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The physics of weight, the case against counting, what the eating-window trials actually found, and how to run the method. Every number links to its paper.
Yes, if you’re an adult who chose to lose weight. Probably not, if you’re young and already anxious about your body. That isn’t a hedge. It’s the split the research found, and it’s why…
Should you weigh yourself every day? It depends who you are Read Post »
I eat twice a day and I’m done by 2pm. Before you copy that, here’s what the trials say about meal count, in the reader’s units: about 1.5 to 2 kg over three months,…
Two meals a day vs three: what 29 trials actually found Read Post »
Somewhere between one and three pounds, for most adults, most nights. Almost none of it is fat. Here’s where it actually goes, gram by gram where the science has grams, and honest hand-waving where…
How much weight do you lose overnight, and where does it go? Read Post »
You want to lose weight, but not by guessing a number off a wrapper. You want a number that’s actually yours. Here’s how to get one in 7 days with a bathroom scale and…
How to find your overnight delta in 7 days Read Post »
Does intermittent fasting speed up your metabolism? No. It’s been measured, the answer is no, and I’m going to show you the paper. Then I’ll tell you why that doesn’t matter and what fasting…
Does fasting speed up your metabolism? No, and that’s fine Read Post »
You weighed 178 on Friday. Monday morning it’s 182. You ate normally. Nothing’s wrong with you and nothing’s wrong with the scale; you just watched water move. Here’s what actually happened, with the numbers.…
Why does my weight change 5 lbs in a day? Read Post »
What’s a calorie, when it comes to your body? The official answer is the amount of heat needed to raise a gram of water one degree Celsius. That’s true, and it’s the whole problem.…
What a calorie actually measures, and why it was never about you Read Post »
