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What you're saying is true, but carbohydrates do cause excess water retention.
http://paleoleap.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-water-weight/
I freaking LOVE my fitbit HR. Super happy with the purchase.
Refined carbs can also raise your blood sugar and triglyceride levels, in part because they contain little or no fiber to hinder digestion, and that can confuse cholesterol testing, particularly the good cholesterol.
A minor milestone today, finally broke under the 290 mark (15 pounds) after being stuck for the last week. weighed in at 289.2 - only about 70 more to go.
I definitely believe there is a middle ground. As a vegetarian, for example, I could not sustain a ketogenic diet and expect to not waste away.The more I read into carbohydrates and studies involving the ketogenic diet, the more I think refined carbohydrates have no place in the human diet. If you haven't seen this video and have time (roughly an hour) there is some really interesting information/results from studies/experiments in it. Specifically, how ineffective exercise is for weight loss compared to proper diet, how the body responds to carbs or a lack of them, and how the ketogenic diet benefits the body. They even have MRI cross section slides from a vein/artery (can't remember) showing that people that ate more fat and less carbs had healthier cardiovascular systems than they did when cosuming excessive/wrong carbs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1vMBRFiwE
To be fair, you can find studies that go every which way on carbs.
There's more than one way to eat healthier.
To me its simple, what works for one, may not for another, and that is OK.
Its a lot like golf clubs.
I've low carb'd it and lost 30 lbs. I've also lost about 25+ on WW. Totally different, yet both work. Hmmm.
They do both work though, it is that simple.I haven't tried weight watchers, but did try Nutrisystem for a while and did lose weight (30+ pounds). But there is a difference between losing weight and getting healthier. I lost a ton of muscle, strength, and energy on the Nutrisystem meals. A problem I don't have with eating low carb while maintaining a moderate amount of protein. So I don't think it's as simple as saying they both "work".
They do both work though, it is that simple.
I know you disagree with me, but that's not new and I'm truly ok with it, you do you.
There is no one way outside of calories in, calories out.
I think it depends one what you define as working. If we are just talking weight, sure calories in/calories out. If you are talking health, body composition, etc then calories in/calories out is a fallacy.
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/7-common-calorie-myths-we-should-all-stop-believing/#axzz42S7yWsij
I'm not debating that. I'm just saying there is a better way than just eating less. I thought the eating less was a given.
Nevermind. Its not worth it.
15,000 steps today. That's a win.
Thanks dude. WW combined with being more active is killing it for me.Good work brotherman
In line with some the recent pages discussions I'd like to add a couple thoughts and one in which someone indirectly touched on. There is imo a big difference between eating light (meaning calories) for weight loss which is what most people do vs eating healthy. One can count calories to lose weight and yet still be eating very unhealthy.
While losing weight is all about calories in vs calories out there is actually a lot more to it than that. I am far from any expert and hope don't sound like Im trying to be one. But If one is to be healthy they must not just count calories but also must be aware of protiens, vitamin and mineral intake. There are a ton of skinnier people who are not healthy because all they concern with is calories.
The proper proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals not only make for a healthier body but are also needed to help burn calories. Deficiencies or far too much of given forms of any hinders proper organ and over all bodily functions and can indirectly slow down a weight loss process and/or at least lead to an unhealthy one.
This is why I'm not a fan of many of the processed diet foods on supermarket shelves. Low cal and low fat and low this and low that, but actually complete crap for us to eat. Also why I am not really a fan of these magic gimmick type diets or ones in which fool around with body chemistry. Eliminating types of foods and yet allow one to over indulge in others to cause reactions therefore fooling the body into thinking it has none or an over abundance of certain things it needs in order to promote weight loss. Sure people have lost weight and swear by them so in a sense they work for that reason but in the end its just not always a healthy thing and far from it and can cause other unhealthy side affects and risks.
Basically in my non expert layman's opinion. "don't fool mother nature" because you may not like the response. Not trying to dictate what one should do but if you investigate the negative affects of things you'll find nothing is quite all they are cracked up to be and in fact while some work well for one goal they can actually in the end do more harm than good towards a lot of other things. Basically solving one problem but then just causing other different and important ones to over all health.
imo our bodys simply don't need gimmicks. Just staying away from junk, not over eating, and making better choices is all it takes. Not easy I know because we are week so we then get into these gimmicks in order to motivate us but nature is as dangerous as it is wonderful. You want to play games with it and it will make you pay. But just do what it asks and it will reward. All (perhaps with exceptions of given medical conditions) one imo has to do is eat responsibly, keep mind of not just calories but all else our body's need to properly function and our bodys by nature will take fine care of itself. That's what nature does.
I agree to some extent, but a ton of the Lean Cuisine type meals give you everything your body needs. I don't live off of them, but I do eat them fairly frequently. At the end of the day, tracking calories has worked very very well for me, and to a large extent, I have really not checked exactly where I have been getting them, and I am in by far the best shape of my life.
Losing weight is a simple formula, keeping it off and staying healthy is an entirely different battle.
They do both work though, it is that simple.
I know you disagree with me, but that's not new and I'm truly ok with it, you do you.
There is no one way outside of calories in, calories out.
Its really that simple...all about the numbersWhen I went on a big diet a few years ago, I asked my Dietitian at work to break it down to the simplest form she could, she came back with this.
1. Track how many calories you eat.
2. Burn more than that.
It's easy.
When I went on a big diet a few years ago, I asked my Dietitian at work to break it down to the simplest form she could, she came back with this.
1. Track how many calories you eat.
2. Burn more than that.
It's easy.