Can I just count calories (Not, fat, protien, carbs) and sti

When I started out, I just had a book I tracked my calories in and subtracted my calories I burned from exercise. It worked for me. I lost 28 lbs that way in four months. You'd be amazed how many calories you consume when you don't watch what you are eating. I had a BodPod test done though that let me know my resting metabolism so I knew how many calories I could consume daily to lose weight. I've kept that weight off but now I've plateaued so I'm trying it with tracking the fat, protein, and carbs to see what happens. Not to mention I've had to change up my workouts.

In my opinion, I think so! I started that was as well. Now, I don't care about carbs but I try to eat complex and unrefined/ I also try to eat healthy fats.
Protein, I'd love to increase it to 100g a day! (:
Just keep it as healthy as you can.

Keeping a watch on my calories and exercising is all that i've done and had success.

I am only doing calories so far and I am losing weight so far.

Essentially just counting calories will work as long as you maintain your deficit. That said, what is it that bugs you about tracking the other stuff? Sticking close to my calorie goal is important to me, but I like to loosely keep an eye on the other stuff to see that I am being nourished well. I mean, you could eat 4 Snickers bars for the day and be under on your calories, but you would not be nourished...

Tracking those things helps when you hit a plateau! But if you're losing by just counting calories awesome! Wish I could do that!

Sure you can.... you can lose weight just eatting twinkies and pizza if you want. You may not be healthy when you get where you want to go.... but you will be skinnier. You don't have to make a science of it, MFP pretty much does it for you. You already know what you should and shouldn't have while you are losing weight, just be sensible about it.

It depends on your metabolism. Some people's bodies seem to process all calories equally well. Whatever you shove in there, it'll get used efficiently. If that's the case with you, then yes, just follow the "calories in / calories out" model and you should lose weight.

Other people, however, have a tougher time handling certain hormones. It is estimated that up to one in four women may have some level of insulin sensitivity, which means that their bodies are not as efficient at processing carbs. For those people, they may need to pay attention to their ratios of carbs / fat / protein & make sure their carb level is not too high for their body to handle efficiently. It just depends on your own body. Everyone can tell you what works for them, but that won't necessarily be what works for you. The only way to tell for sure is to have a fancy glucose metabolism test done by your doctor.

If you have been successful in losing weight by calorie-counting alone, then IMHO you might as well just stick with that. If you find yourself stuck on a plateau, you could look at changing your macronutrient levels as a way to jump-start your weight loss again. But for the most part, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. :happy:

If you don't have any other health concerns, you should be okay with just calories. If you have a history of high blood pressure, watch your sodium. If cholesterol, watch fat. Etc.

I would recommend that you also try to get enough fiber. I was surprised at how easy it is to get once I read about where to find it.