Diario de chrisw77, 22 ene. 19

** CALORIES PART 1 **

I know I'm asking for a fight when I pop this puppy up, but as we argue, please take the time to hear what each person says and relax the dogma for a moment. All arguments have validity, so play nice, kids.

Personally, I've got my dietary act together. I can control my weight up, down, or sideways. That's not me bragging; that's pointing out a fact to preface what I'll say next...

Many of my friends here on FatSecret don't have this benefit. Some are dying to lose even half a pound because of a 3-week stall.

We are not all the same. We hear it all the time on here. "Just do ____" or "just try eating more/less ____" is the resounding anthem of advice to those who struggle.

Eventually, someone drops the CICO card and then the smackdown begins and we cross our arms and walk away mad and the person seeking support is spinning their head like "WTF, mate?!"

I'm very moderate in my views - not diehard regarding CICO because it does have a few holes in its science, but the  general principal stands true: having less calories consumed than exerted - over time - forces the body to use adipose body fat for energy.

I was doing some research and learning a bit from the likes of Dr. Jason Fung as he is a well-cited source in some circles within our community whose approach is - to simplify - that body fat is used when insulin is reduced (read it here: https://www.dietdoctor.com/first-law-thermodynamics-utterly-irrelevant).

You'll notice he picks a red herring; going hard after "thermodynamics". To be fair, I've thrown thermodynamics out there a few times myself, but it's not just parroted information for me. Certainly thermodynamics deals with heat, but it also encompasses VARIOUS ENERGY FORMS. Including calories, which is how we measure physiological energy.

But I digress... the hole I poke into CICO is that it's not just "in", "stored", and "out". What about "used" ala muscle production, organ function, etc. that remains within the body? There are anomalies like the kid that can eat anything and never gain weight.

Sleep, hormones, disease... there are many issues that separate us and make us unique. We must understand this when advising one another and there is no one box we all fit into.

There are principals that are universal though!

👍CALORIES ARE IMPORTANT👍

So, to end part 1 of this novel, I leave you with a quick synopsis of the history and function of a calorie. This is whacky, but spot-on, so please take a second to understand it better.

❤  http://physiqonomics.com/calories/  ❤

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2465 kcal

Grasa: 84,03g | Prot: 145,94g | Carbh: 284,57g.   Desayuno: Publix Quick Cooking Oats, Winco Foods 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk. Almuerzo: Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Powder, Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein Isolate - Mango Peach, Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry Spray Juice, Puerto Rican Style Candied Ripe Plantain (Platano En Almibar), Rosa's Cafe Tamale. Cena: Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry Juice, Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein Isolate - Mango Peach. Después de la Cena: Vitafusion Extra Strength Melatonin Gummies, Dr. Tobias Triple Strength Omega 3 Fish Oil, Vitafusion MultiVites Gummy Vitamins. más...

2733 kcal

Ejercicio: Cocinar - 15 minutos, Descansando - 3 horas, Durmiendo - 6 horas, Tareas del Hogar - 30 minutos, Ver TV - 13 horas, Ducharse - 15 minutos, Conduciendo - 1 hora. más...