Calories or carbs?

deseraeloves

I've noticed that even though I've gone over my calorie goal, including my binge on Thanksgiving, that ice stayed waaaaay under my carbs for the week. Which is most important? And what about the unsaturated fats?

beccarockslife

they have different functions so for me at least they are both important

testease

Calories will determine about of weight loss, macros (carbs/pro/fat) determine day to day energy and composition (fat/water/muscle) of that loss.

AlabasterVerve

For weight loss calories are more important than carbs. For fats, going over is fine as long as they're natural fats and not man-made vegetable oils and trans fats.

Crayvn

Calories will determine about of weight loss, macros (carbs/pro/fat) determine day to day energy and composition (fat/water/muscle) of that loss.

^^ This ^^

jeme3

stayed waaaaay under my carbs for the week.

Clearly, you didn't eat enough mashed potatoes, stuffing, or pie. : )

ParkerH47

For weight loss calories are more important than carbs. For fats, going over is fine as long as they're natural fats and not man-made vegetable oils and trans fats.

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calories are absolutely more important than carbs! (though the carbs you are eating should be whole grains vs. white flour and sugars)

testease

For weight loss calories are more important than carbs. For fats, going over is fine as long as they're natural fats and not man-made vegetable oils and trans fats.

^^This

calories are absolutely more important than carbs! (though the carbs you are eating should be whole grains vs. white flour and sugars)

Color of carbohydrate has no effect on body composition.

frankieobrien

Type of carb needs to be differentiated....Whole grain or wonder bread...saturated fat should always be avoided. Unsaturated fat in proper amount is a healthy requirement ( raw nuts, avocado, olive oil) Real focus should be on avoiding prepared foods... only eat fresh, real foods....then your body won't be all confused and your natural hunger will tell you when and how much to eat, provided you pay attention to what your body is telling you! Good luck...eat fresh, real food. Thanks for reading www.getfitwithfrankie.com

testease

care to tell me why whole wheat is better then process white? I already get enough fibre from veggies.

Why is saturated fat worse for me than unsaturated?

Please no biased studies from the heart and stroke foundation.

deseraeloves

stayed waaaaay under my carbs for the week.

Clearly, you didn't eat enough mashed potatoes, stuffing, or pie. : )

I had one piece of cheesecake (and it was good haha) but no taters, or stuffing.

deseraeloves

Hence, my only two actual mistakes were the piece of pie and cookie I ate at work. But then again I went from eating stuff like that everyday to maybe once a week so I'm okay with a cheat moment

And you're funny haha

katevarner

Type of carb needs to be differentiated....Whole grain or wonder bread...saturated fat should always be avoided. Unsaturated fat in proper amount is a healthy requirement ( raw nuts, avocado, olive oil) Real focus should be on avoiding prepared foods... only eat fresh, real foods....then your body won't be all confused and your natural hunger will tell you when and how much to eat, provided you pay attention to what your body is telling you! Good luck...eat fresh, real food. Thanks for reading www.getfitwithfrankie.com

No. Saturated fats are not evil and processed carbs are processed carbs regardless of whether they are white or "whole grain."

katevarner

care to tell me why whole wheat is better then process white? I already get enough fibre from veggies.

Why is saturated fat worse for me than unsaturated?

Please no biased studies from the heart and stroke foundation.

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