Originally Posted by
TromboneAl
Food for thought: If weight control were indeed as simple as calories in calories out, all you'd have to do is stop eating until you reached your goal weight.
It is not that simple.
Rather an extreme argument, but calories in, calories out is a simplification as well, but, generally, more calories spent than calories taken in will start weight loss and continue loss but not necessarily at the same rate. Weight loss is complex of course. Many factors come in play with losing weight, metabolism, exercise, caloric intake, mental state, etc.