Think CICO still works? Here’s why counting never works.
Counting calories doesn’t work
OgreZed
#2
“Never”?? I beg to differ. Although the video brings up a lot of legitimate points, for me, counting calories did work. I didn’t lose any weight on three years of lazy keto – just avoiding carbs. In less than a year of limiting calories, I lost nearly 180 pounds, .
That’s because some of my favorite foods are high in fat (and thus calories) – bacon, sausage, butter, cheese. If I don’t actively limit them, I have problems.
The big problem with CICO is that after the body processes them, 2500 calories of one food may not have the same end result as 2500 calories of another food. And 2500 calories of energy expenditure of one type may not have the same end result as 2500 calories of energy expenditure of another type. Different forms of calories in and calories out have different effects on body composition and bodily processes.
For me, the most glaring example would be what 1000 calories of shrimp would do to me versus 1000 calories of Oreos. The latter would drive my blood sugar through the roof and leave me ravenously hungry for more.
Michel_Labelle
(Michel Labelle)
#3
Hopefully I didn’t offend. This is posted to Humour for a reason… sarcasm was implied.
NO SARCASM INTENDED BELOW THIS LINE…
That CICO works for a complex multifactor problem like body composition and weight for some… is a fact.
That CICO FAILS miserably to work for (most?) others… is also a fact.
That some can maintain with CICO… is also a fact.
That some FAIL to maintain with CICO (as you stated above )… is also fact.
That CICO is a simplified view of what for some can be a very complex multi-factorial problem, that can, and does, lead to EXTREEM (PERSONAL/EXTERNAL) JUDGEMENT by those that continue with the un-contectualized propagation of what is proven to be a failed generalization, especially when you understand the implied ambiguity, and variance in the model… well, I’ll stand by my own generalization… CICO Never works.