[Chasaway]

I know that’s what it says on paper.

But it doesn’t play out.

Remember, I’ve been living on meat and fat only for over 5 years. I’ve lost 60 lbs.

I conducted a experiment 3 years ago. For a solid 4 weeks, I literally gorged myself on meat and fat (and this is very hard to do!); with the totals exceeding 4,000 calories per day. I wound up within 1 lb of my starting weight.

The calories in/calories out thing doesn’t work out. Every calorie is not equivalent to every other calorie.

Simplisticly: They don’t work in a vacuum. Meat and fat do not cause the insulin response (fat storage) mechanism like sugars (carbs, included). Without that, fat storage is minimized and excess is excreted.

[allmendream]

No, that is what the molecules of metabolism “say” to the nutrients you take in - not what it says “on paper”.

Anecdotal evidence is worthless and you did not conduct an experiment, you played with yourself. Fooling around with your diet is not an “experiment”.

Excess calories from meat and fat ARE stored as fat. Once fat or sugar enters the Krebs cycle - each calorie IS functionally equivalent.