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See, you are a perfect example of what I was talking about. You seem to know just enough to be very confident in what you are saying, but you are very, very wro

by jjeaff 4y ago

See, you are a perfect example of what I was talking about. You seem to know just enough to be very confident in what you are saying, but you are very, very wrong. Another user in an above thread lays out some of the minutia that comes into play. Calories in: What kind of calories? When you eat them, how fast you cut them, how your body reacts to the restriction, how your gut biome reacts, how your brain and willpower reacts, how your family and friends react.... Calories out: what is your actual resting burn, how does that change as you adjust calories in, how does it change as you adjust the type of calories in, how does your resting burn react long term to weight loss.... It's as simple as calories in, calories out, just like the theory of relativity is as simple as e=mc2.

goostavos 4y ago
One test is worth a thousand opinions. Again, for everyone championing the theoretical complexity of theoretical weight loss, there are "dumb" gym bros, of whom I am among, who somehow defy all Complex Science™ and continuously gain and cut weight. No amount of saying "it's complicated" makes it actually more complicated than just cutting another 500 cals from your meal plan.
- jjeaff 4y ago
  Sure, you can always start cutting until you lose weight, but how much you have to cut and how difficult it will be to do so is all a part of it. I can easily drop 20 lbs in a few months by cutting. But it is not easy and as of yet, it has proven impossible to keep off as I have bounced back to my original weight 4 times over a 10 year period. As I reach that 20 lbs lost, I find my willpower begins to wane just as my metabolism starts to settle on the new caloric intake levels. Which means to continue weight loss, I will need to cut even more. In contrast, I have a skinny brother that just doesn't "really feel hungry that often" and drinks multiple tall glasses of grape juice every day and eats ice cream every night.

by jjeaff 4y ago

goostavos 4y ago

One test is worth a thousand opinions. Again, for everyone championing the theoretical complexity of theoretical weight loss, there are "dumb" gym bros, of whom I am among, who somehow defy all Complex Science™ and continuously gain and cut weight. No amount of saying "it's complicated" makes it actually more complicated than just cutting another 500 cals from your meal plan.

jjeaff 4y ago
Sure, you can always start cutting until you lose weight, but how much you have to cut and how difficult it will be to do so is all a part of it. I can easily drop 20 lbs in a few months by cutting. But it is not easy and as of yet, it has proven impossible to keep off as I have bounced back to my original weight 4 times over a 10 year period. As I reach that 20 lbs lost, I find my willpower begins to wane just as my metabolism starts to settle on the new caloric intake levels. Which means to continue weight loss, I will need to cut even more. In contrast, I have a skinny brother that just doesn't "really feel hungry that often" and drinks multiple tall glasses of grape juice every day and eats ice cream every night.