I changed my menu and it worked

@Wrexxo (1530)
June 2, 2026 11:41am CST
So a few months ago , my sister told me I was looking too lean even though I never skipped meals... I wasn’t happy about it, so I changed my menu. I stopped snacking in the afternoon and replaced it with beans & potato. I also stopped eating fufu 4 times a week and switched to eba...wierd right? Just one month later, people started saying I’ve gained weight...I was surprised . I asked an AI to break it down for me, and the explanation was so simple: It’s not really about the type of food, it’s about calories.yes..you heard me .. calories Fufu and snacks are low in calories. Eba, beans and potato are high in calories. So I was quietly consuming way more calories than my body needed... the excess got stored as fat...hence, the weight gain I learned that when you consume less calories than your body needs, you burn stored fat and lose weight. When you consume more, the extra is stored as fat and you gain weight. Simple as that...I gambled and it worked. I never knew eba, potato and bean contain a high amount of calories Now I’m just trying to eat in a way that I look healthy.. not too thin, not too fat. Just normal.
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@kaylachan (84675)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Jun
Yes. There are a lot of foods that look high in colories, but hold very to no nutritional value and they call them empty colories. You just need to eat in a way that makes you feel good.
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@Wrexxo (1530)
2 Jun
Sure..you are right
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@kaylachan (84675)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Jun
@Wrexxo I know to many people who stress over colorie count and what is or isn't healthy, they forget to live life and are comfortable.
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@Wrexxo (1530)
2 Jun
@kaylachan yeah..the most important thinks to eat healthy
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@Traceyjayne (11238)
• United Kingdom
2 Jun
You really did not know that about calories ! …..really !
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@Wrexxo (1530)
2 Jun
Yeah..I thought it was the beans that was making me fat
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@rakski (156082)
• Philippines
4 Jun
What's fufu and eba? As long as your healthy, that's he most important thing
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@rakski (156082)
• Philippines
4 Jun
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@Wrexxo (1530)
4 Jun
True that
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@RasmaSandra (97855)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Jun
At my senior age I don't worry about anything but enjoying my food, I am not too fat, not too thin, just right,
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@Wrexxo (1530)
2 Jun
I'm jealous though..
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• United States
4 Jun
You seem to have found a solution and can now use it as a guideline for not gaining or losing so you stay healthy. Sometimes it's just simple changes that make a big difference,
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@Wrexxo (1530)
4 Jun
You are right
• Torrington, Connecticut
4 Jun
Feeling healthy, energetic, and comfortable in your body matters too.
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@Wrexxo (1530)
4 Jun
Sure
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@AmbiePam (120442)
• United States
3 Jun
Potatoes have a lot of carbs, so even though I love them, I don’t eat them often. I just don’t want the weight gain.
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@snowy22315 (208686)
• United States
4 Jun
Sounds good!
@FourWalls (86500)
• United States
3 Jun
I lost 60 pounds, definitely necessary, and it’s helped my health tremendously. Glad you’ve found the “middle ground” so you can maintain a good weight for you.
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@Wrexxo (1530)
3 Jun
Yeah...thanks a lot
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@JudyEv (381638)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jun
That's why people wanting to lose weight often take about 'counting calories'.
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@Wrexxo (1530)
3 Jun
True
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