Are you sure about that? The body is not as simple as you assume, and weird stuff happens that makes literally no sense based on a simple energy in/energy out equation that can't only be explained by self-delusion.
It's funny how much weight loss is an ideological issue to usually quite logical people - don't assume you know this is impossible simply because you have a model in your head that says so.
EDIT: When I say self-delusion here I am referring to the apparent self-delusion of the author that the parent implies - to say you are only consuming 800kcal when there is an assumption that that MUST result in weight loss leaves only self-delusion as an explanation. My point is that there might be other factors (Emphasis on MIGHT...)
It's funny how much weight loss is an ideological issue to usually quite logical people - don't assume you know this is impossible simply because you have a model in your head that says so.
EDIT: When I say self-delusion here I am referring to the apparent self-delusion of the author that the parent implies - to say you are only consuming 800kcal when there is an assumption that that MUST result in weight loss leaves only self-delusion as an explanation. My point is that there might be other factors (Emphasis on MIGHT...)