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0 pointsyupper324y ago0 comments

Overall health, of course not. You'd probably feel like shit just eating chocolate bars (and also feel hungry all the time). Weight loss? Pretty much the same.

You can look up stories of people losing weight by counting calories and eating nothing but candy bars.

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passivate4y ago

Hmm, I think what OP might be getting at is that there is a difference in digestive efficiency when breaking down different foods and converting them to energy. A calorie is a calorie, except when it isn't.

yupper32OP4y ago

And what I'm saying is that is a micro optimization that doesn't matter too much. It over complicates weight loss.

passivate4y ago

I don't know if its micro or not, I still remain open to the idea. For e.g. I have work friends (with similar activity levels to mine) who can eat tons of rice and remain skinny and if I do that I know for a fact that I'm gonna put on 10lbs. Our ethnicities are different, but I don't know if that explains it.

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BoxOfRain4y ago

>and also feel hungry all the time

That's basically how low-carb works for me, if I eat fewer carbs I'm less hungry and miserable all the time so I eat less calories too.

watwut4y ago

Weight loss wont be the same. In one csse you will feel tired and passive most of day and wont be able to be active.

yupper32OP4y ago

It honestly feels like most of the people here are being purposely obtuse. Why in the world would you think you need to reply with this?

I CLEARLY meant, all activities the same, 2000 calories is 2000 calories. I even mentioned that you'll feel like shit just eating chocolate. What more do you people want from me?

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passivate4y ago

yupper32OP4y ago

And what I'm saying is that is a micro optimization that doesn't matter too much. It over complicates weight loss.

passivate4y ago

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BoxOfRain4y ago

>and also feel hungry all the time

That's basically how low-carb works for me, if I eat fewer carbs I'm less hungry and miserable all the time so I eat less calories too.

watwut4y ago

Weight loss wont be the same. In one csse you will feel tired and passive most of day and wont be able to be active.

yupper32OP4y ago

It honestly feels like most of the people here are being purposely obtuse. Why in the world would you think you need to reply with this?

I CLEARLY meant, all activities the same, 2000 calories is 2000 calories. I even mentioned that you'll feel like shit just eating chocolate. What more do you people want from me?

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