It baffles me how...

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  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    No amount of exercise will fix a bad diet. It is impossible to burn off excess calories if you are eating crap all day. If you want to exercise for health benefits, you need to pair it with a healthy diet. There is no substitute for good nutrition.

    I eat a "bad" diet.
  • spoiledpuppies
    spoiledpuppies Posts: 675 Member
    For some reason, something Matthew McConaughey said in an interview stuck with me--perhaps because he looks so ridiculously awesome. Now he clearly works out, but he said that he's realized as he's getting older that it's really about diet more than exercise. I totally think this is true. I was working out and eating what I considered to be healthy for years, but I certainly wasn't losing any weight. Now, I'm exercising lightly/barely and being really careful about what I eat, and it's been easy so far. (Well, as easy as it is to skip the most delicious pizza buffet ever for the past month or so!)
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    If you are somehow able to do nothing but eat one large piece of chocolate cake every day, you will lose weight. And hair. And skin tone. And, if you do it for long enough, vital signs.

    No one is saying it's a good idea, just that it's possible.
  • maybeazure
    maybeazure Posts: 301 Member
    You are 18. Enjoy it while you can. :) Yes there are some people who think they are doing everything right but are really eating way too much, but there is also a real slowdown in metabolism as you age. Some medical conditions and medications can also make it make it harder.
  • EatClean_WashUrNuts
    EatClean_WashUrNuts Posts: 1,590 Member
    Its metabolism. My hubby can get a stomach bug and lose 10+ lbs in a week or less. I lose weight every time i have a week where i dont work out or eat at least 2500 calories.

    My dad, on the other hand, can work out for hours a day and eat just below his TDEE for weeks and only lose a pound.



    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:





    Yeah......NO.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    I seriously think this thread needs more cowbell.

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  • Tony_Brewski
    Tony_Brewski Posts: 1,376 Member
    Meth. It does wonders.
  • jacklis
    jacklis Posts: 280 Member
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  • madworld1
    madworld1 Posts: 524
    I'm pretty sure I screwed up my metabolism during my active years of an ED.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I seriously think this thread needs more cowbell.

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  • MsPudding
    MsPudding Posts: 562 Member
    I think 23lbs is actually pretty good. o:
    See, I didn't know metabolisms could adjust to constantly having different things thrown at them.

    Your metabolic rate slows a little when you're in calorie deficit. In fact, if you look at another thread on this site, there seems to be a lot of studies that even when you reach goal weight, your TDEE will be 10-15% lower than someone who was naturally that weight to start with.

    The thing is that everyone is different. With me I've simply found 2 big things seem to stall weight loss in me:

    1. Bad sleep. I've been an insomniac all my life and in weeks where I've had really poor sleep I don't lose weight.
    2. If I keep doing the same things - eating the same number of calories every day, doing the same exercises - then my body seems to get used to it and weight loss becomes incredibly slow. Shake things up a little; different calorie limits a day (but still in a deficit weekly) and/or different exercise then I start losing again.
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    some people work so hard to lose the weight. They might exercise 6-7 days a week and be doing everything right and STILL not losing.

    Then, there are people like me, who don't exercise at all, eyeball all their portions, go over calories nearly every day... And lose like it's nothing.

    What's the deal there?

    You're bragging? That's what it seems like to me. Oh did you mean about the situation or just in your post?
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    People have different metabolic rates. You've heard of high metabolism and slow metabolism, right? It's not just a figure of speech, it really exists.
  • MissStatement
    MissStatement Posts: 92 Member
    I seriously think this thread needs more cowbell.

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  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    TIL: Somewhat = NOT
  • JewelsinBigD
    JewelsinBigD Posts: 661 Member
    M guess is you are very young- age is a great way to determine how fast you will lose weight - I always check the age of the folks who lose a lot of weight fast - it is either young women or men.
    The first time you lose those 20 pounds it will come off a lot easier than the third time you lose them after having 4 kids and being over 40. And when I say it will be a lot harder- you have no idea how much harder. Do yourself a favor, be grateful and be courteous to those who struggle- it might be you one day.
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    some people work so hard to lose the weight. They might exercise 6-7 days a week and be doing everything right and STILL not losing.

    Then, there are people like me, who don't exercise at all, eyeball all their portions, go over calories nearly every day... And lose like it's nothing.

    What's the deal there?

    OMG - it's the original Special Snowflake!

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  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    Original Poster, I know EXACTLY what you mean. I don't understand why it is so hard for people - as soon as I started tracking my intake and making better choices, the weight literally couldn't come off fast enough.

    I exercised while I lost weight, but this time I around I didn't do it for weight loss. I did it because it felt good and because now I could finally see the muscles I built!
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    BTW I'm 38 - not exactly a spring chicken.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    -OP's 3rd or 4th time on MFP trying to lose weight.

    -Makes post about easy it is to lose weight and wonders why everyone else is having problems with it.

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  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Watch "Secret Eaters" out of Britain and it will explain it all.

    You can watch the episodes on youtube.

    Someone on MFP mentioned it last month and I have seen all 15 episodes.

    Oh thank you for sharing. It is very interesting
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    -OP's 3rd or 4th time on MFP trying to lose weight.

    -Makes post about easy it is to lose weight and wonders why everyone else is having problems with it.

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  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    I'm not baffled.

    Obviously those that aren't losing aren't working out as much as they think or are not watching calories as close as they assume.
    Obviously you don't take into account any other factors in life?....life isn't so cut and dry plenty of people work out I am more than sure and watch calories..but perhaps they are not aware of things like pre-exisiting medical conditions.....what baffles me is how you walk with blinders on not realizing that.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Probably because the process has enough variables that any one of them could throw it out of whack without being noticed.
  • Rogus1
    Rogus1 Posts: 60 Member
    Or maybe they have some type of medical condition preventing the weight lose. Why must we all judge?

    There's no medical condition that prevents weight loss. There are medical factors that need to be taken into consideration when calculating how much your body needs and how much it uses, but if you provide less energy than the body needs to sustain your weight, you will lose weight. It's really that simple.
  • Goalsat47
    Goalsat47 Posts: 74 Member
    There really are so many different factors. I was quiet a bit underweight and and never had to diet (also ate crap and drank crap) until I was 34 or 35. Then little by little things changed and the weight started to creep on. Probably a little bit of everything. Not as much time to work out, hormones, age etc. I just joined MFP again this week and I am hopeful that I can get rid of the 20-25lbs that would make me feel comfortable but I just dont know yet if its going to work for me. OP your post really isnt very encouraging.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I seriously think this thread needs more cowbell.

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    Cowbell solo!
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  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    some people work so hard to lose the weight. They might exercise 6-7 days a week and be doing everything right and STILL not losing.

    Then, there are people like me, who don't exercise at all, eyeball all their portions, go over calories nearly every day... And lose like it's nothing.

    What's the deal there?

    Some of us aspire to be strong and have muscle tone.

    If you don't, so be it. And count yourself lucky that your genetics allow you to lose weight easily. Not everyone is so blessed.

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