Ok so if you have a Calorie deficit everyday does that guarantee weight loss??
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No guarantee because macros matters
Oh really? I'll just leave this here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10348650/cico-still-skeptical-come-inside-for-a-meticulous-log-that-proves-it/p16 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »Diet is 80%, Exercise is 20% but both are equal in terms of importance
The benefits of exercise on your brain, appetite and metabolism are huge, so generally while a defecit in calories will definitely help you, ultimately the surefire approach at all times is diet + exercise
Ultimately, eat clean, don't consume too many processed foods/sugars and exercise for at least two hours a week and you'll drop weight.
Not unless you're also eating at a deficit. It's entirely possible to eat 'clean' and exercise and not lose a thing, or in fact gain. Equally, you could live on twinkies, and so long as you're eating less calories than you're burning, you will lose weight. 'Clean' has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Yes this. I watch a ton of "what I eat in a day" youTube stuff and there are some really healthy eating people, who if I followed their "diet," I'd surely gain weight. Avocados, nuts, fats in the volume some use would blow my calories out of the water really fast.1 -
And how many Carbs are you getting a day and still be in the 20 grams or less Net Carbs? I get less than 30 Carbs in order to stay under 20 net. If you are getting more than that then I'll have to look at your diary, granted I still have a lot to learn, but to me anything under 100 g carbs is a low carb diet.
The key thing is to work out how many carbs you can consume while staying in ketosis, which is different for everyone; use keto strips to identify what works for you.
Based on yesterday, I ate 120g of carbs to stay under my 50G net carb - lots of green vegetables, nuts, kiwifruit, avocado and even a couple pieces of toast (Freya's 5 Seed)GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »You're presuming that people will always want what you think of as "junk food".
Most of us learn fairly quickly that nourishing foods like lean proteins, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fruit, eggs, dairy, healthy fats... you know, good nourishing food? That stuff is most satiating. The ratios of those which best satiate vary by individual.
Savvy dieters usually have some calories left over after all that good stuff and fit treats in. Like sprinkling mini chocolate chips on a bowl of Greek yogurt and raspberries. Or having a big salad and just 2 small slices of pizza every now and then. Or two cookies at the end of the day or a couple of squares of dark chocolate. My personal favorite treat is kettle corn. I make it with an air popper, spritz what comes out with olive oil, and sprinkle on super fine sugar.
The stress eating/emotional eating thing is a major issue for habitual dieters; which is generally why the "little treat" at the end of the day turns into weight gain and then the thought "But I wasn't even eating that much and I'm still hungry"
I pay as much attention to macro nutrients (as getting those out of kilter will mean your body goes into various states of starvation, which will end up in binges and also no exercise) as I do to calories; the answer is that both are important, but what I'm interested in is that your "eating clean" - how did you go over your calorie limit? What foods were you consuming?Subjective. The majority of my clients overall have never dieted or abstained from eating what they like and have sustained goal weights over the long term. Heck, go to Asian countries and see what they eat. They eat what they want. They just don't eat A LOT
Hey, more power to them if that works for them - how many of them end up gaining the weight back? Are you the miraculous "None of my clients ever gain back the weight" guy?MelanieCN77 wrote: »Yes this. I watch a ton of "what I eat in a day" youTube stuff and there are some really healthy eating people, who if I followed their "diet," I'd surely gain weight. Avocados, nuts, fats in the volume some use would blow my calories out of the water really fast.
The key thing is they're fueling their body for exercise; which comes back to the first post I made here - 80% Diet, 20% exercise, but both are as important as each other. You can eat quite a lot of Avocado, Nuts, Fats and such if you're stripping out typical calorie dense foods like bread, pasta, cake and still be under 1800-2100 calories consumed.
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I'm off to get my popcorn!7
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Yes, I'd have to say its true that if you consistantly eat less calories than what your TDEE ( Total Daily Energy Expenditure ) caloric expectations are, you will keep losing weight.
Its really that simple. Sometimes humans think that things need to be more complicated, so they think harder than necessary.
