How unhealthy is this?

[morbidcuriosity]

I really wanted some chips, so I sliced a potato, and put in air fryer.. potato, onion, pepper, garlic and spices.. , couple squirts of oil and rubbed it all over . The air fryer. . They were really nice, but I'm.wondering what I'm missing.. they tasted so good, I'm.thinking they are unhealthy..

I think obsessing about eating home made chips is unhealthy yes. What's your goal ? Are you overweight and trying to loose weight ? Or are you underweight perhaps ? Nothing unhealthy about what you've described as long as eaten within a balanced diet

Not obsessing, just general diet , am overweight yes.. so not eating too much chips take aways chocolate etc.. I just fancied chips so cooked these.. but they were so nice I was thinking I'm going wrong somewhere and it wasn't good..

As long as you weigh them and count everything you're absolutely fine. It's the entire point of calorie counting. Being able to eat freely within your allowance.

How much oil did you use?

It's best to measure out exactly how much oil you use because it is so easy to put more in than you intended.

They do sound like a great alternative to a take away though.

I found the best way to lose weight was to cut out high carb foods such as pasta, rice, potatoes, pastries and food that's packed with sugar.
It's tough going to start with, but it's doable
I was 14st 10lb at the beginning or March and at 5ft1in you can imagine I looked like Weeble 😋
Added exercise to the food plan and I'm now 12st10lb. It's coming off slowly but it's working.
Good luck !!

Squirts of oil? Are you using fry light?

I’ve been making chips in the air drier and adding them on my calories and they don’t seem too bad- so long as I don’t use too much oil and have a massive portion. Sounds like it’ll be a decent way for you to eat something satisfying and enjoyable without going over your calories. Personally I found them really filling too.

I think you do have to be careful using some sprays with the air drier though.

I agree with this approach, I was a size 24, weighed 14 stone 7 at 5ft 4 on 1st July 2022, I was diagnosed with diabetes and didn't want to take medication so was allowed to change my diet and exercise.

I gave up potato, bread, pasta, rice and sugary foods, I allowed myself up to 130grams of carbs a day and tracked my intake on an app.

I allowed myself Porridge as even though a carb I also had high cholesterol and wanted to see if I could reduce without statins.

A typical day for me now is

Porridge with frozen cherries and sometimes a couple of squares of dark chocolate melted into it (tastes like black forest gateau) I added the carbs consumed into my tracker)

Lunch would be something like a cheese omelette with a salad or ratatouille, sometimes I would have cauliflower cheese. or a roast dinner with only 1 small roast potato, but tons of veg.

Tea would be soup (I love the ones from the nourish range, very filling and only 168 calories for 500g,

If hungry I would snack on walnuts, cashews, Greek yoghurt (full fat as less sugar and more filling), chicken etc

I would allow myself red wine or the occasional gin and slimline tonic.

I am now 8 stone 10, and a size 10 and my diabetes is in remission, sadly I still have high cholesterol, which turns out to be genetic and not connected to my diet to I will need to take statins.

I lost the majority of the weight in the first 4 months, then it slowed to 1 pound a fortnight, I feel healthier and it feels sustainable. A lot of my issue was I just used to eat for any reason, out of boredom, sadness, etc, it was my hobby, I just ate until I felt I had filled an emotional gap inside me.

I do eat a few carbs now, but not like before, I may have seeded sourdough with some peanut butter or some brown rice with a meal, and allow myself 2 roast potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding with my Sunday roast, I just make sure I am having a lot of green veg and protein.

I am 58 and spent years yo yo dieting, it wasn't until I had this health scare I looked into the actual nutrition of what I was eating and was scared by the possibility of going blind or losing a limb (couple of complications from diabetes) Good luck x

So you think if it tastes good it's unhealthy? And healthy food doesn't taste good?

I agree with this, healthy food can taste amazing and if you season it correctly and using an air fryer, use olive oil etc it can add flavour and health benefits too.