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Lowering carbs and not increasing fats and protein will in turn drop CALORIES. So yes, if you do not count your calories, or track them loosely, dropping carbs is a good way to drop calories.

The right answer is it does not matter when you eat.

It does not work that way in the least bit. Food does not "speed up" your metabolism. Energy (calorie) expenditure is the same at the end of the day if you eat one meal or seven. Meal timing, size, and frequency are largely irrelevant to weight loss in the context of proper daily nutrition.

No such thing as too many carbs as long as you are getting an adequate amount of protein and fat. Carbs do not cause you to lose or gain weight, a calorie deficit does. This is assuming you don't suffer from a metabolic disorder.

Taken from Martin Berkhan's site, leangains.com "After you eat, insulin and fatty acids are elevated. You are in the fed state and there's zero fat burning going on. Your body is relying completely on glucose oxidation during the hours following the meal." This doesn't mean that you'll be burning more body fat if you…

Not exactly. Insulin does not give you more body fat. Eating in a caloric surplus gives you stored body fat. In a calorie deficit, the fat that is stored while in the fed state will be oxidized as well. In a deficit you are taking in less energy (food) than you are burning, resulting in stored adipose tissue (body fat)…

This. The speed at which a carbohydrate is stored/oxidized has no bearing on overall daily energy expenditure, making it in turn irrelevant to weight loss.

. I lol'd in real life. I will have to figure out a name and some magical reason why it works or people will never believe it's this simple.

I'm sorry I'm just responding. Long day... I don't use the site to track sugar intake so I'm not sure what two categories it puts sugar in, but I can tell you that sugar is sugar in regards to weight loss.

I'm not suggesting popping open a bag of sugar and eating it (because you would be missing out on a lot of vitamins and nutrients doing that, and it's just plain common sense), BUT, if you stayed in a caloric deficit, not limiting sugars will not hinder your weight loss.

Carbs=sugar. Doesn't matter the source, they will all be stored/burned as glycogen in our system. Unless you are diabetic or suffer from another metabolic disorder, there is no need to limit sugars. Especially ones from fruit, dairy, etc.

Why do you have a sugar limit?

Ah, yes.

Keeping this on ctrl+v: "Losing weight is as simple as this, assuming you don't have a metabolic disorder: 1. Find your maintenance calorie amount. 2. Create a 10-20% deficit. 3. Hit your minimum requirements of fat and protein as these are essential. 4. DISREGARD trying to time meals, avoid carbs, avoid sugars, trying to…

Losing weight is as simple as this, assuming you don't have a metabolic disorder: 1. Find your maintenance calorie amount. 2. Create a 10-20% deficit. 3. Hit your minimum requirements of fat and protein as these are essential. 4. DISREGARD trying to time meals, avoid carbs, avoid sugars, trying to control metabolic…

Lol. Broken record, sir. Broken record. At least I feel like one 78.7% of the time.

Caffeine pills are VERY cheap. BUT, if you wanted to drink it, Coke Zero is just fine. I drink at least three or four caffeinated diet sodas a day.

No. Excess calories cause an increase in body fat.

I used to eat 7 times a day, every day. Same food every day as well. Then, I gained knowledge. Losing weight is as simple as this, assuming you don't have a metabolic disorder: 1. Find your maintenance level. 2. Create a 10-20% deficit. 3. Hit your minimum requirements of fat and protein as these are essential. 4.…

Transient hormonal fluctuations play very little role in overall long term body weight and body composition.

Lyle always has great info in regards to nutrition.

Meal timing is irrelevant. It comes down to daily numbers and personal preference. I suggest eating foods high in fat and protein at night, seeing that they can keep you fuller longer which may help with morning hunger.

No worries buddy, I wasn't directly it to you in a "hey, you're wrong" sense. I had just remembered reading about cortisol levels in regards to fasting and wanted to share the info.

Exactly, it should always come down to personal preference and convenience. My hunger is CONTROLLED by NOT eating breakfast, eating a modest lunch and then eating a very large dinner. In regards to cortisol, taken from the LG website: 8. Myth: Fasting increases cortisol. Truth Cortisol is a steroid hormone that maintains…

No. He is saying that WHEN you eat DOES NOT MATTER in terms of weight loss. Eating breakfast does not "speed up" your metabolism, or get it "jump started". Calories at the end of the day are what matter, not when you eat them. Fasting does not imply never eating. I fast every single day. I stop eating at 8pm and don't eat…

Meal timing, size, and frequency are largely irrelevant in the context of proper daily nutrition and offer no metabolic advantages. It does not change your total daily expenditure.

0 calories=0 energy=0 effect on weight loss. I drink it on a daily basis.

Exactly. So on the days I actually want to enjoy the beer I'm drinking, I'll drink the beer I like:-) Yuengling!

If I'm feeling beer, MGD 64 isn't too bad, but my vote to get the biggest effect for the lowest calorie buck goes to vodka+diet soda. I can get pretty buzzed off of ~600 calories which is easy to fit into my budget.

I eat twice a day. I usually plan my lunch since I'll be taking it to work with me, but I make food choices for dinner when I get home from work.