The Atkins Diet can result in weight loss, don't get me wrong... but the weight loss has nothing to do with some magical ratio of carb to protein and everything to
do with calorie deficit.
Not exact matches
In the short - term (i.e. 24 - 48 hours), you may also be able to limit fat gain by overeating carbs rather than dietary fat, assuming that you return to maintenance
calories or a caloric
deficit afterwards.17, 19 The differences are generally minor, so don't get too concerned
with this.
Many people, afraid of dieting «too hard,» don't cut many
calories and instead try to create the remainder of their
calorie deficit with cardio exercise.
Eating foods that help
with belly fat along
with focusing on getting your
calorie deficit through IF should easily get you back to your pre-holiday weight as it
did for me.
Although you could certainly drink and get away
with it if you diligently maintained your
calorie deficit as noted above, it certainly
does not help your fat loss cause or your nutritional status.
To get rid of body fat, you need to tap into long term stores of energy - body fat, and the only way to
do this is
with a
calorie deficit.
I
do not eat my
calories back, but I also
do not try to go
with too low a
calorie deficit in the first place.
im not against low carb at all, keto or original atkins are not my favorite ways to approach it, but Im very much in favor of certain types of low carb diets, particularly higher protein, diets
with moderate carb restriction... i use low carb, hi - protein for contest prep myself... unfortunately, what pervades much of the low carb world still today, is this belief that
calories do nt matter or
calories do nt count or what you alluded to, that you can have a
calorie deficit and not lose fat... whats really happening is that low carb / higher protein can be a very good way to automatically control appetite and
calorie intake, and is also often important for some peoples health given their metabolic status (not very carb tolerant, etc)... its also unfortunate that many in the low carb community are among the ones to suggest that exercise is a waste of time, etc etc, which is also not true and
does great disservice to many who listen... low carb
does nt work due to some voodoo or because the law of thermodynamics
does nt apply... it works mainly because it controls
calories and for some people, helps them achieve
calorie deficit better than other diets... when folks show up here and suggest «i was in a
calorie deficit but wasnt losing» or «exercise
does nt work» thats when we cant help but grimace... or chuckle...
I'm 265 pounds and want to create a small caloric
deficit (about 200
calories)... but where
do i start, like
with calories?
I would tell you what all I am
doing on both sides
with diet and exercise, but we are just talking about
calorie deficit here.
While this
does not mean there is a carefully measured 20 %
calorie deficit, it's consistent
with what we practice in the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle lifestyle for a fat loss phase, and avoiding overeating is certainly a smart way to avoid obesity and health problems.
The problem is, they
do contain
calories, and when you combine this problem
with the previous one, you can end up adding quite a large
calorie load to your meals that can completely wipe your
deficit out.
What you should be
doing is starting
with a 500 -
calorie deficit and only cutting
calories by 100 to 200 when your current weight loss stalls or is not progressing fast enough.
Any effective fat loss diet always
does the same thing: It implements a system of behaviors that creates a
calorie deficit, be it deliberate
with calorie counting, or indirectly
with general choices that necessarily influence
calorie intake (or expenditure).
It's not a requirement for weight loss — only a
calorie deficit is, and you can
do that through your diet and combine that
with some strength training where your body allows it.
When you're in a
deficit your body has to prioritise what to
do with the
calories that are coming in.
Then I was
doing these calculations online and from what they are saying I should be able to eat at least1800 - 2000
calories in a day
with a workout and still be at a 500
deficit??
Hi Stephanie, there's definitely a dose dependent side effect
with protein, but if you are also working out and in a
calorie deficit, I don't think 30 % of
calories from protein is going to
do any damage.
I am in a
calorie deficit at the moment and was just wondering if any of the way I train or eat may be detrimental (especially
with regards to the info in this article) and if I should perhaps be
doing only one of the two fasted.
However, if you get in the gym and
do squats and other highly effective compound movements, and couple that
with a great diet and a
calorie deficit, you are going to start seeing the true potential of your body.
Finally, don't forget that it's really easy to eat back all the
calories you burned off at the gym in just minutes, so for true weight loss success, couple your workouts
with a healthy diet that creates a caloric
deficit.