Clear Up The Body Fat Loss Myth: Where does it start, in the Kitchen or By Exercising?

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If a person REALLY want to loose body fat ,  no matter how much they have or want to loose or where at on the body. Does it starting by eating clean and healthy or does it start by actually working the body out? I know they both contribute to body fat loss, but it seems as tho lots of people disagree on where to start and what has the most effect on the body to loose fat? Please explain your answers if you can.

Marstalk · Accepted Answer

Well I am more of a 80-20 thinker. Meaning 80 percent diet 20 percent work out. Also eating clean means different things based on your diet. A typical clean diet is high in protein and carbs and low in fat. This diet has shown to work for many. Then there is the low carb or paleontology diets. Heavy on fat and meat low on carbs (this diet seems to benefit diabetes patients). Both tend to get good results. But both are calorie counting diets as well. It is based on percentage of calories you get from each nutrient.

Then you have the work out. Weights have been shown to be as effective than cardio on burning fat, you need to make sure you are doing more compound exercises. You still want some cardio not necessarily for fat burning but for cardiovascular health.

dakraziest · Accepted Answer

Exercise yr body needs to cut down on its fat first
If u strave it by cutting the fats from yr kitchen it will create troubles for u but if u r working out the fats will be used by yr body and within a few months yr body will adapt to using them instead of storing

ksrkatie · Accepted Answer

It's technically all about what you eat. HOWEVER, I wasn't able to break out of my anxiety/comfort-eating stuff UNTIL I started exercising. Once I started going on walks I felt more at peace with myself and was less tempted to overeat, and thus began eating healthier and lost weight. So I am saying what you eat is most important because that is what brings people to lose weight BUT exercising helps to stabilize mood a lot more than people think, which can help some to eat healthier.

Kiwedin · Accepted Answer

That's what people say, but in my personal experience it's never been that way. Healthy eating has never done a thing for me, it's only helped me maintain even when I calorie restricted and everything. I've done all the diets, but they've never done a single thing. The only time I've ever gotten results is when I was exercising regularly. Maybe it's just my body though lol.

Mariyah99 · Accepted Answer

"Abs are 70% made in the kitchen" :p
My sister has been going to the gym for 1.5 years and hasn't really changed yet because she keeps eating crap.
But my mom who eats fairly healthy but only takes 15min walks has lost a noticeable amount of weight and looks great

9mfeo · Answer

It depends. An obese person would begin to see results by changing their eating habits (assuming, of course, that their obesity is causes by overeating and not a reaction to medication or a preexisting condition) but a person who is only slightly overweight might not.

HyperOrphic · Answer

80% of effective weight loss is achieved by a healthy diet. Exercise just accelerates weight loss and tightens everything up, as well as assists in other areas such as your heart.

Illusive_Man · Answer

Both.  Calories in , calories out or calories stored.

BigbuttLvr · Answer

You can eat healthy food, but if you eat a lot of it, it doesn't matter does it? Losing weight is a matter of physics disregarding health problems. If you intake calories and don't burn it off, it doesn't magically evaporate.

weapon-x · Answer

You can lose a lot of weight fast by shocking your body with diet.

emerald77 · Answer

You can't out exercise a bad diet.

Prof_Don · Answer

I say it starts at the kitchen! Diet is Where it all starts!

Phoenix98 · Answer

Actually both are required and both are equally as important.

Anonymous · Answer

It's all about how you eat. You can eat your way out of any diet.

JustinCaseUDontKnow · Answer

It's all about what you eat and how much you eat

John_Doesnt · Answer

You can eat whatever you want if you work it off.

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