Which might burn more calories, idk.3 -
Yes but my daily allowance is 1470 and an average exercise day adds only 300 to that, and I won't eat that all back. I'm not using oil for salad dressing any time soon, I'd rather eat a couple eggs and a piece of toast. I consider that I eat clean but not like those guys. Clean is not well defined and therefore not necessarily the answer for weight loss.0
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NO most definitely. IF you hold too much back your body will conserve and cut back on burning. You could sabotage your self. It doesnt work for me. I constantly can't get above 1200 calories a day: I'm a big girl, over 250 lbs. I have not lost weight for a year. I am at a loss. Cutting calories doesn't work for me. I exercise at lest 3 days a week if not more. I'm over it all.0
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newphilly123 wrote: »Wanna make sure I ain't wasting my time
You will be wasting your time if you do it for a couple of weeks and give up.3 -
Well, this thread got derpy in a hurry...12
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NO most definitely. IF you hold too much back your body will conserve and cut back on burning. You could sabotage your self. It doesnt work for me. I constantly can't get above 1200 calories a day: I'm a big girl, over 250 lbs. I have not lost weight for a year. I am at a loss. Cutting calories doesn't work for me. I exercise at lest 3 days a week if not more. I'm over it all.
My guess is that you are really eating much more than 1200 calories (and probably over estimating your exercise burns)
If you genuinely want help, I suggest you start your own thread and people can guide you step by step.
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newphilly123 wrote: »Wanna make sure I ain't wasting my time
When I weigh my food on a digital food scale, eat the calories MFP gives me, eat some (but not all) of my exercise calories, I lose as expected over the course of a month.1 -
NO most definitely. IF you hold too much back your body will conserve and cut back on burning. You could sabotage your self. It doesnt work for me. I constantly can't get above 1200 calories a day: I'm a big girl, over 250 lbs. I have not lost weight for a year. I am at a loss. Cutting calories doesn't work for me. I exercise at lest 3 days a week if not more. I'm over it all.
If you're not losing weight then you're not at a calorie deficit.
What are you current stats (age, height, weight). How are you calculating calorie burns from your exercise? Are you consistently logging your foods and tracking all your calorie intake? Are you choosing the correct entries when you log? Are you using a food scale to accurately measure out portion sizes?
And can you make your food diary public so we can take a look at it-many times others can spot discrepancies that may be tripping you up.3 -
paper puddin' no i dont want your kind of help0
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SymbolismNZ wrote: »And how many Carbs are you getting a day and still be in the 20 grams or less Net Carbs? I get less than 30 Carbs in order to stay under 20 net. If you are getting more than that then I'll have to look at your diary, granted I still have a lot to learn, but to me anything under 100 g carbs is a low carb diet.
The key thing is to work out how many carbs you can consume while staying in ketosis, which is different for everyone; use keto strips to identify what works for you.
Based on yesterday, I ate 120g of carbs to stay under my 50G net carb - lots of green vegetables, nuts, kiwifruit, avocado and even a couple pieces of toast (Freya's 5 Seed)GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »You're presuming that people will always want what you think of as "junk food".
Most of us learn fairly quickly that nourishing foods like lean proteins, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fruit, eggs, dairy, healthy fats... you know, good nourishing food? That stuff is most satiating. The ratios of those which best satiate vary by individual.
Savvy dieters usually have some calories left over after all that good stuff and fit treats in. Like sprinkling mini chocolate chips on a bowl of Greek yogurt and raspberries. Or having a big salad and just 2 small slices of pizza every now and then. Or two cookies at the end of the day or a couple of squares of dark chocolate. My personal favorite treat is kettle corn. I make it with an air popper, spritz what comes out with olive oil, and sprinkle on super fine sugar.
The stress eating/emotional eating thing is a major issue for habitual dieters; which is generally why the "little treat" at the end of the day turns into weight gain and then the thought "But I wasn't even eating that much and I'm still hungry"
I pay as much attention to macro nutrients (as getting those out of kilter will mean your body goes into various states of starvation, which will end up in binges and also no exercise) as I do to calories; the answer is that both are important, but what I'm interested in is that your "eating clean" - how did you go over your calorie limit? What foods were you consuming?
You quoted the wrong post of mine but I know which one you were addressing.
The stress eating was because I was under stress. I wasn't counting calories, I was counting carbs. You have a nice pat theory, but your views of why people overeat are limited. I had issues with emotional eating that "eating clean" and "eating low carb" failed to address. Full stop. That was the point I was making. I wasn't eating treats at the end of the day during that period of time.
