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;

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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