I know about thermo and for calorie consumption calculations, the body is a closed system.
Yes, but the 24O calories is nice, but what are you eating at night. We are talking about total calorie consumption on a daily basis. High protein, low carb is a good way to cut calories and lose weight.
“I know about thermo and for calorie consumption calculations, the body is a closed system.”
Really? You don’t poop? Ever? And you have 100% absorption of everything? If so, you are not human.
“So you’re saying that an overweight person can eat 1,200 calories a day, while burning 1,500 calories a day, and not lose weight?”
He will eventually lose weight, but it may well be as much muscle loss as fat. Fat people want to lose fat, and that means using the fat on the body to make up the caloric difference.
Further, if you include fat in your diet and eat less carb, you are more likely to get DOWN to a 1,200 calorie diet because you won’t be craving food constantly.
In my case, trying low-fat diets gave me incredible headaches and no energy at all. With a low carb diet, I can eat 3 eggs in the morning, go jogging or riding horses in the afternoon, and then eat a hamburger and some mixed veggies at night - all without getting headaches or feeling weak.
Humans are not machines. Portion control works a lot better when you are not craving things. And having tried it, I find I can drop inches off my waist easily on a low carb diet. Low fat diets have never worked for me.
BTW - my blood pressure is now less without medication than it was with medication before. If that means I”m eating wrong, then long live wrong eating!
BTW - since Americans have cut fat from their diets and gotten fatter doing so, what is your explanation? I don’t recall a lot of joggers when I was young...or health clubs.