As to the issue of the period of time when I was eating clean? As I said, I was a whole foods ovo-lacto vegetarian. I ate dairy, eggs, beans, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and healthy fats. That's it. I also never ate the more starchy fruits. I only ate berries. The only packaged foods I consumed were canned tomatoes, Greek yogurt, and cottage cheese.
How did I eat too much while I was eating this way? My satiety signals were broken and I had no idea how many calories I was actually consuming. I had no idea how weight management actually worked. I was sedentary and had an undiagnosed chronic autoimmune illness (that's genetic, btw) which left me in a great deal of pain and chronically fatigued. Food was solace sometimes. Feeling stuffed made my life seem less empty sometimes.3 -
MiamiSeoul wrote: »No.
Outside of the obvious - accurately weighing, measuring & logging food & drinks (that includes packaged goods, numbers can be way off), nutrition plays a role. In particular water, protein, fiber & sodium intake.
Add-in any medications you may take.
If you're a woman there are massive water fluctuations.
If you're stressed, the body reacts as well.
There is no right way, you have to find what works for you through trial & error. Even then, you'll have to switch things up every now & then.
If only it could be easy . . . best wishes!
None of those things change the answer to the question "If you have a calorie deficit every day will you lose weight?"
They change how easy it is to attain a deficit, maintain a deficit, or understand whether a deficit actually exists.
Macros do not make a difference to weight loss. They may make a difference in how easy it is to keep eating at deficit, for some people.
Medications may change your metabolism, meaning you have to eat even less to achieve a deficit.
Medications may change your appetite, making it harder to tolerate a deficit.
Water fluctuations make temporary changes in your weight, but they aren't "real weight" and you will still see an overall downward trend.
Stress can cause metabolism changes (see above, have to eat less to achieve necessary deficit)
Stress can change appetite (see above, harder to tolerate necessary deficit).
Those things may make it harder to "have a deficit every day." But they don't change the fact that if you do manage a deficit despite those things, you'll lose weight.
People like to cite things like metabolic slowdown or meds as proof CICO is false. All that does is illustrate that the actual numbers we plug into the CICO calculations are mostly estimates. Most of us have no way of knowing our exact CO: We use formulas based on averages, but they're estimates. Most of us aren't very good at calculating exact CI, and those numbers are also based on measurements in laboratory conditions, not in real human bodies.
CICO is not a mathematical guarantee that if you put specific numbers into MFP you will lose a specific number of ounces, CICO is a concept that explains how weight loss works.2 -
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Also, important to note..
CICO absolutely works if losing weight is your only goal; 100% it works.
The problem with a CICO only regime is that it doesn't give a monkey about what weight you're losing, you're just losing weight - be it muscle, fat; it really doesn't care.0 -
NO most definitely. IF you hold too much back your body will conserve and cut back on burning. You could sabotage your self. It doesnt work for me. I constantly can't get above 1200 calories a day: I'm a big girl, over 250 lbs. I have not lost weight for a year. I am at a loss. Cutting calories doesn't work for me. I exercise at lest 3 days a week if not more. I'm over it all.
You're counting your calories incorrectly.11 -
NO most definitely. IF you hold too much back your body will conserve and cut back on burning. You could sabotage your self. It doesnt work for me. I constantly can't get above 1200 calories a day: I'm a big girl, over 250 lbs. I have not lost weight for a year. I am at a loss. Cutting calories doesn't work for me. I exercise at lest 3 days a week if not more. I'm over it all.
Janie, at your weight and at 1200 calories a day you should be losing weight like crazy. Obviously I don't know you, but I would think one of two things or maybe both are happening. One you don't weigh all your food and are getting considerably more than 1200 a day. You really have to use a scale and weigh everything to honestly know. Condiments especially can be a huge surprise on adding calories. Two, you have a medical issue that is causing some serious metabolic problem. These are just guesses, but the science is solid, every 3500 calories you burn over what you eat will take a pound from your body (fat and muscle). Hope you find a solution.8 -
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I don't think she'll answer that, so - counterfeit help, is my guess.0 -
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »You quoted the wrong post of mine but I know which one you were addressing.
The stress eating was because I was under stress. I wasn't counting calories, I was counting carbs. You have a nice pat theory, but your views of why people overeat are limited. I had issues with emotional eating that "eating clean" and "eating low carb" failed to address. Full stop. That was the point I was making. I wasn't eating treats at the end of the day during that period of time.
