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Venkatesh Rao βοΈ
@vgr
Trying to properly count calories for the first time in my life. Calories In is hard as ever but Calories Out has really improved. Whoop is solid for daily estimates and the occasional Dexa scan calibrates it accurately. My basal rate is ~1500. Sloth day ~1700. No exercise but active 1800. Workout makes it 1900-2100.
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Michael π©πΉ
@michaelsullivan
I did this for years and then realized once I changed my diet to focus on netting blood sugar spikes I no longer needed to worry about Calories. Technically, calories in/out is a myth since it almost never accounts for the *type* of calorie. Have you checked out "Glucose Goddess"?
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Venkatesh Rao βοΈ
@vgr
Been on CGMs for a year. Iβm prediabetic. I got glucose/A1c under control first before focusing on net calories. Itβs not a myth. Itβs just too tedious to do right but weight management is the boss battle. Other levers fail to manage metabolism past a point.
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Michael π©πΉ
@michaelsullivan
it's a myth in the sense of all calories being the same. Some spike insulin leading to weight gain while others don't. I lost 45 pounds and have had zero trouble keeping it off for 3 years now just doing IF and the occasional 2-3 day fast and following Glucose Goddess eating patterns.
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Michael π©πΉ
@michaelsullivan
If weight loss is your end game, I suggest looking into those two things since nothing else worked for me outside of going to gym 5 days a week for an hour a day which proved to be unsustainable for me because of normal life stuff. And once I stopped the gym I gained more than I originally lost :(
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