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Totally agree!!!!! However, the op asked questions about how the body processes different types of food. The answer is that it is complex. I was not, by posting this article, trying to claim that calorie counting is not worth doing.

To be fair - I do believe that most modern diets recommended by nutritionists and health professionals believe that "eating fresh food" or "real food" is very important and that highly processed foods are not very good for you, often containing, additives, extra sugar etc. etc. - So, the idea of eating "whole foods" is…

Rather than yet another conversation about diet styles and Paleo, how about what the op asked about.... is a calorie always a calorie. Yes, a calorie is a unit of measurement. How different food types, cooking styles, and "how" the body processes food, however, is far, far more complex. People would like really simple…

No, not really. You are trying to make a process thermogenesis simple, when the truth is that the biochemical reactions that take place in order to convert what you eat into fuel that your body can use is tremendously complex. (I mean really complex) From this respect, the process of breaking down and digesting a nut, for…

@ Leena Frankly, I think the Swiss are on the right track with their pyramid. (Someone had talked about the American food pyramid and how it is inverted - I think this person was trying to make a case for meat being on the bottom - which is never going to happen.) With the Swiss Pyramid - water is on the bottom. Then the…

I think this is a really thoughtful and interesting post! Diet, I think, is a very personal thing and involves an individuals relationship to food and their body. By this, I mean that people need to make some sort of peace with food. It's a major part of your life - since people eat every day (or almost every day, in…

The other thing that is worth noting is the potential for a Paleo diet style to raise one's consumption of red meat. It is totally possible to eat Paleo and keep red meat consumption to a reasonable amount, esting, instead fish, seafood, chicken, and other lean meats. However, some people construe the Paleo diet as carte…

So, just to let you know, that list was not fashioned by the government. It was done by U.S. News. They compiled a list of experts in diet and nutrition, from varied backgrounds, and asked them to rank many popular diets. Here is their score for the Paleo diet http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/paleo-diet/reviews Here is…

Most of the time foods that are marked non-fat or low fat have simply replaced fat with added sugar. So, you are very right. Simple, real yogurt, with "no additives" just milk product and bacteria is just great for you. It does come in different fat percentages, though. So, truth is, people do need to read labels to…

Here are some simple, practical pointers that may assist you. It is NOT Paleo, but it will help in general ways. 1) Go to your cupboard and throw out junk food that is highly processed. Chips, candy, cookies, pastries, tv dinners, kraft macaroni and cheese, colas, diet soda etc. Do it - today! Yes, just throw it all out!…

+ 100 to ndj1979 People can say that they eat Paleo - why - because it's a popular thing to say and it's a popular sort of diet right now... kind of cool.... eat like a caveman. Saying you follow a Paleo diet and actually following a Paleo diet are two different things though. It's sort of like saying "Gee, I'm a…

Sorry, Beans are "legumes" and Legumes are NOT Paleo. Sweet potatoes and Squash are considered to be "quite starchy vegetables", so they are to be "strictly limited" on a Paleo diet (All my friends who are genuinely Paleo do not eat them, or eat them very rarely.) Bananas are considered to have too much sugar - fruit is to…

That is NOT basically Paleo. I shop from the perimeter of the grocery store and I eat many, many, many things that are Not Paleo. In fact, here's a list of foods, which most dieticians, health professionals and physicians would all consider quite nutritious.... but they are NOT Paleo Chickpeas, snowpeas, sugar snap peas,…

This! ^^ Almost everything we genuinely achieve in life is built "brick by brick". Small things add up. Habit requires real time to form. Exercise is absolutely no different. Just "a little bit" - see my post - a tiny walk - but regularly, begins a life changing event.

So, calorie deficit is necessary for weight loss, not a particular diet style. However, a good body, that looks and feels great, requires fitness. At 135 and 5'5" what you are really looking to do is to get fit. That's what will make your happier with what you see in the mirror Most people who are fit, however, tend to eat…

First, congratulations on your weight loss! Totally Awesome! Like the others, the first thing that I really notice is the lack of real food. I would have to think that long term, this is going to be tiring and boring. Also, packaged food, energy bars and the like, are just laced with sugar and sodium. So, why not some good…

There is a fundamental flaw with both of these statements. The first is the word "temporary" . Temporary measures lead to... temporary results, and you really have to be aware of this. This is not to say that I don't think you should try a Paleo style of eating, if it appeals to you. Go for it!! But no matter what diet…

My recommendation to the op stands. I provided a list of diets and their rankings, based on a panel. Paleo ranks last - for a number of reasons that are worth considering. The op has had difficulty moving away from SAD, or staying on any reasonable diet plan. As such, she's going to try to select a style of eating to…

I think you will find that in spite of variation, depending on location, a "Mediterranean diet style" encompasses some general eating principles in common that can easily be expressed in a food pyramid. The fact that so much variety exists within this style, is one of the very things that recommends it as a long term…

So, even though this response may draw a number of negative comments, I'm going to post it anyway. Paleo diet ranks "last" on a list of diets when a group of nutritionists and dieticians got together to look at diet styles. Why is this? One of the reasons is that it is very restrictive and so long term compliance with this…

1) Walk - but start off really slowly. Just walk 5 minutes away from your house and then 5 minutes back. 10 minutes, that's it. That's how to start. Then, make a tick on your calendar to note that you have done it. This video is really worth watching. It will tell you the value of walking/medically. It's 10 minutes long…

With utmost respect, both of you do need to be making an appointment with your family physicians. Fear of eating, fear of gaining, daily calorie consumption of 500-900 calories a day, all point to what is called disordered eating. Diets and calorie daily consumption of 800 or less is what is known as Very Low Calorie…

This is a pretty weird thing to say, quite frankly.

Okay, so let's be realistic here. It sounds like you have just started recently with your weight loss and exercise goals. You say that you lost 3 lbs the first week and then "things stalled". Be aware that you did not lose 3 pounds of fat from your body in a week - especially when you are only looking to lose 13 pounds…

I'm really sorry that your post, which I think was very genuinely well intentioned drew so many very snarky responses. To be perfectly frank, I have found many of the posts in the threads on this site to carry extremely negative attitudes and many posts seem, to me, just downright mean spirited. I often wonder if the…

Of course it would! Your body is 65% water! Try going out for Chinese food one night, .....you'll be 2 or 3 pounds heavier in the morning....lots of sodium in chinese food.

There are many ways and diet styles that provide all the nutrients that you need. So, choosing a diet style, is a matter of personal preference. That said, people who chose to eat a very wide variety of foods are more likely to meet all the dietary requirements without "thinking about it", simply because of the variety…

Going Gluten free is a totally ridiculous fad. If you have celiac disease, that's one thing. Truth is, not that many people in the general population actually have celiac disease. (Less than 1%) Going dairy free is also not necessary unless you are lactose intolerant. Self-diagnosis is also not a good idea. If you are…

Just some food for thought on those "exercise calories". The main or majority of a person's daily calorie burn comes from their Basal Metabolic Rate - the amount of calories that your body will burn, just at rest. How accurate is BMR? "Fairly accurate". It does get less accurate as a person gets more and more obese but…

So, guessing your age a bit, your BMR (basal metabolic rate) is 1,469. (This number will be "pretty close") This means that your budget is set a little bit low and I think you're going to find that maintaining a calorie program on a daily basis that's actually below your BMR is quite difficult to do. It's not a bad rule of…