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I can't stand this "it's just physics" talking point when it comes to calories and weight loss. Why don't you try consuming exactly as many calories of gasolin

I can't stand this "it's just physics" talking point when it comes to calories and weight loss. Why don't you try consuming exactly as many calories of gasoline as your body burns each day and then tell me whether you lose or gain any weight?

scotty79 4y ago
Basic physics 100% tells you you won't gain weight in that case.
- jononomo 4y ago
  Are you certain that humans can properly digest gasoline and make use of its calories?
  - scotty79 4y ago
    I'm sure that they can't. That's why they won't gain any weight with such diet.
    - jononomo 4y ago
      So you're saying that the type of calories you consume makes a difference, not just the amount???
      - scotty79 4y ago
        I'm just saying that whatever calories you consume you won't have more net gain of weight than contained calories you consume minus calories you burn. Regardless of whether calories are completely indigestible or totally digestible the above still holds. Also you don't have to resort to gasoline. If you want to loose weight you may use cellulose. And if you don't eat more calories in it than you need to keep your weight then you won't gain weight regardless of how much cellulaze (cellulose digesting enzyme) you eat with your cellulose.
asdff 4y ago
I think the assumption with trying to be healthy and track your calories is you are eating a healthy and balanced diet, and not things like potato chips, candy, or gasoline all day. Then with healthier food choices a consistent value for you in your life, you don't have to worry about that Starbucks drink that's 600 calories because you just wouldn't be drinking those things with this new mindset. Then it doesn't even matter your metabolic rate either; if your diet is consistently healthy and you are measuring calories and your weight on the scale, then you can dial back caloric intake and see results on that scale.
- jononomo 4y ago
  All I know is that if I gorge myself on only eggs and fatty ribeye steaks for weeks on end, then I’ll lose fat, gain muscle, and look good naked. Burn if I eat carbs and drink beer then I gain belly fat and look terrible naked. I never count calories.
  - asdff 4y ago
    Drinks, not just booze, are sleepers for caloric intake. A can of coke or a small bottle of gatorade are 130 calories. Then you have some people who literally hate the taste of water for some reason, so every drink they take of a liquid comes with calories. Just switching to water alone for a person like that could cut out hundreds of calories right there with no other changes to diet or lifestyle.

scotty79 4y ago

Basic physics 100% tells you you won't gain weight in that case.

jononomo 4y ago
Are you certain that humans can properly digest gasoline and make use of its calories?
- scotty79 4y ago
  I'm sure that they can't. That's why they won't gain any weight with such diet.
  - jononomo 4y ago
    So you're saying that the type of calories you consume makes a difference, not just the amount???
    - scotty79 4y ago
      I'm just saying that whatever calories you consume you won't have more net gain of weight than contained calories you consume minus calories you burn. Regardless of whether calories are completely indigestible or totally digestible the above still holds. Also you don't have to resort to gasoline. If you want to loose weight you may use cellulose. And if you don't eat more calories in it than you need to keep your weight then you won't gain weight regardless of how much cellulaze (cellulose digesting enzyme) you eat with your cellulose.

asdff 4y ago

I think the assumption with trying to be healthy and track your calories is you are eating a healthy and balanced diet, and not things like potato chips, candy, or gasoline all day. Then with healthier food choices a consistent value for you in your life, you don't have to worry about that Starbucks drink that's 600 calories because you just wouldn't be drinking those things with this new mindset. Then it doesn't even matter your metabolic rate either; if your diet is consistently healthy and you are measuring calories and your weight on the scale, then you can dial back caloric intake and see results on that scale.

jononomo 4y ago
All I know is that if I gorge myself on only eggs and fatty ribeye steaks for weeks on end, then I’ll lose fat, gain muscle, and look good naked. Burn if I eat carbs and drink beer then I gain belly fat and look terrible naked. I never count calories.
- asdff 4y ago
  Drinks, not just booze, are sleepers for caloric intake. A can of coke or a small bottle of gatorade are 130 calories. Then you have some people who literally hate the taste of water for some reason, so every drink they take of a liquid comes with calories. Just switching to water alone for a person like that could cut out hundreds of calories right there with no other changes to diet or lifestyle.