diet based on just calories?

[Special]

i've been wondering this for a while

if you wanted to lose weight, could you just base your diet on say 1000 calories a day? - ignoring sat fats, fats, salts & sugar

i read somewhere that this works

[cocaine]

well 1000 calories is exactly half of what a male should consume in a day.. so yes...

[Recursion]

If you're not 'burning' more calories than you eat, you're not going to lose weight, no matter how little of them you take in.

[Accipiter]

I have no idea about all this calories **** and never took a single notice of it ever.

I've found lately eating a bowl of cereal when i'm hungry as been helping me lose weight.

[Special]

well 1000 calories is exactly half of what a male should consume in a day.. so yes...


If you're not 'burning' more calories than you eat, you're not going to lose weight, no matter how little of them you take in.

but what if you had 1000 cals and within that had 110% of your daily sat fats??

[cocaine]

but what if you had 1000 cals and within that had 110% of your daily sat fats??

then you're not going to lose weight. i dont know of any low-calorie foods that have high fat content, i'd say there's usually a positive correlation between number of calories and higher percentage of fat

[MKR&*42]

In most occasions, low calories = low content of everything else. But this isn't always the case...

I read in an article, quite recently, that on average, 1 slice of bread - contains more salt than a bag of crisps : L Make you think twice about bread again. Also, a study was recently 'finished' in which scientists discovered that exercising and being more fit, will help you lose more weight, than changing your diet.

Also, on most diets - dramatically reducing calories does work for a few weeks, but then your body gets used to it, so the rate you lose weight slows down meaning it's not a long term solution, especially considering most people regain their weight after a diet, or have a 'weight rebound'.

So, although calories , salt, fat etc. is important - it doesn't necessarily mean the best solution (some salads have 50% of your salt intake) - the best solution for losing weight.. is exercising (as much as you may hate it - it's usually the best solution) .

[Special]

thank you! really informative :)

[Aidenn]

White Bread is the leading cause of Obesity in America and the UK - just going back to Wazz's comment there.

Regarding to the 1,000 Calories, its not reccomended to eat that low. - Anything below 1k calories a day will send your body into starvation mode.

If you want to loose weight, Exercise is obviously important.

If you want to boost the speed you loose weight - some people have lost up to 11lbs a week using this method;

Negative Calorie Foods.

Even though they arent really 'negative' calorie - everything gives calories.
The name is judged by the following;

A length of cucumber contains roughly 9 calories.
Obviously chewing and digesting the cucumber will use more calories then it actually gives, therefore making it a negative calorie.
Despite you will loose no more then a few calories using this method, its designed/encouraged to snack on these foods rather then there high calorie opposites.
By snacking on these youll be lowering your calorie intake, but still feel satisfied after eating.

A few Negative calorie Fruits + Vegtables;


Asparagus
Beet Root
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Garden cress
Garlic
Green Beans
Lettuce
Onion

Fruits;
Apple
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cranberry
Grapefruit
Lemon/Lime
Mango
Orange
Papaya
Peach
Pineapple
Raspberry
Strawberry
Tomato
Tangerine
Turnip
Watermelon

What makes these negative calories foods?

over 70% Of the content itself is water.

[ben]

eat tuna

[Wig44.]

then you're not going to lose weight. i dont know of any low-calorie foods that have high fat content, i'd say there's usually a positive correlation between number of calories and higher percentage of fat

You think that exceeding an arbitrary number of one of 3 macronutrients while burning more energy than you take in will stop you losing weight? How on earth did you come to that conclusion? It's not just you though, many people think fat makes you fat.

Special and anyone else looking to lose weight by posting in this forum should stop and look for advice elsewhere, you'll get ******** advice from people who don't know what they are talking about on here. *Removed*

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[Showder]

My Diet is based on calories , but good ones :)

[cocaine]

You think that exceeding an arbitrary number of one of 3 macronutrients while burning more energy than you take in will stop you losing weight? How on earth did you come to that conclusion? It's not just you though, many people think fat makes you fat.

Special and anyone else looking to lose weight by posting in this forum should stop and look for advice elsewhere, you'll get ******** advice from people who don't know what they are talking about on here. *Removed*

Edited by Catzsy (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not target other members

what are you talking about? lol i know that fat doesn't make you fat, calories (units of energy) will make you put on weight if you do not burn enough through exercise. i lost weight through (oh hey have a guess) exercising so don't tell me i don't know what i'm talking about :S

[Wig44.]

Special said:

but what if you had 1000 cals and within that had 110% of your daily sat fats??

To which you said:

then you're not going to lose weight. i dont know of any low-calorie foods that have high fat content, i'd say there's usually a positive correlation between number of calories and higher percentage of fat



what are you talking about? lol i know that fat doesn't make you fat, calories (units of energy) will make you put on weight if you do not burn enough through exercise. i lost weight through (oh hey have a guess) exercising so don't tell me i don't know what i'm talking about :S

And for the record, no you do not need to exercise to lose weight.

[cocaine]

Special said:


To which you said:





And for the record, no you do not need to exercise to lose weight.

ok ok my bad. and yes but exercise is much more effective with dieting than without.

[Shoe]

Complete agree with everything which Aidenn has said... Very good idea to consume more negative calorie foods within your normal daily diet.

One important thing to remember:

Input = Output... Basic rule.
Obviously other things will come into play i.e. what exactly you are eating and what exercise you are doing but a basic rule.
If you eat more than you burn in a day you will gain weight.
If you eat less than you burn in a day you will lose weight.

I could go into a lot more detail but I wont. If you do want anymore information i am happy to provide.

(I'm not saying everything I say is 100% correct but I do know basic information and it has helped me heaps to lose some weight and now maintain it.)

[Wig44.]

Complete agree with everything which Aidenn has said... Very good idea to consume more negative calorie foods within your normal daily diet.

One important thing to remember:

Input = Output... Basic rule.
Obviously other things will come into play i.e. what exactly you are eating and what exercise you are doing but a basic rule.
If you eat more than you burn in a day you will gain weight.
If you eat less than you burn in a day you will lose weight.

I could go into a lot more detail but I wont. If you do want anymore information i am happy to provide.

(I'm not saying everything I say is 100% correct but I do know basic information and it has helped me heaps to lose some weight and now maintain it.)

Negative calorie foods aren't real

[Soy]

Calories are calories just measures of energy, if you eat less calories than your maintenence (what you use daily) you will loose.

Simple don't overcomplicate it