Is it really just calories in calories out?
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danigirl1011 wrote: »P.s. Search online foods that heal the body and things that balance hormones. It can help your body not to hold onto weight because of hormonal balances.
Nope. That's all pseudoscientific BS postulated by quacks.27 -
there is no food that "heals" hormones - and you likely wouldn't find any scientific studies supporting that hypothesis either21
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danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
No one suggested to eat 1500 calories of twinkies, so whose post specifically are you responding to?
Considering in the last several days you've logged donuts, Velveeta, Chilly Cow ice cream, cliff bars, IHOP, and Lara bars I don't see how you are eating any differently than the posts in this thread would suggest.
When talking about weight loss exclusively, you can eat whatever you want as long as you stick to your calories. What you eat is important for satiety and health, however, as everyone has mentioned here. But if you eat a well balanced diet, you can fit in your fave treats and you will still lose weight just fine. There are tons of posters here who can verify that from experience, myself included.31 -
deannalfisher wrote: »there is no food that "heals" hormones - and you likely wouldn't find any scientific studies supporting that hypothesis either
...waits for a link to Mercola or Taubes' websites.
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danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
You make the same mistake virtually every "a calorie is not a calorie" person does. You confuse energy balance with nutrition. Not the same thing.
A calorie is a unit of measure. A mile is a mile, whether you walk it, run it, drive it, fly over it or crawl it. Whether it's uphill, downhill, on a paved highway or a mountain trail. Whether it's -30 degrees or 130 degrees. Whether you're barefoot, in shoes, or on roller skates. If you travel a mile under any of those conditions, it's still a mile. Calories are like that too.
To extend this metaphor, how you feel after each of those mile completions will vary. So the mile is the numeric value, like a calorie. And the method of getting there is your nutritional choices.14 -
danigirl1011 wrote: »P.s. Search online foods that heal the body and things that balance hormones. It can help your body not to hold onto weight because of hormonal balances.
This isn't a thing, except in the world of charlatans who want you to buy their books.
Signed,
A post menopausal woman with a bum thyroid who lost 90 pounds without eating any special foods in any special combination30 -
danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
How come in every one of these ridiculous straw man comparisons, the people saying a calorie is a calorie and that CICO is what matters for weight loss are limited to just a single food, in this case twinkies, and the people who say that nutrition is important (which no one is disputing) get to eat the same amount of calories of "normal" food presumably a varied diet filled with a balance of macro and micronutrients? Why does one side get one food and the other side get everything "healthy"? If you're going to play ridiculous straw man bingo at least take one single "healthy" food for your side of the argument. So what would you like? Broccoli? Chicken Breast? Spinach? Tofu?17 -
danigirl1011 wrote: »P.s. Search online foods that heal the body and things that balance hormones. It can help your body not to hold onto weight because of hormonal balances.
The only thing that I can think of where this makes sense is in the context of refeeds and diet breaks, where someone has either been in an aggressive cut or a prolonged diet.3 -
WinoGelato wrote: »danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
How come in every one of these ridiculous straw man comparisons, the people saying a calorie is a calorie and that CICO is what matters for weight loss are limited to just a single food, in this case twinkies, and the people who say that nutrition is important (which no one is disputing) get to eat the same amount of calories of "normal" food presumably a varied diet filled with a balance of macro and micronutrients? Why does one side get one food and the other side get everything "healthy"? If you're going to play ridiculous straw man bingo at least take one single "healthy" food for your side of the argument. So what would you like? Broccoli? Chicken Breast? Spinach? Tofu?
Twinkies made with tofu? https://www.instructables.com/id/Organic-Vegan-Twinkie-Recipe/3 -
WinoGelato wrote: »danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
How come in every one of these ridiculous straw man comparisons, the people saying a calorie is a calorie and that CICO is what matters for weight loss are limited to just a single food, in this case twinkies, and the people who say that nutrition is important (which no one is disputing) get to eat the same amount of calories of "normal" food presumably a varied diet filled with a balance of macro and micronutrients? Why does one side get one food and the other side get everything "healthy"? If you're going to play ridiculous straw man bingo at least take one single "healthy" food for your side of the argument. So what would you like? Broccoli? Chicken Breast? Spinach? Tofu?
