How is "calories in, calories out" wrong?

I get that not all calories are created equal. But weight loss is fundamentally a matter of physics in that you need to burn more calories than you are taking in. Or am I missing something?

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It's not. - KeoughCharles05 2018-12-12 17:03:51
It's not. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:55:59
- I think you're oversimplifying it - jreednd 2018-12-13 10:59:18
It depends on the level of analysis. - Mark_It_Zero 2018-12-11 16:12:28
At a fundamental level it's true, but not as people use it. - manofdillon 2018-12-11 16:06:47
- Totally agree with this. * - grnd 2018-12-11 16:19:46
  - I completely disagree. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:59:57
    - Both viewpoints are correct; they address different things. - grnd 2018-12-12 08:53:42
      - I think we're confusing two different things. - starburns 2018-12-13 04:26:42
"You can't outrun your fork." - Revue Party 2018-12-11 15:51:16
- Most people dramatically overestimate the calories they burn - starburns 2018-12-12 02:58:19
- Think about how easy it is to eat or drink 500 calories. - Bruno95 2018-12-11 21:28:07
- This is my experience, too. - PWK2 2018-12-11 17:15:13
- I agree with this. - Dutch 2018-12-11 16:13:45
think fuel - cujaysfan 2018-12-11 15:47:53
- I do get that, which why I said that not all calories are - grnd 2018-12-11 15:55:11
  - I'm oversimplifying.. - wcnitz 2018-12-11 16:03:10
    - You lost weight because you ate fewer calories. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:57:15
      - Except I didn't - wcnitz 2018-12-12 08:26:31
        That doesn't mean you ate more calories. - starburns 2018-12-13 04:29:45
- Everybody's different. However, i have heard out bodies - Nitschke 2018-12-11 15:53:07