Calorie counting?
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I don't know about this CICO thing... I mean true you eat a boatload of calories, weight gain is inevitable... But if you "listen" to your body, I don't think you need to count as strictly... If you eat, just to eat, opposed to eat when your hungry and only eat as much where you start to feel satisfied, then count calories, otherwise it's not that important.
I have read over and over is that sugar makes you fat faster than other things... I didn't say foods, because I don't think sugar should be considered a food, but a poison... Look it up on the internet, sugar is not good in any quantity. But since we're talking low carb, sugar usually doesn't play a big role in your diet, or it shouldn't.
So I'm up in the air with counting calories... eating natural, unprocessed foods is more important, and knowing when to stop... Even if there's food still on the plate.
My $0.00002 worth.
Michael.
Listening to your body works a lot better with LCHF, but not otherwise. Because hunger is controlled by hormones, and hormones are affected by what one eats.
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@professionalHobbyist....... I agree, the closer I get the harder it gets too.
I still look for carb count over calories when making food choices, and I eat until I'm full. A couple weeks ago I was hungry all the time, and was nervous about overdoing the calories, but at the end of that week I saw a good loss. So I let my hunger guide me.....0 -
Wow Minties, 70lbs is an amaaaaazing loss! Well done, you!0
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Its very easy to make links to previous discussions. I keep the below in a text file and copy & paste.
Fine, I'll go and find some of them.
This was intended to be a mega-thread about the whole thing. I meant to get around to cleaning it up and organizing it into a "No Counting" Resource. There's a link in the first post the to "Pro-Counting" counter-point thread.
Doesn't Counting Calories Count?
The below are the links to the "Ad Libitum April" Challenge threads from when we did a no counting month, for those who were interested.
Ad Libitum April Challenge
Ad Lib. April {Initial Check-In}
Ad Lib April {April 8th}
Ad Lib April {April 15th}
Ad Lib April {April 22nd}
Ad Lib April {Final: May 1st}
I am sure there are other threads around. These are the ones I was able to find quickly.0 -
IMO in weight loss phase, some people can do lazy keto, especially if they have lots to lose. The same people often need to tidy up their habits when stalling or getting closer to goal weight.
Short people or with dysfunctional metabolisms/diseases have MUCH smaller margins of error, so most often have to count.
Other things already mentioned is a past of bingeing, possibly affects ghrelin/leptin levels.
The individual's metabolism is regulated by hormonal environment and state of balance/unbalance. This again is influenced by lifestyle factors: diet, exercise, mood, stress, sleep. But also more inherent factors: Genes, action potentials, transcription factors, non-mendelian heritage (dutch hunger winter). If you don't need to count you probably hit a good balance intuitively of caloric intake and nutrient efficiency for YOUR body. This might not be applicable for another person.
Some people can omit counting, some can't. But «repairing» of metabolic function by uooing BMR more can be improved by individual lifestyle choices.
TL;DR We're all different. Adjust to methods that work for YOU.
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IMO in weight loss phase, some people can do lazy keto, especially if they have lots to lose. The same people often need to tidy up their habits when stalling or getting closer to goal weight.
Short people, very lean, or with dysfunctional metabolisms/diseases have MUCH smaller margins of error, so most often have to count.
Other things already mentioned is a past of bingeing, possibly affects ghrelin/leptin levels.
The individual's metabolism is regulated by hormonal environment and state of balance/unbalance. This again is influenced by lifestyle factors: diet, exercise, mood, stress, sleep. But also more inherent factors: Genes, action potentials, transcription factors, non-mendelian heritage (dutch hunger winter). If you don't need to count you probably hit a good balance intuitively of caloric intake and nutrient efficiency for YOUR body. This might not be applicable for another person.
Some people can omit counting, some can't. But «repairing» of metabolic function by upping BMR more can be improved by individual lifestyle choices.
TL;DR We're all different. Adjust to methods that work for YOU.
Edit: added in italics.
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As we get closer to our goal the ground is tougher to cover
No more true words written
The first 100 pounds lost is practice for the last 10.0
