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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
It's not carbs. It's calories. Carbs happen to have a lot of quick and easy calories, so you can't eat as many of them if you're trying to lose or maintain weight, but there's nothing wrong with eating pasta or sugar or bread so long as you don't go overboard with them.
And the formula of figuring out calories in and calories out really easy, but the execution can be damned difficult. It's not a walk in the park, and most people fail at it.
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Well, in fairness, there is more to it than that. Sure, calories are calories, but your blood sugar will drop (and you will feel hungry) sooner after 200 simple carb calories than 200 protein/fat calories. That isn't to say that Atkins is the answer, but decreasing the simple carbs does help you feel satisfied on fewer calories.
Oh, and I agree on the "exercise doesn't necessarily make you lose weight" stuff. I work out quite a bit, but last year I had an injury that kept me from exercising for 4 months or so. I didn't gain weight, and didn't go up in clothing size. I lost definition, sure, but didn't gain weight.
