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I've dropped 20kg (44lb) since august, and I have found that eating well has a much much greater effect than exercise does. I've kept track daily of both weight

I've dropped 20kg (44lb) since august, and I have found that eating well has a much much greater effect than exercise does. I've kept track daily of both weight and key tasks: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ArDlY2B14P1IdFA2NElDaV9VbDV5RlBPOGdpOHRXTUE&hl=en_GB http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ArDlY2B14P1IdFA2NElD... It's pretty easy to see the exercise has died down to just enough to keep metabalism up, but the weight loss has been very steady. There's been no difference for me between pre-breakfast and post-dinner exercise, but huge difference based on what I eat and when. I would expect different results if I was trying to burn calories directly through exercise, but I spent a month planning how to lose weight without spending lots of time in the gym because I knew I wouldn't stick to that :-)

eru 16y ago
Interesting spreadsheet and congratulation on your dietary improvements! Exercise doesn't really help you with losing weight, but it helps you with losing fat and/or gaining muscle. In the last few months I've exercised a lot and ate a lot. I've gained around 7kg of mostly muscles. I don't know whether losing weight is a useful goal at all. Aiming to lose body fat while keeping lean body weight (=muscles, bones, everything that isn't fat) seems much more sane to me.
- DrStalker 16y ago
  Starting from a BMI of 40 there's no way I'd attempt to put on that much lean muscle. :-)
  - eru 16y ago
    Yes. Have you considered also tracking your abdominal girth? I read about some studies showing that this (or the ratio of abdominal girth to hip circumference to make it work between different people) is a better indicator of health.