Eating less doesn't lead to weight loss

Everyone wants to look great. If you want to shed a few pounds just cut back your food intake, right? Wrong.

Michelle Adams-Arent, a sports nutrition consultant and the the Director of Science and Education for Metabolic Precision, explains why cutting calories won't help you lose weight like you think it will.

[Phobos]

Nah... Sorry to disappoint you, but I started eating less and I lost weight. So nope.

[mc_mikey]

I tried to eat less calories without working out before, and it works pretty well. From 203 pounds, I am now 160 pounds. I didn’t starved myself, I just eat less calorie foods.

[BlackXxScopez]

lmao no. I've lost 14 pounds in the last 2 months and 5 inches off my waistline by simply eating less. Even if i did cheat, i'd make sure I eat less of it so it didn't affect my weight loss too much

[berca]

Repeating the same nonsense mantra again... No, you don't have to eat every 3 hours. In fact Intermittent Fasting has better results.

[MrRoddy]

This lady is so out of touch with modern nutrition. Like she read a fitness magazine from 2003 and hasn't bothered to read anything else. lmao.

[milkbee]

Actually I started eating a lot less and I lost like- almost 5kg-

[adithya]

I've been eating 1 meal a day and doing 30 min of excersise a day and I've lost 2.4 kg in the past week and I feel great

[seungkim]

I tried all exercises for losing fat(especially lower belly fat). I've tried walking 2hours daily, tired riding bike at least 4 hours a week, I tried working out in a gym for a year at least 5 hours a week, 100 sit-ups, reverse sit-ups daily. You name it, I've done it. Now I look even fatter since behind the layer of fat, there is a huge layer of muscles. So the muscles push out the fat making it look like I gained fat. However, in just 2 days of eating less, I lost 2kg. In conclusion, eating less helps more. There is no exercise that will help you magically lose fat, just eating less is the most effective.

[blackandwhitepanda]

I started eat less and intermittent fasting for a month and i lost 3 kilograms.. during the period..i take carbs, snacks and sugar.. i didn't even workout 😳😂

[Tarantula_Fangs]

I lost weight by restricting my calories, along with a more picky diet. I use to easily eat over 4k calories a day. Now I consume about 1800-2400 a day, along with exercise and consistency I’ve dropped about 60+ lbs in almost a year. My goal was never to drop a lot of weight quickly because I wanted to adopt long term eating behaviors and I’m confident to say that I have made those changes well enough where I don’t even think about it as it’s become more of an impulse; that was my goal. I have found much healthier eating alternatives to my favorite foods like Almond milk instead of whole milk, seltzer water for soda, coffee instead of energy drinks, almonds instead of potato chips, keto bread for regular bread, keto tortillas for regular tortillas. I’ve changed so much that I’m actually pretty impressed by how much differently I think now. I even bought a high end juicer which I’ve never would have thought to do in a million years!. I make a nice juice 2-4 times a week since I wanted to eat more healthier. I have also implemented eating a LOT more veggies into my diets. I realized that I was a BIG carb fanatic, I analyzed my eating habits and found out that most of my diet consisted of pure carbs—-fast food being the primary source of nutrition for me—-now I find that my daily protein intake was really low, despite being fat I had a really small frame for being a man. I would roughly consume about 90g-110g a day when really I should be consuming more around 200g. With hitting the gym on a daily basis, I have noticed much more muscle weight and without even saying it the gym workers noticed how much more muscle bulk I have gained in my upper body. It feels absolutely fantastic to have people notice your hard work, my coworkers have stated plenty of times how much more lose my clothes fit. I’m happy with my weight loss and feeling great about myself, however I do intend to lose another 60lbs and finally be on a ideal weight for my height. I’m very proud of myself especially since I have practically zero support, growing up in a dysfunctional environment is what I believe caused me to gain the excess weight so my thoughts on weight loss is that it’s much more complex than just eating good food and exercising. Regardless of what part you are on your weight loss journey, you CAN make a difference in your life but YOU have to do the work and self analysis is so integral to the journey. Best of luck to everyone and good luck to you in your fitness goals! 💪🏻

[moesgymmom]

So if I don't eat anything for 4 days I'll gain wait

[Woahj]

Bull crap. In April 22 I weighed 200 pounds. I was at a very high caloric deficit (more than I would recommend) coupled with running about 5 miles a day 5 times a week. Fast forward to November 22 I weighed 149 at my lowest. Now am eating at a surplus and switched to weight lifting to put on muscle.

[DonaldJPump]

Man this crap is so confusing. Especially to people who are genuinely trying to look better and feel better. It every single video You watch will tell you something different. At the end of the day, you have to find what works for you personally. For me, it was intermittent fasting

[Justin-ronf]

Her: “Eating less doesn’t lead to weight loss.”
Also her: “Reduce your calories just slightly.”
Me and my brain: . . . . . . . . . . . . (Same thing!!)

[crybabydalia]

*She's the type of person who would tell you not to eat too much but also cooks too much for you..*

[WillaLamour]

"Director of Science and Education for Metabolic Precision" - basically a PhD in a company that *sells* Mother Goose stories ... oh, and "Metabolic Precision" certifications (yes, seriously).

Geez!! Really? Tech Insider, really??? Did they pay you for this advertisement?

Research paper after research paper after research papers puts eating less, maintaining a balanced diet and light exercise as the way to loose weight most efficiently - but by far, eating less is the MOST effective way of losing weight.

[kamma]

The irony is that eating less calories does lead to weight loss...and she admits it herself 0:37

This is just click bait!

[amelieblanche]

As a 22-year-old female who stands by 5'3 1/2 I went from 181 lbs to 141 lbs only by eating around 800kcal a day (and no exercise) during 6 months, and I had cheat meals, some sweets, some days a month I've eaten more calories.
My weight goal is 122 lbs until the end of 2023 (so I have about 9 months to lost 19 lbs, im not in a rush).

[FrmDustDust]

Only way that I have effectively lost weight was with doing 3 things at the same time.
1. Fasting and not eating anything until sometimes as late as 11 or noon.
2. Working out on an empty stomach
3. Cutting all sugar and eating less calories

[mooseful]

are you kidding me? you're telling me if i put you on a 1500 calorie diet you won't lose any weight? jesus christ