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> Even if you're getting calories from your coffee it doesn't impact your weight loss because you're still eating less calories than your body needs to maintain
by danielvinson 10y ago
> Even if you're getting calories from your coffee it doesn't impact your weight loss because you're still eating less calories than your body needs to maintain the weight.
This is completely dependent on other factors. Weight loss is dependent on a hell of a lot of things in tandem. It is mathematically strictly better to say, drink only black coffee or sugar-free energy drinks in the morning. Caffeine is an appetite suppressant. The difference is that most people don't have the personal willpower to stick to the fasting without a few calories to help them along.
Weight loss in general is precisely mathematical in pacing and it will absolutely make you lose weight faster if you consume less calories.
- ars 10y ago> The difference is that most people don't have the personal willpower to stick to the fasting without a few calories to help them along. You are ignoring an important factor: If you don't have enough calories the body will switch to starvation mode, you'll have low energy, be cold, etc. The net result is that, unless you are actually starving (which is bad for you), you'll actually lose less weight that way!
- danielvinson 10y ago> If you don't have enough calories the body will switch to starvation mode This is a myth which has been proved to be absolutely false. You are simply wrong if you are basing any conclusions at all of of this.
- ars 10y ago> proved to be absolutely false I'm perfectly willing to be shown that I'm wrong, but I'll need more than just a sentence from you saying so. You said "proved" - can you show me the proof?
- danielvinson 10y agoA quick google search results in multiple well cited articles discussing it.
- schrodinger 10y agoI'm sure it could also yield multiple well-cited articles on the other side as well. It would be much more helpful to actually provide some research that you stand behind.
- BlackJack 10y agoLyle McDonald: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/meal-frequency-and-energy-balance-research-review.html/ http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/meal-freque... Probably the best and most researched article on this. Bullet point 4 here: http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debunked.html http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debun... has an article reference. Basically, you can certainly go into starvation mode, but not in any reasonable amount of time. Skipping meals or even fasting for a whole day will not cause "starvation mode". Prolonged calorie restriction can affect hormones like Leptin and affect energy expenditure.
- DrScump 10y agoBear in mind that Lyle believed in "starvation mode" 10-17 years ago; I believe he mentions it in his first book. He was also a firm believer in strict caloric arithmetic and that microbiome didn't matter. His content is only as good as the current scientific literature is, and that has changed a lot in the past 20 years.
- Asooka 10y agoA quick Google search also shows several well cited articles supporting the flat earth theory.
- a_brawling_boo 10y agoDr. Jason Fung has done extensive research and experiments on this topic including fasting. You can read his research in his book obesity code. Very eye opening.
- jtrtoo 10y agoThis assumes calories are all equal and the best measuring stick. Do we know this to be a fact?