The Calorie-Count.com Diet

So, you want to lose weight.

Welcome to C-C, my friends, and let us instill upon you the guaranteed to work C-C Diet. No pills, no fad diets, no bull. Only real hard science.

This post is not meant to be the end-all be-all of how-to guides. There are alot of topics I skip over or touch briefly, that you should feel free to investigate yourself. I just want to equip you with the knowledge you need to make good decisions and lose weight properly.

Table Of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 0: Are you really overweight?

Chapter 1: The Mighty Calorie (Introduction to the Calorie)

Chapter 2: Nutrition In A Nutshell (Introduction to Nutrition)
     Section 2.1: Carbs Are Cool (Carbohydrates)
     Section 2.1.1: Functional Fiber (Dietary Fiber)
     Section 2.2: Powerful Proteins (Protein)
     Section 2.3: Fabulous Fats (Fat)
     Section 2.3.1: Confusing Cholesterol (Cholesterol and it's connections with Fats)
     Section 2.4: Water You Talking About? (Water)
     Section 2.5: So, How Much Should I Be Eating Then? (Percentages of Carbs, Protein and Fats)

Chapter 3: Movin' Right Along - Exercise and Weight Loss (Benefits of Physical Activity)
     Section 3.1: Sweatin' Off The Pounds - Aerobic Exercise
     Section 3.2: Flexibility Training (Flexibility)
     Section 3.3: Govehnoh Ahnold Sent Me... To PUMP YOU UP! (Weight Lifting)

Chapter 4: Putting It All Together - The Road To Fat Loss
     Section 4.1: Deficit Spending (Figuring out your Caloric Deficit)
     Section 4.2: Your Metabolism And You: A Love Story (Metabolism)
     Section 4.3: Apples vs. Pears: I think you're all a little fruity (Body Shapes)
     Section 4.4: Putting It All Together

Chapter 5: Last Pieces of Advice
      Section 5.1: Getting Over Overeating (Emotional Eating)
      Section 5.2: Be Your Own Doctor - Get Some Patience (Patience With Yourself)
      Section 5.3: Going For The Goal (Setting Goals and Rewards)

Chapter 6: Living With Your Lifestyle Change
     Section 6.1: A Man, A Plan, A Recipe Book, and a Pair of New Shoes! (Planning Out Your Lifestyle Change)
     Section 6.2: Eat To Live - How To Begin To Eat Healthy (Putting Nutrition Into Your Daily Routine)
     Section 6.3: I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Think I Can (Adding Exercise Into Your Daily Routine)

Chapter 7: HELP ME!!! Common Problems Associated With Dieting
     Section 7.1: Me Vs. The Man In The Mirror (Self-Image)
     Section 7.2: Gimme Gimme Gimme Some Food After Midnight (Binging)
     Section 7.3: Killer Cravings (Cravings)
     Section 7.4: The Perils of Plateaus (Plateaus)
     Section 7.5: Eating Out (Dun Dun Dun) (Eating At Restaurants)
     Section 7.6: Crash And Burn - Why Repetition is NOT always Good (Burning Out)
     Section 7.7: Real Life Strikes Again! (Breaks And Vacations)

Chapter 8: Useful Links

Supplement 1: Stages of Dieting

Introduction: Why the other diets just don't work
So many of us have tried them all: Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach, none of them work. Some of them help you learn how to get the weight off, but the moment you stop, BANG!, you're back up again. Well, that sucks, doesn't it?
That's because the diet industry, all of it is, is designed to make sure that you, the average overweight American, don't succeed. After all, if you finally lose the weight and keep it off, than suddenly you don't need to keep buying their stuff. And they're out alot of money.

Here on C-C, though, we can teach you, from experience, how to lose weight, how to keep it off and we don't even charge!

is there a printable version available for this nice document

Hmmm...

Not really. I'm sorry. I have not come up with any version other than this. Perhaps if you copy and paste it into Word or Notepad?

*bumps again*

I am currently 200 pounds, if not more and just started working out at the gym.  I am in great need of some low calorie food tips that me and my whole family can enjoy. I am looking to drop 45 pounds by December. Please help.

aiswarya22 - I copied and pasted the whole thing and can email it to you if you would like.  Send me your email address. :)

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and bump

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printing it out as we speak...

Please PLEASE.

Don't call what we do here at calorie count 'real hard science'. This is all pseudo-science at the very best, based loosely on what we believe the body to be today.

It is a guideline, that seems to work, but that doesn't mean that it is absolutely true, it doesn't mean that what we do here is scientific fact.

Things like eating back calories, plateaus, that 1200 number, and all the other mantras that are repeated over anf over on this site is merely a beleif system that we use in order to lose weight.

These are excellent guidelines, and are a lot healthier than other options out there. But seriously not science.

Actually, rosevelt, this is pure science at it's best.

What you want is a specific guide to how the body works. You're right, none of us can give you that.

But science is based on the following system.
FIRST you make a statement. Eating 2000 calories a day will help me lose weight.
Then you test it, you observe and see if it works.
Then, if it works, you have not disproven it. If it doesn't work, you have disproven it.

That's the original science, and that's what we, as dieters, need to do. Try something. If it works, great! If it doesn't, do something else.

Along the way, we teach you things you may not know about.. such as Starvation Mode, which is truth, agreed upon my doctors and health professionals, or the dangers of Starvation Diets. You learn, for yourself, whether or not a Fad Diet will work, long term.

and through your own experience and the experience of others, you find something that works.

That's what C-C is about, that last statement.

This post is my own experience, and the experience of others at the time.

Hey hkellick

What you've put together is encouraging, informative and still being used a year after you put it together.

Well done.

A new aussie cc'er

I just love it!, it is really informative, and easy to understand... and I am Spanish....Now I get it and I know why I wasn't loosing weight..., the starvation mode!!!, but it is so hard to eat so much without feeling guilty or afraid to get even bigger, I started today though, I promise myself to have 1200 - 1300 calories, and I'll see if I finally start losing that weight. I am just trying to figure out the right combination, since it has to be 25% protein and 25% fat, right?. Any sugestions? . please .

It is neat that people are still posting a year later. I was thinking that too!! Everybody where I work is using this website. We love it! This is the best website I have visited in a while and it really is the most informative one on calories and eating healthy. Thanks!!

BUMP!!!

This was a good read! Thanks for the info!

"But science is based on the following system.

FIRST you make a statement. Eating 2000 calories a day will help me lose weight.

Then you test it, you observe and see if it works.

Then, if it works, you have not disproven it. If it doesn't work, you have disproven it."

32lbs lost in 6 months say: yes it works, works very well :D

Nice Sticky here, very nice indeed :)


I will definitely read all of it later.

Enjoyed. Was helpful. Sometimes good to hear it again, always catch something new.

I can't believe it has taken me so long to find this, but thank you!

It is extremely helpful and gives me ammunition for people, like my husband, who think I should eat a lot less than the 1,650 calories you recommended when I first started if I REALLY want to lose weight.

Again, thanks for the info - I will use it lots!!!

Sharon McCay, very satisfied CC user

I've been using this site for a little over a week and just found this post. It is very informative, reinforced some things I knew and clarified some questions I had. Thank you for the effort you put into compiling the information and making it interesting as well as informative!