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In the same way that we don't rely on the assurance of entropy to mix stew however, thermodynamics is not something to base your diet and exercise plan on. We b
by ehnto 1y ago
In the same way that we don't rely on the assurance of entropy to mix stew however, thermodynamics is not something to base your diet and exercise plan on. We both know you are technically correct, but it doesn't help you to plan your lifestyle change to know it.
That's why it's a frustrating reduction of the problem, the knowledge inbetween helps us make good decisions that involve a lot more than just the physics of the problem.
For someone I know gets it I can just say "eat less than you move" and that is the whole fitness plan, makes sense, but that's because they are filling in all the details for me. When to eat, what to eat, how much to eat, how much and when to move etc etc.
- weird-eye-issue 1y agoOf course details matter when you actually implement it in your life But there are people arguing about the underlying concept of calories in/out being wrong which is just silly > thermodynamics is not something to base your diet and exercise plan on Except it literally is. You can use it to figure out exactly how much weight you'll gain/lose over the long term if you track things properly
- ehnto 1y agoI was not doing that. I was pointing out how reducing the problem to thermodynamics is not a particularly helpful part of the conversation. I see it a lot, it's not a novel insight but it is often unhelpful.
- weird-eye-issue 1y agoThere are people that do argue against it, which is why I had to even point it out in the first place. If you didn't disagree, you didn't need to reply