So...
I am a BIG fan of calorie counting...
until I came across this killing video...
from this killing smart lady...
search for [edited by admin]. Look for her youtube channel and then her video saying that calorie counting doesnt work.
EDIT:
okok so there's a woman who is very experienced in dieting ( extremely intelligent in that area of biology and she had anorexia when she was a teen so she knows how it feels ).
She says that 3500 is NOT equivalent to 1 pound.
then she tells us how that statement was formed.
1. 1pound=454 g
2. 1g of fat= approx 9kcal
3. 9 x 454 = around 3500.
:/
she says that when your body is not using the energy from the calories you consumed, the ABSOLUTE FIRST THING IT WILL DO is turn your glycogen stores into glucose so that it can function. When the glycogen stores are NEARLY DEPLETED, ONLY THEN does your body start to use your fat as yummy energy...
wouldn't it make sense to just NOT EAT TOO MUCH SUGAR so that you won't have a glycogen store AND THEN eat less calories than needed so that when your body needs energy, it'll just eat straight off the fat? ( or will annoying starvation mode kick in? )
I am totally.depressed.
but it makes sense (what she said)
I've lost much more weight by just eating healthily and counting calories IN MODERATION than living on 900kcal and counting calories like a mad scientist.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION ( for those of you who have suceeded in anti-caloriecounting diets... )
Can I lose weight by just eating everything on the food pyramid in moderation/in their recommended portions?