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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.
For years, I listened to the people who said you can’t outrun your fork. I believed diet was the key. I gave up my previous dedication to lifting and cardio because so many studies said diet was the thing to worry about and exercise didn’t really matter for weight loss. I started to gain weight but would be very discouraged about losing it because losing seemed so complicated. Exercise didn’t really matter... and then what should I eat?? Which diet?? Eventually I became frustrated, ceased all efforts and gained 20 pounds.

I’m now losing that weight slowly and successfully by exercising hard 5 days a week (weights, TRX, spin class); walking the dog for an hour each morning; and eating a lot more vegetables and lean protein/a lot less sugar and processed food.

I’m a 48 y.o. premenopausal female and am defying all of the DCUM negativity about how you have to follow a certain diet; exercise doesn’t matter; women in their 40s have a harder time losing weight...

I also have to say that the psychological benefit alone from working out hard has given me motivation to stop eating crap. I believe diet and exercise go hand in hand.[/quote]

So essentially you're saying that you stopped exercising but didn't create calorie deficit either? Of course you gained weight! :)

That doesn't prove excercise is more or even equally effective than diet for weightloss. [/quote]
DP. I have done what you are suggesting, created calorie deficit, major one, heck I would do IF for 36 hours and watch and eat less the day after and cut carbs and etc... Nothing, until I went back to exercising. I think there are two mistakes people make when it comes to exercise and weight loss or gain. Completely sedentary life style of many adults in the US, no walking almost anywhere, rest of the world is not this sedentary, and second mistake is that loss of muscle mass makes it harder to burn down calories when sedentary. Muscle burns more calories per day when sedentary than fat. Obesity experts tell this to patients, no 1 way to lose more calories is the old fashioned way, by moving more. Exercise is effective for weightless when done right. All these Drs must be quacks according to you?
https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/features/8-ways-to-burn-calories-and-fight-fat#1[url][/quote]

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