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Originally Posted by Buster Arbuckle  Does it really matter what I eat as long as it is 2.500 calories a day? Would I lose more or the same weight if I ate 2,500 calories of healthy food over unhealthy food. Will cutting carbs, sugar, fat, sodium etc help? I would imagine it would. How much of these should a person consume in a day when taking in 2,500 calories. |
The number of calories you eat is more important that an exactly what you eat for the purposes of weight loss, but what you eat is important too. Eating better foods will help you more than eating unhealthy foods. With 2500 calories, if in fact your calculations are correct, you should be able to lose about 1.5lbs a week.
Protein is especially important for helping to maintain your muscle mass, and of course sodium is bad for your blood pressure, fats/cholesterol are bad for your heart....I wouldn't just look at eating healthy for weight loss purposes only.