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when you diet to lose weight?
Do you have to exercise when you diet to lose weight?
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Answers (2) to: "when you diet to lose weight?"
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I have given you the best answer. You could not have seen such an answer before because the answer to this question is actually multi-faceted. And here it is: yes, no, and maybe. The truth is, many people can effectively lose weight initially simply by reducing their daily calorie count. And cutting calories may allow an individual to continually lose weight for weeks or months until a desired weight level is reached. But, for many individual's, particularly those whose weight loss goals border on the ambitious, cutting food intake and daily calories may not be enough to reach a desired goal. This is because the body has a very annoying habit of adjusting its metabolism to match energy expenditure against energy intake. In other words, if you eat less, your metabolism may slow down. On a very basic level, this allows human beings to survive longer when food resources are scarce.
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No you do not need to exercise to lose weight, depending on the amount of weight you want to lose. Initially, changing your eating habits and intake will suffice. Then you will reach a point where you plateau. You will then need to do some form of physical activity, whether it be lifting weights, walking, jogging, swimming, having sex, etc. You will need to push your body to use up energy.
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