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The actual reason for many is probably that with a high enough deficit, you can feel so tired that it's hard to burn the same amount of calories. Walking 20k st

• scottlamb 4y ago
  > The actual reason for many is probably that with a high enough deficit, you can feel so tired that it's hard to burn the same amount of calories. Maybe, but for the folks most in need of weight loss, how active are they to begin with? Even for a fit person, it's often impractical to be active enough to make up for overeating. So while it'd be ideal to decrease intake without further decreasing activity, they'd still probably lose more weight by decreasing intake even if that brings activity to near-0. > Walking 20k steps per day is no problem for most healthy adults, at such a deficit it becomes really hard. Google Fit on my phone says I don't get 20k steps in, even though I run/jog four miles most mornings. I'm physically capable of moving more, but I have a full-time desk job, family responsibilities, etc.