As to the issue of the period of time when I was eating clean? As I said, I was a whole foods ovo-lacto vegetarian. I ate dairy, eggs, beans, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and healthy fats. That's it. I also never ate the more starchy fruits. I only ate berries. The only packaged foods I consumed were canned tomatoes, Greek yogurt, and cottage cheese.
How did I eat too much while I was eating this way? My satiety signals were broken and I had no idea how many calories I was actually consuming. I had no idea how weight management actually worked. I was sedentary and had an undiagnosed chronic autoimmune illness (that's genetic, btw) which left me in a great deal of pain and chronically fatigued. Food was solace sometimes. Feeling stuffed made my life seem less empty sometimes.
Hey; firstly, awesome that you've managed to find something that works for you and that you've managed to work around some health issues that would stop others in their tracks. I was just interested more so from the point of view that I'm having to supplement with oils to hit my calorie intake but the differences in our diet is that I'm not able to eat eggs due to an allergy, I'm staying away from lagumes and grains where possible too and I'm slightly lactose intolerant so I don't do a lot of dairy.
When I talk eating clean, generally I'm meaning load up on green vegetables, load up on low-starch fruits, eat good lean proteins and stay away from processed in a can/in a bottle/in a plastic stuff as much as possible. For me, the idea that "It's OK to eat a treat and stay within your calorie limit" is cool if it works for you, but it doesn't work for me; ultimately because I'd rather those calories come from nutrient dense sources so I'm not starving my muscles and my body while I shred weight of.
What I love about MFP is that you can easily track all of the above; as I stated just above - CICO is deadsure a method to ensure you lose weight, but if you're not fueling the complicated systems that make up your body, there is literally no control over what you're losing.
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It's amazing how much you'll realize you're eating when not measuring/counting/weigh-ing food correctly. Not just the amount of food, but the true macronutrients.
I eat pistachios. I was tempted to just guess the amount in my plastic cup at work. I was going to go by the cup measurement and try to find something like that on my fitness pal. Eventually I decided to actually count each and every pistachio and do the piece by piece macronutrients. I would have been way off.
It's best to be true to what we're eating rather than loosely assuming. Also to be true and understanding of what ingredients are actually in the food we eat. All single servings of mashed potatoes aren't created equal. Especially when you consider the creams, sugars and additional fats that some recipes add.
Just typing in "peanut butter and jelly sandwich" for your log may not accurately reflect the type and amount of peanut butter and jelly one REALLY put on their bread. Nor does it reflect the type of bread used. It really is science.
Just be careful and try to know as much as you possibly can about what you're actually eating.1 -
SymbolismNZ wrote: »Also, important to note..
CICO absolutely works if losing weight is your only goal; 100% it works.
The problem with a CICO only regime is that it doesn't give a monkey about what weight you're losing, you're just losing weight - be it muscle, fat; it really doesn't care.
It will mostly be fat. It's true that a higher protein intake combined with resistance training helps to preserve muscle mass, but really, it takes a lot for the body to want to burn muscle preferentially. You make it sound like it just decides "today, I'm going to burn muscle because bro downed some chocolate". It doesn't work that way.7 -
SymbolismNZ wrote: »Also, important to note..
CICO absolutely works if losing weight is your only goal; 100% it works.
The problem with a CICO only regime is that it doesn't give a monkey about what weight you're losing, you're just losing weight - be it muscle, fat; it really doesn't care.
Well I lost 50lbs of something and improved all my health markers in the process-including getting a pre-diabetic glucose number solidly down into the normal range. Fast forward almost 4 years and I'm still successfully maintaining that loss (whatever it was lol), and my blood work panels and health screenings are still coming back great, with glucose numbers still solidly in the normal range (80s and 90s). And yes I eat all sorts of foods including 'processed' foods, fast food, sugary foods, foods that come in boxes, cans and bags. I also eat veggies, whole grains, lean meats, eggs etc . I eat all the foods I like-I've just learned how to fit them into my calorie goals
But, the important thing is that we've both found what works for us for the long term and that's what matters!3 -
SymbolismNZ wrote: »The point I'm making is that in my personal opinion, if your sole focus is "I can eat anything I want so long as I don't go over my calorie limit", you won't have sustainable long term success.
