Great article, spot on.

Two thoughts for the inevitable commenters who will insist counting calories is not scientific;

one thought is based on nearly a century of CONSISTENT research;

the other is anecdotal.

ANECDOTAL FIRST:

2003, 30 pounds overweight. Didn’t know anything about fat, protein, carbs, just calories. Chose a number: 1500 calories a day.

3 days aerobics (with HIIT0, 3 days resistance trainig. 3 months, 30 pounds off, kept it off since.

It works.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH:

For nearly a century, they have done 30 day inpatient experiments. This is the only kind, by the way, where you have complete control over food intake.

Each patient is given 800 calories per day of liquids.

Guess what folks?

Everyone, without exception, loses 20 pounds or more.

And, the great part, given the nuritrionism extremism these days is, the fat/carb/protein ratio is COMPLETELY irrelevant:

High fat? They lost weight.

Low fat? They lost weight.

High carbs/ lost weight

Low carbs Lost (THE SAME AMOUNT OF) weight

High protein? Lost weight

Low protein? Lost weight

Moral of the story?

Calories count, and so do you. Eat enough for one, not for two.