On the engineering level, only one fact matters: change in energy stored equals energy consumed minus energy expended
Bullshit.
0 < bullshit(change in weight = consumption—exercise) < bullshit(you can lose a pound of fat a day with my new diet even though you expend less than a pound of fat’s worth of calories in a day).
Or e.g. when exercise creates new lean muscle that burns more calories on its own.
From personal experience, this is a great one, and seldom mentioned. Bodybuilding can be a better way to lose weight than running, even though the running burns more calories while you’re doing it.
0 < bullshit(change in weight = consumption—exercise) < bullshit(you can lose a pound of fat a day with my new diet even though you expend less than a pound of fat’s worth of calories in a day).
From personal experience, this is a great one, and seldom mentioned. Bodybuilding can be a better way to lose weight than running, even though the running burns more calories while you’re doing it.