You're wrong
if your body was a simple machine you might have a point but it isn't. Every change you make will cause your body to react - changing metabolism, fat storage, energy reserves. That has to be taken into account if you're actually going to lose weight.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 12:06, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Fair point - but if you're at a steady state, neither losing nor gaining weight, then less energy going in means reserves will start to deplete, right?
If you can knock a significant chunk off energy intake (let's say 300 cals per day which ought to lose about 1kg over a month - hardly rapid but doable), you're going to start to lose weight.

I mean, it won't be pleasant and you'll feel hungry, but you'll have to lose weight - your body's got few other options available. Of course this is not sexy and doesn't need pricey dieting products to achieve, so I guess it's not going to be very popular ...
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 12:16, Reply)