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> Losing weight is typically not about more exercise. Losing weight is about figuring out a way for you to be in a caloric deficit. Once you learn that, you kn

> Losing weight is typically not about more exercise. Losing weight is about figuring out a way for you to be in a caloric deficit. Once you learn that, you know exactly* how much exercise impacts weight loss. 300 calories is what I can typically burn on a treadmill session. That's accounts for about a third of my deficit goal. What it really means is that I can eat 300 more calories that day, which helps tremendously to keep me from feeling too hungry. *okay, nothing is exact with weight loss but you get my point.

linsomniac 3y ago
Agreed, I didn't lose weight by exercising. I lost weight by going into a calorie deficit. It takes about 3,500 calories to gain/lose one lbs. Like you, my target deficit is around 900 calories a day, I really don't count the calories in exercise. "You can't outrun a bad diet."
throwaway2037 3y ago
900 calorie daily deficit? That is crazy. How can anyone maintain that for long periods? Did your ever try just 300 calories? Easier and more sustainable.
- xboxnolifes 3y ago
  Can't really call it crazy without knowing what weight they started at. Plus, the goal isn't to have a sustainable calorie deficit. The deficit is a temporary thing.
- linsomniac 3y ago
  I'm also in the same boat, trying for a 1,000 Cal deficit. I, personally, find it easier to do that than 300 cal. I can eat low calorie density foods and be satisfied at ~1,400 Cal a day, but at 2,000 a day it's too easy to slip to 2,400... I've been able to sustain that for 6 months at a time. Remember, 1-2 lbs a week is generally what is recommended for weight loss, that works out to 3,500-7,000 Cal a week, or 500-1,000 a day.
- whatabb 3y ago
  It works out to around 1500 calories per day. I only do it for a month at a time, so it's not needed for long periods of time. I lose 8 pounds in about 4 weeks and then coast for a year or so. The diet is just touching up my weight every once in a while.
  - throwaway2037 3y ago
    Ok. I would call this shredding in the body building arena. This makes much more sense! I thought you were running a long term 900 calorie per day deficit. That sounds like an expressway to (emotional food hunger) hell.

linsomniac 3y ago

Agreed, I didn't lose weight by exercising. I lost weight by going into a calorie deficit. It takes about 3,500 calories to gain/lose one lbs. Like you, my target deficit is around 900 calories a day, I really don't count the calories in exercise. "You can't outrun a bad diet."

throwaway2037 3y ago

900 calorie daily deficit? That is crazy. How can anyone maintain that for long periods? Did your ever try just 300 calories? Easier and more sustainable.

xboxnolifes 3y ago
Can't really call it crazy without knowing what weight they started at. Plus, the goal isn't to have a sustainable calorie deficit. The deficit is a temporary thing.
linsomniac 3y ago
I'm also in the same boat, trying for a 1,000 Cal deficit. I, personally, find it easier to do that than 300 cal. I can eat low calorie density foods and be satisfied at ~1,400 Cal a day, but at 2,000 a day it's too easy to slip to 2,400... I've been able to sustain that for 6 months at a time. Remember, 1-2 lbs a week is generally what is recommended for weight loss, that works out to 3,500-7,000 Cal a week, or 500-1,000 a day.
whatabb 3y ago
It works out to around 1500 calories per day. I only do it for a month at a time, so it's not needed for long periods of time. I lose 8 pounds in about 4 weeks and then coast for a year or so. The diet is just touching up my weight every once in a while.
- throwaway2037 3y ago
  Ok. I would call this shredding in the body building arena. This makes much more sense! I thought you were running a long term 900 calorie per day deficit. That sounds like an expressway to (emotional food hunger) hell.