Nutritionist told me exercise doesn’t help you lose weight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course she’ll overstate food intake because she’s a nutritionist. What do you think a personal trainer would say?

It’s genetics, calories, exercise.

If you have horrible genetics (overweight mother & father & siblings) what should you focus on? Need to lose 30 pounds.

Have been strength training 3x/week for 9+ months. Weights weigh 8-15 pounds.

Have lost 7 pounds…..total.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course she’ll overstate food intake because she’s a nutritionist. What do you think a personal trainer would say?

It’s genetics, calories, exercise.

If you have horrible genetics (overweight mother & father & siblings) what should you focus on? Need to lose 30 pounds.

Have been strength training 3x/week for 9+ months. Weights weigh 8-15 pounds.

Have lost 7 pounds…..total.

No cardio?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course she’ll overstate food intake because she’s a nutritionist. What do you think a personal trainer would say?

It’s genetics, calories, exercise.

If you have horrible genetics (overweight mother & father & siblings) what should you focus on? Need to lose 30 pounds.

Have been strength training 3x/week for 9+ months. Weights weigh 8-15 pounds.

Have lost 7 pounds…..total.

No cardio?

A little:
20 min jogging/elliptical before strength.
Walking 10k steps 3x/week

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Exercises moves the weight into positions that look better.

Calories don’t work with weight loss.

If your nutritionist said that get a good one, that one sucks.

They should look at how you eat, when u eat, what you eat.

Literally my son just switched to No dairy, sour dough bread extra rice and more protein to help him with his health.

Tell me you have no clue what you’re talking about without telling me you have no clue what you’re talking about.

Tell me you don’t understand science without telling me you were an English major.

So your position is that calories have nothing to do with weight loss?

Calories alone don’t make u lose weight.

You can eat too few and not lose weight.

You can have low calories but high sugar and not lose weight.

You can’t just track calories and lose weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exercises moves the weight into positions that look better.

Calories don’t work with weight loss.

If your nutritionist said that get a good one, that one sucks.

They should look at how you eat, when u eat, what you eat.

Literally my son just switched to No dairy, sour dough bread extra rice and more protein to help him with his health.

Tell me you have no clue what you’re talking about without telling me you have no clue what you’re talking about.

Tell me you don’t understand science without telling me you were an English major.

So your position is that calories have nothing to do with weight loss?

Calories alone don’t make u lose weight.

You can eat too few and not lose weight.

You can have low calories but high sugar and not lose weight.

You can’t just track calories and lose weight.

This is demonstrably false, but sure.

[Anonymous]

Well, your nutritionist is in the business of trying to sell you her diet plan, so of course she would say that.

Look--of course you can't gorge every night and then work it off every single day. But I credit my weightloss (and maintenance!) about 70% to exercise, and the rest to diet.

I have a sweet tooth and eat something "junky" every single day - candy, ice cream, cookies, chips, whatever. But the rest of my diet is pretty clean - I eat an abundance of fruits, vegetables, and beans/legumes. I rarely drink alcohol, don't drink sugared coffee drinks, and generally don't drink my calories.

Exercise has 100% increased my metabolism, so I burn more at rest. My exercise is pretty high intensity though (so not just walking + yoga). Plus, I'm a morning exerciser - and it's very hard to workout in the morning if I binge at night - so exercise is driving some of my food control.

Plus, releases stress, frustration, and all that good stuff. Exercise is important beyond weight management, but I also credit it heavily in my own loss/maintenance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exercises moves the weight into positions that look better.

Calories don’t work with weight loss.

If your nutritionist said that get a good one, that one sucks.

They should look at how you eat, when u eat, what you eat.

Literally my son just switched to No dairy, sour dough bread extra rice and more protein to help him with his health.

Tell me you have no clue what you’re talking about without telling me you have no clue what you’re talking about.

Tell me you don’t understand science without telling me you were an English major.

So your position is that calories have nothing to do with weight loss?

Calories alone don’t make u lose weight.

You can eat too few and not lose weight.

You can have low calories but high sugar and not lose weight.

You can’t just track calories and lose weight.

Right. People who are on hunger strikes, or those who were put in concentration camps, or those who faced severe food shortages never lost weight.

What's true is that most people who say they can't lose weight despite having a calorie deficit, are not actually eating a deficit over the long haul. And they're eating/drinking more than they think they are.

[Anonymous]

True. My dietician friend said the same.

Eating less does more than exercise when it comes to losing weight. If you build muscle through weight lifting, for example, you may end up weighing the same because the fat goes away and you gain muscle.

So consider if you want to focus on a number on the scale if you also want to build muscle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exercises moves the weight into positions that look better.

Calories don’t work with weight loss.

If your nutritionist said that get a good one, that one sucks.

They should look at how you eat, when u eat, what you eat.

Literally my son just switched to No dairy, sour dough bread extra rice and more protein to help him with his health.

Tell me you have no clue what you’re talking about without telling me you have no clue what you’re talking about.

Tell me you don’t understand science without telling me you were an English major.

So your position is that calories have nothing to do with weight loss?

Calories alone don’t make u lose weight.

You can eat too few and not lose weight.

You can have low calories but high sugar and not lose weight.

You can’t just track calories and lose weight.

You seriously cannot be this stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:True. My dietician friend said the same.

Eating less does more than exercise when it comes to losing weight. If you build muscle through weight lifting, for example, you may end up weighing the same because the fat goes away and you gain muscle.

So consider if you want to focus on a number on the scale if you also want to build muscle.

You can exercise for an hour or not eat the donut. Not eating the donut is easier.

[Anonymous]

True but it’s good for your heart and for building muscle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:True. My dietician friend said the same.

Eating less does more than exercise when it comes to losing weight. If you build muscle through weight lifting, for example, you may end up weighing the same because the fat goes away and you gain muscle.

So consider if you want to focus on a number on the scale if you also want to build muscle.

You can exercise for an hour or not eat the donut. Not eating the donut is easier.

I'd rather exercise for an hour and eat the donut.

And honestly, it may even be healthier.

[Anonymous]

For me, doing enough exercise to really make a difference with weight loss is that I get too hungry and end up eating more then I burned exercising. It’s easier to eat less and exercise enough for good fitness and toning but not do too much cardio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:True. My dietician friend said the same.

Eating less does more than exercise when it comes to losing weight. If you build muscle through weight lifting, for example, you may end up weighing the same because the fat goes away and you gain muscle.

So consider if you want to focus on a number on the scale if you also want to build muscle.

You can exercise for an hour or not eat the donut. Not eating the donut is easier.

I'd rather exercise for an hour and eat the donut.

And honestly, it may even be healthier.

If you really want to lose weight, exercise for an hour and don’t eat the donut.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exercises moves the weight into positions that look better.

Calories don’t work with weight loss.

If your nutritionist said that get a good one, that one sucks.

They should look at how you eat, when u eat, what you eat.

Literally my son just switched to No dairy, sour dough bread extra rice and more protein to help him with his health.

Tell me you have no clue what you’re talking about without telling me you have no clue what you’re talking about.

Tell me you don’t understand science without telling me you were an English major.

So your position is that calories have nothing to do with weight loss?

Calories alone don’t make u lose weight.

You can eat too few and not lose weight.

You can have low calories but high sugar and not lose weight.

You can’t just track calories and lose weight.

This is demonstrably false, but sure.

I’ll go farther and say that post is the stupidest, MOST demonstrably wrong thing I’ve ever read on DCUM, and I’ve been reading for a dozen years… crazybananas wrong.