I’ve practiced CICO most of my adult life. Both when I wanted to gain weight and when I wanted to lose it. It works. The body can only reduce metabolism so much. If you maintain a deficit you will lose weight. When I’m cutting I can plan almost exactly how long it will take to get where I want to be just by tracking calories.
CICO is not only reductive to the point of being useless, it’s also bad advice for weight loss or maintenance.
Consistent throughout many studies, calorie restriction induces a reduction in energy expenditure that is larger than the loss of metabolic mass, i.e. fat-free mass and fat mass, can explain.
In laymen’s terms: the body reduces metabolism in response to weight loss.
You don’t seem to understand the topic beyond a few catchphrases, so I’m done interacting with you. Have a good one.
I’ve practiced CICO most of my adult life. Both when I wanted to gain weight and when I wanted to lose it. It works. The body can only reduce metabolism so much. If you maintain a deficit you will lose weight. When I’m cutting I can plan almost exactly how long it will take to get where I want to be just by tracking calories.