural foods. I do indulge in pizza now and again because I love it too much. When I do, I feel queasy and generally unwell afterward. It's not just you.

[emily_in_nc]

A good friend of mine who'll be 50 in Sept. had a really hard time eating any fat without it upsetting her tummy so had gradually shifted to an extremely low-fat diet. She then went on a 2 week road trip with her DH around the southwest, which of course involved a lot of meals out, and she was miserable enough in the gut to see her doc upon her returned. Turned out it was her gallbladder. It was inflamed and full of stones. She just had surgery to have it removed. In the few weeks prior to her surgery she could tolerate almost zero fat.

I don't have much problem eating fat in moderation, luckily. Love my olive oil and cheese and thankfully am still able to enjoy it.