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It’a not bogus though. People just severely underestimate how much exercise they need to drop significant amounts of weight. Also there is the longterm benefit

It’a not bogus though. People just severely underestimate how much exercise they need to drop significant amounts of weight. Also there is the longterm benefit due to increased metabolism.

Etheryte 3y ago
For all practical intents and purposes it is bogus though, we're talking about an order of magnitude of a difference between what your eating accounts for and what working out accounts for for an average individual. You can easily consume more calories by having a sandwich or two than you burn in a gym session. Saying that losing weight is simply a matter of working out more is highly misleading and sets people up for failure. Saying people should work out to lose weight is like saying people should avoid avocado toast to get rich — yes, every little bit helps, but it really misses the real point.
- sahila 3y ago
  You make it seem like people can't reason for themselves about it. If you go on a 3 mile run, people will burn about 300-400 calories and is immediately available if you use a watch or even just your phone to track. Then you can walk into Chipotle and see a burrito is 900 calories and do the math that you'd need to run 3 times a week to burn off an extra burrito. But yes, most fitness proponents will almost always say that weight is controlled in the kitchen. Where do you see that people say you should only workout to lose weight?
- ffgjgf1 3y ago
  There are other benefits from exercising other than the calories burn during it. Increases to both short term metabolism and longterm due to higher muscle mass do add up. > Saying that losing weight is simply a matter I never said that. But yes if you’re at a stable weight adding regular exercise to your routine might be enough to tip the scales. It’s not going to be simple though. > s like saying people should avoid avocado toast to get rich Nonsensical analogy.

It’a not bogus though. People just severely underestimate how much exercise they need to drop significant amounts of weight. Also there is the longterm benefit due to increased metabolism.

Etheryte 3y ago

For all practical intents and purposes it is bogus though, we're talking about an order of magnitude of a difference between what your eating accounts for and what working out accounts for for an average individual. You can easily consume more calories by having a sandwich or two than you burn in a gym session. Saying that losing weight is simply a matter of working out more is highly misleading and sets people up for failure. Saying people should work out to lose weight is like saying people should avoid avocado toast to get rich — yes, every little bit helps, but it really misses the real point.

sahila 3y ago
You make it seem like people can't reason for themselves about it. If you go on a 3 mile run, people will burn about 300-400 calories and is immediately available if you use a watch or even just your phone to track. Then you can walk into Chipotle and see a burrito is 900 calories and do the math that you'd need to run 3 times a week to burn off an extra burrito. But yes, most fitness proponents will almost always say that weight is controlled in the kitchen. Where do you see that people say you should only workout to lose weight?
ffgjgf1 3y ago
There are other benefits from exercising other than the calories burn during it. Increases to both short term metabolism and longterm due to higher muscle mass do add up. > Saying that losing weight is simply a matter I never said that. But yes if you’re at a stable weight adding regular exercise to your routine might be enough to tip the scales. It’s not going to be simple though. > s like saying people should avoid avocado toast to get rich Nonsensical analogy.