See I feel the exact opposite. I am down 62.3 lbs as of today and I eat pretty much whatever I want as long as it fits in my calories. That is more sustainable to me than cutting out all the foods I love. That would make me miserable and want to cheat, etc. I don't ever have bad cravings and I love the foods I eat. If I want m&m's, I have some. I just weigh out 1 serving instead of eating a whole bag. If I want a biscuit with my breakfast, then I have one and then choose a healthier option for dinner. It is called balance and it is also called what works for me may not work for you. Some people swear by eating clean, that is not sustainable for me. There are also tons of people with success in maintaining for years that eat any foods they like.5 -
SymbolismNZ wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »You quoted the wrong post of mine but I know which one you were addressing.
The stress eating was because I was under stress. I wasn't counting calories, I was counting carbs. You have a nice pat theory, but your views of why people overeat are limited. I had issues with emotional eating that "eating clean" and "eating low carb" failed to address. Full stop. That was the point I was making. I wasn't eating treats at the end of the day during that period of time.
As to the issue of the period of time when I was eating clean? As I said, I was a whole foods ovo-lacto vegetarian. I ate dairy, eggs, beans, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and healthy fats. That's it. I also never ate the more starchy fruits. I only ate berries. The only packaged foods I consumed were canned tomatoes, Greek yogurt, and cottage cheese.
How did I eat too much while I was eating this way? My satiety signals were broken and I had no idea how many calories I was actually consuming. I had no idea how weight management actually worked. I was sedentary and had an undiagnosed chronic autoimmune illness (that's genetic, btw) which left me in a great deal of pain and chronically fatigued. Food was solace sometimes. Feeling stuffed made my life seem less empty sometimes.
Hey; firstly, awesome that you've managed to find something that works for you and that you've managed to work around some health issues that would stop others in their tracks. I was just interested more so from the point of view that I'm having to supplement with oils to hit my calorie intake but the differences in our diet is that I'm not able to eat eggs due to an allergy, I'm staying away from lagumes and grains where possible too and I'm slightly lactose intolerant so I don't do a lot of dairy.
When I talk eating clean, generally I'm meaning load up on green vegetables, load up on low-starch fruits, eat good lean proteins and stay away from processed in a can/in a bottle/in a plastic stuff as much as possible. For me, the idea that "It's OK to eat a treat and stay within your calorie limit" is cool if it works for you, but it doesn't work for me; ultimately because I'd rather those calories come from nutrient dense sources so I'm not starving my muscles and my body while I shred weight of.
What I love about MFP is that you can easily track all of the above; as I stated just above - CICO is deadsure a method to ensure you lose weight, but if you're not fueling the complicated systems that make up your body, there is literally no control over what you're losing.
Well wait... who says treats don't have macronutrients that your body utilizes for nourishment?
And... if you're fitting that treat in after eating healthy (or even not so healthy, after all, a Big Mac or pizza has protein, fat, and carbs that your body will use to feed your muscles), how are you starving your body?
Are you aware there's not a separate digestive path for "junk" food and "healthy" food in your body? Carbohydrates are carbohydrates. Protein is protein. Fat (say PUFA) is fat. Your body takes it where it gets it and uses it to feed all the complicated systems.9 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »You quoted the wrong post of mine but I know which one you were addressing.
The stress eating was because I was under stress. I wasn't counting calories, I was counting carbs. You have a nice pat theory, but your views of why people overeat are limited. I had issues with emotional eating that "eating clean" and "eating low carb" failed to address. Full stop. That was the point I was making. I wasn't eating treats at the end of the day during that period of time.
As to the issue of the period of time when I was eating clean? As I said, I was a whole foods ovo-lacto vegetarian. I ate dairy, eggs, beans, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and healthy fats. That's it. I also never ate the more starchy fruits. I only ate berries. The only packaged foods I consumed were canned tomatoes, Greek yogurt, and cottage cheese.
How did I eat too much while I was eating this way? My satiety signals were broken and I had no idea how many calories I was actually consuming. I had no idea how weight management actually worked. I was sedentary and had an undiagnosed chronic autoimmune illness (that's genetic, btw) which left me in a great deal of pain and chronically fatigued. Food was solace sometimes. Feeling stuffed made my life seem less empty sometimes.
