Wtf is going on with Pompeo?!
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All hail to one textbook! I'll continue using and promoting the basic fundamentals of weight loss, thank you. I understand there are different methods people use to lose weight. Like in the 90's when the 'health industry' propped up 'low fat' as king, and processed tons of new special low-fat modified food products for the masses, raked in billions of our hard-earned fiat money, and guess what, people lost weight on that too. It's not about what you eat, it's about how much you eat. Diet adherence and sustainability is driven by methodology (if you think Keto works for you, do it, if you think low-fat works for you do it, and if you think "counting calories work for you do it. However, the actual weight loss itself is due to simple energy balance (calories in vs. calories out).
It's not as simple as calories in vs. calories out.
The trick to losing weight is taking control of your insulin. Your body uses insulin to make fat, and you can't burn your fat stores while your insulin levels are elevated for that very reason. So if you're spiking your insulin constantly with 3 or more meals high in carbs, you're probably going to gain weight or have a difficult time losing it.
You're also likely to get hungrier throughout the day if you eat high carb as you can't access your fat stores and the only way to get usable energy is by ingesting some more carbs until your insulin levels drop and you're able to burn fat storage.
Two ways to take control of those spikes is intermittent fasting (OMAD is what I do) or reducing carbohydrates, mainly processed carbs.
Mathematically and scientifically, it is that simple. Mentally, emotionally, and physically you are right, it is not that simple. Weight loss for a lot of people is not easy because of these factors alone, not because calories in vs. calories out doesn't work. There is no 'trick' to losing weight and anyone that says there is selling you snake oil.
I agree with your statement on satiety. That is exactly why if people balance their macronutrients appropriately, they will ultimately eat less, feel fuller, and either lose weight or maintain a healthy weight as a result. You do not need to omit entire food groups to do so. The foundation of every fad diet used for weight loss is based on calorie intake vs. expenditure. The details of everyone's individual weight loss experiences are only anecdotal. Do what work for you.
This refers to the mythology of weight loss. Everyone's method they implement to lose weight is different. I count calories based on hitting certain macronutrients. Some people count points with weight watchers. Some people do Keto. All diets have one commonality: eating less over an extended period of time. This is calorie expenditure. Calories in vs. calories out. Diets are anecdotal because of the method for weight loss one chooses to implement based on their own observations about themselves. Take 2 people that want to lose weight. Person A observes that intermittent fasting works for them. Person B observes eating once per day works for them. Both methods work. What works for one (method) may not work for the other (based on many variables). So, how is it possible both people could lose weight? They were in a calorie deficit.