does it really matter what you eat, as long as cal out> cal in?

[Yarg!]

sorry guys im a diet newb. i just wanted to ask that as long as your cals out more than cals in , youd lose weight- regardless of what you eat?

 

[MichaelScott]

lol i wish

 

[Sim882]

You would probably lose weight (law of energy balance), but it would likely be muscle rather than fat, or at very least, an unaccepetable proportion of the loss would be muscle.

 

[poysyn]

You would probably lose weight (law of energy balance), but it would likely be muscle rather than fat, or at very least, an unaccepetable proportion of the loss would be muscle.

Pretty much. It would definitely depend on what you are eating. If you are eating real meals with solid food over candy bars, obviously your results will be better.

The true goal of dieting and eating clean is controlling insulin spikes, and the wrong types of food will make that impossible.

 

[mm107]

yes it matters, if u spike your insulin too much your levels are crazy and will store fat.....

i know its cals in vs cals out, but that stops at a point.

i cant sit at home EAT 5 donuts/day and think its working