Eat More to Lose More | Nutrition Myths #7

[@MrDJGoodman]

Thank you for not having "click bait" titles. It lends more confidence to the channel.

[@AngryOscillator]

It should say eating more calories, not more food. So it is a bit click baity. I mean, try and get fat eating broccoli only, I dare you.

[@onZampie]

@@AngryOscillator That feels more nitpicky than anything. The title isn't particularly misleading.

[@Jafmanz]

@@AngryOscillator It is not possible to eat calories! Calories have to be released through digestion and and then absorption. meng,

[@TheodoreChin-ih7xz]

The only bait here is of the thirst variety. I ain't gay but Dr Mike does something to me fr....

[@AngryOscillator]

@@onZampie well, yeah. Won't argue that.

[@jmaverick9337]

You're one of the best Mike! I'm down now 131 lbs! I went from 311 lbs to 180s depending on the day. I reached 12% BF and I'm pretty proud of it. It's taken me nearly 3 years. I never put a time table on when I would be "done".I fell in love with the process! I found you afterwards but the constant reminders of how I got here. Along with now chasing body recomp goals. Keeps me coming back! Thanks for all of the help and humor bro!

[@SteveK-ys2nl]

"People always think there's a rush to lose weight, and there almost never is". One of many excellent pearls of wisdom in this video!

[@AngelSensei13]

im just here for the analogies

[@Milan_M95]

lmao

[@josh17th129]

Dr. Mike is funny af. I can't make it through a video without laughing out loud. Good shit Doc. Thanks for the advice I just started a 12 week fat loss phase. Your advice is golden

[@truejesusministry]

OMG.. No one has ever explained this to me until today. I totally understand my body more now. Thank you!!

[@dodgedinalpha3315]

NEAT adaptations from eating more food is smth that happens a lot with me, when I increase my calories, my step count go up like 4k steps without even noticing

[@dakotagower86]

Before watching: Im part of a trainer group and they all increase their clients calories because “YOURE NOT EATING ENOUGH SO YOUR BODYS HOLDING ONTO FAT” I have always believed that the reason some people see results when they finally add calories into their clients diet is because now the client is actually able to adhere, and they weren’t doing so before on their starvation diets.

[@Magic_beans_]

I feel like that’s the target market for this myth, people for whom dieting means slashing calories and balls-to-the-wall workouts every day. Is it literally correct, no. But if it gets them onto a more sustainable plan, it’s probably worth it.

[@jadetice875]

In some cases this is true. I have clients who continue eating the same amount week after week while on a training program, in turn, their energy levels decline + their training is impacted negatively, so they actually miss training sessions and become more injury prone from being sedentary all day after our sessions or working around their home.

[@OKScottT]

This is definitely me. When I get halfway through a diet I start putting Frank's Red Hot Buffalo sauce on everything. I think the salt content is 40% daily intake per serving. And I use 10 servings a day easy.

[@notsosecretsnacker5218]

I beg your pardon? I've only ever looked at the calories, duly noted. Thank you random stranger on the internet

[@arihaviv8510]

Try tabasco...lower sodium

[@jaynikk758]

​@beastbombshell3589I love the seasoning "Dan-Os" they have a spicy version and salt content isn't too high

[@nunuuu]

The quality of this content! I feel like I already know of these facts and have heard of them before, but something in the way you present it concisely sans fluff is so empowering. Can't believe this is free, actually! More power to you!

[@DrewMillett]

I just purchased a month of the ro hypertrophy app. Excited to continue my weight loss journey. Down about 50 pounds so far. Dr Mike you keep me going man!

[@kubilaycelik6377]

This seems to be the new trend in online coaching; "my clients eat MORE and are losing weight FASTER" when in reality there are dozens of reasons to explain what's actually happening.

[@notsosecretsnacker5218]

My clients eat only boiled veg and are sick of my diet but are losing weight crazy fast

[@Magic_beans_]

As Dr. Mike says at 9:00, it is true from a certain point of view. Lots of dieters think they need to go on a severe deficit, which can lead to cycles of bingeing and restricting. A more moderate deficit that promotes better adherence is going to be more effective.