Twinkies made with tofu? https://www.instructables.com/id/Organic-Vegan-Twinkie-Recipe/
Life is too short for that much fuss over what is likely, at best, a mediocre snack cake. There's chocolate out there people. Vegan chocolate if you want to go that route. Perspective!12 -
WinoGelato wrote: »danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
How come in every one of these ridiculous straw man comparisons, the people saying a calorie is a calorie and that CICO is what matters for weight loss are limited to just a single food, in this case twinkies, and the people who say that nutrition is important (which no one is disputing) get to eat the same amount of calories of "normal" food presumably a varied diet filled with a balance of macro and micronutrients? Why does one side get one food and the other side get everything "healthy"? If you're going to play ridiculous straw man bingo at least take one single "healthy" food for your side of the argument. So what would you like? Broccoli? Chicken Breast? Spinach? Tofu?
Twinkies made with tofu? https://www.instructables.com/id/Organic-Vegan-Twinkie-Recipe/
Okay, I was actually considering this until I got to the step where you make your own individual tiny Twinkie molds. Like, I have a job and family (of dogs) and actual hobbies. I don't have time to be making dozens of tiny snack cake molds.12 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
How come in every one of these ridiculous straw man comparisons, the people saying a calorie is a calorie and that CICO is what matters for weight loss are limited to just a single food, in this case twinkies, and the people who say that nutrition is important (which no one is disputing) get to eat the same amount of calories of "normal" food presumably a varied diet filled with a balance of macro and micronutrients? Why does one side get one food and the other side get everything "healthy"? If you're going to play ridiculous straw man bingo at least take one single "healthy" food for your side of the argument. So what would you like? Broccoli? Chicken Breast? Spinach? Tofu?
Twinkies made with tofu? https://www.instructables.com/id/Organic-Vegan-Twinkie-Recipe/
Life is too short for that much fuss over what is likely, at best, a mediocre snack cake. There's chocolate out there people. Vegan chocolate if you want to go that route. Perspective!
I just figured if our choices were twinkies or tofu we might as well combine them!
And to answer the question - a calorie is a calorie no matter where it comes from. I assume people who ask the question are smart enough to know that nutrition is a different question.4 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
How come in every one of these ridiculous straw man comparisons, the people saying a calorie is a calorie and that CICO is what matters for weight loss are limited to just a single food, in this case twinkies, and the people who say that nutrition is important (which no one is disputing) get to eat the same amount of calories of "normal" food presumably a varied diet filled with a balance of macro and micronutrients? Why does one side get one food and the other side get everything "healthy"? If you're going to play ridiculous straw man bingo at least take one single "healthy" food for your side of the argument. So what would you like? Broccoli? Chicken Breast? Spinach? Tofu?
Twinkies made with tofu? https://www.instructables.com/id/Organic-Vegan-Twinkie-Recipe/
Life is too short for that much fuss over what is likely, at best, a mediocre snack cake. There's chocolate out there people. Vegan chocolate if you want to go that route. Perspective! I just figured if our choices were twinkies or tofu we might as well combine them!
And to answer the question - a calorie is a calorie no matter where it comes from. I assume people who ask the question are smart enough to know that nutrition is a different question.
It's quite silly to put forth the idea that grown people would actually, given the chance, eat a diet comprised entirely of snack cakes and soda pop as if they didn't know that they actually need to eat somewhat decent food to be nourished. Is education in our schools seriously *that* lacking that this silly scenario is constantly put forth as a possibility?10 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
How come in every one of these ridiculous straw man comparisons, the people saying a calorie is a calorie and that CICO is what matters for weight loss are limited to just a single food, in this case twinkies, and the people who say that nutrition is important (which no one is disputing) get to eat the same amount of calories of "normal" food presumably a varied diet filled with a balance of macro and micronutrients? Why does one side get one food and the other side get everything "healthy"? If you're going to play ridiculous straw man bingo at least take one single "healthy" food for your side of the argument. So what would you like? Broccoli? Chicken Breast? Spinach? Tofu?
