what's the best diet method? doing carb counting or calorie counting?

Question

How does calorie counting and carb counting work? I need tips to change my body into something better looking!

Answer 1

Forget the whole carb craze...and I'd only recommend calorie counting to a degree. Don't starve yourself! Go with foods that have less calories but are filling. Go with a chicken salad for lunch or something, you get protein and it's not very high in calories. The key is exercise...the more you exercise the more you burn (ok, you're probably thinking DUH), but let's say you splurge and eat an entire pie or something - just go an extra hour on the treadmill and you won't have to worry about it!

Answer 2

Calories. The reason carbs are bad is because the contain such a high amount of calories. It is still good to avoid carbs, it is slightly better to get 300 calories from fruit than 300 calories from processed sugar.

Also if you are trying to lose weight you much also up your activity level or else your body will burn muscle instead of fat which will lower your resting metabolism. So when you get off your diet you will actually gain more weight quicker.

Answer 3

I have done both. I like the carb (atkins) I lost alot of weigh and never felt better.

Just make sure that if you do carb counting, to get the right amount each day. It sounds like eating all that meat you would not loose the weight but u do.

Also make sure you take some vitamins, exercise (maybe 3 X's walking if you can)

You might want to make sure its ok with your doc to do it

Answer 4

The best way to lose is to speed up your metabolism...how? activity, and cut out sugars, starches, simple carbs...eat lots of veggies, soy protein, fish, some meat, some poultry, some pork if you are allowed, tons of fruits, high fiber cereals in the morning such as GoLean (an exception to rule) non-fat yogurt and cheese...gallons of water....in 8 months, you'll have shed. I lost 70 lbs. once, 40 pounds this time...it works!!

Answer 5

The majority of your current carb supply need to are derived from leafy vegetables

Answer 6

To get rid of excess weight you must consume or perhaps burn off 3, 500 unhealthy calories per pound

Answer 7

Concentrate on eating healthy foods. The best way to lose fat is to eat the correct types of foods. Check out www.selfgrowth.com/articles/murphy8.html & www.naturalhealthschool.com/acid-alkaline.html for a list of foods to eat which will make you healthy while losing body fat.
Try it for a week the results will amaze you!!!
Best Wishes!!!!

Answer 8

Cary a new motivational picture with you

Answer 9

Just about any physical activity burns calories from fat

Answer 10

Stick to an even more low fat protein/green plant eating habits