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It really is just calories_in - calories_burned. If you change your eating habits and now eat less you have reduced calories_in. If you changed your eating habi
by fredophile 7y ago
It really is just calories_in - calories_burned. If you change your eating habits and now eat less you have reduced calories_in. If you changed your eating habits and it boosted your metabolism you've increased calories_burned.
- jjeaff 7y agoCalories in minus calories burned minus calories passed through without metabolizing at all.
- snazz 7y agoHow significant is that unmetabolized calorie count in an average 2,000 calorie diet?
- gamblor956 7y agoDepends on your diet. For example, fiber is an un-digestible carb (to a human). If you eat a lot of veggies, wheat, or whole grains, you get a lot of fiber.
- fredophile 7y agoI used calories_burned because that's what the post I replied to used. calories_out would be more accurate and include undigested calories.
- phkahler 7y agoSure, but what if the increased metabolism has the same calorie intake as prior to the change? In that case "just eat less" is not what leads to weight loss, its "eat the right things". Ditto for the other changes that make one less hungry.
- fredophile 7y agoNeither my comment, nor your comment that I replied to, mentioned "just eat less". Your comment said that calories in minus calories out doesn't work. It does.
- wolco 7y agocalories absorbed is more imporant than just in.