[@kickblake]

To be fair: one of the first diets I was put on by a coach (and RP's diet did the same thing subsequently) did actually have me eating significantly more volume of food than I was used to, but it was the switch away from calorie dense foods that caused this.

[@TheStockSauce]

Dude. This salt and diet soda thing described me perfectly. Crazy. Made me realize how hypo-caloric I am lol

[@jackemarleeyoung]

I’m right there with you!

[@a_pet_rock]

He also glossed over the fact that lots of diet sodas have shit loads of sodium in them. Gotta keep that in mind.

[@miriamceornea97]

Same here with soda!!

[@miriamceornea97]

I thought that I’m thenonly insane person that eats a jar of peackles on a diet HAHAH that’s reliefing 😂

[@mkl1464]

Same. My weight dropped like crazy when I increased calories. Made me doubt my sanity.

[@MrNaima50]

This is definitely me! I tend to drink 1-2 Diet Coke a day and after a few days of meal prepping I start adding soy sauce to my rice to mix it up which is even more salt! But when I workout, I feel better then I did yesterday! But the scale and the mirror tells me I still look and weigh the same! Thanks Mike! Definitely will watch my salt intake!

[@Chickenflopped]

Doing the most intense cut of my life and really needed this. Dr. Mike is a Boss

[@crystalnic9398]

I started my journey in January with a calorie defecite, and three months ago started weight training with a trainer. I’m down 30 pounds and 16” and I realized I love lifting! Thankyou so much for the information on many of your videos!

[@jessikipiki]

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[@cringeproof100]

For me this has been true in practicality, but that’s because I was losing weight on too steep of a deficit and it wasn’t sustainable so I rebounded and ate all the donuts. Now my calorie budget is larger & I exercise more and I’m not in a rush, feels way better and I’m not stressed out like before

[@laurenw1168]

This is true for me as well, but I don't think it's because I'm actually eating more. I think I replaced the bingeing with good quality foods and put more emphasis on activity, like you mentioned. So Dr. Mike is definitely correct and so are you. I think this saying was originally all about the perception of how much someone is eating with nutritional density rather than the actual caloric amount and it's been misconstrued now in the diet industry.

[@chewher4171]

Salt, diet soda and water retention explained soooo much! I love this video so much. I had a “doy” moment watching it. I love the “no mystery” method you mentioned.

[@tuttavelocita]

I may be an edge case but every time a trainer has worked with me to reduce my calories beyond a certain point my body was putting on fat like crazy and would stay that way. They would scratch their heads and try to drive me to more restrictive diets which I followed religiously. Tracking absolutely everything, maintaining a strict diet for months at a time. My body fat would not drop and on the more restrictive diets I was going insane with hunger pains. I maintain a high amount of strenuous activity in my routine, training to stay competitive and strong in my activities. Every single time that I increased my calories (in a healthy and balanced fashion) to a certain point, my body fat would drop significantly and stay down. After many years of finding the right amount of calories for me, I realized that dropping too low does have a negative result for me.

[@simondunne5362]

The mistake I hear constantly with these people are if you eat 600 calories, you will lose weight. Yeah but what weight, to keep it off you need muscle. Which is why when you increase calories the body builds muscle immediately and burns fat. You now have a faster metabolism to work with. Now losing body fat is much easier. Playing the long game and not crash dieting is the only sustainable way to keeping it off.

[@KorashSyndikat]

Oh yeah, had that phenomenon of gaining weight while in a deficit after being on a diet for 2,5 months. I gaines weight, my definition kinda got worse, everything got REALLY flabby etc. I was downing diet soda in gallons haha. I got stressed out more sp I gained even more water weight. And then, after 2 weeks I dropped like 1,2 kg over night.

[@punxsutawneyphil3944]

When I go on a diet I always do a 10000 calorie challenge every other day to keep my metabolism up.

