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"You can't outrun a bad diet" - this right here. Yes, regular exercise is important (lifting + some light cardio like power walking); but the real battle is around your food intake. Find a way of eating that works for you. Many of us find low-carb or macro-focused ways of eating helpful, mostly because of what you AVOID.
An underlying condition that affects, say testosterone, can result in much more limited impact from exercise. The situation is going to be very different for every individual. You may only need a very minimal boost to shed quite a lot of weight by getting closer to the middle of the normal range. Lifting weights or other exercise is often recommended as a booster for testosterone, but underlying conditions may be reducing the impact.
It is often unhelpful to search for information online, including Reddit on this topic, if you are not a skeptical type of person. There are people looking to sell all kinds of supplements, those that are abusing testosterone, people who feel like they need to be injecting versus using implants, etc.
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> They are so adverse to exercise, that suggesting exercise seems offensive to them. They emphasize that it's entirely about diet. Disagree completely. Exercise does not lose weight. The amount of exercise one needs to lose the calorie gained from a burger is not possible to achieve on daily basis. Weight does not just come from air. It's all about what you eat. That's the science. Exercise helps to build muscle and…
No, no, no. The correct exercise is critical for many people to lose weight. Why? Weight lifting and some HIIT exercises help you build lean body mass, which will raise your metabolic rate. Many people have "poor metabolisms" because they have less lean body mass than expected. Weight lifting in particular will also help you protect your muscle mass as you lose weight. If you do not lift weights when you lose weight,…
1. Realize that losing weight is not about biology, it is psychology. So...
2. Log everything you eat. Accountability is important.
3. Step on the scale once a week, so you can spot trends.
4. Do a little exercise every day, because it sets the right mood.
5. Eat only when you are actually hungry, then eat only enough so you are not hungry. Learn to recognize the difference between an empty stomach and actual hunger.
6. Plan for failure, and how you will cope. Because you will.
7. Be careful taking other people's advice ;-). Since this is a psychological game, the strategy will need to be tailored to you.
8. Don't do anything you can't do every day, forever. Don't lose weight with a goal, or a target date, or anything like that. You don't gain weight at 100 pounds a year, don't try to lose it that fast. 100 calories a day adds up fast.
Some sources for this:
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160201-why-the-calorie-...
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-reveals-w...
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/01/06/...
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/140307-ca...
- https://www.businessinsider.com/calorie-counts-arent-accurat...
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/stop-counting...
Things that are easier if you live alone: Just don't buy rich foods over which you have no willpower. Don't go down those aisles in the supermarket. Don't keep biscuits (by which I mean cookies) and snacks in the house at all. Don't buy "meal deal" lunches that give you a discounted fizzy drink and snack. It's all very well people telling others that they need to develop willpower over knowing when they've had enough…
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Lift weights two or three times per week, and walk just barely enough to avoid being completely sedentary. Nothing crazy, I'm talking about using the weight machines at a gym, and walking just ~8k steps per day with a pedometer watch to gamify it. I'm a naturally obese person, and I've read a thousand of these threads over the years. Nearly every comment is either: * Telling you to "hack your body", with keto or what…
Intermittent failure is fine - it’s better to go 20 days at 90% consistent than 7 days at 100% consistent. Persistence is key.