DuranOfForcena posted...
no, this simply isn't true. you are not going to see the same results if you eat 1600 calories worth of ice cream a day every day as you would see if you ate 1600 calories worth of eggs, chicken, brown rice, and veggies a day every day. what you put in your body matters just as much as how much of it you put in your body. especially if you are looking to build muscle as well, which you should be if you are trying to lose fat. you gotta get enough protein to facilitate muscle repair and growth. if all you eat is sugar and simple carbs, it will send a signal to your body that will make it want to hold on to your fat stores instead of burning them for energy.
I didn't mean to trivialize macro and micro nutrients, those are obviously super important and just because you are losing weight in a caloric deficit it doesn't mean you are getting "healthier." Some people on Ozempic are finding this out as they don't change their diet, they are mostly losing muscle and little fat because they are malnourished. I was just trying to say that calories are the most important thing to track when it comes down to a healthy diet, since even on a steady diet of eggs/chicken/broccoli/rice you can gain weight if you eat too much.
When it comes to making a healthy diet for yourself and lose weight, the first thing to do is pick a calorie goal and track it. The second thing is to break those calories down into a healthy ratio of carbs/fat/protein, and make sure you are hitting those goals. Finally you can use something like Cronometer to track your micro nutrients, and you can tweek your foods a bit to make sure you are hitting all those recommendations.
Basically the secret is don't eat too much (track your calories) and eat healthier options (hit your macros).