[@burner1303]

got to confuse the muscles

[@Cwillz303]

Does the constant cycling of starvation, and being completely stuffed, make it feel like you are Bill Murray in Groundhog Day?

[@punxsutawneyphil3944]

@@Cwillz303 :D Yes, exactly.

[@mustafarabe5845]

Are a human ?

[@punxsutawneyphil3944]

@@mustafarabe5845 No. I'm a groundhog.

[@Magic_beans_]

11:00 I’d probably adjust that 500-1,000 range to something like 15-30% of your current intake. Cutting from 2,000 to 1,500 is already tough, but going to 1,000 would be brutal. And some populations - I’m especially thinking of ladies who’ve been on the diet treadmill since puberty - will push the high end of whatever range you tell them.

[@richardmiddleton7770]

People mistake weight gain and loss with FAT gain and loss, that is what is going on here. Your metabolism will slow as you reduce calories further but also your likely to move less or at least less intensely so your muscle mass will reduce and every little thing you eat will most likely be stored as fat as your body is not only burning less but is also in a stressed state and fat gain is a survival mechanism.

[@justincantley9441]

Commenting to boost algorithm

[@marcmckenzie1983]

Best fitness based content on KZbin without a doubt. Your style isn't the most fun DR Mike but it's the most informative by far. Keep up the excellent work.

[@dj3ck0]

You have no idea how much I needed to hear this, thank you so much for this amazing information!

[@asilmarahleh4295]

I love the presentation! Unbelievably concise. I really do not think this can be explained any other way. Esp when I added calories after my last cut I suddenly had much more visible abs and I tried to make sense of that and this is it.

[@Danpz]

This guy is insane. He give so much good info, thx!

[@coreydw1]

You are killing my “just add a pizza” dream dr mike

[@topmindithink8186]

Lost 15 pounds over 1 year and took my squat from 105 to 380

[@EngineEconomics]

I always feel like I am stealing some masterclass on diet and exercise when I watch your vids

[@coolshortguy]

I really needed to hear this. Finally stuck to a moderate deficit of about 500-600 calories a day for the past 12 days in a row. Was feeling super proud of myself for sticking to a slow and steady approach but was freaking out because the weight on the scale wasn't moving, and I just looked about the same if not worse. The water weight totally makes sense and I did start drinking like 6 diet sodas a day so I'm betting this was it. I'll keep trusting the process and moving forward. Thanks Dr. Israetel

[@Kolonel_Panik]

This channel has helped me so much! I was trying to diet to lose weight and wasn't adding exercise and wasn't progressing. I'm now into a scheduled workout system as well as dieting and I've noticed an amazing difference! Love the channel!

[@natebackunbroken]

The saddest possible myth to be busted 😭

[@jeffcauthen6434]

Now I know! Thanks Dr. Mike! I was losing, then had a beef jerky streak and stopped losing. Salt and wwg explains it bc my deficit is still in place plus drinking a gallon of water a day must be adding to the wwg.

[@niclifts3831]

Thank you for the sanity check Mike! This makes perfect sense as I diet down the last 10lbs. I am eating less but gaining...so weird until I came across this video. I have been checking off all the boxes maintaining a 500 calorie deficit, weight training 5 days a week. The soda salt thing seems to be at play for me. Going to stick it out and eat same food to end the mind %^& that is the water retention thing. I love your work. Thanks!

[@scottprall2431]

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[@Juveenyle]

This literally happen to me last two weeks I’ve been cutting very comfortably last 6 months I realized I was in a deficit for a while and decided it was a good idea to just go to maintenance for next 6 months I feel great I was 166-168 like 12% body fat but last month or so I’ve started doing a lot more walking and actives and eating at my maintenance but now I’m at 11 % 162-164 I also have minimized my salt intake the last week and it’s crazy how much water weight I think I was holding so I’m just keeping my calories the same for now don’t feel hungry at all but still losing body fat so once I meet my goals I guess I’ll have to re-adjust my calories to slightly higher 😁 this channel is great love the breakdowns btw!!

