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The problem isn't with carbs, protein, fat or subcategories of those, the problem is with more calories being eaten than calories being burned. caloric intake > caloric burn -> weight gain caloric intake = caloric burn -> weight stabilises caloric intake weight loss You can alter your caloric intake by changing the amount and type of food you eat. You can alter your caloric burn by changing the amount of exercise / l…
I absolutely agree that weight is regulated by calories consumed vs calories burned. In practice though, trying to say that is the only important aspect is complete bull. Try getting all your calories from wood chips and let me know how that work. In order for consistent weight loss to occur, we need to eat healthy foods so that we feel good. Feeling lousy will cause you to overeat. Eating bad foods could also make y…
My comment was more a reaction to all the different kinds of diets, and how they're supposedly a better way to lose weight than the previous diet. If you want to lose weight, and you already have a varied diet that meets your body's daily intake requirements, it can be useful to calculate your calorie consumption and burn rate and try to tweak both of those so that you end up with a caloric deficit.
Of course this only directly affects your weight, and you need to also take care of your body's general health. I would hope it's obvious to most that you shouldn't start a wood chip diet.