On Wed, 24 October 2007 23:53, Todd Moody wrote:  Don't buy into that
kerrapp that says calories (or exercise for that matter)
don't count. A lowcarb diet, Paleo or not, has an advantage alright. But
it's not a metabolic advantage. If anything, it's a satiety advantage which
will allow you consume fewer calories and, if these are low enough you will
lose weight.

Absolutely - but the point isn't that calories DON'T count but that they
don't count in the same way when you're eating low carb for the majority of
people (there are always exceptions).  Personally, I lost weight on more
daily low carb calories than I did on low fat/high carb calories.  I also
maintain my weight (meaning I don't gain any weight) eating far more
calories low carb than I ever have.  Doesn't mean they don't count at all,
but they do seem to cause a different reaction based on the source (fat,
protein, carb).  Quite honestly, I gained on 1400 cals vegetarian,
grain-based diet.  I lost it all on 2,000+ high fat/low carb/about 85% paleo
diet.  

I think it makes perfect sense that all calories (which, after all, are just
a measure of heat anyway right?) are not going to behave equally in the
body.  100 cals from ice cream is going to have a different effect than 100
cals of bison - they'll be used differently, no?

Side note: Atkins never said calories don't count.  He said you don't have
to count them.  Big difference.  He explained why, but some people didn't
bother to read that bit  :)

Tracy (hi...I'm new!)