[@burtbellard3208]

We always said it meaning more volume of healthier options. You eat way more food, it’s not tasty cakes or fried, you eat less calories you loss weight.

[@leifrasmussench]

Thank you for the increased water intake part, when on a calorie deficit. It has been MESSING with my mind

[@Magic_beans_]

Along the same lines as “5 day deficit, until you crack and eat everything” but more subtle, lots of people have little nibbles they don’t really think about and so they don’t get tracked. A pinch of granola, finishing the kids’ uneaten chicken nuggets, getting something to eat while you’re waiting for your food to cook, stuff like that. Then when you’re hungry, those little things get bigger.

[@williammclean6594]

I started tracking all those little snacks it was easily over 1000 calories I was eating that's why I stopped snacking it adds up too much its better to only eat your meals and if you snack have one snack a day

[@rocklee5231]

Sick beard

[@travwrestle]

Well at the 8 minute mark my mind was blown.. pretty much exactly what I think was happening to me. I felt like i was going crazy... I knew I was doing the right things diet wise but my weight loss on the scale stopped for like 3 weeks. This whole salt and water interaction is one of those things not mentioned much in the fitness youtube world.

[@connormeyler]

Your anologies are literally the best thing ever!

[@TCAPRecipes]

I'm doing maintenance after losing 105 lbs in 6 months. I definitely need it. Thanks for the info sir. 👍

[@joeyluckow2490]

The only thing I maybe think could be at least added to the “grains of truth” section - if you go into caloric surplus to build muscle, the more muscle you have increases your maintenance calories, which then makes it easier to lose weight. So if you really stretch, you could maybe say if you eat more it can help you lose weight.

[@greenenoiseaudio]

I always understood eat more to lose more to mean eating a higher volume of food of a lower calorie density to improve satiety and thus adherence when in a calories deficit. I didn't know people actually believed in eating more calories to lose weight.

[@sjsuper1976]

I'm 2 weeks into a cut and this answered so many questions! Thank you

[@PEEERRRR]

12:44 okay coach I'll be doing 5000-1000 calorie deficit as prescribed. Hope i get a jacked Ethiopian body!

[@christopherthide6680]

The people who make this argument also try not to get raises because they know their taxes will go up so high they’ll actually make less money

[@Blackanesenyc]

"Youre gonna be gucci by sticking to the plan" summed it up right there lol great content as always 👍💪

[@willalexander46]

Is it ironic I watched a V-Shred ad where Vince told me about how eating less is the wrong approach when losing weight?

[@Xplora213]

He wouldn’t know anything if he didn’t read the scripts they give him 😜

[@amelia-rose2992]

Good sleep is highly underrated when it comes to losing weight. The fitness tracker will show how many hours you actually sleep per night. I thought I was getting 8 hours, but the tracker revealed I was only getting 6.5 hours

[@iamgonza]

This clip probably only has 6k likes because people are fundamentally looking for shortcuts and miracles. It explains so much around my fluctuating weight especially with his succinct explanation around sleep, stress and salt messing with the scales. The aliteration must make it all true.

[@caroevans]

thank you! i’ve been discouraged with my cut, about to start week 3 and my weight has basically stayed the same..fluctuating up and down a couple pounds. i’ve been thinking it was water so this makes me feel better. hopefully it’ll all flush out soon

[@brood7007]

"Pizza looks like a religious expression." lolol

[@DTsoumpas]

Amazing advice, I was cutting calories and increasing activity with hardly any result. This was discouraging … so I decided to hop on a diet break and I broke through a plateau after 2 days. I dropped 4 pounds, and now I know it was because of hormone and salt intake! I suspected salt was an issue, so I started salting my meals during prep only to keep it consistent for the week. However the break made the difference, it shifted my hormones, and I just dumped a whole bunch of water. I think hormones really have a big impact.

