Calorie Deficit = Weight Loss + Exercise...?

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  • acowcill
    acowcill Posts: 1
    I don't count my extra calories, aim to hit the 1300cal mark each day regardless. Exercise has a million and one other health benefits though then just as a "weight loss tool"
  • vzryder
    vzryder Posts: 129 Member
    lllliiiinnnnz wrote:
    And if you don't eat all of the extracalories from exercise you'll lose weight even faster.
    That said, is it even safe for someone consuming the minimum required calories (1,200/day) to NOT "eat back" their exercise calories? Aren't any calories below the baseline too few calories?

    (I appreciate your explanations, BTW, I'm still rather new at this, and my mother newer still.)

    Second part in particular interests me, from what I am told it is vital to be sure to eat enough, not to leave huge deficit!
    I am also new and learning so value advice greatly!
  • bellesouth18
    bellesouth18 Posts: 1,071 Member
    You may have read it wrong - unless you exercise, the fat in your body does not decrease.

    No offense, but I think you have your wires crossed. My weight loss has been mainly thru diet and portion control. I haven't done much exercising because of orthopedic issues. I have lost 44 lbs. and at least 20 inches over my whole body. It ain't muscle I've lost! Because of all of the fat I've lost, I am beginning to uncover some of my muscles though, seeing some muscle definition coming back!
  • bellesouth18
    bellesouth18 Posts: 1,071 Member
    Remember that fat doesn't magically go away, exercise is needed to burn it. Without burning fat, you can lose weight, but you still retain the fat you had, and its in a smaller body.

    Just "no"....


    You may have read it wrong - unless you exercise, the fat in your body does not decrease.


    and also....."no".

    Yes! to what she said.

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