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CICO is overrated in my opinion
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SweatLikeDog wrote: »You are stating the obvious for reasons unkown. CICO is a tool. A component of fat loss strategy. You can't lose fat without it, but you don't have to lose muscle because of it. Obviously, not all calories have equal nutritional value. 8 ounces of fish or veggies has more nutritional value than 8 ounces of vodka. That's were you have to figure out your macros, figure out how much of a calorie deficit you plan to run, and how you track your progress.
So not all ounces are the same, either?
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Just break up.2
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Results from 3 years following CICO. Basically, about 70% healthish and 30% junk (I think) with the only food limitation being calories:
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SweatLikeDog wrote: »You are stating the obvious for reasons unkown. CICO is a tool. A component of fat loss strategy. You can't lose fat without it, but you don't have to lose muscle because of it. Obviously, not all calories have equal nutritional value. 8 ounces of fish or veggies has more nutritional value than 8 ounces of vodka. That's were you have to figure out your macros, figure out how much of a calorie deficit you plan to run, and how you track your progress.
Calorie counting is a tool. CICO is not Calorie counting.
CICO is the scientific principle that states that consuming fewer Calories of energy (via food) than one utilizes will result in weight loss (and vice versa).
Calories do not have nutritional value at all beyond energy, regardless of their source. Foods provide energy (measured in Calories) as well as nutrients. Some foods provide a lot of energy but not many nutrients. Others provide a lot of nutrients but not much energy. The two are unrelated and has nothing to do with the "quality of Calories."13
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