CICO vs Working Out
geminigarcia199017
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What is important,CICO or Working Out to lose weight.
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There is no "vs". CICO is an equation and working out is a method to achieve that as well as to improve health.15
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You can lose weight without exercising controlling calories, but you are not guaranteed to lose weight through exercise alone. Ideally--for overall health and fitness--you can integrate both. Getting a good caloric burn through cardio and muscle building helps, but for average people who aren't full time athletes it won't do it all.2
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geminigarcia199017 wrote: »What is important,CICO or Working Out to lose weight.
The CO part of the equation is working out.
Calories in (CI) is what you eat.
Calories out (CO) is what you burn off through the fuel your body needs to live, breathing, sitting upright, standing, walking, jogging, going to the gym, cycling, skiing, canoeing, throwing the ball around with your kids at the park, etc. etc. etc.
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As other have said, there is no vs here. Working out affects the CO part of CICO.
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Calories in V Calories out. If your calories in exceed your calories out then you will gain weight. If your calories out exceed your calories in then you will lose weight. If your calories in are equal to your calories out, then you will maintain weight. Whichever way, eating style or exercise regime you decide to choose.3
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geminigarcia199017 wrote: »I feel very sleepy at 3:00pm but if I drank some liquid that keeps me awake until I fall in bed does it affect me in losing weight but still be in a calorie deficit.
I'm not sure I understand the comment ... and I'm not sure what it has to do with this topic, but ...
If you drink a black coffee or tall glass of cold water at 3 pm, you won't add any calories to the CI portion of the CI<CO equation.
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Alluminati wrote: »There is no "vs". CICO is an equation and working out is a method to achieve that as well as to improve health.
This was the first thought that popped into my head as I read the title (before opening the thread), thank you!0 -
Not if you were still in a calorie deficit.0
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geminigarcia199017 wrote: »geminigarcia199017 wrote: »I feel very sleepy at 3:00pm but if I drank some liquid that keeps me awake until I fall in bed does it affect me in losing weight but still be in a calorie deficit.
I'm not sure I understand the comment ... and I'm not sure what it has to do with this topic, but ...
If you drink a black coffee or tall glass of cold water at 3 pm, you won't add any calories to the CI portion of the CI<CO equation.
What if I drank something sweet but was in a calorie deficit will it affect me losing
weight.
As long as CI is less than CO, you'll lose weight. But you've got to be brutally honest about how much you're consuming and how much you're burning.
BTW - quite often a tall glass of cold water can energise a person in the middle of the afternoon ... no sugar involved. Try it!
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geminigarcia199017 wrote: »geminigarcia199017 wrote: »I feel very sleepy at 3:00pm but if I drank some liquid that keeps me awake until I fall in bed does it affect me in losing weight but still be in a calorie deficit.
I'm not sure I understand the comment ... and I'm not sure what it has to do with this topic, but ...
If you drink a black coffee or tall glass of cold water at 3 pm, you won't add any calories to the CI portion of the CI<CO equation.
What if I drank something sweet but was in a calorie deficit will it affect me losing
weight.
If it has calories, it will shrink your deficit. Example: Your deficit is 500 after you've eaten your calorie allotment and worked out or whatever, for today. You drink a 60 calorie light drink. Your deficit is now 440 for today. ANYTHING you ingest at all that has calories must be accounted for. That includes sweet drinks IF they have calories (coke zero has zero, so that's a sweet drink that you don't have to worry about). Simply log everything you put into your mouth and make sure you're meeting your allotment and no more and you'll lose. It's very simple.0 -
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geminigarcia199017 wrote: »geminigarcia199017 wrote: »I feel very sleepy at 3:00pm but if I drank some liquid that keeps me awake until I fall in bed does it affect me in losing weight but still be in a calorie deficit.
I'm not sure I understand the comment ... and I'm not sure what it has to do with this topic, but ...
If you drink a black coffee or tall glass of cold water at 3 pm, you won't add any calories to the CI portion of the CI<CO equation.
What if I drank something sweet but was in a calorie deficit will it affect me losing
weight.
As long as your at a deficit , you will still lose weight.
Makes no difference as far as weight loss is concerned . eat at a deficit and you'll lose weight. The foods and drinks you pick are up to you0 -
Coffee In, Coffee Out, works for me.8
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CICO is an energy equation, not a diet protocol...1
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geminigarcia199017 wrote: »What is important,CICO or Working Out to lose weight.
The CO part of the equation is working out.
Calories in (CI) is what you eat.
Calories out (CO) is what you burn off through the fuel your body needs to live, breathing, sitting upright, standing, walking, jogging, going to the gym, cycling, skiing, canoeing, throwing the ball around with your kids at the park, etc. etc. etc.
^^^This...0 -
geminigarcia199017 wrote: »What is important,CICO or Working Out to lose weight.
What is more important is that CO exceed CI to lose weight.0 -
Best to look at these two as a symbiotic relationship rather than an either or.0
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Alluminati wrote: »There is no "vs". CICO is an equation and working out is a method to achieve that as well as to improve health.
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geminigarcia199017 wrote: »What is important,CICO or Working Out to lose weight.
The CO part of the equation is working out.
Calories in (CI) is what you eat.
Calories out (CO) is what you burn off through the fuel your body needs to live, breathing, sitting upright, standing, walking, jogging, going to the gym, cycling, skiing, canoeing, throwing the ball around with your kids at the park, etc. etc. etc.
CO doesn't have to be working out. It can be just living. Someone might have an active job and never do extra exercise to have a decent CO
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They could not be able to exercise.
CO is what is burned regardless of how it's done.0 -
geminigarcia199017 wrote: »What is important,CICO or Working Out to lose weight.
A calorie deficit is for weight loss. So as long as CI<CO you will lose weight regardless of how you get the CO.
Working out is for health and fitness and if you don't want to exercise don't.0 -
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