15 grams of sugar a day! IT WORKS!

The caveat in this all is that the article states "If you have been counting calories and it has not been working..."

"... then you're doing it wrong."

I am not for or against this. However, I do know whether you are counting calories or in this case counting sugar, eventually it will lead to you making better decisions when it comes to your daily eating lifestyle. Hopefully, all of the changes will be positive changes and you live a longer, healthier and more active life by doing so.

IF i was to drink beer and eat mcdonalds' and still maintain my 1200 calories/ day it wouldn't work, i would gain weight.

No, you would maintain weight if you measured accurately to 1200 calories.

I absolutley congrats to you on living on foods that's REAL! IT's truely amazing how many people attack others success because they don't agree! I've found that everyone has different things they're body needs in how to lose, main their healthy weight. I know me personally all these attacks on your choice is because of pride. Why can't people just congrats you and move along. Maybe even learn a thing or two maybe...or maybe not. There's know need to attack her. She feels good and loves it!! I also heard someone write on another post once that "I find it such an oxymoron when someone goes shares about their success on going Primal, Paleo, Low carb whatever you want to call it and they throw at you " is this really sustainable for the long term lifestyle?" Well I think this applys to any diet your on. I can say with about 100% certainty that anybody on a diet that is lowfat is not going to be able to sustain it for life....COME ON......so many people do low fat....they're starving all the time and as soon as they start upping their calories boom the weights back on.....it's not a matter of beign on a diet....it's a matter of what makes YOUR body feel amazing...IT's about discovering what the needs of your body are? Do you feel satisfied in your food chocies or are you cravings and thinking about food all the time? by making whole food choices, it's easy to do.....so what ever diet your doing, if your starving all the time, your not getting enough good fats.....your eating too many carbs ( processed sugars and starches).......(spikes insulin which caused the cravings)......This is just food 101. Most people either just don't understand or wont even go there. It's a matter of just being open minded and respectful of every human being......!!! I switched from the Lowfat high carb diet FDA recommended to going Primal in August and I will never go back....I love it....i've never felt better in my life!! Congrats to you Girl and all the haters out there will always be out there.....there are many support groups on here for Primal, Paleo, Atkins Southbeach whatever and you won't believe the support and great recipes, success stories....Thats where i tend to hang because of the too many haters out there! Add me as a friend if you'd like!!! Congrats to YOU!

From what I can tell, the people that are "being negative" are challenging the notion of 15 g of sugar being some magical metabolically superior form of weight loss. To state that there is something metabolically superior is disingenuous and misleading.

No one is unhappy that there has been some success, but to go around touting 4 pounds in a couple of days is pretty meaningless by itself. I can lose 4 pounds in 2 hours going for a jog. This isn't FAT loss, this is FLUID loss. We're all here for help losing fat.

I am so sorry you are taking such a hit on this. people are ruthless. AND some people just dont' understand that it takes something different for everyone. IF i was to drink beer and eat mcdonalds' and still maintain my 1200 calories/ day it wouldn't work, i would gain weight. I give kudos to those that can do that, that's great. but, if my diet isn't clean or has much sugar in it at all i am bloated and HUGE... no weight loss. and I can easily gain or lose 5 lbs in one day based solely on the TYPE of food i'm eating.... it is stupid and annoying.... but, it is what it is and they can call it water all they want, but there is more than meets the eye in there anyway, thankyou for sharing!

It's not like I'm living on McDs and Guinness! lol ... I maintain a 12-1300 calorie intake most days, consuming raw foods, lean proteins, and a decent amount of fiber and carbs ... and then when I feel like having a couple of beers or running out for a cheeseburger at lunch, I do. Sometimes I end up eating more like 1700 cals on those days, and sometimes I eat as many as 2000 cals on those day - but that's not how I eat all the time! I enjoy decadent foods in moderation. Which (as I've already stated), will work for the majority of MFP users if they're honest with themselves about what they're actually doing.

Incorrect. Nice try though. Google the twinkie diet.

The caveat in this all is that the article states "If you have been counting calories and it has not been working..."

"... then you're doing it wrong."

NOPE...not true... different bodies respond to different things.

Please explain how this is not true. I would like to know where this magical extra mass is coming from if you are accurately counting calories.

You can count calories and still not lose. If you eat 1,200 of ONLY junk, brownies, sugar, candy bars, etc it's going to stick around longer than eating 1,200 of healthy natural foods.

I try not to eat any sugar at all.

From what I can tell, the people that are "being negative" are challenging the notion of 15 g of sugar being some magical metabolically superior form of weight loss. To state that there is something metabolically superior is disingenuous and misleading.

No one is unhappy that there has been some success, but to go around touting 4 pounds in a couple of days is pretty meaningless by itself. I can lose 4 pounds in 2 hours going for a jog. This isn't FAT loss, this is FLUID loss. We're all here for help losing fat.

^^thank you.

Calories are what matters, not the food type when it comes to weight loss.

Your body does not understand the difference between a 6oz chicken breast, 1 cup veggies, and 1 cup of brown rice versus 1 slice of pepperoni pizza. It understands proteins, carbs, fats as well as TDEE vs Calorie Intake.

I saw a ripped dude driving a Mercedes. Therefore, if you drive a Mercedes you will get ripped, right?

This.