Twinkies made with tofu? https://www.instructables.com/id/Organic-Vegan-Twinkie-Recipe/
Life is too short for that much fuss over what is likely, at best, a mediocre snack cake. There's chocolate out there people. Vegan chocolate if you want to go that route. Perspective! I just figured if our choices were twinkies or tofu we might as well combine them!
And to answer the question - a calorie is a calorie no matter where it comes from. I assume people who ask the question are smart enough to know that nutrition is a different question.
It's quite silly to put forth the idea that grown people would actually, given the chance, eat a diet comprised entirely of snack cakes and soda pop as if they didn't know that they actually need to eat somewhat decent food to be nourished. Is education in our schools seriously *that* lacking that this silly scenario is constantly put forth as a possibility?
Yeah, I mean I've been known to have an occasional Drumstick (i.e. the ice cream cone) for lunch if I was out for a 2-hour walk on a hot day and realized that I was hungry and that 310 calories with maybe a 100-200 calorie snack when I got home wasn't the worst thing in the world I could do. But that's a 'sometime' thing and the rest of my meals were more typical. Definitely not a "I eat brownies for breakfast, ice cream for lunch, and honey buns for supper, while snacking on jelly beans, all day every day."8 -
ladydark2018 wrote: ».... but does it really only boil down to calories in calories out?
Yes. How you get to a calorie deficit is all up to what works for you. All the varieties of diets work at almost exactly the same effectiveness *IF* you adhere to them over time. It may take time to dial in the math of a deficit for you, but once dialed in you just stick to it, weigh in every couple weeks or month and you'll see results.
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deannalfisher wrote: »there is no food that "heals" hormones - and you likely wouldn't find any scientific studies supporting that hypothesis either
...waits for a link to Mercola or Taubes' websites.
just had a friend link to mercola on FB. sigh. was tempted to address the issue but no one has time for that. and if they are willing to believe them...4 -
deannalfisher wrote: »there is no food that "heals" hormones - and you likely wouldn't find any scientific studies supporting that hypothesis either
...waits for a link to Mercola or Taubes' websites.
Or the Fung-us among us.7 -
lauracups3149 wrote: »No. Hormones play a huge part and anyone who woes isn't struggling in menopause.
Really? I could've sworn I was menopausal while losing 50+ pounds in less than a year at age 59-60. Also hypothyroid.
As we get older, we tend to be less active in daily life, and we tend to lose muscle mass. They can become a negative down-spiral. Both of those things also lower our calorie needs, to the detriment of our weight management. But both of those are also under our influence, at least to some extent.
It's always more effective, IMO, to focus on the parts of a situation we can influence/control (like calorie intake, daily-life activity, and exercise), and stop giving mindshare to the things we can't (like hormones, "food pushing friends", the evil food corporations, or whatever other uncontrollable bugaboos may be present).
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TavistockToad wrote: »Pretty well covered in this thread, exact same question a few days ago: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10705095/is-it-really-calories-in-vs-calories-out/p1
damn you, i was going to link that thread!!!
You could link this one, instead:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10348650/cico-still-skeptical-come-inside-for-a-meticulous-log-that-proves-it
Oh, wait, sorry - someone else just did. :drinker:8 -
ladydark2018 wrote: »Yo-yo dieter here and I am overwhelmed with Information on various diets. I have gained 40 pounds on an antidepressant, and can’t get off them due to anxiety issues. So I’m trying to figure out a way of eating and stick to it. I always self sabotage and jump from one diet to another and I decided I finally need to find something and stick with it. I have done keto (don’t last for more than a few days) ... fasting.... ONe meal a day.... but does it really only boil down to calories in calories out? Any help I can get will be appreciated
Yes, it's really all about calories in and calories out, but making it work also involves figuring out methods of achieving that that will work for you personally (ideally without requiring massive self-denial, discipline, or the near-mythical "motivation"), then applying patience, self-kindness, and persistence.
In other words, it's simple, but not always easy.
One thought is to find a way of eating a little less and moving a little more, that gradually moves you toward a way of living that you can stick with permanently, to both lose the weight and keep it off.
