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haileysugarfits
haileysugarfits Posts: 70 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Counting calories, paleo, low carb, clean eating...

So many options not sure where to start. Need good meal ideas... What websites or cookbooks do you go to for ideas,???

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Calories in/calories out. You have to eat at a deficit to lose weight, how you choose to do that is up to you. There's no magic to low carb, low fat, paleo, Atkins, etc except that you have to eat fewer calories than you burn off in a day. You can lose weight eating nothing by fast food as long as you eat at a deficit.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    If your goal is to lose weight, a calorie deficit is all you need to accomplish that goal. (and that can be done with all types of foods)
  • Mr_Excitement
    Mr_Excitement Posts: 833 Member
    Counting calories-- nothing else really matters.

    Eating "clean" makes it a lot easier, imho, since those foods are usually not calorie dense, and you can be full all the time while keeping a modest calorie deficit.
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Every diet that is even the least bit successful works on the basis of a calorie deficit at it's core. Whether you choose Paleo, Keto, Atkins, Clean Eating, Moderation, etc, it doesn't matter except in terms of preference of sustainability.
  • haileysugarfits
    haileysugarfits Posts: 70 Member
    Thank you all for responding!

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