[@michaelmelter2271]

Seriously this is fabulous advice! Sustainability is key to long term success and results compound over time to really big benefits.

[@KickingwithKara]

Omg this is happening to me right now!!!! On prep and haven’t missed macros ever and scale not moving. I literally just ate pickles and was sucking down carbonated water while watching this 🤣

[@alecnicholas8814]

"I can liberate my soul" how I feel everytime looking at pizza

[@IconicMicrowave]

This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you.

[@jamesbailey5008]

Where has this guy been all my life.. A lot of great content here

[@Yupppi]

This explains a lot. Gained like 2 kg despite feeling like being way below what a smart person would (80 kg male and clearly below 2000 kcal, often decent breakfast and one bigger meal, a snack at night). Felt tired and malnutritioned but was bad at keeping to good meal habits - eating too rarely, not enough veggies even though the meals weren't that big and not bad nutrition by any standards. Very low activity outside weights though. Been gaining noticeable shape (core was always small, legs too, now more normal), but I suppose part of it is water in the muscles from hydrating better than normally when training/recovering. Sometimes even added some salt for drinking too much water. And obviously stress and messy sleep. Not surprisingly feeling cold goes away when you eat enough often enough. And you're right, even when you order something decently healthy when you were too tired to make proper food for not being eating enough, it might have wrong balance and too much salt. Or even if you grab some half-prepared or ready meal from the store. We're guilty. You tend to forget those cases and it might be the extra for a couple of days even if you were eating way too little before. Really good advice in this video. Sleep, eat frequently enough to not feel empty and fix your plate model regarding the greens, because we know most of us don't... And cut those fries etc that you're taking too much. It's all confusing and perhaps difficult unless you do it right and don't try any shrotcut tricks. And with stress you might want to treat yourself with something special every now and then or treat it with some alcohol. Whoops, tons of unnoticed calories. I wouldn't rule out doing 200-500 kcal deficit diet either. Super easy to execute, doesn't kill you mentally and still gets the job done. But people watching RP probably take the phases seriously and try to stick to bulking and cutting effectively, which 200-500 probably does not. The best part about training relating to food for me is that it makes you more hungry, more energetic and lowers stress. Combined it makes me want greasy and salty foods less, it almost makes me crave veggies instead and being more energetic and eating more makes it easier to prepare proper food and eat it in time. The result being still eating less than excess, but better ratios and can commit to it.

[@simon.houseaccount4807]

On a diet I do 10,000 step with my watch tracker .. yes it helps .. and on a bulk stage so I put it down to 4,000 step .. and doing a clean bulk .. feeling good 😌. .. once I move to states I thinking of starting to track my food with a tracker to get better shape :: With the tracker app RP.

[@gioabeleda3269]

Video quality on these is getting better and better

[@dreaisluved397]

Thanks Dr. Mike so next time I get pulled over for doing 80 on the freeway I’m gonna let them know. Dr. Mike said it’s safe and OK.

[@JoelApplegate]

NEAT: Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis

[@diverdown81]

Going through this right now. For the first time in years I am trying to lose weight without out rigid dieting. I have been the same weight or gained weight for the last month. I was actually just planning another shot at Keto this morning...thank you. I needed to hear this!

[@styx85]

Great stuff, thanks for this! I've been a little frustrated with my fat loss progress over the last couple of weeks even though I _must_ be eating at a deficit, but water weight makes sense. Especially since I've re-started lifting weights and started taking creatine as well, so glycogen stores have been building up too. Thanks for keeping me on track!

[@nickvoelker7180]

I should do a video to demonstrate how drastic water weight gain can be in a short period of time. I have Addison's disease, so my body doesn't produce the hormone aldostorone which works to regulate the fluid balance in the body. The HRT isn't perfect so my body is always in salt wasting mode, just constantly purging salt from the body through excessive urination. To counteract all of that I consume between 5500-9000mg of sodium a day, and drink between 1.5-2.0 gallons of water a day. My weight fluctuates 5-7lbs throughout the day, and I go from being fairly shredded in the AM, to kinda bloated by midday, and then back to looking lean by bed time.

