Fact or myth: lose weight by consuming less calories than you burn?

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Depends. Samoas or Thin Mints?
    Gotta be Thin Mints, since "thin" is right there in the name; whereas everyone is aware of the culturally insensitive stereotype that people from the South Pacific islands become obese if they consume sugar, so Samoas clearly aren't a diet food (despite the coconut). Simple logic.

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  • ZoneFive
    ZoneFive Posts: 570 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Depends. Samoas or Thin Mints?
    Gotta be Thin Mints, since "thin" is right there in the name; whereas everyone is aware of the culturally insensitive stereotype that people from the South Pacific islands become obese if they consume sugar, so Samoas clearly aren't a diet food (despite the coconut). Simple logic.

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  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
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    Did you do the *love* @cwolfman13, or are the mods being all Valentine-y? :laugh:

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,627 Member
    Irishman1970 wrote: »
    Chibinesekwe wrote: »
    Example
    : Could I lose weight by eating only Girl Scout cookies as long as I stay under my calorie limit for the day? (Not going to try it, but curious if this theory is fact or myth).

    Short term YEP - you can lose weight eating only thin mints - but you will lose muscle as well and that will lead to long term weight gain - your BMR is based on average muscle mass - without a standard BMR you will not have the same calorie burn - couple that will a complete lack of proper metabolic activities due to lack of quality nutrition and you WILL die on thin mint alone

    I dunno, 2g protein in 160 calories (4 cookies), so I could lose weight on 40 of those daily, and get as much protein as I see some other people getting around here. Vegan, too, so "healthy" . . . if a little high in sat fat. Gonna take a long time to die eating them.

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  • mike_bold
    mike_bold Posts: 140 Member
    I'm not sure about girl scout cookies, but definitely twinkie's ;)

    http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Might I recommend the "Search" option for the forums?
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    I am so jazzed that they have gluten-free varieties now! And so thankful they generally don't have them available when I pass the girl scout cookie tables outside the grocery stores :)
  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    Yes! It's all about math. I have some weeks where I am eating my allowed calories and it's all "healthy" foods. Other weeks I take in the same calories but more from "bad" foods. I still lose weight. I don't eat healthy foods for weight loss, I eat them for nutrition and because I genuinely enjoy them . Plus, as much as I'd like it, taking in all my calories from girl scout cookies would make me feel awful hehe!
  • DevilsFan1
    DevilsFan1 Posts: 342 Member
    bendyourkneekatie wrote: »
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    Total myth. You need to consume as many calories as you can to lose weight. Totally makes sense too.

    This is true, but be careful where those calories come from. The must be whole foods, organic, and unprocessed. The moment you touch a grain of refined sugar or, god forbid, a grain of grain of any kind, you will pile on the kilos and unkickstart your metabolism. (Though this can be quickly counteracted with a thorough detox with apple cider coconut grapefruit quinoa enemas).

    Whenever I'm feeling down, I know I can come to the MFP forums and find a post like this that will make me laugh out loud. Thanks for this!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,627 Member
    DevilsFan1 wrote: »
    bendyourkneekatie wrote: »
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    Total myth. You need to consume as many calories as you can to lose weight. Totally makes sense too.

    This is true, but be careful where those calories come from. The must be whole foods, organic, and unprocessed. The moment you touch a grain of refined sugar or, god forbid, a grain of grain of any kind, you will pile on the kilos and unkickstart your metabolism. (Though this can be quickly counteracted with a thorough detox with apple cider coconut grapefruit quinoa enemas).

    Whenever I'm feeling down, I know I can come to the MFP forums and find a post like this that will make me laugh out loud. Thanks for this!

    IKR? The word "unkickstart" alone was worth the price of admission. ;)
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