> You could eat nothing but 1000 calories of pure sugar a day and still lose weight Yes, if you were locked in a room and passed exactly 1000 calories of sugar

> You could eat nothing but 1000 calories of pure sugar a day and still lose weight Yes, if you were locked in a room and passed exactly 1000 calories of sugar cubes and water every single day. Most of us live in the real world with food all around us, easily available, and responsibilities to stay on top of. It's really easy to say "this diet is making me feel terrible, I'm just going to eat what I want so I won't be so cranky to my kids".