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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well how about this?

CICO is true for most people.  However, there are some individuals who don't metabolize their food intake as efficiently as most of us.  They can input more food than average and still not gain weight.  I happen to have known someone like that.  She could eat, say, 4000 Cs or so every day and still keep her trim figure, even without spending much time exercising.  She said she didn't know why this was so, but she had always been like that.  Of course, she was the envy of every other woman in the office.

But most of us aren't like that.  That's why people who succeed at losing weight and KEEPING IT OFF are much more likely to be those who accept the fact that they must keep track of calories, no matter what their source.[/quote]

What about that? Your example is still CICO, it just shows that people have different caloric needs. Lots of things impact metabolism and caloric needs, for example, muscle mass, activity, and hormones. However, the function is still the same- eat more calories then you need and than your body can use and you will store the excess energy in the form of fat. Consumer fewer calories than your body needs to function and your body will take from your energy stores, that is, burn fat. People also have varying degrees of hunger. Some people are naturally more or less hungry than others.

This is why reducing calories for fat loss requires some trial and error to figure out individual needs. [/quote]

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