Comments on: The Science of Fat-Loss: Why a Calorie Isn’t Always a Calorie http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: trolomatic http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/comment-page-1/#comment-62882 trolomatic Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:56:55 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/#comment-62882 This was a great article and i used it to convince my friend that calories don't matter as a matter of number...you wouldn't believe how hard it is to convince some people calories are a unit of energy measurement...not a THING. We don't have a literal fire in our stomach that powers us. We work on chemical reactions and its what chemicals we intake (fats, proteins, minerals, ect) that mater. Thanks for providing the tools to prove this :) This was a great article and i used it to convince my friend that calories don’t matter as a matter of number…you wouldn’t believe how hard it is to convince some people calories are a unit of energy measurement…not a THING.

We don’t have a literal fire in our stomach that powers us. We work on chemical reactions and its what chemicals we intake (fats, proteins, minerals, ect) that mater.

Thanks for providing the tools to prove this :)

]]> By: Bryan http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/comment-page-1/#comment-59403 Bryan Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:35:39 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/#comment-59403 Tim, I have two questions for you. One, it seems as though the Yudkin Study was a forerunner of the Atkin's Diet. Do you percieve this as well? Two, this study was only performed for two weeks. Would you anticipate a deregulation in BMR if carried forward with no systematic increases in carbohydrates? Tim, I have two questions for you. One, it seems as though the Yudkin Study was a forerunner of the Atkin’s Diet. Do you percieve this as well? Two, this study was only performed for two weeks. Would you anticipate a deregulation in BMR if carried forward with no systematic increases in carbohydrates?

]]> By: Alice http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/comment-page-1/#comment-57540 Alice Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:39:01 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/#comment-57540 I have tried so many diet regimens but because I felt deprived, I was never able to follow them. I just started out with the no-diet approach to losing weight. And so far, I am loving the results. Plus, I do not feel deprived because I am able to eat the food that I like. I have tried so many diet regimens but because I felt deprived, I was never able to follow them. I just started out with the no-diet approach to losing weight. And so far, I am loving the results. Plus, I do not feel deprived because I am able to eat the food that I like.

]]> By: Article on Exercise Not Leading to Weight Loss « Hammertime http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/comment-page-1/#comment-55662 Article on Exercise Not Leading to Weight Loss « Hammertime Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:44:09 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/#comment-55662 [...] calories from matter. Tim Ferriss gives a GREAT example of this in the scientific research in this post comparing Ancel Keys’ Great Starvation Study (Keys is the man who is basically single handedly [...] [...] calories from matter. Tim Ferriss gives a GREAT example of this in the scientific research in this post comparing Ancel Keys’ Great Starvation Study (Keys is the man who is basically single handedly [...]

]]> By: 8 Tips to Stay Healthy While in Design School http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/comment-page-1/#comment-49537 8 Tips to Stay Healthy While in Design School Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:05:55 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/#comment-49537 [...] The Science of Fat-Loss: Why a Calorie Isn’t Always a Calorie and How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days…Without Doing Any Exercise (This is my current diet and I’m loving the constant energy levels!) [...] [...] The Science of Fat-Loss: Why a Calorie Isn’t Always a Calorie and How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days…Without Doing Any Exercise (This is my current diet and I’m loving the constant energy levels!) [...]

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