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That was my problem with my first weight loss effort. I really did treat it as calories in and calories out. And it worked for awhile, but then it was like a demon possessed me and I just lost complete control. I NOW know it was because I upped my carbs. Sure, the fit into my caloric allowance, but it threw me off balance and before I knew it, I was eating a whole box of donuts and didn't know what hit me. (Sleep deprivation was the root of that evil too - lack of sleep meant grabbing quick energy.)Originally Posted by TripSwitch
I think my main problem with "calories in... calories out" besides the fact that I don't believe losing weight is ever that simple... is that it just reinforces the same old message to just "eat less... and move more..." which just isn't working for so many people... and it leads me to believe that there may indeed be something to this idea that the type of calories we consume plays a role in why we are becoming more and more overweight and obese...
I simply didn't put it all together then. This was before much internet existed and before atkins diet... There was Weight Watchers and they were pretty much about calories in and out. Well... works for some, there needs to be more for me.