1) It’s the calories stupid. People should count calories and reduce their intake an then they will lose weight.
2) People just can’t reduce calories. They need to take into account all sorts of psychological factors to successfully reduce calorie intake. This means making certain food choices that result in different levels of hunger.
3) Calories in doesn’t matter much, you can eat 4000 kcal a day like Dave Asprey and still be fit and not gain additional weight.
There are plenty of paleo folks who argue 3) in some form but most not as strong as Dave Asprey.
There are three positions:
1) It’s the calories stupid. People should count calories and reduce their intake an then they will lose weight. 2) People just can’t reduce calories. They need to take into account all sorts of psychological factors to successfully reduce calorie intake. This means making certain food choices that result in different levels of hunger. 3) Calories in doesn’t matter much, you can eat 4000 kcal a day like Dave Asprey and still be fit and not gain additional weight.
There are plenty of paleo folks who argue 3) in some form but most not as strong as Dave Asprey.