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I am eating too much junk and processed food while watching movies and youtube videos. I want to stop as it affects my health. Any suggestions.

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[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I still have some of it in my house, but over the past year I've cut down majorly, by refusing to snack during the day, and tracking my calories each day. Just being aware of what I ate made a huge difference. Also, instead of ice cream, I buy TruFru dark chocolate raspberries and just have a few each night. I've lost about 50 pounds since last January through diet and exercise.

[-] funkajunk@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

So many people still don't realize that weight loss comes down to 90% diet and 10% exercise.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I'd say it's more like 70/30 personally. It also gives you some wiggle room with a low cal diet. But you definitely can't just do some running then go out for bucket of KFC all the time.

[-] funkajunk@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Calories burned from running isn't that great of a return.

An estimate is that a 200 pound person burns 792 calories per hour running at 5mph (12min/mile, or 8kph) on a firm, level surface. A 140 pound person burns 555 calories in the same scenario.

Source: https://captaincalculator.com/health/calorie/calories-burned-running-calculator/

It's much simpler to not consume excess calories, if you maintain a caloric deficit and don't exercise at all you will lose weight.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

So yeah, with a 1500 calorie deficit diet, that's about a 3rd of what you eat for the day, so like 33%. That's a pretty big chunk, and easily allows you to snack on occasion and still hit your deficit. I'd say it's pretty helpful, but diet is still absolutely necessary for any results.

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