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What I've learned about losing weight

brandi_kae
brandi_kae Posts: 22 Member
edited February 15 in Motivation and Support
I read somewhere that if you want to lose weight, you need to adhere to the 80/20 rule. 80% diet, 20% exercise. After learning more about how many calories my body burns in a day and realizing how hard the exercise portion is, I completely understand this now. I can create more of a calorie deficit with food than I can with exercise (but it doesn't mean I'm going to stop exercising). A combination of the two is necessary. I've learned how hard it is to burn 150 calories and understand how difficult it would be to exercise off a bad day of food choices.

Life is all about choices. Going to keep making healthier ones! :)

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    yes, this is true ..

    the 80/20 rule is also helpful for eating..80% healthy and 20% whatever you want = ice cream, cookies, cake, pizza, etc….
  • brandi_kae
    brandi_kae Posts: 22 Member
    Yes, I've heard banishing all your favorite foods will lead to failure. Everything in moderation :)
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    It's a pretty good rule for most things in life. If we try to be prefect all the time, we go crazy. Moderation in all things.
  • MVY_
    MVY_ Posts: 253 Member
    Yes, I've heard banishing all your favorite foods will lead to failure. Everything in moderation :)

    That is the best advice ever and I have lived by that ever since I started my weight loss journey!
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