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CICO is not false, and that is at most a +-10% variance. Food absorption is definitely is a part of Calories In. If you're worried that you're absorbing more or
by parker_mountain 4y ago
CICO is not false, and that is at most a +-10% variance. Food absorption is definitely is a part of Calories In. If you're worried that you're absorbing more or less calories versus other people, adjust your Calories In.
More likely, you are miscounting calories - a common mistake that people trying to lose weight make. For example, you'd be surprised how many calories are in that packet of creamy sauce that came with your fast food!
CICO is hard to stick to, because we are biologically wired to enjoy high calorie diets. As a result, lots of people have come up with justifications as to why it wasn't their fault that they failed to adhere to it.
The reality is that weight loss is simple. It's very difficult, especially if you're not willing to completely overhaul your diet and relationship with food as an American.
- TaupeRanger 4y agoDon't eat breakfast and don't gorge on snacks before bedtime. That will be a huge benefit to most people that struggle. Now...getting the willpower to stick with it is another battle...
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- parker_mountain 4y agoPersonally, I drink these 100 cal nutrition drinks for breakfast, or have a banana, and a sparkling water. I've settled on - Very lightweight breakfast (~100 cal) - Light lunch (~700 cal) - Heavy dinner (~1400 cal) - Hard liquor only (tall single vodka/soda is my goto) You'll notice that's over 2000~ a day. I also walk a lot, use an exercise bike instead of the couch when watching TV, and bicycle everywhere I can. On lazy days, I adjust downwards. One thing I've done that's helped a lot is eating a low carb diet - I did keto, found it was incredible effective in losing weight, but kinda brutal. Instead, a low carb (non-ketosis) diet allows for some carbs but significantly reduces "empty calories".
- tsimionescu 4y agoWell, if your going to help us all lose serious weight via CICO, I think having a big snack here and there is more than deserved. After all, shooting any significant amount of the planet's crust into space is definitely hungry work...
- elil17 4y agoI would say that overhauling your diet/relationship with food is really not what it's about. It's about gathering the necessary energy, resources, etc. to start putting significant amounts of Earth's mass on an escape trajectory.
- francisofascii 4y ago> weight loss is simple. It's very difficult Wait, which one is it? Simple or very difficult. Lol. I think you meant the calorie math is simple.
- Kranar 4y agoThe opposite of simple is not difficult, it's complex. The opposite of difficult is not simple, it's easy. Simplicity has to do with the effort needed to understand something, difficulty has to do with the effort needed to perform an action. It's not unusual that something that requires little effort to understand requires a great deal of effort to execute.