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Guys, it's really simple. You ned ~2000 calories a day to maintain your weight. If your net calorie intake is less than 2000 than you lose weight. Exercise help

by hmate9 11y ago

Guys, it's really simple. You ned ~2000 calories a day to maintain your weight. If your net calorie intake is less than 2000 than you lose weight. Exercise helps you achieve that because exercise "uses up calories". Simple. Eating less carbs and more protein etc. are just minor things. Net calorie deficiency is how you'll lose weight.

backprojection 11y ago
Do you honestly believe that the people advocating alternative plans (low carb, etc) don't understand this argument? Why just keep on repeating it?
- rohanprabhu 11y ago
  Because people who follow their advocacy generally don't understand this.
- hmate9 11y ago
  Believe it or not, an extremely high amount of people do not understand this. Even here at Imperial, otherwise very intelligent people still do not understand why they aren't losing weight even though they aren't drinkig Red Bull anymore.
alanthonyc 11y ago
You state facts, here are some additional ones from the article: * “people who simply dieted experienced greater weight loss than those who combined diet and exercise.” * “You would have to walk for more than 45 minutes to burn off the 300 calories from eating just three cookies.” * “researchers concluded, “active, ‘traditional’ lifestyles may not protect against obesity if diets change to promote increased caloric consumption.” * “It’s calorie intake that is really fueling the obesity epidemic.” Personally, the most weight I’ve ever lost was over a six month period of zero exercise, but with a restricted diet. (Consequences of a work assignment out of town.) My most physically active periods (3-4 hours daily in the ocean) have been accompanied by no weight loss, sometimes even weight gain.
- girvo 11y ago
  The thing is though, weight gain isn't the whole story. Body composition matters, quite a lot.
- hmate9 11y ago
  Still, just because you were active in the ocean doesn't mean you automatically have to lose weight. You can be extremely active, but still eat more calories a day than you burn. If we have person A who eats 1500 calories a day and does no exercise and we have person B who eats 1500 calories a day and does 30 minutes of running a day, person B will lose weight much more quickly. The reason that weight training and exercise is often said to make you lose less weight is because exercise also builds muscle. Your goal during a diet should not be to lose weight really, it should be to lose fat.
jxdxbx 11y ago
Different foods have different effects on your metabolism, and, relevant to this article, different effects on weight. There is very strong evidence on this point. You are going to be better off eating 200 calories of protein than 200 calories of sugar. The idea that "all calories are equal" has been quite damaging to public health.
- threeseed 11y ago
  It's not even just different effects on metabolism. We are continually learning about the effect that eating food A has on the metabolism of food B but not on C. Example being diet soda (zero calories) and its effect on gut bacteria and eating behaviour.
- hmate9 11y ago
  It is true that they have different effects, but they are not as big as net calorie intake. You'll lose weight much faster if you eat 1500 calories a day with just chocolate bars than if you eat 1800 calories a day from meat.

by hmate9 11y ago

backprojection 11y ago

Do you honestly believe that the people advocating alternative plans (low carb, etc) don't understand this argument? Why just keep on repeating it?

rohanprabhu 11y ago
Because people who follow their advocacy generally don't understand this.
hmate9 11y ago
Believe it or not, an extremely high amount of people do not understand this. Even here at Imperial, otherwise very intelligent people still do not understand why they aren't losing weight even though they aren't drinkig Red Bull anymore.

alanthonyc 11y ago

You state facts, here are some additional ones from the article: * “people who simply dieted experienced greater weight loss than those who combined diet and exercise.” * “You would have to walk for more than 45 minutes to burn off the 300 calories from eating just three cookies.” * “researchers concluded, “active, ‘traditional’ lifestyles may not protect against obesity if diets change to promote increased caloric consumption.” * “It’s calorie intake that is really fueling the obesity epidemic.” Personally, the most weight I’ve ever lost was over a six month period of zero exercise, but with a restricted diet. (Consequences of a work assignment out of town.) My most physically active periods (3-4 hours daily in the ocean) have been accompanied by no weight loss, sometimes even weight gain.

girvo 11y ago
The thing is though, weight gain isn't the whole story. Body composition matters, quite a lot.
hmate9 11y ago
Still, just because you were active in the ocean doesn't mean you automatically have to lose weight. You can be extremely active, but still eat more calories a day than you burn. If we have person A who eats 1500 calories a day and does no exercise and we have person B who eats 1500 calories a day and does 30 minutes of running a day, person B will lose weight much more quickly. The reason that weight training and exercise is often said to make you lose less weight is because exercise also builds muscle. Your goal during a diet should not be to lose weight really, it should be to lose fat.

jxdxbx 11y ago

Different foods have different effects on your metabolism, and, relevant to this article, different effects on weight. There is very strong evidence on this point. You are going to be better off eating 200 calories of protein than 200 calories of sugar. The idea that "all calories are equal" has been quite damaging to public health.

threeseed 11y ago
It's not even just different effects on metabolism. We are continually learning about the effect that eating food A has on the metabolism of food B but not on C. Example being diet soda (zero calories) and its effect on gut bacteria and eating behaviour.
hmate9 11y ago
It is true that they have different effects, but they are not as big as net calorie intake. You'll lose weight much faster if you eat 1500 calories a day with just chocolate bars than if you eat 1800 calories a day from meat.