Part of getting in shape was making a commitment to get at least 8k steps per day. Read some research saying there is a ton of health benefits when you get to that point. Going beyond that burns more calories, which is great, but the other benefits are already maxed out.
So, I got a Fitbit to track steps and it also tracks how many calories I burn in a day. I take this with a grain of salt because I know there is a lot of variation between its calculations and reality, but I was surprised by the difference between my low days and high days.
The most I have supposedly burned in a day was 3,600 and 2,200 was the low mark. I was expecting a much tighter range. If that’s even remotely accurate, then it puts a dent in my argument that weight loss is 90% diet. Now, if you’re eating 5,000 calories a day then yeah, it’s all diet. But if you are trying to eat reasonably healthy at 2,000-2,500 calories, movement is going to play a key role in your weight loss.
Or the calculations could be pure shit. Who knows.