Desperate for answers!!!

[brooklyn9582]

Ok, here's what I'm unsure of:

I know it's not necessary to count calories, but I also know that calories matter to a point and you should eat till satiation, not till you're uncomfortably stuffed.

I also know you need to get a certain amount of fat in order to lose weight and that you're body is supposed to convert the way it metabolizes things into using fat for energy instead of using carbs for energy (if the terminology is wrong you know what I mean).

Now my questions are these:
Since I read that I need to make sure to get enough fat in order to lose and there exists such a thing as the fat fast for people who are resistant does that mean the more fat I eat the more weight I lose? i.e. if i have a choice of two meals that both contain the same amount and same type of carbs but one meal has more fat (but more calories) and the other has less fat (and less calories) which meal should I choose? And to control for variables let say both options are healthy, unprocessed and the less fat one isn't low fat, it's just say, for example, not putting mayo on something versus putting mayo on something.

Also, is it possible to get too few carbs? Like, when it says get 12-15 carbs a day from the allowed vegetables is it saying if i do eat carbs than i should eat those carbs or is it saying my body needs some carbs to live on and needs some vegetables and those are the carbs I NEED to have everyday to function and to lose weight?

Also, when it comes to carbs versus calories if something is drastically lower in calories and has maybe one or two more carbs versus something that is higher in calories but has one or two less carbs, which should I choose?


Any answers anyone can provide would be GREATLY appreciated.

-Brooklyn

P.S. I just want to say I love this forum, I've never found a more helpful site than this one and I want to thank everyone for always giving me an answer to even the most mundane of my questions.

[ValidRouge]

Re: Desperate for answers!!!

Brooklyn, do you use fitday? Don't worry about counting calories. Just count the net carbs and eat until you are satisfied not stuffed.

In fitday, you want 65% of the calories you do eat (if that's 1000 calories or 3000 calories), you want 65% of them to be fat, 5% of them to be carbs, and 30% to be protein.

This isn't really all that hard. It doesn't have to be EXACTLY that either, just close. 67, 4, 29 is okay if you get my drift.

YES you want the majority of your carbs coming from your 3 cups of vegetables. After your first two weeks of induction, move into the ongoing weight loss phase and add more vegetables. You just can't go wrong eating healthy vegetables IMO.

Choose foods that will satisfy you. Satisfy your stomach, your tastebuds and other senses. It doesn't matter if something is higher fat vs lower carb etc. Eat what satisfies you within your net carbohydrate and rules of induction.