[sliverstorm]

I have to imagine many of the people who argue that sustained caloric deficits do not lead to weight loss are engaging in magical thinking to justify their weight.

Guys, metabolism is just too complicated for humans to understand, so there's nothing at all I can do about being overweight, it's literally beyond my control

There's got to be some kind of cognitive dissonance or something at play; how else could a rational mind convince itself that the laws of thermodynamics do not apply to the human digestive system?

Or the justifications that say, nutrition labels are not PERFECTLY accurate so it's hopeless from the start. I personally guarantee if you drink one can of Coke a day and eat nothing else, you will lose weight; I don't care whether the nutrition label is perfectly accurate.

[Kodix]

That's been my impression as well. It seems like the same thing you see a lot of heavier people say ("oh, it doesn't work for me") except with more complex language ("oh, it's much more complicated than that. We understand nothing about this, this rough model is completely unhelpful!").

I really wouldn't have expected that sort of reaction on this forum ahead of time. It's a bit disappointing.

[DannyBee]

"I really wouldn't have expected that sort of reaction on this forum ahead of time. It's a bit disappointing."

You have presented literally no evidence to support your argument, which boils down to "it's close enough, if everyone just did hard work and tried harder instead of being fat and lazy, they'd lose weight, and anyone who says otherwise is just being fat and lazy".

I am neither fat nor lazy (I'm actually probably one of the most in-shape adults you'll meet). I can literally prove that your argument is wrong for me.

Instead, what i see is "oh, well, it's sad everyone but me is wrong". With no evidence to back this up.