Hey; firstly, awesome that you've managed to find something that works for you and that you've managed to work around some health issues that would stop others in their tracks. I was just interested more so from the point of view that I'm having to supplement with oils to hit my calorie intake but the differences in our diet is that I'm not able to eat eggs due to an allergy, I'm staying away from lagumes and grains where possible too and I'm slightly lactose intolerant so I don't do a lot of dairy.
When I talk eating clean, generally I'm meaning load up on green vegetables, load up on low-starch fruits, eat good lean proteins and stay away from processed in a can/in a bottle/in a plastic stuff as much as possible. For me, the idea that "It's OK to eat a treat and stay within your calorie limit" is cool if it works for you, but it doesn't work for me; ultimately because I'd rather those calories come from nutrient dense sources so I'm not starving my muscles and my body while I shred weight of.
What I love about MFP is that you can easily track all of the above; as I stated just above - CICO is deadsure a method to ensure you lose weight, but if you're not fueling the complicated systems that make up your body, there is literally no control over what you're losing.
Well wait... who says treats don't have macronutrients that your body utilizes for nourishment?
And... if you're fitting that treat in after eating healthy (or even not so healthy, after all, a Big Mac or pizza has protein, fat, and carbs that your body will use to feed your muscles), how are you starving your body?
Are you aware there's not a separate digestive path for "junk" food and "healthy" food in your body? Carbohydrates are carbohydrates. Protein is protein. Fat (say PUFA) is fat. Your body takes it where it gets it and uses it to feed all the complicated systems.
And as Eric Helms has said, "Once our nutrient needs are met, we don’t get extra credit for eating more nutritious food!"10 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »You quoted the wrong post of mine but I know which one you were addressing.
The stress eating was because I was under stress. I wasn't counting calories, I was counting carbs. You have a nice pat theory, but your views of why people overeat are limited. I had issues with emotional eating that "eating clean" and "eating low carb" failed to address. Full stop. That was the point I was making. I wasn't eating treats at the end of the day during that period of time.
As to the issue of the period of time when I was eating clean? As I said, I was a whole foods ovo-lacto vegetarian. I ate dairy, eggs, beans, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and healthy fats. That's it. I also never ate the more starchy fruits. I only ate berries. The only packaged foods I consumed were canned tomatoes, Greek yogurt, and cottage cheese.
How did I eat too much while I was eating this way? My satiety signals were broken and I had no idea how many calories I was actually consuming. I had no idea how weight management actually worked. I was sedentary and had an undiagnosed chronic autoimmune illness (that's genetic, btw) which left me in a great deal of pain and chronically fatigued. Food was solace sometimes. Feeling stuffed made my life seem less empty sometimes.
Hey; firstly, awesome that you've managed to find something that works for you and that you've managed to work around some health issues that would stop others in their tracks. I was just interested more so from the point of view that I'm having to supplement with oils to hit my calorie intake but the differences in our diet is that I'm not able to eat eggs due to an allergy, I'm staying away from lagumes and grains where possible too and I'm slightly lactose intolerant so I don't do a lot of dairy.
When I talk eating clean, generally I'm meaning load up on green vegetables, load up on low-starch fruits, eat good lean proteins and stay away from processed in a can/in a bottle/in a plastic stuff as much as possible. For me, the idea that "It's OK to eat a treat and stay within your calorie limit" is cool if it works for you, but it doesn't work for me; ultimately because I'd rather those calories come from nutrient dense sources so I'm not starving my muscles and my body while I shred weight of.
What I love about MFP is that you can easily track all of the above; as I stated just above - CICO is deadsure a method to ensure you lose weight, but if you're not fueling the complicated systems that make up your body, there is literally no control over what you're losing.
Well wait... who says treats don't have macronutrients that your body utilizes for nourishment?
And... if you're fitting that treat in after eating healthy (or even not so healthy, after all, a Big Mac or pizza has protein, fat, and carbs that your body will use to feed your muscles), how are you starving your body?
Are you aware there's not a separate digestive path for "junk" food and "healthy" food in your body? Carbohydrates are carbohydrates. Protein is protein. Fat (say PUFA) is fat. Your body takes it where it gets it and uses it to feed all the complicated systems.
And as Eric Helms has said, "Once our nutrient needs are met, we don’t get extra credit for eating more nutritious food!"
Except, perhaps, in the feelz.
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