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One of my favorite treats are jelly beans and so now I will often consume up to a third of my calories via that horribly sugary delight; I lost another seven pounds since. So at least for me, consuming more calories via pure sugar versus protein didn't have much of an impact provided I stayed on/under budget. Perhaps I'm an outlier as well and am one of the very few who can use straight calorie counting effectively, but I doubt that.
I just have to say that I cannot control myself around Jelly Bellys. I made the mistake of buying one of the huge gallon jugs of them at Costco and I think I ate the whole thing myself far to quickly. Shoved so many in my mouth and enjoyed them that I got canker sores. My goodness they are addictive. They will NEVER come in my house again!
For me, it's only health. And for me, I was one of the ones who couldn't lose for years doing the simple calories in, calories out. I had to change the timing of when I ate. Now I eat more calories and am losing.
Years of second shift work and eating the right things, but at the wrong times, messed me up.
This post was interesting to me.
Why does it matter what time you eat?
Doesn't it just matter that within any given 24 hours of a day, that you burn more calories than you consume?
Doesn't it just matter that within any given 24 hours of a day, that you burn more calories than you consume?
I eat dinner at 9-10 pm, after my work out. I go to bed at 12-1a. I'm a vampire. It doesn't seem to matter me. For me, it was burning more calories than i consumed within a 24 hour period, not specific times of meals. If you are active in the evening, then eating later makes sense. If you are sedentary, then you shouldn't need a big meal. I work out from 8-9:30 pm and when i come home, I need fuel in the form of a 400-500 calorie meal. I also eat throughout the day "grazing style".
Doesn't it just matter that within any given 24 hours of a day, that you burn more calories than you consume?
I actually eat more calories than I used to (same low carb foods) and exercise less. I had worked night shift for many years and then couldn't lose the weight. I did a lot of research about hormones, circadian cycles, insulin resistance, leptin, sunshine, sleep, cortisol, etc. I changed my schedule to eat at 10 & 7, made sure I was outside in the morning and kept the lights low at night. I started falling asleep earlier, sleeping better, waking up earlier and the pounds have been falling off. I don't know if that would help anyone else, but it's changed my life.
What has been your experience not just with your efforts to lose weight, but also with the people you know? Do you find that these general rules about who has it easier to be true? And do you think the odds are against you because of your age, gender, etc.?
When I get serious I can lose weight now at almost 51 as I did back when I was in my 20's. For me it is all about calories in/calories out. I just lost 25 pounds and am determined to keep up with it with regular weigh ins and cutting back if I go up 5 lbs. I do not want to deprive myself but I also don't want to go back to my old and bad(too much sugar and breads) eating habits.
Weight loss isn't easy but I do believe everyone can do it.
What I do find harder as I get older is building muscle. I have lost the weight and I weigh the same as I did in college but my body doesn't look "anything" like it used to
My husband is 59 and he can still lose a few pounds just by cutting out his snacks.
I actually eat more calories than I used to (same low carb foods) and exercise less. I had worked night shift for many years and then couldn't lose the weight. I did a lot of research about hormones, circadian cycles, insulin resistance, leptin, sunshine, sleep, cortisol, etc. I changed my schedule to eat at 10 & 7, made sure I was outside in the morning and kept the lights low at night. I started falling asleep earlier, sleeping better, waking up earlier and the pounds have been falling off. I don't know if that would help anyone else, but it's changed my life.
I will support the theory that other environmental factors play a role in weight loss/management. I believe that we need to sleep enough and also get out into the sun with some consistency in order for the complicated ecosystems that are our bodies to function efficiently. I find that my best weigh-ins are those after a good nights sleep.
But I would also counter that I sleep way better now that I've lost weight and so it may just all be part of the same cycle.
When I get serious I can lose weight now at almost 51 as I did back when I was in my 20's. For me it is all about calories in/calories out. I just lost 25 pounds and am determined to keep up with it with regular weigh ins and cutting back if I go up 5 lbs. I do not want to deprive myself but I also don't want to go back to my old and bad(too much sugar and breads) eating habits.
Weight loss isn't easy but I do believe everyone can do it.
What I do find harder as I get older is building muscle. I have lost the weight and I weigh the same as I did in college but my body doesn't look "anything" like it used to
My husband is 59 and he can still lose a few pounds just by cutting out his snacks.
Clearly (if you've read my earlier posts in this thread) you know I agree with you. And it always bears repeating, weight loss isn't easy but it is simple; you don't need complex diets, charts/graphs or prepared foods to lose the weight. They may work for you but only because they create a consistent calorie deficit.
I've gotten to the point where when I hear people justifying why they can't lose weight (e.g., too old, medical conditions, work schedule) in my head I hear the low chant of "denial.... denial..... denial....). Everyone I know who is around our age (+/- 50 years old) and who loses weight almost always confesses how their previously held beliefs about weight loss were wrong.
There is truth, especially for women, for the rate they lose weight to slow almost to a stop. But a little acceptance of this fact and some hard work, weight loss can be achieved.
People will always make excuses. I always say that when you are really ready to lose weight you will lose weight. Most people just aren't ready. They say are, but they fail, because they weren't ready.
When you are ready you will do what it takes.
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