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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always find it funny that the same people who quip about calories in/calories out are also the ones who say that exercise doesn’t help you lose weight. Guess it’s not simple thermodynamics after all. [/quote]
That doesn’t seem controversial at all. It’s CICO, but [b]exercise leads to very, very few calories out,[/b] so it’s negligible for weight loss (but still good for you, OP! I’d rather be reading, too, and for me audiobooks help exercise feel more palatable).[/quote]

That's just not true.  When I do an extra hour of walking, I burn an extra 200ish calories a day.  That's an extra 10-15%!  A 3 mile run will burn 400ish calories for me.  That's not negligible.  What makes it negligible is if you say "I walked an hour today, I deserve that cookie."  Light exercise will not alone make you lose weight, diet is way more important. [/quote]

I agree! And if a person is being active they're less likely to be sitting and snacking. Anything is better than nothing, but if the OP is comfortable walking I'd try to make the time for one or more long walks in the day.[/quote]

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