Confused

[Mechel]

If i am trying to loose some weight(24/F, 156LB, 27%BF) can i still eat cottage cheese? I really like that stuff, but i cant figure out from all the info. i have read if its ok to eat when cutting, cause it seems to be food of choice for a healthy diet. Is there any fruit that would be ok to eat with it while trying to loose weight? Thanks

 

[FitFossil]

When you say you are "cutting", are you doing this in preparation for an upcoming contest, or is it that you just want to permanently lower your bodyfat?

To me, they are two entirely different diets. A typical cutting diet, that involves lots of restriction (e.g. no dairy), WILL get you leaner than you've ever been, but it (both the level of leanness and the diet itself) is NOT something you can maintain. The rebound is a bitch. Bodybuilders know this, and it just goes with the territory of competing. The aim of a cutting diet is to get super lean for contest day.

On the other hand, to permanently lose bodyfat, it's important to eat a wide variety of healthy foods, while still keeping in mind overall calories, and the proportion of proteins, carbs, and fats. On this type of diet, I see nothing wrong with cottage cheese or fruit as long as you fit it into the overall equation. An excellent article and diet examples here: http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html
Look under Eating and Dieting 101.

 

[MS]

I can't think of any reason why cottage cheese shouldn't be part of a good cutting diet. Casein is a superb slow digesting and anabolic protein. The only time I *might* be tempted to drop it would be the week before a competition when manipulating sodium etc...since cottage cheese can be highish in sodium.

I think the advice to avoid dairy while cutting has more to do with hard cheeses (high in saturated fats), milk (high in lactose) and ice cream (high in at AND lactose). It surely doesn't apply to low fat cottage cheese, whey protein or unsweetened yogurt???