How important is WHAT you eat???

amber1533

I think it's incredibly important WHAT you eat. Eat clean foods as much as you can.

What has served me well is listening to what I crave. That is my body telling me something. If I crave Brussels sprouts or peanut butter or chocolate or cheese (my most common cravings), I eat them. I have not been sick in almost two years (before this I was sick several times a year) and I have never looked or felt better in my life.

this is the best advice I've ever received. Cutting out mostly processed stuff is great for your health and for your body. (however eating lower than your TDEE is going to give you a loss, regardless of where the calories come from). But even eating clean, you will crave stuff you used to. Also (although I don't have experience with it) I have read that if you only have a few pounds to lose that it may take longer than the "one pound per week" rule. Most weight loss "rules" are an umbrella with many different factors coming into play and since we are all individual it will be different for everyone. That's why so many different diets work!

What you eat is important, but not required for weight loss.

zaph0d

Water makes you look fat - didn't you know? And I still lost more bodyfat as measured by calipers WITHOUT any exercise in half the time. Stop trolling. Low carb is the fastest and easiest diet there is.

I didn't say that high carb, low calorie diets aren't effective - I'm saying that in my experience, you can lose just as much weight eating more calories and excluding all exercise on a low carb diet. I lost 25 lbs before running and eating 1200 calories in 2 months... I lost the same amount in a month with no exercise and eating around 1400-1500 and low carbs. Low carb is faster and requires less effort - I was constantly hungry with a high carb diet, even before I started running, while on low carb I am only hungry the first week with the rest of the diet being a breeze.

You didn't defy the laws of thermodynamics. So you dropped some additional water weight with low carb. Whooptie do. Most people here are after fat-loss, not water-loss.

damn wizards

AntWrig

Low carb = fastest weight loss. But if you're running you wont have energy.

This is incorrect.

Calorie reduction equals the fastest weight loss.

AntWrig

Water makes you look fat - didn't you know? And I still lost more bodyfat as measured by calipers WITHOUT any exercise in half the time. Stop trolling. Low carb is the fastest and easiest diet there is.

I didn't say that high carb, low calorie diets aren't effective - I'm saying that in my experience, you can lose just as much weight eating more calories and excluding all exercise on a low carb diet. I lost 25 lbs before running and eating 1200 calories in 2 months... I lost the same amount in a month with no exercise and eating around 1400-1500 and low carbs. Low carb is faster and requires less effort - I was constantly hungry with a high carb diet, even before I started running, while on low carb I am only hungry the first week with the rest of the diet being a breeze.

You didn't defy the laws of thermodynamics. So you dropped some additional water weight with low carb. Whooptie do. Most people here are after fat-loss, not water-loss.

You're the one trolling and need to stop.

onyxgirl17

Water makes you look fat - didn't you know? And I still lost more bodyfat as measured by calipers WITHOUT any exercise in half the time. Stop trolling. Low carb is the fastest and easiest diet there is.

I didn't say that high carb, low calorie diets aren't effective - I'm saying that in my experience, you can lose just as much weight eating more calories and excluding all exercise on a low carb diet. I lost 25 lbs before running and eating 1200 calories in 2 months... I lost the same amount in a month with no exercise and eating around 1400-1500 and low carbs. Low carb is faster and requires less effort - I was constantly hungry with a high carb diet, even before I started running, while on low carb I am only hungry the first week with the rest of the diet being a breeze.

You didn't defy the laws of thermodynamics. So you dropped some additional water weight with low carb. Whooptie do. Most people here are after fat-loss, not water-loss.

Water makes you bloated if you are holding it.

AntWrig

Water makes you look fat - didn't you know? And I still lost more bodyfat as measured by calipers WITHOUT any exercise in half the time. Stop trolling. Low carb is the fastest and easiest diet there is.

I didn't say that high carb, low calorie diets aren't effective - I'm saying that in my experience, you can lose just as much weight eating more calories and excluding all exercise on a low carb diet. I lost 25 lbs before running and eating 1200 calories in 2 months... I lost the same amount in a month with no exercise and eating around 1400-1500 and low carbs. Low carb is faster and requires less effort - I was constantly hungry with a high carb diet, even before I started running, while on low carb I am only hungry the first week with the rest of the diet being a breeze.

You didn't defy the laws of thermodynamics. So you dropped some additional water weight with low carb. Whooptie do. Most people here are after fat-loss, not water-loss.

