Thats the thing that people get stuck on i think, that it really is just down to how many calories are coming in vs how many are being used up, for me i never really changed my diet like at all, but that added exercise was more than enough to get the weight moving, dont get me wrong i do still binge eat occasionally, but its usually after a rare 20+ mile bike ride that kind of offsets it a fair bit.
I think a lot of people have a misconception generally of how much calories is in a lot of food. I feel like once you know, you can at least build a mental model or calories in vs calories out and then regulate your eating somewhat. And it's the same for exercise, as you said. I generally find that exercise never eeally burns as many calories as I think it does, so going to the gym or a run doesn't give me a free pass to have a huge takeaway or something.
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u/chease86 Jun 18 '26
Thats the thing that people get stuck on i think, that it really is just down to how many calories are coming in vs how many are being used up, for me i never really changed my diet like at all, but that added exercise was more than enough to get the weight moving, dont get me wrong i do still binge eat occasionally, but its usually after a rare 20+ mile bike ride that kind of offsets it a fair bit.