Can i eat anything when trying to lose weight?

I lost 98 lbs in a year and have maintained that for a year and am now losing again. I eat whatever foods I want. I'm too picky so I don't eat fruits/vegetables, etc... My day basically consists of fruit loops, candy, frozen french fries, pretzels, popcorn, tacos, homemade pizza (occasional frozen pizza) and spaghetti or something along those lines. You can for sure lose eating whatever you want as long as you are within your calories.

you can eat whatever you want as long as you have portion control and stay within your allowed calories for the day.

Calories are a unit of energy...your weight is a bi-product of your energy consumption and expenditure.

If you consume less energy (calories) than your body needs to perform the functions of keeping you alive, providing energy for day to day hum drum activity, and provide adequate energy for exercise, your body must dip into it's energy reserves (fat stores) to make up the difference. Thus you burn fat and lose weight...note that you also burn muscle and the bigger your calorie deficit, the more likely it is to burn equal parts muscle and fat, particularly in the absence of resistance training.

If you consume a balance of energy, you will maintain. If you consume a surplus of energy, that energy will be either stored as fat, or if you're doing a good job in the weight room, building mostly muscle while putting on a little bit of fat.

The foods that make up your diet have little to do with losing weight unless you have medical conditions or allergies that would cause these foods to mess with your metabolism. The foods that make up your diet will be imperative to getting proper nutrition, but not to weight loss.

I eat 1600 calories... my diary is open. I try to meet my protein macro, after that I eat whatever.

^^ same here!

It's all about portion control! I truly believe that you can eat whatever you want, as long as it's in moderation. Adding in some exercise is helpful, as well. For me, portion control has made losing the weight and KEEPING IT OFF possible. I've tried the low-carb thing, I've tried pills, I've tried working out every day for hours a day. The only "diet" I've had any success with is watching how much food I put in my mouth. You can do it!!!

In my personal opinion, I would say yes for the most part. I would pay the most attention to starch. I actually posted something about it in this thread. You might find it helpful.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1189432-losing-body-fat-useful-information

"Can i eat anything when trying to lose weight"


YES.....please eat something....if you don't eat anything, you will get sick and at some point will die


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Yep, all about portions. Just try to stay away from the empty calories and all the junk you know you SHOULDNT eat.

wine and light beer are a regular part of my diet. wait, before you laugh yourself senseless I've lost 18 lbs in just a couple of months. I stick to about 1,600 cal's a day. Here's an example of what I may eat during a regular day: 2 egg omelet with wilted spinach and a slice of American swiss for breakfast. 90 cal breakfast bar as a snack around 10am. 140 cal fiber bar at around noon, 1 banana at 3pm. Grilled Mahi Mahi with lemon pepper and steam Brussels sprouts for dinner and I finish it off with as much of a bottle of Pinot Noir as I can fit in to stay under 1600. Sat & Sun I hit the weights heavy and that's my only exercise. I work out hard though and make sure I'm sore for 2 to 3 days after the workout. It's nice to sit on the couch and watch Breaking Bad reruns knowing I'm still burning cals from lifting on the weekend.

Eat whatever you want, just track it all, and eat less than you daily requirement and walla……just like magic you will drop pounds.

The rest is just noise….