LifeHacker, you and your anti-woo articles make me so happy sometimes :).

Oh yeah there was an ad by some fool chain who ranted against the competition. Was it Hardees? I’m gonna say Hardees claimed to be “seaweed free.”

...cooked beef?

Refrigeration is truly the Devil’s handiwork.

Everything is a tradeoff though.

You’re mistaken if you think they care. It’s “truthy” enough and fits their existing belief that “chemicals” are scary.

You were eating above your personal calorie expenditure. I recommend using a TDEE calculator online to get a rough estimate on what that number for you is.

This is misleading. I lost 50lbs, so far, eating at a calorie deficit. I happen to be eating a standard keto diet because it works for me. There’s nothing stopping a vegan or high carb person from doing the same. Eating a certain way won’t do anything if you’re eating too much.

You ate too much.

One of these is the healthier option, but you can lose weight on bacon and pasta and you can gain it on salad and fruit.

1000 kcal of healthy food is going to yield better results than 1000 kcal of fried bacon or complex carbs.

There have been many that proved you can lose weight by only eating twinkies and other junk food. Portion control and satiation is key.

Correct. Eat healthier and smaller portions and exercise more in frequency and intensity until you start to lose the weight. Then keep that regimen up.

Eat Less, Move More?