Question about eating enough

I think you will get various answers to this question, but I am of the opinion that the quality of the calories really does matter not just in weight loss but for overall health and fitness. It is easily possible to eat your entire caloric goal sticktly on junk food and take out. I ate this way for much of my upbringing (and college!). However, I now eat mainly what I call "real food" (lean meats, grains, veggies, fruits in thier natural form, minimally processed). All I can tell you is from personal experience. I have more energy when I eat this way, my skin/nails/hair look better and I feel amazing. I really don't know how I functioned when I was eating junk food all the time. So my suggestion: Eat mainly real food and not only will you feel fuller because you can eat more volume of food, but you might feel better all-around. Just my 2 cents.

Hello Everyone!

I realize it is important to eat healthy to lose weight and less than in the past. I am just now learning to eat enough to lose weight. On myfitnesspal it gives you an estimate of how many calories you should consume a day. Can you eat whatever you want as long as it does not go over your calorie intake for the day?

Thank you!

I think you will get various answers to this question, but I am of the opinion that the quality of the calories really does matter not just in weight loss but for overall health and fitness. It is easily possible to eat your entire caloric goal sticktly on junk food and take out. I ate this way for much of my upbringing (and college!). However, I now eat mainly what I call "real food" (lean meats, grains, veggies, fruits in thier natural form, minimally processed). All I can tell you is from personal experience. I have more energy when I eat this way, my skin/nails/hair look better and I feel amazing. I really don't know how I functioned when I was eating junk food all the time. So my suggestion: Eat mainly real food and not only will you feel fuller because you can eat more volume of food, but you might feel better all-around. Just my 2 cents.

This exactly.

When thinking of weight loss and your body, there's two main concerns:

Body Composition.
Health.

In terms of Body composition, yes you can eat what you like as long as you're still in a caloric deficit. You will still lose weight. However, doing so will have terrible effects on your health. You'll feel less energetic, skin with will get worse (In my opinion) and generally not feel great.

My advice is to eat mainly good nutritious food but don't be afraid to treat yourself every so often. If your friends invite you out to a meal once a week, eat it! It's not going to affect your overall health as long as you're still in a deficit. But if you want to feel good AND lose weight, I'd suggest structuring your diet around "good" food.