How important are calories in weight loss?

[Anonymous]

Do daily calories to eat to maintain weight & weight loss actually work?

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Many times I heard how important is it but will following the right numbers actually help in weight loss? Feel free to share from your knowledge/experience or others

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Can you recommend a good online calculator?

[Sonorous]

I think it is the most important part of it. But especially if you're not doing a lot of exercise or if your metabolism isn't very fast.

I recommend using an app like "myfitnesspal"

But ofc, they say don't restrict your calories to more than -500 per day because it's harder to keep fat off the more quickly you lose it. And if someone restricts calories, they'd be better off eating extremely healthily by upping their nutrient intake. It's why people losing weight need more protein than those that are trying to build muscle. Because the body needs compensation for the lost nutrients due to eating less.

[LiamSawyer]

Intake of calories does count but there are also good calories and bad calories. It's really about making wise choices. You have to burn 3500 calories to lose one pound. So if your intake is 1500 calories you have to burn 5000 calories to lose one pound. A lot of carbs are bad, complex carbs not quite as bad, fibre is important, some protein is important and at least two servings of fruits and two servings of vegetables. How you cook your food makes a difference. Have at least one serving of dairy such as skim milk. Most important is to drink the equivalent of eight 10 oz glasses of water per day. Let me know if you have further questions.

[Subarugirl]

It's the most important thing when it comes to weight loss... you aren't going to lose weight if you are consuming more energy than you are expending.

[Subarugirl]

Fit bit, my fitness pall... honestly most of them are all going to be pretty much the same. If you are going to count calories you want to get a food scale.

[jamesgoldman]

It depends on general as long as you burn more than you use it'll be fine

I remember early in my restaurant days I was watch maybe 2,000-2,500 calories and burning 5,000
In a couple of months I looked like 'an extra in Schindler's list' according to one friend so I worked out my burn rate and started eating 6,000 to bring me back from that gaunt point then cut to 5,000

[Кураж]

Yes, calorie consumption vs expenditure is pretty much exact math.
So as long as you get a sufficiently accurate reading of your calorie expenditure and you stick to the label information, you will lose weight 100% of the time.

[GMANN56]

I lost 75 lbs once.
The only way is to eat less and exercise more.
And one without the other won't work if you are looking for a major change.

[Naimgood]

Calories is to weight loss as analogies are to the SATs

[lrina]

calories are directly related to weight...

[jahaims]

A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight

[Wise4myage]

Id say they are very important.

[Waldoe]

it's the ONLY thing that controls weight loss