Comments on Profile Post by Holly1987

I used to gym/CrossFit/run everyday (sometimes twice a day) with a moderately ok diet and had difficulty getting the physique I wanted.

Since cutting my exercise in half and focusing heavily on my diet I have lost 6 kilos.

Hmm maybe it's actually 80/20

I ate way too much rice before.

I think it is 100% diet, 0% exercise. Exercise reduces your chances of diseases. But the calories in one piece of bread are equivalent to the calories burned during something like an hour on the treadmill. It is a Lot easier to eat less than to burn the equivalent number of calories with exercise.

Not necessarily. It just comes down to one thing: the calorie intake/burnt calories ratio.

You are correct Holly. I have always had difficulty managing my weight. I have gone from 248lbs and feel much better at 207. Exercise is important too. I walk around 1hr a day and use an elliptical machine 30mins 3 times a week. No amount of exercise will make you lose weight if your daily calorie intake is too high.

with only exercise i maintain my weight, with just diet i can lose weight if i eat only one meal a day but with both exercise and diet (most importantly no beer), thats when i really lose weight in a healthy way.

just keep your hands away from your mouth

I agree, but it's a really important 10% because it determines the degree to which lost fat is replaced with muscle vs just flabby skin. But, yes, very crudely, weight is just a calorie game, and if your calorie input is less than what you're burning, you lose weight.

My metabolism is insane, though, I can barely gain weight if I try...

Over the last year I have discovered my new weight gain is 90% tinnitus, 10% just food :////

Same here, Manny. I got my BMI down to 22.5 and was able to keep it there for years. Once I got T, my weight began to increase and now I am struggling to get back to BMI that is optimal for me - at most 23...