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> It just doesn't seem to work with everyone Without a very precise definition of "work", these discussions quickly degrade to near uselessness. There is a ve
by ipsento606 1y ago
> It just doesn't seem to work with everyone
Without a very precise definition of "work", these discussions quickly degrade to near uselessness.
There is a very large difference between "telling patients to exercise more and eat less doesn't result in long term weight loss" and "exercising more and eating less doesn't result in long term weight loss"
The former is true, and the latter is not.
I agree that from a clinical perspective the former definition is more relevant than the latter.
- SAI_Peregrinus 1y agoIt's also "exercising more and eating less until you reach a target weight" doesn't result in long-term weight loss, while "exercising more and eating less for the rest of your life" does result in long-term weight loss.
- Kirby64 1y agoYes and no. Weight loss requires you to eat fewer calories than you actually burn for a period of time until you reach the weight you desire. Once you reach a desired weight, you can start eating more calories again, but less than what you were eating since you no longer burn as many calories due to less weight… So, the losing weight part requires even more restriction, and then a much smaller amount of restriction once you reach your goal. It’s not unreasonable to reduce calories to something like 1500/day when dieting. But very few people need to stay at that amount for the rest of their lives.