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Originally Posted by HarryT
Yes, I realised that exercise alone - although it is of course good for you in terms of your heart, etc - can't make you thin  . Walking only uses about 100 calories a mile, so you'd need to walk 50 miles to burn 5000 calories. It's an awful lot easier just to eat 5000 calories less over the course of a week, and it's really no hardship! |
I read in the
NY Times fairly recently that diet is more important when it's a matter of losing weight, but exercise is more important in keeping it off and this resonated with me.