Diet vs Exercise

Time2Change42015
Time2Change42015 Posts: 25 Member
edited November 9 in Getting Started
So obviously we all know weight loss is a true combination of diet and exercise.

But I read that it is more a 70/30 split than a 50/50 split. Anyone have any opinions on this? Or do you think it varies from person to person?

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  • thegreatcanook
    thegreatcanook Posts: 2,419 Member
    All the exercise in the world can't save you from terrible eating. Eat right and you only need 30 min of exercise 5 days a week. Add me if you need a friend!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    You lose weight in the kitchen

    Exercise gives you the right mindset and more calories but you can lose weight without it

    Weights help maintain LBM which results in easier maintenance but you can lose weight with out it

    It's all about the food you shovel in, you can't out-exercise a bad diet
  • sheldonklein
    sheldonklein Posts: 854 Member
    I don't know what 50/50 or 70/30 or 90/10 means, but in any case, I don't disagree with any of the advice. Plainly you can't lose weight without controlling calories in and you can lose weight without controlling calories out. But it is equally true that burning 250 more calories is just as valuable as eating 250 less. And for many people the marginal cost of the calories out is much lower than the calories in. In other words, if you are looking to drop another 1/2 lb week, you may find it preferable to exercise an additional 30 minutes/day than to drop from 1600 to 1350 calories
  • lambchoplewis1
    lambchoplewis1 Posts: 156 Member
    You get fit in the gym and lose weight in the kitchen!!!
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Weight loss is about diet.
    Exercise is about fitness.

    2 different concepts, mostly unrelated. You can get fitter without losing weight, and you can lose weight without getting fitter. Keep them separate in your mind, and imo you will be more successful.
  • Time2Change42015
    Time2Change42015 Posts: 25 Member
    I just wondered because I find it easier to eat less/healthier than I do to motivate myself to go to the gym.

    I can go to the gym 2-3 times a week but I will never be one of these people who can go to the gym 5-7 times a week.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Time2Change42015 wrote: »
    I just wondered because I find it easier to eat less/healthier than I do to motivate myself to go to the gym.

    I can go to the gym 2-3 times a week but I will never be one of these people who can go to the gym 5-7 times a week.

    You don't need to go to the gym more than 2-3 times per week.
  • 50sthenew30
    50sthenew30 Posts: 57 Member
    tigersword wrote: »
    Weight loss is about diet.
    Exercise is about fitness.

    2 different concepts, mostly unrelated. You can get fitter without losing weight, and you can lose weight without getting fitter. Keep them separate in your mind, and imo you will be more successful.

    Very Good point and to illustrate that, wife started a juice reboot boxing day and has lost 5lbs, I started a fitness/smoothie/healthy eating plan and have taken and moved inches around. Both happy tho :)

  • Snip8241
    Snip8241 Posts: 767 Member
    thegreatcanook wrote: »
    All the exercise in the world can't save you from terrible eating. Eat right and you only need 30 min of exercise 5 days a week.

    ^^^^ This.
  • Spiritwarrior2000
    Spiritwarrior2000 Posts: 16 Member
    Its much easier to gain calories than burn them. Eating clean means you don't need to exercise as much as someone who's diet is all over the place.
  • ksolksol
    ksolksol Posts: 194 Member
    I like what Dr. Yoni Freedhoff says on this: You can't outrun your fork.

    It takes a lot more effort to burn off calories than it does to reel yourself in in the kitchen. I can cross-country ski for an hour and more than blow what I burned in 10 minutes with a slice of pecan pie. (Not to say I don't eat the occasional slice of pecan pie!)
  • chele402
    chele402 Posts: 128 Member
    tigersword wrote: »
    Weight loss is about diet.
    Exercise is about fitness.

    2 different concepts, mostly unrelated. You can get fitter without losing weight, and you can lose weight without getting fitter. Keep them separate in your mind, and imo you will be more successful.

    Love this! So true.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Its about 80/20, but varies between individuals.
    Your focus should be on diet because its easier to control that aspect of calorie consumption, than it is to have the same effect through exercise.

    Its all too popular on these forums to dismiss the fact that exercise burns calories. If you do enough it can be a substantial help with weight loss. It also has other fitness and muscle retention benefits.
  • vgbgunc
    vgbgunc Posts: 10 Member
    Time2Change42015 wrote: »
    So obviously we all know weight loss is a true combination of diet and exercise.

    But I read that it is more a 70/30 split than a 50/50 split. Anyone have any opinions on this? Or do you think it varies from person to person?
    Time2Change42015 wrote: »
    So obviously we all know weight loss is a true combination of diet and exercise.

    But I read that it is more a 70/30 split than a 50/50 split. Anyone have any opinions on this? Or do you think it varies from person to person?

  • Birdy989
    Birdy989 Posts: 52 Member
    IMHO, weight loss varies from person to person. I've always been a fairly decent eater, but I couldn't change my body composition without exercise. I think if a person has really bad eating habits, then definitely diet plays a bigger part. I didn't start seeing the pounds really come off until I began exercising.
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