If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, there’s a good chance you’ve been told it all comes down to a simple “calories in, calories out” formula: Burn more calories than you consume, and the kilos will disappear.
And it’s easy to see the appeal of breaking weight loss down into simple math—just follow the formula, and you’ll achieve success. It’s also believable because many people do lose weight when they first adopt this approach.
Indeed, the diet industry’s reliance on the “calories in, calories out” concept is why society blames people for being overweight. Anyone who can’t follow this simple energy formula is only overweight because they lack the willpower to eat less and exercise more….