I'm actually confused about the message this article tried to communicate. Dieting is hard and sticking to a routine that consists of eating less than your body

I'm actually confused about the message this article tried to communicate. Dieting is hard and sticking to a routine that consists of eating less than your body craves for requires a lot of willpower. However questioning basic principles about how the humans energy system works as if it was an idea some mad scientist came up with is just absurd. Yes, measuring a calorie is not easy and if you find out after counting calories for a few months that you didn't loose fat then probably drop your intake a little further, until you see the desired results. A calorie is just a universal measure, but in the end you can use whatever measure you want (cups of rice, grams of potatoes, slices of cheese, mug of milk, egg) to measure your food intake. If 2 cups of rice and 3 eggs won't cause weight loss then try 1 1/2 cups of rice and 2 eggs next time...