Originally Posted by
Lemond1985
Adapt to living even with no food at all? Or at some point, will the person who's cutting back calories just keel over and die from starvation, without losing a single gram of fat? I wouldn't call that "adaptation".
I'm really trying to follow along with this line of thinking ... I think you're making the whole thing much more complicated than it needs to be.
Cut calories and you will lose weight -- that's the adaptation. No exercise needed. The only true debate beyond that is the safety and health aspect of each individual diet.