Does it matter what you eat?

you'll quickly notice that you get to eat a lot more healthy food than crappy food. one cheeseburger meal can blow a day's worth of calories, but you can't eat enough raw veggies to get anywhere near a calorie count like that! Limiting calories makes you get really sharp at figuring out good ways to spend your calories and stay satisfied

at first i didnt really think it matters much. but when you want ONLY GREEN and a little picky about the green or red showing. you start to say... well i work out more. but then it doesnt corp well with it cause it doesnt match. so to me it does matter, cause sometime i just want to eat things that i would love to eat. but their very high in things. so i have to work it off of course. if i dont i see red, and i hate to see the red numbers.

as long if it is working for you and you are losing the amount of weight you wanna. then sure it wont matter but if it isnt working the way it should work. there you know what you eating is not the best choice and you gotta change that. if you want more result and better. hope that helps a little

like for me, i had to stop eating some of the great stuff i love to eat. but i said to myself its not forever that i wont eat them. until i get down to the weight i wanna i dont mind having it here and there.

Those who believe the "calories in - calories out = weight loss or gain" will probably answer "no" but I disagree. Weight loss is more than just arithmetic. There are biochemical reactions that are going on in your body all the time that determine how a calorie will be used. Food is broken into proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

A carbohydrate calorie will be used immediately and will give you instant energy. If you will be exercising or exerting yourself soon, this is your calorie. If you don't use it very soon, this calorie will go to storage as fat.

A protein calorie will burn more slowly and will be used for repairs and muscle tissue build up. It is stored only if there are faster burning carbohydrates providing the required energy.

A fat calorie burns with the slowest rate and will probably end up in storage.

It's a lot more complicated but I've made a simplification, which I believe is accurate for weight loss purposes.

I hope I helped. Best of luck in your journey to better health!

Amalia

I wish this site told you how many of each food group to eat. That would be helpful. I try to get my 2 servings of dairy, 2 fruits, and 2 vegetables in every day. Then, I fill up the rest with my protein and carbs. I do my best to keep my sodium, fat, and carbs within range. I often go a little over on my proteins and fiber. I figured out a long time ago that I can lose weight easier and feel more full if I eat a balanced diet.

like for me, i had to stop eating some of the great stuff i love to eat. but i said to myself its not forever that i wont eat them. until i get down to the weight i wanna i dont mind having it here and there.

Sorry to hijack the thread, but this is simply wrong. It's best to make PERMANANT changes in your eating habits, otherwise you will end up regaining what you lost and MORE. I should know. I've been a yo-yo dieter for years. I'm not saying you can never again have that piece of cake. You will, cause you are human. But you should work it into your overall healthy diet as a rare treat.

i guess you didnt understand what i was trying to say. which is totally fine
it doesnt hurt to eat it maybe once or twice a month. although i will keep eating healthy and to stay healthy but yeah.
beside the food i really love to eat is what my mom and dad cooks and there is nothing wrong with their food. its just i eat them WAAAY over then i should in a portion. sooooo i can have it. but fast food and junk food. eh, once in a while wont hurt. like i said once or maybe twice in a month its ok.