Rethinking Weight Loss: Why Diet Trumps Exercise

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Episode 2679:

Jill Coleman explains why relying on exercise alone for weight loss is misguided, emphasizing the greater impact of dietary changes on metabolism and physique. She highlights how different exercise modes affect hormones, the unsustainability of high-volume workouts, and the negative mental effects of using exercise as "penance" for poor eating habits.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://jillfit.com/2012/06/26/6-reasons-cant-outtrain-bad-diet/

Quotes to ponder:

"It is not only the amount of food, but also the quality of the foods you eat that matters."

"Weight training trumps cardio for fat loss. Intensity trumps duration for fat loss."

"The whole concept of 'doing penance' because of bad food choices puts us in a negative frame of mind, where we use guilt and remorse as motivation."

Episode references:

Body for Life: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Life-12-Weeks-Mental-Physical/dp/0060193395

Eat to Live: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Live-Amazing-Nutrient-Rich-Sustained/dp/031612091X

The Calorie Myth: https://www.amazon.com/Calorie-Myth-Jonathan-Bailor/dp/0062267337

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