As a scientist... (who'm I kidding, you all know me).. as a nerd, I like equations and methods of quantifying behavior. This is probably why my dad's hypothesis of "Zero Sum" or "Conservation of Fatness" as I like to call it, rang so true to me. Its analogues of mass, momentum and energy have been permanently engrained in my nerd-brain. The idea is that if you are loosing weight, someone else is finding it. And if you are gaining weight, you are probably making some poor Ethiopian even hungrier. This is probably more humorous than true for most, but I find my calorie counting method employs a similar mentality. I love the fact that we are quantifying energy intake/outake but making a rigorous record every time our bodies make a deposit or withdrawal. We are relying on a fundamental law of physics to guarantee our success.... conservation of energy. The only assumption is made when we convert energy to mass... which is 3600 calories = 1 lb. The remainder of the error is measuring error... or accurately accounting for energy lose and gain.
Physics is beautiful and physics is about to get DE-FAT.
you are a nerd. but i like this. and i like you.
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