i am very curious about how others view this.
i have just chosen (very recently) to count calories as opposed to low carb. i am such a believer now! i was doing low carb (not very strict to be fair) for what seems like years. and i would lose weight and gain it back when i ate "normal foods". i think low carb is a excellent program so please dont think i am pointing fingers or trashing anyone elses views.
it just didnt work for me!
i lost 25 pounds (more or less) since april 11th by "eating healthier" which meant less junk and more veggies and protein. and exercising 60 to 90 minutes a day. EVERY DAY. then on august 1st, my weight loss stalled.
STOPPED COMPLETELY!
i was very upset and confused. but i kept pluggin away. and the scale didnt move for 3 weeks. not up and not down. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
so my DH and i added up my calories. we talked about it and theonly logical thing seemed to be it had to be what i ate. i was eating over 2000 calories a day!
so disappointed! now i have to count calories? i dont wanna.
but i did. and i have lost 4 pounds for august! puts me back on track of 1.5 pounds a week.
WHOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
and i got to have a bagel with cream cheese and doritos.
OMG, thought i died and went to heaven!
of course, it wasnt the whole bag of doritos and it wasnt all six bagels either.
i am a convert for life.
whats your reason?