Many people think getting salads will help with weight loss but they often have more calories than a double big mac
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It’s mostly the dressing.
"calories" is fiat anyway
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It's the wrong objective function. Fat/protein ratio is a better objective function because the goal is to feel full at the desired time. Fat triggers to full receptors in the brain. You can't gain weight on a carnivore diet.
Can I do carnivore diet without losing weight?
Swap 1kg 80/20 with 1.2kg 70/30
Fattier beef. Where I'm from, ground beef is often batched into different lean/fat ratios. So increase your portion and use fattier beef; same protein, more calories.
Or just add more of the same and work out more to gain mass.
Carbs is fiat, for most who are having trouble with diet, e.g. bouncing back and forth.
Chemicals. Everywhere.
Unfortunately most people use salads as a way to mainline cheese and seed oil sludge called “dressing”
They think they’re being healthy.
I don’t eat the food my food eats! 
Balsamic vinaigrette is the way to go with a salad.
