CICO is a good physics model, but a bad control model
CICO is a fine control model in the sense that using it will achieve the goal: controlling the CI part will get your weight down (e.g. consider fasting, that is, CI = 0). On the other hand, it’s not the most efficient control model and starving yourself thin is… difficult for people X-D
it’s not the most efficient control model and starving yourself thin is… difficult for people
I wonder if a control model which does what you want only, say,1% of the time can be defined “bad” or not. Surely it’s not totally false, since we have at least some people who claim to use it to reach the purpose. But if will is something that is employable by some to lose weight and not by others, then I think that there must be a better model which take these things into account and explains at least the effectiveness of will power for some people and not for others.
I wonder if a control model which does what you want only, say,1% of the time can be defined “bad” or not.
I see its greatest benefit as showing what is possible.
In the weight-loss arena beliefs along the lines “It is impossible for me to lose weight—I just can’t! I’ve tried a dozen of different diets and none worked!” are very common. CICO as a control model is guaranteed to work (by physics) and realizing this shifts the focus from “I can’t do anything, the universe won’t let me” to “How can I change myself to make this work”.
there must be a better model
Sure. The issue is that, I think, which model is “better” depends on the person. There is no universal answer (sorry, diet book writers), what works for one won’t work for another.
CICO is a fine control model in the sense that using it will achieve the goal: controlling the CI part will get your weight down (e.g. consider fasting, that is, CI = 0). On the other hand, it’s not the most efficient control model and starving yourself thin is… difficult for people X-D
I wonder if a control model which does what you want only, say,1% of the time can be defined “bad” or not. Surely it’s not totally false, since we have at least some people who claim to use it to reach the purpose. But if will is something that is employable by some to lose weight and not by others, then I think that there must be a better model which take these things into account and explains at least the effectiveness of will power for some people and not for others.
I see its greatest benefit as showing what is possible.
In the weight-loss arena beliefs along the lines “It is impossible for me to lose weight—I just can’t! I’ve tried a dozen of different diets and none worked!” are very common. CICO as a control model is guaranteed to work (by physics) and realizing this shifts the focus from “I can’t do anything, the universe won’t let me” to “How can I change myself to make this work”.
Sure. The issue is that, I think, which model is “better” depends on the person. There is no universal answer (sorry, diet book writers), what works for one won’t work for another.
Step 1. Optimal rationality
Step 2. Easy weight loss with the cico model
Easy peasy.
My point exactly