>>19122736I have to correct this anon from last thread because I can't let it stand by itself.
Calorie in and calorie out works purely on a mathematical calculation but in reality humans are not simple machines where you can just feed in x calories like a combustion engine and get x output. It's true that excercise does not burn that many calories, you use up a ton simply by being alive and should focus on your diet more, but not in a pure calorie counting way.
Weight is primarily managed by your hormones and your hormones are affected by what you eat. What you have to manage is your insulin. Basically when your body produces a lot of insulin it goes into energy saving, fat producing mode. Imagine being a caveman who found a full berry tree. You would want to stuff yourself as much as possible and save up as much energy as possible.
This is also why fat people who eat all the time have an extremely hard time losing weight and are also super low energy despite eating so many calories. Their body is in energy saving and storing mode due to the constant high insulin.
What you should do is eat food that does not spike your insulin as much, obviously no sweets or sugary drinks or generally extremely high carb foods. It doesn't have to be a low carb diet altogether, some carbs spike more than others too. You can look up the Insulin Index of Foods online. High insulin exposure also obviously leads insulin resistance and diabetes in some people, but it's is just a normal hormone your body uses that does what it's supposed to and gets out of whack due to our diet.
A calorie is not the same as a calorie. The time your body needs to break it down and volume matters, so you feel satiated for longer and don't eat so much at once. And that's generally true with less processed food.
Light exercise is also important, not purely to burn calories but to reduce insulin and produce hormones that help with your energy levels and generally make you feel better.
