There is no magic diet….

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ndj1979
ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hate to break it to you folks, but there is no "magical diet" that is going to "melt off" the fat. So many times we see people in the forums saying I need to do low carb, keto, paleo, this cleanse, that cleanse etc, because they say that calorie deficit is not working for them.

Then, upon closer examination you usually find that these folks do not consistently log, do not have a food scale, are over estimating calorie burns, or something else.

One can lose weight on paleo, keto, low carb, etc, but that does not mean they are superior to a good ole fashioned calorie deficit, because at the end of the day all these methods - keto, low carb, etc - are just tools that one uses to create a calorie deficit. No matter what you may think, trust me you are not the one person in the known universe that defies that laws of math and can eat in a positive energy balance and lose weight just because you are eating the "right foods".

Just because you lost weight restricting certain foods like carbs, sugar, etc, that does not mean that they are "bad", it just means that you replaced calorie dense foods with less calorie dense ones and created a deficit by restricting those whole food groups. At the end of the day, you can eat what you want and have success.

We did not get obese over night and we are not going to get fit/healthy/athletic over night either.

My suggestion;

eat in a reasonable deficit = 500 cals per day.
get a food scale and weigh measure everything
log everything that you eat and be consistent
use trial and error to figure out your maintenance TDEE
move around more < my personal suggestion would be lift heavy using compound movements but that is not for everyone.
if you like cardio do it, if you do not like cardio do not do it…
a common macro setting is 40p 30f 30 carbs < those are percents…
restrict nothing and continue to eat the foods that you like...
sugar and carbs are not the devil …

there are no special snowflakes….even if you have a medical condition you are going to need to create a negative energy balance to lose weight, but getting there will be more difficult….

Oh and feel free to do low carb, keto, paleo, etc….just don't say they are 'superior' or that you ate in a deficit before, lost no weight, and then switched to low carb and it just started to magically come off….

good luck…..!
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  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
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  • dwarfiegodsmack
    dwarfiegodsmack Posts: 317 Member
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    :drinker:
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
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    Well said.
  • LunaZuriel
    LunaZuriel Posts: 77 Member
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    I've heard the term "special snowflake" before...Can't remember where..
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
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    But? but? .....what about the ice cream cleanse? :sad: :sad:
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
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    But? but? .....what about the ice cream cleanse? :sad: :sad:
    That's just yummy >.>
    y u make me hungry!!
  • DeliriumCanBeFun
    DeliriumCanBeFun Posts: 313 Member
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    Word!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    But? but? .....what about the ice cream cleanse? :sad: :sad:

    lol I fully support the ice cream cleanse!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    I've heard the term "special snowflake" before...Can't remember where..

    an MFP forum more than likely….
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
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    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • Lifelink
    Lifelink Posts: 193 Member
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    Agreed.

    Also, I remember reading a thread about a "sugar cleanse". Had me in stitches.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Agreed.

    Also, I remember reading a thread about a "sugar cleanse". Had me in stitches.
    lol, I am sure that blew some peoples heads off….
  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
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    Why didn't somebody tell me this earlier? Are you guys trying to sabotage me?!

    *throws down cauliflower cookie and storms off*
  • msbunnie68
    msbunnie68 Posts: 1,894 Member
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    Amen people!

    I fight for the right of pizzas everywhere.

    Pizza is pizza. Cauliflower is cauliflower. Cauliflower crust =/= pizza crust no matter what sauce you drown it in and it is not a holier than thou way to lose weight. It is a miserable way to do it.
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
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    But... Doc Oz says otherwise!
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Amen people!

    I fight for the right of pizzas everywhere.

    Pizza is pizza. Cauliflower is cauliflower. Cauliflower crust =/= pizza crust no matter what sauce you drown it in and it is not a holier than thou way to lose weight. It is a miserable way to do it.

    maybe that should be our next thread…."real pizza does not have cauliflower crust" I am sure that would cause some mind blown but hurt...
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
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    So what you're saying is that you want a Dr. Oz t-shirt to train in?
  • blizzardsmom
    blizzardsmom Posts: 63 Member
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    Thank you!!!! We all know you are 100 % correct. Some choose not to accept it ... that makes a difference.
  • LunaZuriel
    LunaZuriel Posts: 77 Member
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    I've heard the term "special snowflake" before...Can't remember where..

    an MFP forum more than likely….

    Nah, It was on a movie or a game I believe.
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
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    So what you're saying is that you want an Ozzie Osborne t-shirt to train in?

    FIFY :drinker:
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