Originally Posted by
anonplz
Stories like this just underscore for me the importance of knowing my own body and what works for me, as opposed to what some people say SHOULD work in theory 'better' for me.
+1
What I got out of the article when I glanced at it was that the 3500 calories = a pound, calorie in/calorie out, etc just don't work the same on everyone.
I recently had a great example anecdotally. Four of us went to Europe for a 2 week vacation. We ate all meals together (basically the same foods), did all activities together (biking, hiking, lots of walking) etc. Of the two guys (within a year of age, within an inch of height, nearly same build, etc) one of us (the other guy) dropped 8 pounds and I gained 2. There was NOT a 35,000 calorie difference in or out between the two of us.