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I think it works, but it's not the best solution for everyone. There are two major problems people can have with it (imo):
Underestimating the portion sizes you are eating - you might think you had one serving of cereal or pasta or whatever, but actually you have 2 or 3 - a good food scale and set of measuring cups will help with this big time.
Restricting calories too much - your metabolism will go into starvation mode and actually try and hold onto weight. I always have good sucess by calculating my average calories burned going about my daily activities and then going around 300 calories under that a day, and making up the rest with exercise.
It's totally doable, but you have to do it sensibly. Like stephbolt says, if you restrict your calorie intake too much, it's counterproductive.
The thing to remember is that calories are energy, and your body needs energy to function through the day. If you cut your calorie level to too much below what your body needs to do that, it will think you're starving and slow your metabolism waaay down -- which will make it harder to lose weight, and much easier to put on weight when you stop restricting.
Eating little and more often, rather than big meals, and the kind of foods you choose (eg high-fibre, the kind of foods that take more energy to break down). And exercise is really important. It speeds up your metabolism as well as burning energy -- so it's win/win.
Writing down what you eat also helps, because it stops you from having snacks and then forgetting about it later. Good luck!
I am doing this and it is suggested to do 1600 calories a day and step up the exercise. I am using a health site program thing provided by my insurance. It says I should be able to lose 15 lbs in as many weeks. We shall see! My wedding is in 15 weeks, so I hope it works!
missrain, what's that program called? Do you think it's available to the general public? Mynetdiary said I need to eat 1400/day to lose 35 by Feb. I don't have any exercise plan either.
It works!!! I do it, but I count points (WEIGHT WATCHERS) its similiar to counting calories! It's worked for a lot of people, some bees are doing it (read other posts). But if I'm not mistaken Weight Watchers is having a free registration until mid Oct. Look into it, it wouldnt hurt! And its easy!
20 lb in 9 months is totally do able.
You don't want to burn MORE than you consume. Negative caloric intake=very bad for you plus no weight loss.
I am 5'11" and I take in 1500 calories a day and exercise regularly. Some days I eat 1800 though. Sometimes I eat only 1200. I let my hunger guide me but I choose healthfully. To maintain my weight it says i need like 2500 which is too many for me for every day.
also im a big fan of NO FOOD after 6pm. It really really helps. Or, things like a piece of fruit or broth if you MUST eat. I'm much less likely to go for cheese and crfackers...which is what I *really* want at 10pm.
You can do it by counting calories, but you can't lie to yourself, and you have to measure everything. This way you'll learn what portions look like, I still have trouble with it, so I still measure, especially cereal and boxed stuff.
Not sure if this will help or not but heres how to look at it. ok so figure it this way, for example lets say 140 is ur goal weight which is 63 kg, mutiply it by 24 and u get 1527 so thats ur basal met. rate for your desired weight. so if u keep ur daily cal consumption to less then that its scientifically impossible to gain weight. now throw exercise in the equation you will create a calorie defeciancy, hence you will lose weight. -- I had a friend explain this to me. Last 2.5 weeks I have been counting EVERY calorie and have been working out 6 days a week and have lost 5 lbs. Hope it helps!!!
I counted calories meticulously and lost about 25 lbs in 3 months. It works! But you have to be diligent and be honest, and for me its hard to do long-term, especially if you're busy. Right now, I'm just trying to eat less and healthier, and start exercising again.
25 lbs in 3 months?!?! WOW!! that is awesome. Did you have a lot of weight to loose. I have 15 lbs I want to loose. I always have been super active and in sports and slowly as I have gotton older and the metabolism and slowed down i've put on some lbs. I've come to realize that my prob wasn't not working out but taking a look at what i was putting in my mouth. Tell me about this 25 lb weight loss!
There's a great iPhone/iPod Touch app for counting calorites called Lose It! It's free. I've been using it the past few weeks, it's very helpful!
@sunnygal, my weight loss was actually pretty moderate -- health professionals say a healthy weight loss when you are dieting is 2-3 pounds a week, and that's exactly what I lost. I was overweight but I lost pretty much exactly what I needed to lose to be in a healthy weight range. Unfortunately, I've gained about 15 back :(
Counting calories meticulously does work. I allowed myself 1200-1400 calories a day and basically ate what I wanted, though I tried to have a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. I did a 30 minute Pilates tape 2-3 times a week - definitely nothing super strenuous. I think I honestly have an easier time losing weight than others, which is all the more reason for me to get back down to a healthy weight!