[@Magic_beans_]

I’d also say it’s technically correct in terms of food volume. Within a given calorie budget, you can eat a lot more on a whole food, protein-rich diet than you could on a diet heavy in convenience foods.

[@LafeJames]

When I hit a weight loss plateau and don't want to reduce calories or increase cardio. I'll refeed for a week or so, then back to the deficit. That kicks my fat loss back into gear. I am not super lean though.

[@raditz4583]

Great idea . Two weeks minimum though I like to do 4 weeks on , 2 weeks at maintenance

[@MrHizman]

Just watched this video after discovering this channel. Diabetics (type 2) would benefit from watching this.

[@r0btimUs0341]

The scale stalling issue was just happening to me. The mind games where getting to me too. Then last night I stepped on the scale, boom target weight 185. Now to conduct maintenance phase. Excited to get rid of the water and “see what’s under the hood.”

[@onoes9646]

Sometimes it's not even salt or sweet. I've binged on Cheerios and shredded wheat (both unsweetened), just to eat something.

[@williammclean6594]

If you're in a diet you should never have cereal in your house it's super high in calorie anything that is a grain is

[@bherna3668]

That was fooking excellent 👏. Discribes my weight failed attempts to the T.

[@qualityassured27]

Mike's voice here is quite deeper than the ones in 2024. (IKR coz I've been watching all his videos for 2024)

[@ryandeffley7652]

I think it applies more to long term. If you eat at a slight surplus in tandem with lifting to build more muscle, BMR raises. So you'll burn more at rest. Then when you do cut, it'll be on a higher number of calories than your previous deficit.

[@miriamceornea97]

I love your videos I feel so good about diet when i see your videos, as videos from other Toutubers kind of stresses me out

[@chefe2152]

Yeah that NEAT thing is real.i thought I'll be more energetic when started weight lifting, and u was the 1-st 2 weeks,but now ,I guess the body adjusted,so I'm catching myself seating more,thank God I have active job

[@joaopedrosc24]

You're like the buff Hank Schrader lol

[@akhlaqmehar633]

Hahaha

[@akhlaqmehar633]

I am also going to say this

[@gokussj397]

Lol

[@imsorrythankyouplease7613]

Mike likes rocks too.

[@ericsanchez3253]

@@imsorrythankyouplease7613 they’re minerals!

[@perochialjoe]

I can't tell you how many times I had reddit tell me if I lost 2 pounds a week then my body would "enter starvation mode" and I'd gain weight and would be healthier doing nothing and staying at 30% bodyfat.

[@ninji5226]

The pizza thing hit home, so did this video. I went down to 2000 calories this summer and tried to gain muscle and lose weight. It kinda worked bc I'm noticably bigger and a little skinnier but prob not as much if I just picked a Lane and stuck with it. Now bc of this channel I know to up the calories, build muscle (I got a belly now) and lose the weight on a cut after I properly gained the muscle first. It all makes sense for the first time in my life so thanks.

[@y2kvaporwave]

how'd it go

[@ninji5226]

@@y2kvaporwave I actually took another approach from this channel doing 8-12 week blocks dialing it in for that period and then relaxing for a few weeks. It's slower but more sustainable than anything I've tried. I learned I wasn't ready for a full bulk/cut until I got better habits and scheduling down, but that's coming soon.

[@initial_C]

I don't think eating more calories would ever help lose weight, but I do think changing up my diet and eating better quality foods has helped me a lot. Whole grains, lots of greens, grilled meat or fish and plenty of water- even if you're not exercising you're feeling better. Dropping diet sodas is hard, though. It's truly garbage for you but the caffeine is a crutch. I managed to quit it for a while last year and I felt better, didn't even need caffeine then, but got back on it during a move.