One possible way to look at remodeling your eating is in this thread:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm
I promise it's not just another fad diet. (3rd parties: No fair woo-ing it until after you read the linked post. 
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ladydark2018 wrote: »Yo-yo dieter here and I am overwhelmed with Information on various diets. I have gained 40 pounds on an antidepressant, and can’t get off them due to anxiety issues. So I’m trying to figure out a way of eating and stick to it. I always self sabotage and jump from one diet to another and I decided I finally need to find something and stick with it. I have done keto (don’t last for more than a few days) ... fasting.... ONe meal a day.... but does it really only boil down to calories in calories out? Any help I can get will be appreciated
Yes, I lost 4kgs this month with calories in vs calories out, it’s the only method of losing weight.
If you are not losing weight there are two reasons
1: eating more than you are & not logging accurately
2: not creating a calorie deficit & patience.6 -
lauracups3149 wrote: »No. Hormones play a huge part and anyone who woes isn't struggling in menopause.
I am perimenopausal and have had no problems with weight loss simply by counting calories and making sure calories in is less than calories out. I have also read many comments of other women saying the same thing.3 -
lauracups3149 wrote: »No. Hormones play a huge part and anyone who woes isn't struggling in menopause.
I woo'd and I'm in perimenopause, nearing menopause. 4 -
janejellyroll wrote: »CindyJNC1963 wrote: »estherdragonbat wrote: »Cahgetsfit wrote: »yes and no. yes it's basically CICO. and fad diets - just don't go there.
some tips - work out your maintenance calories then drop by not too much - don't go gung ho for losing 2 kgs a week or whatever while you're starving because it's too hard to adhere to anything that is too uncomfortable.
Feeling a bit peckish is one thing - you can trick yourself to stop feeling peckish by drinking some herbal tea or eating some diet jelly or something. You can't trick yourself to stop feeling like there is a massive hole in your stomach and you're about to eat the couch.
slow and stead is the way to go.
Now, the no part of my answer is that as well as CICO, other things can help such as more exercise, looking at hormones and if they are out of whack taking the right supplements/eating the right foods to help fix that.
Also - making choices that will help you feel full - if you can get a massive volume meal in but it's only like 300 calories, it feels like you've eaten heaps but it's not much. For example, I always have a gigantic salad in a fruit bowl. it's always around 300 grams. some sort of meat and a bunch of stuff like carrots and whatever else is around. it takes me ages to eat becuase there is so much volume and therefore I think I ate heaps. if i'd had a sandwich for example, at the same calories, i'd think I was hungry again in 2 seconds. But that's just me - so it's a strategy i've come up to help me.
And everyone is different so you need to find what works for you. Lots of small meals? 3 big meals? fasting until a certain time and then eating?
At the end of the day the calories in vs calories out is the main player in your weight loss and you can make it work for you without too much pain or starvation.
And don't just settle on the 1200 that MFP seems to spit out for everyone. try something like https://tdeecalculator.net/
Good luck with your journey!!
That's actually part of CICO. Exercise increases the CO part of the equation. Hormones may increase or decrease it.
As far as the 1200, MFP generally spits that out for 1) people who are very short and close to goal or 2) people saying they want to lose 2lbs/week when that's too aggressive a target. It has me on 1360 to lose 1/2lb/week (I'm 5'3 and within 10lbs of a healthy BMI). When I started, 107lbs ago, I told MFP I wanted to lose 1lb/week and it gave me 1710.
MFP also gave me a suggestion of 1700 calories initially but I upgraded to Premier so that I could reset it down to 1350 calories, which is where my doctor wants me to be.
You don't need to upgrade to manually set your calorie goal, you can do it even with the free version.
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »danigirl1011 wrote: »Nope. Calories are not all created equal. And people will argue and argue and argue on here. Is 1500 calories of twinkies and 1500 calories of 'normal' food all still 1500 calories? Sure! But, will you feel the same and will your body respond the same to all. NO. and i'm sorry, but keto and any other diet is crap. Eat as healthy as you can. Incorporate whole foods and cook your own food as much as possible. You WILL lose the weight. But consistency is key. I like to plan out my whole weeks worth of food and pre log to look at macros and the numbers. It helps me stay focused and not stray. I like to continue to eat somewhat normal foods and calorie ranges (i eat between 1450 and 1600 calories and burn between 300 and 800 for exercise a day) so that i can keep it as a lifestyle and not just a fad diet. Good luck!
