This would make it seem as if people on low - carb diets are losing weight
despite eating more calories.
Not exact matches
But, I show you all this to elucidate the point that
despite all the semantics and nuances people argue over:
calories apply to the human body and before you worry about anything else, you need to sort out your energy balance because regardless of how «healthy», organic, or gluten - free, a food is — if you
eat more than your body needs, you're going to gain weight.
Studies often report that people
eating low - carb diets lose as much or
more weight as those
eating high - carb diets, sometimes
despite the subjects claiming to
eat the same or
more calories.
But I am finally
eating adequate fat,
calories, and protein, and even if I am not losing much weight, I sure as heck am not gaining
despite eating much
more fat and moderately
more calories than before.
This happens because people often start
eating less
calorie dense /
more filling foods (vegetables for example)
despite the drop in
calorie intake overall.
Since adding fish oil and vitamin d3, I can feel myself starting to lean out
despite eating higher carbs, some white bread and
more calories overall.
Despite the fact that my wardrobe is bursting at the seams, there always seems to be a bit
more room for gifts (much like
eating dessert with friends, where the
calories all leak out... I firmly believe that, when it comes to questioning whether new things should be added to your burgeoning wardrobe, gifts don't count).