Phil M. wrote:
Kirk Is wrote:
All this seems very sensible to me. Most weight-loss programs have as
their underlying structure, the caloric deficit equation. A lot of
diets hide this from the dieter by calling it low-carb, low-fat,
points, whatever. But underneath they depend on the physiological fact
that weight loss is determined by maintaining a caloric deficit.

yeah, I've noticed just what you said...even stuff with very specific
restrictions ala Atkins probably end up being calorie limiters, rather
than just weird glucose or other metabolism stuff.

(Actually, it's similar to the approach I've successfully used once
befo daily weigh in, record that, and put an estimate of how "well" I
did in eating less.)

You used it once before. I have to wonder why you stopped. Speaking for
myself, I know that maintaining a caloric balance is my way of eating
(WOE) for the rest of my life, unless at some point I no longer care
about my own health.

Well, I did a so-so job of thinking of it as a WOE change-- I was aware
that it's not as useful to think of it as a "diet", but once I had more or
less hit my goals I stopped the daily recording.

Why I stopped? I guess my WOE/WOL was inadvertantly tied in to some things
that changed. A divorce and a job change forced changes in the particulars
of my WOE, and the new WOE/WOL that emerged wasn't well constructed for
ongoing weight maintenence.

And he glosses over nutritiion; he thinks as omnivores, from a weightloss
perspective WHAT calories we eat just doesn't matter that much, though
obviously you want to maintain decent nutrition through all of this....

I haven't read the entire thing, but that does not sound good to me. If
you're reducing your calories, that gives you a smaller window in which
to get your needed nutrients in order to stay healthy. You have to be
even more carefull that you're eating that right foods.

Well, fair enough. I guess nutrition goes beyond the scope of the work, by
its own admission. Though I think in practice, people will eat more
nutritiously, because most of the bad stuff has a bad calorie/filling
ratio, and if you're very aware of calories you'll be looking for bulkier
stuff.

Kirk, 227/227/180...

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