Calories in minus calories out, right? Well yes, but this view is a bit simplistic and likens people to steam engines. Coal in = energy out. The difference between us and a steam engine is that in our case we are holding the coal shovel. So appetite control is the key to managing your calorie intake and therefore your bodyweight.
Humans have evolved very complex appetite control mechanisms. This prevents us from starving, or gorging under normal circumstances. The problem we currently face is that the foods we are eating are not those we have evolved with. Our appetite control does not work as it should in the presence of large quantities of simple carbohydrates and in particular sugar.
Reducing the quantity of carbohydrate you consume leaves you less prone to the blood sugar drops and associated hunger. To appreciate this you really need to try it out for yourself. It is like the hunger messages are dulled slightly and our appetite is evened out.
Having strong will power only gets you so far. We need to use our in built appetite control to manage our weight and that control does not work well with carbohydrate.
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