calories vs carbs

lunchtruck224
lunchtruck224 Posts: 8
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
which method you guys think produce the best results

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  • honkytonks85
    honkytonks85 Posts: 669 Member
    ultimately weight loss comes down to calories in calories out, no matter what macros you eat mostly.
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  • eatsyork
    eatsyork Posts: 71 Member
    I'm a huge low-carb supporter (not just for weight-loss, but for health in general) but cutting carbs doesn't magically make you lose weight. It still comes down to energy balance in the end so you still need to be tracking calories. You could just cut carbs and hope the satiety of fat and protein keeps you under your calorie goals, but why risk the chance that you might still over eat? Then you would be depriving yourself for nothing.
  • lunchtruck224
    lunchtruck224 Posts: 8
    thanks everyone
  • cocates
    cocates Posts: 360 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Calories
    Protein
    Fat
    Carbs

    That's my preference, too.
  • starfish235
    starfish235 Posts: 129 Member
    Eatsyork.... Is right. However low carb kepts your sugar cravings down and keeps you cholesterol down. You still have to count total calories.
  • lunchtruck224
    lunchtruck224 Posts: 8
    edited January 2015
    thanks all the advice helps i will take all of it in
  • carrolllarissa
    carrolllarissa Posts: 2
    Low carb 100%
    It's the only thing that works for me- reducing my calories to 1200 a day is just not a realistic long term lifestyle
  • JossFit
    JossFit Posts: 588 Member
    I always tell my clients that in the hierarchy of stuff that matters, it falls like this;

    1. Calories
    2. Macronutrients
    3. Training
    4. Activities of daily living (NEAT)
    5. Meal timing
    6. Cardio

    In reality though, everything behind calories are so far behind they might as well not be on the list.
    *I also have a degree in Nutrition Science, so while I will agree that personal preference for low carb diets and such have a role (in terms of adherence) from a scientific standpoint calories are always king.
  • becstar555
    becstar555 Posts: 4
    lunchtruck224 wrote: »
    which method you guys think produce the best results

  • becstar555
    becstar555 Posts: 4
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    lunchtruck224 wrote: »
    which method you guys think produce the best results
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    lunchtruck224 wrote: »
    which method you guys think produce the best results
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    which method you guys think produce the best results
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    which method you guys think produce the best results

  • sneely50
    sneely50 Posts: 2
    I do 1300 calories and low carb...ive lost 15 lbs in three weeks
  • sneely50
    sneely50 Posts: 2
    But everyones body and preference is different, best of luck!!
  • kendalslimmer
    kendalslimmer Posts: 579 Member
    Calories are king.

    However, I do have 1 friend who plateaued for a year. Then she met with a nutritionist who said she should keep her calories the same (already set at a deficit), but reduce her carbs from 50% to 30%... and her weight started dropping again once she'd done this.

    So I guess there's something to the low carb thing. For now though, I'm sticking with MFP's goals and I seem to be losing just fine.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    If you eat more calories than you burn then you will not lose weight. It doesn't matter if the calories are coming from carbs or other food types. A calorie is a calorie.
    You might find that you personally prefer or do better with a lower carb diet but plenty of people lose weight without going low carb.
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
    I recently restarted with MFP and decided to try going low carb. The problem I am having is eating enough calories. I know this sounds crazy but it is true. I have not been hungry at all. So far so good. Check out AdvantageNutrition.com they have a lot to say about low carb dieting and a lot of good reasons to try it.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Calories are important for the number on the scale. How you create that deficit is up to you. Some folks find eating more protein makes it sustainable. Some folks find that lowering carbs makes it more sustainable. Some folks find eating primarily nutrient dense foods makes it more sustainable...

    If you decide to count calories, or carbs: eat your vegetables. :)
  • lunchtruck224
    lunchtruck224 Posts: 8
    thanks everyone all of this information is appreciated
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