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YES it does matter. Eating the correct foods will help your metabolism cook up high. You need a lot of protein, low sodium, and low fat and carbs. It's too complex to get into specifics, if you want an example, my food diary is public, take a peek.

Too low of fat is actually dangerous. Same with carbs and sodium.

Everything in proper porportion.

Technially you can lose (as mentioned). But it's hard to just eat 1 supersized McDonalds meal vs 3 other meals with better nutritional value

As long as you use your common since, as it seems you are you should be fine. As you log your food you will be able to see what foods are more helpful to you and what foods are not. For me its cheese, its also my favorite food! You will figure yours out as the weeks go on. BEST WISHES!!!:flowerforyou:

YES it does matter. Eating the correct foods will help your metabolism cook up high. You need a lot of protein, low sodium, and low fat and carbs. It's too complex to get into specifics, if you want an example, my food diary is public, take a peek.

Too low of fat is actually dangerous. Same with carbs and sodium.

Everything in proper porportion.

Technially you can lose (as mentioned). But it's hard to just eat 1 supersized McDonalds meal vs 3 other meals with better nutritional value

Agreed, but most people don't realize the insane amount of sodium they put in their body, you should try to stay under 2k a day. I also think that the default carb goal on mfp is high. Again, moderation, I don't condone no carbs or fat.

I've come to the conclusion that weight loss as it pertains to calories isn't always the same as eating healthy. But I've also found that eating healthier allows you to eat more quantity per calorie plus get your micronutrients in at the same time.

I eat whatever I want, I think moderation is key in weight-loss & a healthy lifestyle. It's bad to restrict yourself from everything, you would probably just end up bingeing (my experience) I just try to make the things I want the healthiest way possible. I avoided eating wheat bread or any bread for so long but recently I decided I needed more fiber etc, I found out natures way or natures own? 100% whole wheat bread is only 50 calories per slice (not bad) I was always using the 100 cal bread which isn't gross but is not near as tasty as a slice of good wheat bread. Anyways... I love baking, so If I bake I use splenda's baking sugar and baking brown sugar, 0 calories! and vegetable butter country crock light. So it cuts calories/fat/sugar in half! You can still have the things you want if you are willing to look into alternative products and get creative with you're cooking. Also I don't count sugar in fruit because I don't care what anyone says, Fruit is healthy! I only take processed/added sugars into consideration. But I think you should try to eat as healthy as you can while still enjoying your food. Luckily I love all veggies & I'm vegetarian & 90% of the time vegan. So besides my sweet tooth I do pretty well with using my calories on healthy food.

It mostly has to do with with calories in/calories out.

However, eating all your calories in junk can be dangerous. Dieting often leads to nutrient loss, while exercising can lead to a drop in electrolytes. If the food you're eating doesn't replace those nutrients and electrolytes (potassium is a biggie), it can cause problems, some severe enough to require hospitalization.

From what I've seen, you're doing fine, however. Having chocolate now and then is okay. In fact, it's great! Keep it up!

I think in the long run it is very important. For me it's not just about weight loss but about getting healthier. I try to eat a balanced diet that includes the following:
2 -3 serves of fruit - I try to pick at mostly low gi ones because they stave off those afternoon munches,
5 serves of veges - i try to eat a lot of low gi vegetables.
I am currently challenging myself to eat at least ten different sortsf fruit and vege a day
2 serves of dairy - I choose low fat varietys - skim milk and low fat yogurts, custard.
Low gi carbs with my breakfast and lunch meals. I often skip complex carbs at my night meal but if I do have them I will limit the amount and try to make them low gi.
3 serves of protein a day. I have protein with my three main meals always. I eat fish, chicken, beef, lamb, pork but I also have things like baked beans, chick peas etc.
I have low fat cheese and cottage cheese a few times a week. I am a cheese fan so if I do have full fat cheeses I have to be really careful not to eat too much.
Healthy fats - I have at least one serve of healthy fats per day - avocado, nuts etc and try to stay away from the not so good ones.
I have the occasional alcoholic drink - maybe once a week.
I limit my drinking of diet soft drinks because I was a diet coke addict and know that I could easily go back there.
I drink at least 2 liters of water a day as this is my persoanl goal. I never used to drink much at all.

So I want to not only lose weight but I want to make sure my hair, skin, nails, teeth, heart, liver, blood and other organs have what they need to function effectively. Ther is no point being thin if I am sick or look like crap.