It’s all so silly. Just eat what you want and stop at 1,700 cal/day and walk a few miles a day to speed up weight loss. You can eat what you want just not as MUCH as you want. That is the rick.
“It’s all so silly. Just eat what you want and stop at 1,700 cal/day and walk a few miles a day to speed up weight loss. You can eat what you want just not as MUCH as you want. That is the (t)rick.”
True, for many. But for the other 70% of the country, that doesn’t seem to be working (unless we’re to believe they enjoy being overweight).
See dr Robert Lustig videos on sugar and processed food. It’s not just a simple matter of burning more calories than you take in. Otherwise, why not get your calories from Coca Cola? He and many others have debunked that myth. And of course those of us that go to the gym, know plenty of folks who burn massive amounts of calories , but never seem to loose weight.
Sugar and alcohol are toxins. They wreak havoc on your entire body, especially your pancreas and brain.
“You can eat what you want just not as MUCH as you want.”
So....1600 calories of white sugar plus a protein bar?
Gary Taubes’ “Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It” makes an interesting argument. Don’t know if I agree. He argues we “Eat more / Move less” BECAUSE our body’s hormone’s are trying to get us to gain weight, and that if we can do things to get our hormones (primarily insulin, although estrogen plays a big role for women) under control, then our bodies will DRIVE us to “Eat less. Move more.”
Speaking only for myself, IF with a keto-ish style has resulted in my eating a lot fewer calories each day WHILE FEELING FINE. That is where the keto-ish approach has helped. When I tried low-fat diets, I suffered from massive headaches any time I got hungry. When I switched from thinking “Fat is BAD” to “Fat is GOOD”, I could reduce my intake significantly with no headaches or weakness.
This is where I differ from strict keto. I don’t think low carb/high fat (not high protein!) means we can then keep a high calorie count. IOW, calories play a role, but so do our hormones. Get the hormones going in the right direction and your body will follow.