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> I had this very argument with an MD who was trying to tell me that if you operate at a sustained caloric deficit you'll eventually stop losing weight. It can
by darkarmani 5y ago
> I had this very argument with an MD who was trying to tell me that if you operate at a sustained caloric deficit you'll eventually stop losing weight.
It can be true. Your body tries to maintain homeostasis and can adjust your base metabolic rate. Just like if you hyperventilate, your blood pH will be maintained by buffering until you exceed the buffering capacity (co2).
If you drop your calories low enough, of course, you will continue to lose weight.
> So it's not correct to say that "CICO is BS" or anything similar.
It is BS if you are able to show different amounts of calorie utilization under different diets. I didn't realize the difference was close to 300 Calories though.