> The author argues that calorie /counting/ does not work. This is true. No, it is not. The misconception behind is that you have to be calorie-perfect. That i

> The author argues that calorie /counting/ does not work. This is true. No, it is not. The misconception behind is that you have to be calorie-perfect. That is not what calorie counting is for: it's for ballparking and educating yourself. One should always count calories, measure weicght, and if the direction is going up/down adjust accordingly. You are not measuring fuel for a plane to fly, you are eyeballing caloric input for one sack of salty water that may or may not burn it all, and that is not supposed to be a perfect calculation. Besides, below they state: > The only way to lose weight permanently is to permanently change your food environment. Or, you know, drugs. Drugs are not the answer and fools' gold for those that hope to make zero change in their lifestyle, take the magic pill and voila.