[@seattlegrrlie]

It really worked for me, but the key was fueling my bike rides so I could ride more and burn more and then eat more and ride more and get more fit... It definitely wasn't just an easy cheat code for loss. It involved hours and hours and hours per week going up hills on bicycles

[@mahidikarif2123]

He's a genius.

[@ryann8348]

I had a cut where, every 2 weeks, I would slowly gain 2-3 lbs and then suddenly lose 5 lbs. It was maddening for the first few cycles, but eventually I learned to just trust the 5 lbs of water would come out when my body felt like it.

[@BobbyHill26]

I’ve always enjoyed a good bit of salt, so I just figured that whenever I was cutting, I was just consuming the same amount of salt as normal, just across a smaller amount of food, but knowing that deficits lead to increased salt craving really explains why I always end up floating my rice in soy sauce. Thankfully I don’t seem to be one of the people that’s blood pressure is affected by sodium, or if I am, I must have deathly low blood pressure normally.

[@AD-Dom]

I was eating probably too little for my size for some time. As I'm eating about 500 calories more I'm actually in a pretty happy state. Glad to hear my change is right on track. I'm not really into the maintenance thing at this point in time. I keep track of everything - fitbit, and myfitnesspal, measure my food.

[@jonnyb6700]

Damn, this answered a big question for me. I've been pushing probably a 1000 calorie deficit for more than 2 months and have barely lost a pound. Thought I was breaking the laws of thermodynamics because at almost 230 and being very active, my 2000 cals per day is barely covering my BMR. But I'm a big salt guy and have been pouring table spoons of celtic sea salt on my main meal daily. Have been justifying it because of my daily sauna use on top of exercise, but will definitely start reducing.

[@FoereaperGaming]

The biggest thing that helps me to lose weight is to food prep. I find it makes me responsible to myself. I cook everything weight and bag it and then stick in the freezer. I know each time I pull a bag out the freezer that its a calorie and macro meal with no nonsense. Luckily im far too cheap to buy fast food. Even if I was a millionaire I still wouldnt buy the stuff. Real food is so much cheaper!

[@josephrafferty6763]

This is obviously not what is being claimed in this myth, but one way in which I think (I say think because I haven't verified this other than through personal experience) you can lose weight by eating "more" is by eating more, lower calory density food (instead of less mass of food that contains more calories). You still get the calorie deficit but you feel less hungry if there's more weight in your stomach. Again, I haven't confirmed this empirically, but it makes sense to me logically and I was successful using that method.

[@jadetice875]

More calories = More energy = More activity. Only if you’re not eating enough to complete daily tasks or your training is suffering.

[@Ageless_Strength_Fitness]

Can you do a video on Basal Metabolic rate?? What if someone is eating below their BMR ?? What possible effects? How it effects their weight loss ??

[@matterman2003]

It depends...on a daily basis you dont need to be in a deficit, but over a period of time you do...I run a 5:2 fast, and my TDEE is around 2900 calories. Everytime I end up in a situation where I am stuck in a range, the answer that works for me is to up calories and then I start losing weight again past the plateau. Effectively over the week I am still in a roughly 5K calorie deficit via the 2 fasts, but upping the calories on other days has had a tremendous effect on not only my weight loss overall but also on my body composition in favor of more muscle and less fat based on both tape measure and mirror/picture evidence. Also there have been studies that have shown that people who are in a caloric deficit for lengthy periods of time will lose significantly more weight over time if they bump back up to maintenance calories for a week or two before going back down every 6-8 weeks.

[@nikmo7360]

Such an underrated video. Very good information.

[@D1GItAL_CVTS]

Man, this is a great series!

[@philsspace140]

I increased my food/ calories and my % fat is rocking skyhigh since then. Was on 19.5 , want to 15% but am now on 22 % in 1 month time despite eating less but having enough protein in my ' diet'

[@m1a1tanky]

Currently in a deficit and I'm having more water and salt...dude read my mind. Thanks for the help

[@Return2Nothingness]

I so needed this today. Thank you!

[@chronometa]

I always took this as more volumous food