So since the last 2 days, I’ve been building the courage up to start doing exercises. I’m starting with weights that were just collecting dust so thought “hell why not, never too late to start getting fit”

Now I’m being realistic knowing that starting off you’re not gonna be shredded like a wrestler but I’m just tryna get leaner and fitter body wise.

Is it reasonable for absolute novices to never go to the gym for their exercise and fitness journey? I feel like would be saving some dosh even though I could be missing on some equipment they use there.

A penny for your thoughts?

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    9 days ago

    CaloriesIn - CaloriesOut = WeightChange

    Fat forms using spare calories. Any diet that involves eating fewer calories than what you burn will reduce your body fat.

    As long as you have that part right, you are free to add any other requirements on your diet you wish.

    • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
      2·
      8 days ago

      Realistically, people aren’t going to attain their goals trying to do a Twinkie CICO diet though, even though it might be theoretically possible.

      I wish people would just move on from posting about CICO already, it’s long since outlived its usefulness as a concept

      • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        8 days ago

        it’s long since outlived its usefulness as a concept

        It is the critical basis on why all diets work. One can eat as healthy as they want, but if they eat more calories than they expend, they will gain weight. Tossing aside such a fundamental concept is fraught. Instead, build upon it.

        OP wants to design a diet that has the following requirements: reduce body fat, vegan, high-protein. Vegan limits it to plants, and high-protein further limits it to things like beans and tofu. Now, OP needs to figure out how much beans and tofu he can eat to achieve his goal, and this is where calories in - calories out becomes critical. Eat the right amount and the diet works.

        • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
          2·
          6 days ago

          It’s the thermodynamic basis, but not the clinical basis. The carbohydrate insulin model of obesity is far more clinically relevant.

          The human body is a hormonal machine, the hormones keep everything in check. As long as the hormones are functioning properly hunger and fullness will regulate body weight optimally.

          To gain 1 lbs in a month it’s a 30 calories difference per meal. I don’t care how good your calorie tracking is, there is no way you can measure down to 30 calories per meal correctly.

          It’s far easier to eat food that doesn’t spike insulin, and let the bodies normal feedback mechanisms regulate hunger.