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You can see the problem in the article: "And according to my bike, I had burned more than 700 calories. Surely I had earned an extra margarita."

No, that's not how food works. That's why your diets fail.

I think some people are talking past one another in these discussions. Yes, you will lose weight if you consume fewer calories than you burn. But the discussion of _how_ to make that happen is more complicated.



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