Water makes you bloated if you are holding it.

What?

AntWrig

I think it's incredibly important WHAT you eat. Eat clean foods as much as you can.

What has served me well is listening to what I crave. That is my body telling me something. If I crave Brussels sprouts or peanut butter or chocolate or cheese (my most common cravings), I eat them. I have not been sick in almost two years (before this I was sick several times a year) and I have never looked or felt better in my life.

So, if I wash my poptarts with water, does that make them extra clean?

"There currently is no compelling evidence suggesting that a diet whose calories are 80-90% from whole & minimally processed foods is not prudent enough for maximizing health, longevity, body composition, or training performance. As a matter of fact, research I just discussed points to the possibility that it’s more psychologically sound to allow a certain amount of flexibility for indulgences rather than none at all. And just to reiterate, processed does not always mean devoid of nutritional value. Whey and whey/casein blends are prime examples of nutritional powerhouses that happen to be removed from their original food matrix." -Alan Aragon

This thread is over.

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/the-dirt-on-clean-eating/

onyxgirl17

Water makes you look fat - didn't you know? And I still lost more bodyfat as measured by calipers WITHOUT any exercise in half the time. Stop trolling. Low carb is the fastest and easiest diet there is.

I didn't say that high carb, low calorie diets aren't effective - I'm saying that in my experience, you can lose just as much weight eating more calories and excluding all exercise on a low carb diet. I lost 25 lbs before running and eating 1200 calories in 2 months... I lost the same amount in a month with no exercise and eating around 1400-1500 and low carbs. Low carb is faster and requires less effort - I was constantly hungry with a high carb diet, even before I started running, while on low carb I am only hungry the first week with the rest of the diet being a breeze.

You didn't defy the laws of thermodynamics. So you dropped some additional water weight with low carb. Whooptie do. Most people here are after fat-loss, not water-loss.

Water makes you bloated if you are holding it.

What?

Holding extra water weight can make you bloated.

AntWrig

Water makes you look fat - didn't you know? And I still lost more bodyfat as measured by calipers WITHOUT any exercise in half the time. Stop trolling. Low carb is the fastest and easiest diet there is.

I didn't say that high carb, low calorie diets aren't effective - I'm saying that in my experience, you can lose just as much weight eating more calories and excluding all exercise on a low carb diet. I lost 25 lbs before running and eating 1200 calories in 2 months... I lost the same amount in a month with no exercise and eating around 1400-1500 and low carbs. Low carb is faster and requires less effort - I was constantly hungry with a high carb diet, even before I started running, while on low carb I am only hungry the first week with the rest of the diet being a breeze.

You didn't defy the laws of thermodynamics. So you dropped some additional water weight with low carb. Whooptie do. Most people here are after fat-loss, not water-loss.

Water makes you bloated if you are holding it.

What?

Holding extra water weight can make you bloated.

That is not what you said. You implied that drinking more water would make you bloated. That is not true at all.

WendyTerry420

Water makes you look fat - didn't you know? And I still lost more bodyfat as measured by calipers WITHOUT any exercise in half the time. Stop trolling. Low carb is the fastest and easiest diet there is.

I didn't say that high carb, low calorie diets aren't effective - I'm saying that in my experience, you can lose just as much weight eating more calories and excluding all exercise on a low carb diet. I lost 25 lbs before running and eating 1200 calories in 2 months... I lost the same amount in a month with no exercise and eating around 1400-1500 and low carbs. Low carb is faster and requires less effort - I was constantly hungry with a high carb diet, even before I started running, while on low carb I am only hungry the first week with the rest of the diet being a breeze.

You didn't defy the laws of thermodynamics. So you dropped some additional water weight with low carb. Whooptie do. Most people here are after fat-loss, not water-loss.

Water makes you bloated if you are holding it.

What?

Holding extra water weight can make you bloated.

That is not what you said. You implied that drinking more water would make you bloated. That is not true at all.

No, you inferred it.

She said

Water makes you bloated if you are holding it.

zaph0d

This thread is over.

nah, there's probably 8 or 9 pages left to go. any minute now somebody's going to jump in and just write "BUMP". :laugh:

Frood42

BUMP

This thread is over.

nah, there's probably 8 or 9 pages left to go. any minute now somebody's going to jump in and just write "BUMP". :laugh:

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