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> count your calories That's all it really is. Everything else just makes it easier to eat few enough calories, including any crazy diets.
by patejam 8y ago
> count your calories
That's all it really is. Everything else just makes it easier to eat few enough calories, including any crazy diets.
- patejam 8y agoI'd be interested to hear from the couple people downvoting. Find a lifestyle that lets you eat few enough calories. If that's low-carb, then go for it. If that's counting calories and just eating less, go for it. When I was losing weight, I realized that certain foods made me feel more full per calorie (vegetables). Then I realized that drinking was using up a huge part of my calorie allotment. Then I realized that if I run then I can eat more. Everything was just to make it easier to eat few enough calories, and it happened to all make me healthier too. I'm not claiming its easy, but it's true.
- qnsi 8y agoI can't see myself counting calories for the rest of my life
- rconti 8y agoDon't fall victim to all-or-nothing thinking. I actually did it for almost 8 months straight, and then stopped when I went on vacation. The nice thing is, unlike some forms of data, if you skip a week or three, it won't hurt you. You just hop on the scale and you know where you're at, you can start again any day. But even if you only do it for a few weeks, you'll learn valuable lessons about your good and bad habits. You might not ever have to do it again. Or you might prefer to keep doing it. YMMV.