Historically I've always been a calorie counter but when I hit my plateau I did 20g or less of carbs a day for 4 weeks with just counting carbs instead of calories. I was hoping the shift would get the scale moving again.
While it did a little bit, I didn't lose as much weight as I felt I should have so I have been back calorie counting.
However, I learned a few things on my low carb stint. The empty calories in white flour products, sugar and starchy things just made me hungrier. Ever since cutting them out of my diet I am hardly ever hungry. I never feel ravenous. So I have absolutely no plans on adding them back into my diet except on occasional "fun days". But for me, this is the first time I've counted calories AND given up "simple carbs" and I find I can pack much more nutritious food into my diet! I really love not battling hunger and I feel I can actually eat a higher volume of "real" food because I am not wasting calories on french fries, bread, cereal bars, crackers, etc or other processed foods.
Don't know why it took me so long to figure it out but
Amazing how what you eat makes a difference..
