Too many bad fats and carbs in my diet?

Only if for some reason you can't control your consumption......many people can't, and then blame the food. Of course when we blame something other than ourselves we normally like to categorize them and call them bad, like you have done.

Yes you will lose weight but like everyone else said you will feel like crap. Also you will be VERY hungry, one of the main benefits of eating healthier is you get alot more food for the same amount of calories.

Yes, you can lose weight. As mentioned, calories in have to be less than calories out. That's as simple as weight loss gets.

I think the thing you're really searching for is permission to eat in moderation. It's something I practice and I find it is the right dietary approach for me because I don't feel denied anything. At the same time, I'm working within a caloric budget, so smart choices do have to be made. It's very much like clothes shopping on a budget. I can either buy one pair of really awesome jeans, or a couple shirts. But since I'm on a budget, I can't just walk in and buy all the awesome jeans I want.

I tend do not deny myself anything as far as food choices go. Check my diary and you'll see all sorts of "unhealthy things". But there's a lot of healthy food there too (we tend to eat a lot of chicken and broccoli). I don't eat exclusively McD, but there are days when I'm traveling and a grilled chicken sandwich fits the bill (to me, this is part of eating smarter, while not denying myself fast food; I have the grilled chicken sandwich instead of the Quarter Pounder). What I don't do is get the fries, because then the whole meal goes over calorie budget, and obviously I drink diet soda if I get one.

I think the thing to do is just be smart about your caloric budget. Stay at a deficit, but don't deny yourself stuff. If you're craving an ice cream bar, get one. Just know the calorie content, and make sure it fits your budget.

And the other thing is, you can earn some calorie budget with exercise. I tend to eat very close to maintenance, to maintain satisfied, not hungry and fuel my workouts, and then I widen the deficit with exercise. Doing something as simple as walking can earn you some extra deficit for weight loss.

In the end, it's a simple mathematical formula: calories in < calories out. And you have several ways of manipulating that formula: by either (a) eating less or (b) exercising more or (c) both. Find what works for you.

You'll lose weight that way but along with, maybe, feeling crappy you won't get a lot to eat (volume of food). I often have mcds/ fast food but I have to work everything else around it (toying with the idea of having a quarterpounder for my dinner actually but it'll leave me short on my protein).

See if you can try and work some 'healthy' stuff in too so it's a bit easier to stay within calories (and hit macros).

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I try to stay at less than 30 grams of fat per day so I doubt that I could eat anything from McD's. Personally, I think it is better for your health to stay far away from that kind of stuff. Not that I never splurge at BK. LOL! When I first started trying to lose weight, I weighed 356 pounds. I now weigh 203 pounds. I used to carry around a spiral notebook and a calorie king book everywhere I went. I found that I lost weight the best eating high protein, good fats, and <50 carbs per day. All of my carbs came from vegetable or fruit sources. It is very important to me to log my food. I'm so glad I know about My Fitness Pal now, it is so much easier than carrying my notebooks! Good luck to you!!

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Diet (the way you eat in general, not specifically for weightloss), fitness and nutrition are totally different things. They can help each other, they can hurt each other, but each still retains its own unique properties. You'll never become physically fit without exercise, for example. All the exercise in the world won't make you nutritionally balanced. You can eat regular portions and still be out of nutritional balance.

What you're thinking of isn't a loophole, it's just how it is.

You can eat whatever you want and maintain your deficit. However, will you remain nutritionally balanced in doing so? How will what you're eating affect your energy levels for your workouts and your results?

The key is MODERATION. If 50% of your meals are fast food - is that moderation?

You can allow yourself to eat certain things, but just be sure that you in turn don't feel obligated to eat them. If you're allowing yourself Oreos as a snack, but really would rather have a yogurt one day, don't force down the Oreos - eat the yogurt!

I did not say I do not eat any fat. I try to eat less fat. I know that fat does not make you fat, however I work in a cardiac ICU and I see what too much fat does to your cardiovascular system every day.

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The loophole I was looking into was this: You can eat whatever you want, as long as you are under your calorie limit for the day. I am talking meals from McDonalds, chocolate, chips, etc.

Is it possible to lose weight this way? Or will the bad fats, sugars, and carbs make it nearly impossible.

Sure, it's possible, if you can stick to your calories and keep up with whatever exercise you are doing as part of your plan.

I couldn't, and more than that I'd not feel good or be happy with what I was eating.

On the other hand, while I try to eat mostly nutrient dense foods, I do go to restaurants (not fast food just due to personal preference, but a wide variety) and eat ice cream and really good dark chocolate and other treats that fit into my calories on occasion. I don't believe in all or nothing.

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