• FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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    24 days ago

    has nothing to do with eating a deficit in calories. you can workout all day everyday, but if you eat garbage mcdonalds and packaged food, you are not going to lose weight ‘micro working out’ or even full day workouts.

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      24 days ago

      Well they can loose weight eating nothing but processed food, as long as its a caloric deficit

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        24 days ago

        Yarp, about a decade ago after a break up I went on a 2 month bender, nothing but alcohol and fast food. Drink maybe 10-12 hours a day on average. So more than 2000 calories a day in drinks for sure, and idk what in fast food. But I walked everywhere to not get myself into DUI situations. I lost 20 pounds in 2 months.

        Edit: Throw in the couple packs of cigarettes and you could call it super healthy

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      You are not making sense. If I’m a football player and use 3000 calories a day working out, I will lose weight. When you’re counting calories, do you put the exercise factor in?

      Yes, calories matter, but working out is usually part of it. This is because it burns calories at the time, but continues to speed up your metabolism.

      Our bodies are meant to move, plus counting calories is a defeating process. I’m not saying eat crap, but try to eat healthier and move your ass.

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        23 days ago

        Most people severely overestimate the amount of calories they burn working out and eat more than they need to as a result. Working out is important for health, yeah, but losing weight is best done by changing your diet

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      24 days ago

      Tell this to the guy who ate nothing but McDonald’s for a month and lost 60 pounds (26kg)

      Kevin Maginnis