Comment on Can I lose a beer belly working out one day a week?
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 week ago
No. You need to adjust your diet and cut you caloric intake. Burning calories with exercise can give you some wiggle room but won’t do anything by itself. You could skip exercise entirely and still make progress with a good diet.
golli@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Yep. Weight is lost through diet, sport might help but can also make you hungry. The main benefit of exercise is better health through increased fitness.
People should compare how much calories exercising burnes per hour compared to the simple act of e.g. switching sugary drinks for water. Especially when you aren’t fit to begin with, meaning you won’t for example be able to run for hours each week.
Intermittent fasting definitely is a good method. But it varies for everyone. Imo it helps to start with changing what you groceries you buy. At least to me the further away from the plate you implement caloric reduction the easier it is.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 week ago
Yeah that’s a good point and something I follow as well but didn’t think about earlier. If you don’t have it around you can’t eat it.