Try Weight Watchers. Counting points is easier and it is more accurate because "points" are determined based on calories, fat, and protein. You could count calories all day but eat nothing but carbs and fat and never lose a pound.
I counted calories, but also stepped up the exercise...to my way of thinking, the extra exercise evened out the miscalculations that might have existed in my counting! I lost 15 pounds in three months, which is very healthy...there's no reason to think why you couldn't be able to lose 20 pounds in 9 months.
Just take it slow and keep it steady. One pound a week is good. Two pounds a week is better. But you might have some weeks that don't change at all...just keep working on it and you'll get there!
Counting calories is the best way for you to lose weight. I agree with everyone else that you need to keep track of everything that you eat since that is the biggest problem with counting calories. If you don't keep track of portions, you could be eating hundreds or thousands of calories more than you think you are eating. Exercise is definetly a part but try not to justify that since you ran for 30 minutes you can go out and get an ice cream sundae. Most people over estimate the amount of calories that are used during exercise. Good luck with your weight loss!
It works, you need to allow time for your body to get used to a change.
As for 20 lbs in 9 months? Yeah... you could lose that amount in 3 months (and it be healthy) so for sure!
Counting calories really does work, but as previous posters have pointed out, it only works if you are accurately counting the calories. Which means, you must measure every thing that goes in your mouth. Its very easy to underestimate calories, especially if something (like restaurant food) is cooked in butter or oil).
I've done Weight Watchers in the past and it really works. Right now I'm using the Lose It! application on my iPhone.
I lost over 50 pnds by counting cals, I kept a book and wrote everything in as I went along start off big at breakfast and have a small dinner. If you hit you target 1200-1500 cals then that's it for the day.
I weighed everything as well. Just be carefull though, this way totally works because if u are acurate even with no exercise u will loose wt. But I also developed a bit of an eating disorder, I was throwing slithers of chicken in the bin if my chicken weighed more than 100gms. after a year of dieting and geting to 100 pounds it still wasn't enough. I tried everything to loose more. Its very common for people to loose a lot of wt to end up with a bit of an eating disorder so be carefull.
So counting calories works when you actually do it and weight things, got it.
But how do you determine how many calories are in your grandma's pasta sauce or your casserole? or.. anything that you make at home? It seems so daunting to count the calories in all the ingredients and then divide it by how much of it you eat.
howwww?
You can find calorie amounts on websites like calorieking.com. You won't be able to find specifics for homemade meals but you can probably get pretty close.
-Buy a calorie counting book.
-write your food down and add it up.
-by the way say goodbye to lasagne that would be half a days calories gone.
-start eating meat and veg for dinner, no packet sauces,
-you will notice carbs and fats are so high in cals u will have to cut them down heaps. but vegetables and fruit are really low.
-Eat your carbs for breakfast,
-eat lots of fish and vegetables and fruit the rest of the day. -
-watch nuts they are really good for you but very high in cals 10 almonds is about the same amount of cals as a 100g pce of chicken breast.
Dont drink your calories ie milky coffees, juice etc.
once you have a cal counter it will become clear what you can and can't eat.
Ay sunnygal. I did your calculation because I am sooo short for me to stay at 45kg my metabolic rate is 900cal no wonder I have to exercise so hard and eat so little to maintain it ( well to be honest I maintained it for a whole year) and then I gave up smoking and have put on 5 kg. which i have to loose b4 wedding. i guess its time to grab out the counter and my scales again.
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Does anyone know if the counting calories/burning more calories that you consume thing REALLY works? I've tried it several times with minimal results. I'm in a bad position because I bought a dress that fit me, but I cant breathe in it. I can take the dress out (but who wants to do that??!) when I go for my fitting if I need to, so I'm still safe. I just feel completely clueless! I need to lose about 20 pounds in 9 months. I think that's do-able, right?
I joined Mynetdiary.com for a month to see if I could give the counting calories thing another shot, but I feel like it wants me to eat too many calories. (I'm probably wrong here)
I feel helpless!