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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just count calories. The WW system of basing point on nutritional content of food rather than calories is insane. When it comes to fat loss calories are king. Sure you want to eat high fiber and high protein foods and that should be encourage. but you shouldn't be punished and lose half your point for the day because you ate a 250 calorie donut. [/quote]

I disagree. Maybe calories in/calories out works for some; but focusing on calories doesn't work for a lot of people. What helped me was being diagnosed with diabetes with an A1C of 7.2 and refusing to immediately start medication. I persuaded my doctor to let me at least try "lifestyle changes" first to see what, if any impact I could have without medication. Fortunately, I had already started walking regularly with some neighbor friends and was already trying to implement some changes anyway.

I don't believe it's just about calories. I believe it's about the foods and combinations of foods we eat. Making sure to have protein at every meal; restricting carb counts per meal to maintain more even blood sugar levels throughout the day; moving around throughout the day and "exercising" or at least being active for 10 minutes after eating each meal/snack.

The diabetes nutritionist after my diagnosis limited my carbs for meals to 35-40 and 15-20 for snacks. It was far easier to track carbs and protein than calories and fats. [/quote]

I should have noted that after 3 months, my A1C went down from 7.2 (diabetes) to 5.9 (low end pre-diabetes). It's not just the calories. It's how your body processes what you eat and glucose intolerance interferes with that processing in ways that makes us retain/gain/not lose weight.[/quote]

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