I agree that "a little cardio" (eg 30-45 minutes 2-3 times a week) can definitely be counterproductive.
I have to mix in a lot of weight lifting to actually lose weight and offset the appetite creep.
Or you're suggesting exercise but of different kind?
It’s also way easier to just not eat the calories in the first place. A bag of potato chips or a tbsp of nut butter on a rice cake is roughly the equivalent of 15 minutes of running.
Everyone should exercise and move but if it’s for weight loss diet is the way
But when you eat less, you just burn less. In the end you're constantly hungry and irritable, you go through all this crap to lose weight and lose none, which doesn't help with the mood either.
At least sport makes you feel good. Dieting without exercise seems to me more like a shortcut into nuthouse.
And I used those as examples of snacks that people might have. For people who are looking to drop a few kg, portion control is the key thing. My parents idea of a serving of pasta is “what fits in the plate we’re serving it on” - people who eat healthy and think “I’ll have the avocado salad” and don’t realise the avocado itself is the same calories as the morning roll they skipped and that’s before you add the dressing.
> In the end you're constantly hungry and irritable, you go through all this crap to lose weight and lose none, which doesn't help with the mood either.
You need to eat less than you use to lose weight, whether that’s with or without exercise. Part of losing weight is getting used to what is actual hunger and what is “craving/hormone/comfort” eating. If you don’t do that, you’ll fail even harder when you start exercising because the feelings are mega intense.
Walking might be a better choice but no matter what you do you still need to control the intake of calories.
You should walk. It’s really good for you. But skipping the coffee break at the end will have more of an impact on your weight than the walk itself.
I also enjoy food and always ate a lot (like 2 meals at lunch), and I was thin all the way up to 30 thanks to fast metabolism I guess. If I didn't start running 5 years ago my choice would be between severe cuts to my diet or obesity.