How come in every one of these ridiculous straw man comparisons, the people saying a calorie is a calorie and that CICO is what matters for weight loss are limited to just a single food, in this case twinkies, and the people who say that nutrition is important (which no one is disputing) get to eat the same amount of calories of "normal" food presumably a varied diet filled with a balance of macro and micronutrients? Why does one side get one food and the other side get everything "healthy"? If you're going to play ridiculous straw man bingo at least take one single "healthy" food for your side of the argument. So what would you like? Broccoli? Chicken Breast? Spinach? Tofu?
Twinkies made with tofu? https://www.instructables.com/id/Organic-Vegan-Twinkie-Recipe/
Life is too short for that much fuss over what is likely, at best, a mediocre snack cake. There's chocolate out there people. Vegan chocolate if you want to go that route. Perspective! I just figured if our choices were twinkies or tofu we might as well combine them!
And to answer the question - a calorie is a calorie no matter where it comes from. I assume people who ask the question are smart enough to know that nutrition is a different question.
It's quite silly to put forth the idea that grown people would actually, given the chance, eat a diet comprised entirely of snack cakes and soda pop as if they didn't know that they actually need to eat somewhat decent food to be nourished. Is education in our schools seriously *that* lacking that this silly scenario is constantly put forth as a possibility?
I did that once for 1 day. Only chocolate. Stuck to my calorie limit. Wasn't hungry simply because I was feeling slightly nauseous by the end of the day
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ladydark2018 wrote: »Yo-yo dieter here and I am overwhelmed with Information on various diets. I have gained 40 pounds on an antidepressant, and can’t get off them due to anxiety issues. So I’m trying to figure out a way of eating and stick to it. I always self sabotage and jump from one diet to another and I decided I finally need to find something and stick with it. I have done keto (don’t last for more than a few days) ... fasting.... ONe meal a day.... but does it really only boil down to calories in calories out? Any help I can get will be appreciated
It's not failing it's experimenting. Everybody will tell you it's CICO, but then people will tell "what helps ME stay within my calorie allowance" is this method or that method. And it's very personal. That's why you'll see people being booed when they say they are on "keto". THAT is not what makes them lose weight but rather how they found it easier to eat fewer overall calories.
For me, two meals a day work best. I need to have large enough meals to feel full, and feeling full helps me eat overall fewer calories. For some people smaller meals and snacks work better. For others just eating once a day is what helps them. We all experiment with meal timing, macros, etc.
TL;DR. Yes it's CICO. But you do have to find what works for you. You already know a lot of what doesn't work so you have to find what does.7 -
danigirl1011 wrote: »P.s. Search online foods that heal the body and things that balance hormones. It can help your body not to hold onto weight because of hormonal balances.
My brother is fairly skinny and solely eats unhealthy ready meals and KFC, albeit in smaller portions. He shuns any vegetables offered to him and has never had problems with his weight. It does seem that CICO is the main factor of weight loss/gain
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Yes. There are people who will try tell you different but do not listen to them.5
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lauracups3149 wrote: »No. Hormones play a huge part and anyone who woes isn't struggling in menopause.
Really? I could've sworn I was menopausal while losing 50+ pounds in less than a year at age 59-60. Also hypothyroid.
As we get older, we tend to be less active in daily life, and we tend to lose muscle mass. They can become a negative down-spiral. Both of those things also lower our calorie needs, to the detriment of our weight management. But both of those are also under our influence, at least to some extent.
It's always more effective, IMO, to focus on the parts of a situation we can influence/control (like calorie intake, daily-life activity, and exercise), and stop giving mindshare to the things we can't (like hormones, "food pushing friends", the evil food corporations, or whatever other uncontrollable bugaboos may be present).
Me too. I lost 100 pounds hypothyroid and menopausal. 59 - 61.
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