Weight loss is about doing the right thing for long stretches of time. It is a war where time in some sense is the turf being fought over. Time spent being unhe

Weight loss is about doing the right thing for long stretches of time. It is a war where time in some sense is the turf being fought over. Time spent being unhealthy vs time spent being healthy. Not really the max power expenditure you can output 30 minutes (and to be charitable, let’s also add the elevated metabolism for an extra 4 hours after) each day. Does it help? Yes it’s definitely a ~linear multiplier (for “reasonable” amounts of exercise). As is the time spent doing the right things for weight loss (up to a point: k*e^-t probably models the benefits well up to some approximation bound) How do you win a fight involving time? Make time the key performance indicator, eg fasting, I am starting to think. Fasting as opposed to calorie restriction with many meals, bc while they probably reach similar outcomes w similar discipline, there are just a lot more opportunities to screw yourself up w/ calorie restriction than just say “not my eating time” once you get used to it imo