Detox drinks

DaisyChain80 wrote: »

What is a calorie deficit @WinoGelato

Thanks for the advice

As I mentioned in your other thread, a Calorie Deficit is what is required for weight loss. All of this comes down to an energy balance called CICO. Calories In Calories Out

CI = CO means you maintain your weight
CI > CO means you gain weight, you are in a calorie surplus
CI < CO means you lose weight, you are in a calorie deficit

You can create a calorie deficit by eating any type of foods you like, as long as your CI is less than your CO. That's not to say that what you eat doesn't matter, for satiety and nutrition you should strive to eat a balanced diet. But green tea and detox drinks don't do anything other than make you go to the bathroom.

Have you read the stickied Most Helpful Posts at the top of the forum threads as I suggested earlier? Start here:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1235566/so-youre-new-here/p1

Lots of good info here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10260499/i-like-old-posts-and-i-cannot-lie/p1

No long term successful healthy/fit/in-shape person with any amount of strength got there by starving themselves forever.
Sure- don't eat -you'll drop fat and muscle. Be weak and will have taught yourself nothing.
If you are asking a lot of your body you sure as hell better feed it.

This is all estimates. You WILL have to spend a few weeks eating, exercising if you enjoy it, and logging accurately to see what kind of weight is lost and how your body changes.
Its something you have to learn. And you CAN do it. Just make sure you feed yourself.

1200 is a minimum. You are to log any and all exercise. (not brushing teeth or folding laundry "exercise") and log and eat those calories.

Shop smart.
Log accurately.
Lose weight.

DaisyChain80 wrote: »

I will be eating the right foods, I've done a lot of research but it is confusing because some web sites tell you to do one thing and then others tell you not to do it!

Anyway I've been shopping bought lots of salad, fruit & veg, eggs, chicken & fish and lots of bottled water (don't like tap water)

Don't take weight loss advice from websites (other than this one - hah!).

There is not such thing as the "right foods" because that implies that there are the "wrong foods". Food is just food, you can eat any combination of foods and lose weight as long as you're in a calorie deficit.

That sounds like a good start for the week - are you purposely avoiding grains? What about dairy?