Is it more important to count total calories, or worry more about their ratios?

This is a hotly debated topic, and there are propelling arguments on both sides of the fence. However the truth is that you need to watch both. Although generally speaking if you consume less calories than you burn you will lose weight, however if your macronutrients are not in check that weight loss will be short lived as your body could go into a catabolic state as well as slow your metabolism down, for a more in-depth view of this check out my other blog at http://changeisachievable.blogspot.com/2011/06/diet-makeover-continued-day-2.html .