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Originally posted by russotto
Again, Calories in - Calories out = weight gain, regardless of the source. Doesn't matter whether it's natural or not.
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Yes, yes, I agree. I stated that incorrectly. I meant that eating all meats and cheeses feels unnatural (to me, at least). It feels more natural to eat mostly the same stuff I always did, but less of it. You are right, it doesn't matter what the calories are, they are still calories, whether they are from bread, soda, or steak. The difference between them would be how quickly those calories are processed in your body. In my personal experience, I found that if I cut out high sugar foods like soda and cake, it was easier to control my hunger with the things I did eat because my blood sugar didn't drop so drastically. It felt more natural for me. I didn't cut out carbs, but I cut back on sugar.
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Because IME it doesn't work. If you try to work your way down, your body will betray you by burning fewer calories (and of course complaining with hunger) and not losing any weight. I started cutting out snacks, desserts, etc in college and managed to lose absolutely nothing. Cutting portion sizes in half and skipping meals worked a lot better.
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Ah, this was not my experience. I suppose everyone's body works differently and I sort of overgeneralized based on my own experience. I apologize.
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The starches in brown rice and whole wheat are no different than those in white rice and white bread. And the metabolic path from starch to fat is nearly as efficient as that from sugar to fat, it just takes slightly longer. Calories in - Calories out = weight gain, regardless of the source.
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The differences between whole wheat and white aren't in calorie amounts. They are different in how fast they break down into sugars. I don't think it makes a HUGE difference whether you eat white or wheat bread, but it makes some difference because white bread is further processed, therefore will not take as long to break down into sugar. Now, the difference between wheat bread and chocolate cake would be more substancial, because the cake would have a higher concentration of pure sugar. The idea is, that the slower it takes to turn to fat, the better, because it is easier to burn off that energy before it is completely processed even if burning off just means existing.