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Drinking strong coffee before exercising increases fat-burning, new study finds

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228 points curmudgeon22 | 6 comments | 28 Mar 21 17:14 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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maxrev17 ◴[28 Mar 21 17:34 UTC] No.26612281[source]▶
Be interested to see a percentage increase in fat burning (I.e. is it worth nailing a coffee or not if you are a big fat coder looking to shift a few pounds)
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kec ◴[28 Mar 21 17:44 UTC] No.26612386[source]▶
Exercise is great for general fitness and can give you a slight edge in a calorie deficit but has little impact on weight loss in general. If you want to lose weight by far the easiest and most effective thing you can do is to get your diet under control.
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1. randlet ◴[28 Mar 21 17:49 UTC] No.26612434[source]▶
> If you want to lose weight by far the easiest and most effective thing you can do is to get your diet under control.

Easy is the wrong word. Getting your diet under control is the hardest part of losing weight. Most effective, absolutely. Simple, yes, easy, no.

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2. mmartinson ◴[28 Mar 21 17:57 UTC] No.26612525[source]▶
I’ve always found exercise to be a motivator for getting diet under control. Periods of low exercise correlates with bad eating. Building back the routine makes shifting diet much easier.
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3. noobrunner ◴[28 Mar 21 18:33 UTC] No.26612887[source]▶
I agree. Whenever I decide to lose weight, I've always found that turning both the knobs(diet & exercise) at the same time in the beginning is overwhelming and doesn't work for me. I have to get into a routine for one of the two first before focussing my attention on the other. Usually, it's exercise first. Wonder if other people have same exeperience
4. randlet ◴[28 Mar 21 18:58 UTC] No.26613109[source]▶
Same! Periods of low exercise correlate with lower moods for me and lower moods mean less will power which makes keeping my diet in check tougher. The opposite is also true.
5. bserge ◴[28 Mar 21 19:24 UTC] No.26613387[source]▶
Sure, but if you exercise and don't control your diet, you'll end up still fat but with more muscle underneath. Which isn't exactly the goal.
6. Fricken ◴[28 Mar 21 22:24 UTC] No.26615285[source]▶
When I'm getting regular exercise everything else just kind of falls in to place. My appetite works properly, and I move towards my healthy body weight eating whatever I feel like eating.