Re: The Secret to Low-Carb Diet Success: Eat Less


outsor@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> "That is a perfect description of the atkins diet, cut carbs a lot for a
> couple of weeks to get over the carb cravings, then eat a reasonable
> amount of carbs the rest of the time. This guys sounds like he's 100% pro
> low-carb."
>
> It was the atkins diet, didn't you read the article? But they also made
> it clear it was fewer calories and not what was eaten that made the
> difference in weight loss. They speak of moderation and made the point
> that no diet is majic, if one doesn't exceed calories required one doesn't
> gain weight; which is how all diets work. They do not advocate the low
> carb diets, except short term. If all one has is a hammer, everything
> tends to look like a nail.

A nail. Calories is the nail. But calories mean squat. If you count
calories, you fail to lose weight. If you count carbs, you will lose
weight. Even if you can make a low-carb diet work within your
calorie-is-the-nail framework, it is irrelevant. Because counting the
calories and restricting high calorie fat fails to work. Yet, counting
the carbs works. Stop trying to make it fit the calorie nonsense. It is
a waste of time.

TC

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