Hi Jordan,
I’ve been tracking nutrition very closely for two weeks now with My Fitness Pal. I’ve heard from other sources that green vegetables are essentially “free foods” that can be eaten ad libutum on weight loss diets. I’ve not had success with that method, as I find myself giving myself an nutritional inch in the planning phase, and then taking a nutritional mile in practice. I’ve had steadier weight loss since I stated counting and weighing EVERYTHING. I assume closer counting is driving me better a larger caloric deficit, simple as that.
However, I’m curious if when you formulate a diet, you give any thought to how much of a dieters carbohydrate budget is starchy or fibrous? I feel like a 100g of oatmeal and 100g of crabs from Broccoli would likely lead to different outcomes, but I don’t know if I’ve been duped by “net carb” marketing. What do you think? Is it useful to make a distinction or should I just count it all the same?