It doesn't matter the breakdown of calories

Tamie_Girl

It really doesn't matter the breakdown of your calories after all (fat, carbs, protein) ... it all comes down to calories.

Great article ...

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/weightloss/diet-type-or-calories-lost-whats-best-weight-loss

funkyspunky871

Oh darn. I was hoping it would say that fat grams don't matter at all. Haha. I wish. Good article. Thanks.

Hathor

Very interesting report, thank you for posting it

mfpchar

Yeah, I've read how none of the types of diet really have an advantage. Its just a matter of being mindful like we're doing here logging.

Though...

Creating good muscle helps you lose weight, though I'm not well versed in exactly how that's so. And there's advantages to being mindful of foods for training:

http://www.intense-workout.com/post_workout.html

belldandy1

Bump.

aippolito1

Everyone is wired differently, though. Some respond well to low sugar, others don't. Some respond well to low carb, others don't. I know some people love low carb and they say it works for them but I lose weigh just fine eating a lot of carbs. I'm at 50%... I probably only eat about 40%, though.

MsElphaba

It really doesn't matter the breakdown of your calories after all (fat, carbs, protein) ... it all comes down to calories.

Great article ...

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/weightloss/diet-type-or-calories-lost-whats-best-weight-loss

Well I think that is an overall generalization because it does say "As long as your diet is balanced and healthy overall, you can lose weight and keep a good amount of it off if you watch the calories"

Balanced and healthy. You can't have 1200 calories of ice cream and lose weight. But if your carbs are high one day, or your fat, or something else, as along as your diet is overall BALANCED, you will be on the right track.

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chubloss

For weight loss, the breakdown does not matter. For long term health it does.

FAT (saturated and trans) clogs the arteries
= heart attack and stroke
= death (or a miserable life of pills or machines to keep you alive).

SUGAR raises blood sugar levels
= diabetes and high blood pressure
= premature death (see above)

SALT raises blood pressure
= pills
= (see above)

HEALTHY/WELL-BALANCED
= low fat, low sugar, low salt
= high fiber, mainly fruit and vegetables, whole grains, low fat meat/alternatives/dairy, healthy fats, water
= daily exercise
= live your life playing with your kids or grand-kids instead of watching from the sidelines because you can't move/breathe.

See you all in the produce aisles

Tamie_Girl

chubloss, well said. I liked that. :drinker: