That's right; you can eat candy and still lose all the weight you like.  In fact, your entire diet can be candy and junk food and you will still be successful dropping pounds.  How can this be true?  It is true because your body does not care where  calories come from when losing weight.  Your body simply cares about how many calories are entering the system.

Weight loss is simple math.  It is calories in versus calories out.  If you consume more calories than you expend (the average female burns 1800 to 2000 calories per day, versus the average male that burns 2200 to 2400 calories per day), then you will gain weight.  If you consume fewer calories than you expend, then you will loose weight.  The body could care less about the source of the calories.  In fact, the only difference between somebody eating a 1200 calorie candy diet and another person eating a 1200 calorie vegetable and fruit diet is that the person eating candy will feel horrible while the person eating the fruit and vegetables will feel great.  From a weight loss standpoint, however, there will be absolutely no difference between the two groups.  The body simply considers food as energy.  When you digest food, the body converts the food energy into a utilizable human  energy source.  If the food source that you ingest  contains 100 calories, then the body has 100 calories.  It does not matter what type of food provided the calories.

A good analogy would involve purchase transactions.  If you go to the store to purchase an item, you can use cash, credit, or a check to pay for your purchase.  The store could care less what source of payment you utilize.  All three payment forms will eventually be converted into a standard monetary value.  A $1000 check will deposit no differently than $1000 in cash.

From a weight loss standpoint, when you are dieting, you should be less concerned with the food you are eating and more concerned about the sheer number of calories.  It is all just simple math; calories in versus calories out. It would be irresponsible of me, however, not to point out that from a nutritional standpoint your body will be far healthier and happier if you're consuming healthier food choices and a diet that is nutritionally sound.

Don't believe all the hype.  The types of food you eat will make little to no difference in your dieting outcomes.  There are no magic bullets.  Simply watch your calories, consume nutritious foods and you'll be as successful as anyone on any specialized diet or nutritional program.