think im giving up on the gut flab

You'll want to stay as close as possible to your calorie level. How far under are you typically? It also depends on what type of calories you are consuming. If you're counting calories but they're all bad calories you aren't going to see very many results. Maybe see if you can find a healthy meal plan to follow. That combined with your workouts should really help.

Please explain to me the difference between a good calorie and a bad calorie and how our body can tell.

A good calorie would be something along the lines of veggies, lean protein such as chicken, white fish, eggs, greek yogurt, healthy fats like avocados, almonds and whole grain breads and pastas. 400 calories of vegetables is going to go a lot further than 400 calories of grease and oil such as chips and fried foods and fast foods. It's important you still get enough food though otherwise you don't get the nutrients you need.

I love all that food so it gets to be difficult at times, but if you're pacing yourself and only indulging every now and then you'll have better luck with your weight loss.

Tell me how 400 calories of vegetables is different than 400 calories of chips when it comes to weight loss.

You'll want to stay as close as possible to your calorie level. How far under are you typically? It also depends on what type of calories you are consuming. If you're counting calories but they're all bad calories you aren't going to see very many results. Maybe see if you can find a healthy meal plan to follow. That combined with your workouts should really help.

Please explain to me the difference between a good calorie and a bad calorie and how our body can tell.

A good calorie would be something along the lines of veggies, lean protein such as chicken, white fish, eggs, greek yogurt, healthy fats like avocados, almonds and whole grain breads and pastas. 400 calories of vegetables is going to go a lot further than 400 calories of grease and oil such as chips and fried foods and fast foods.

LOL.

400 calories is 400 calories when it comes to losing weight.

Not true at all. I work out on a regular basis. For a month I ate 1400-1600 calories a day of whatever I wanted. Fast food, chips, greasy, oil covered foods and stayed at my current weight. I didn't gain weight. I was building the muscle that I wanted but I wasn't seeing any change in my weight or even inches. So I followed a friends advice and I ate clean foods. Chicken, veggies, whole wheats, fruits...I was following the same amount of calories, averaging between 1400-1600 calories a day...in the first 2 weeks I had lost 5 pounds. I'm continuing with the HEALTHY eating and i'm down 15 pounds. I do have my cheat days every now and then that stop my weight loss for a couple days but as long as i'm staying consistent with the healthy eating I continue to lose.

You'll want to stay as close as possible to your calorie level. How far under are you typically? It also depends on what type of calories you are consuming. If you're counting calories but they're all bad calories you aren't going to see very many results. Maybe see if you can find a healthy meal plan to follow. That combined with your workouts should really help.

Please explain to me the difference between a good calorie and a bad calorie and how our body can tell.

A good calorie would be something along the lines of veggies, lean protein such as chicken, white fish, eggs, greek yogurt, healthy fats like avocados, almonds and whole grain breads and pastas. 400 calories of vegetables is going to go a lot further than 400 calories of grease and oil such as chips and fried foods and fast foods.

LOL.

400 calories is 400 calories when it comes to losing weight.

Not true at all. I work out on a regular basis. For a month I ate 1400-1600 calories a day of whatever I wanted. Fast food, chips, greasy, oil covered foods and stayed at my current weight. I didn't gain weight. I was building the muscle that I wanted but I wasn't seeing any change in my weight or even inches. So I followed a friends advice and I ate clean foods. Chicken, veggies, whole wheats, fruits...I was following the same amount of calories, averaging between 1400-1600 calories a day...in the first 2 weeks I had lost 5 pounds. I'm continuing with the HEALTHY eating and i'm down 15 pounds. I do have my cheat days every now and then that stop my weight loss for a couple days but as long as i'm staying consistent with the healthy eating I continue to lose.

Please don't turn this into a "my food is healthier than yours" thread. There's nothing wrong with eating what you would consider "unclean" food, and I highly doubt it was the food itself that hindered your weight loss. Congrats on your progress nonetheless.

Someone asked advise and I gave the advise that worked for me. I've tried a lot of things and what i've seen the most success with was eating healthy combined with working out. If that's not something someone wants to do, that's fine. I'm just simply stating what i've found works for me.

You'll want to stay as close as possible to your calorie level. How far under are you typically? It also depends on what type of calories you are consuming. If you're counting calories but they're all bad calories you aren't going to see very many results. Maybe see if you can find a healthy meal plan to follow. That combined with your workouts should really help.

Please explain to me the difference between a good calorie and a bad calorie and how our body can tell.

A good calorie would be something along the lines of veggies, lean protein such as chicken, white fish, eggs, greek yogurt, healthy fats like avocados, almonds and whole grain breads and pastas. 400 calories of vegetables is going to go a lot further than 400 calories of grease and oil such as chips and fried foods and fast foods.

LOL.

400 calories is 400 calories when it comes to losing weight.

Not true at all. I work out on a regular basis. For a month I ate 1400-1600 calories a day of whatever I wanted. Fast food, chips, greasy, oil covered foods and stayed at my current weight. I didn't gain weight. I was building the muscle that I wanted but I wasn't seeing any change in my weight or even inches. So I followed a friends advice and I ate clean foods. Chicken, veggies, whole wheats, fruits...I was following the same amount of calories, averaging between 1400-1600 calories a day...in the first 2 weeks I had lost 5 pounds. I'm continuing with the HEALTHY eating and i'm down 15 pounds. I do have my cheat days every now and then that stop my weight loss for a couple days but as long as i'm staying consistent with the healthy eating I continue to lose.

It is completely true. That you don't understand it and try to use anecdotal info to prove it really isn't my problem. But, if that's what you call proof, I've lost 47 pounds eating chips, ice cream, Oreos, Lucky Charms, pound cake, gelato, etc.

A calorie is a calorie, for purposes of weight loss. Period.

Congratulations on your weight loss. That's great. I'm just simply stating what has worked for me.

You'll want to stay as close as possible to your calorie level. How far under are you typically? It also depends on what type of calories you are consuming. If you're counting calories but they're all bad calories you aren't going to see very many results. Maybe see if you can find a healthy meal plan to follow. That combined with your workouts should really help.

Please explain to me the difference between a good calorie and a bad calorie and how our body can tell.

A good calorie would be something along the lines of veggies, lean protein such as chicken, white fish, eggs, greek yogurt, healthy fats like avocados, almonds and whole grain breads and pastas. 400 calories of vegetables is going to go a lot further than 400 calories of grease and oil such as chips and fried foods and fast foods.

LOL.

400 calories is 400 calories when it comes to losing weight.

Not true at all. I work out on a regular basis. For a month I ate 1400-1600 calories a day of whatever I wanted. Fast food, chips, greasy, oil covered foods and stayed at my current weight. I didn't gain weight. I was building the muscle that I wanted but I wasn't seeing any change in my weight or even inches. So I followed a friends advice and I ate clean foods. Chicken, veggies, whole wheats, fruits...I was following the same amount of calories, averaging between 1400-1600 calories a day...in the first 2 weeks I had lost 5 pounds. I'm continuing with the HEALTHY eating and i'm down 15 pounds. I do have my cheat days every now and then that stop my weight loss for a couple days but as long as i'm staying consistent with the healthy eating I continue to lose.

Coincidentally we tend to ask about to continue in their efforts for six to eight weeks before declaring plateau on the scale...