It's not all about calorie deficits

deanpaul76
deanpaul76 Posts: 7 Member
edited October 6 in Fitness and Exercise
The manual boost I get from exercise is unreal.. who agrees?
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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,943 Member
    Can you clarify what you mean about 'manual'?
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    ...exercise helps create that calorie deficit, ya know?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,985 Member
    If it's about weight loss, it IS about calorie deficit. You DON'T lose FAT weight (unless you count water weight as weight loss) if your calorie intake is equal WITH the exception of recomposition training or maybe some "enhance" drugs. And in that scenario, it takes quite a bit of time to notice the change.

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  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,223 Member
    deanpaul76 wrote: »
    The manual boost I get from exercise is unreal.. who agrees?
    context?

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,216 Member
    I have no idea what you mean by "manual boost" either.

    But sure, exercise has lots of benefits. I started getting routinely active after cancer treatment, eventually (within a year or so) working out pretty hard 6 days most weeks, even competing as an athlete (not always unsuccessfully). That was great, felt good, was fun, I got stronger, my body got a bit more compact, fitness improved - all kinds of good stuff. But I stayed overweight/obese for another dozen years, doing that.

    For weight loss - fat loss - it IS all about the calorie deficits, in my experience. Yes, exercise lets us eat a bit more while losing weight at the same sensibly moderate rate, and has all those other benefits.

  • deanpaul76
    deanpaul76 Posts: 7 Member
    Sorry was auto correct.. didn't realise. Mental boost.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,832 Member
    deanpaul76 wrote: »
    Sorry was auto correct.. didn't realise. Mental boost.

    That makes av lot more sense 🙂

    Yup, exercise is certainly about me than just calories. For me it's a good way to release stress!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    deanpaul76 wrote: »
    Sorry was auto correct.. didn't realise. Mental boost.

    That makes av lot more sense 🙂

    Yup, exercise is certainly about me than just calories. For me it's a good way to release stress!

    LOL, looks like the faulty auto-correct migrated into your post too.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    Totally not judging, @Lietchi
    I bet 98.5% of my posts have edits because I'm terrible about typing errors.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,832 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Lietchi wrote: »
    deanpaul76 wrote: »
    Sorry was auto correct.. didn't realise. Mental boost.

    That makes av lot more sense 🙂

    Yup, exercise is certainly about me than just calories. For me it's a good way to release stress!

    LOL, looks like the faulty auto-correct migrated into your post too.

    Aaargh. Yeah, I don't know what my autocorrect is thinking sometimes, I've seen the weirdest things - words from languages I don't even know etc. I really need to reread before posting 😆
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    :flowerforyou:
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,227 Member
    90% of the time I get a mental boost from working out, and the other 10% it can make me totally want to hulk out with rage haha. I think the wrong endorphins get involved from time to time.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,743 Member
    I need the endorphins and serotonin I get from exercise. I may not feel a high, but I feel a calmness after a good workout that I really need.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,847 Member
    Exercise has been shown to help regulate appetite, which is obviously helpful for those trying to stick to calorie limits. Similarly, making better food choices can often lead to making other positive lifestyle choices, such as working out more.

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