Can you really eat anything and lose?

Well today I had McDonald's. Yesterday I had Tim Horton's. All week I was eating Domino's. I've lost 43 pounds.

that's right 44 down so far and I eat what I want.

WOW what a topic... I believe many factors come into the picture, and the answer varies depending on the person's health/diet history and current health status.

If one has a propensity to sugar highs and LOWS, eating foods that make one's insulin move more radically will inhibit ones ability to loose; as will someone who is gluten intolerant lactose intolerant, or has irritable bowels...

It's a fact that those who have dieted most of their lives, have a harder time to loose, as their system is sooo out of whack, and needs to be stabilized prior to being able to loose.... liver toxicity can also contribute to the inability to loose.

You get my drift.... as many have stated, eating healthy ultimately impacts our energy, stamina, sleep cycles, etc... it's all about balance for each individual... one day at a time...

From my experience the lower my weight gets the stricter my diet needs to be to continue loosing weight. At the beginning of a diet I can eat just about anything and still loose, but then I hit the wall.

i honestly dont think you will lose anything eating everything, with my personal experience i stopped eating fried food,sweets, drinking sodas, and lowered my carb intake and thats what helped me lose weight, i don't believe you can lose anything if you keep eating junk food or greesy food even if u stay within your calories.

So science is wrong, then?

Yes, you can eat whatever you want. The amount of calories myfitnesspal gives you is the amount of calories you can eat. It doesnt matter if you eat all fish or all ice cream, as long as you do not go over the calorie limit. You will find, however, that eating all your calories in ice cream will leave you hungry long before the day is over. So, choose your meals wisely, control your portions and stay within your calorie limit. I am amazed at how fast the pounds have fallen off me since I bought a kitchen scale and seriously started to follow myfitnesspal's calorie limit.

If you are a fast food eater or like to go out to eat frequently, spend a few minutes looking at the food database on this website. Check out the meals that you would usually order and see how many calories you've been eating. That was a huge surprise for me.

Yes, of course.. if you are burning more calories than consuming.. but you should take into account 2 things:

1. Eating high calorie foods that are essentially "empty" will take up a large portion of your alloted calories and leave you starving a few hours later (think Chinese food) with no calories left in your daily allowance, making it very hard to stay on track and you'll probably crack and fall off the wagon for that at least lol

2. Macronutients are important to body composition. You can lose weight and be what is called skinny-fat, low skeletal muscle to body fat ratio still falling within normal weight range. Also high protein and high fiber foods such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables will make you feel fuller longer and use more energy (calories) to digest and have a positive impact on insulin sensitivity leading to mch more success in your goals in the long run..

Yes!

Yes, you can eat anything you want and lose. Lose what? Your health.

The choices you make define your body.

At the moment I can't can't be bothered reading 5 pages, just wanted to add 3 words: Carb Back Loading.

I am a true lover of food. I have been told lots of Veggies and Proteins. I have gone online and found lots of receipes and just start trying them. I found South Beach does a great job at making yummy food that's low in Calories.
There is no replacing the white breads, rices and pastas though. That is something we just have to get our bodies used to not having.
But google low carloie foods or get a South Beach cook book and just start trying you will find LOTS to love!

You can to a certain point then your body will plateau. I started limiting Carb intake b/w 80 - 100. As long as you stay within the guidelines of MFP you will be ok. I used to go way over my sugar and sodium. By reducing the amount of carbs i've been able to stay under the MFP recommendations.

You can to a certain point then your body will plateau. I started limiting Carb intake b/w 80 - 100. As long as you stay within the guidelines of MFP you will be ok. I used to go way over my sugar and sodium. By reducing the amount of carbs i've been able to stay under the MFP recommendations.

No, a plateau is not necessarily the outcome. Mixing things up always helps to stop a plateau. If you started out low carb and then plateau, add some carbs--plateau breaks.

You can eat anything you want and still lose weight.

Let's say you have 1700 calories a day. I don't think you can eat 1700 calories worth of Jelly donuts and lose weight. I might be wrong but I think you can have a jelly donut now an then. Everything in moderation.

Technically you could lose weight eating only donuts, but a) you wouldn't be very healthy and b) that's like, four donuts and that's all you'd get to eat for the whole day.

When you're going through your day at a calorie deficit, you're gonna be hungry because your body wants you to eat more. You can naturally eat many more vegetables and lean proteins than you could cheeseburgers and jelly donuts for the same amount of calories.

You'll feel fuller, have more energy, and experience less cravings if you eat healthy food - you don't have to, but it makes eating at a calorie deficit a whole lot easier.

Personally, I'm eating within my caloric limits and still having a hard time losing. Interesting to read all the replies.