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Weight Loss Quiz – True or False
I just read an article about a weight loss survey that showed doctors were no more educated about effective weight loss than the average person.
So this inspired me to make my own little True or False weight loss survey here.
Are you ready to test your weight loss knowledge?
Each question is a true/false type.
Answer each one on the comments section by putting the number of the question first and either a “T” for true, or an “F” For false. (so if you think the answer to question #1 is true you would just put the following in your comment: 1 – T)
We’ll tackle all of the answers next week.
So lets get started with the True of False fat loss quiz:
#1 - You can’t lose weight without doing some sort of exercise
#2 – Eating below your daily metabolic rate of calories will cause you to lose muscle
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss
#4 – Adding muscle mass through weight training helps accelerate fat loss/weight loss
#5 – You must eat “healthy” foods to lose weight (chocolate, donuts and pizza will ruin weight loss results)
#6 – High carb and low carb diets are equally effective for weight loss
#7 – Rapid weight loss from severe calorie restriction will ‘damage’ your metabolism and cause you to regain all the weight and possibly even more weight once you stop the diet and go back to eating for weight maintenance.
#8 – Weight loss works fundamentally different in men than women (in other words, a weight loss diet/exercise program that worked for a guy won’t necessarily work for a woman)
#9 – Effective weight loss is a result of an increased metabolism
#10 – Obese people have slower basal metabolic rates than non-obese people
Please put your answers in the comments section, and I’ll take up all the answers next week on monday.
John
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November 18th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – T
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
1- F
2-T controversial, bad question
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-F controversial, bad question
9-T
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-T
6-T
7-T
8-T
9-F
10-T
November 18th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – F (or let’s say a little bit T)
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
the outcome of this quiz will be a bit unrepresentative for bigger populations tho, as most people on here probably listened to most of the podcasts;)
November 18th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I think they’re all false except #6, although I’m not so sure about #4.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – F
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T for fat loss, but not necessarily for weight on the scale.
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
All False I’d say.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T-Not by much though
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. F
10.T
November 18th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
1-f
2-f
3-f
4-f
5-f
6-T
7-f
8-f
9-f
10-f
November 18th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
1-F
2-T
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-T
8-F
9-T
10-T
November 18th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Why are so many people saying #6 is true? Low carb is far more effective and easier for weight loss.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
1.f
2. F
3. f
4. T
5. F
6. F
7. T
8. F
9. T
10. F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
All false, definitely.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
1) – F
– T
2) – F
3) – F
4) – T
5) – F
6) – T
7) – T
9) – T
10) – F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. T
10. T
November 18th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
1F 2F 3F 4T 5F 6T 7F 8F 9F 10F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
1-F
2-T
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-T
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Thats actually fales… your body needs carbs to stimulate lipten enzyme which is the bad fat burner… its been scientifically priven that low carb diets are bad and actually damage your metabulism.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-F
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-T
9-F
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
#01-F
#02-F
#03-F
#04-T
#05-F
#06-F
#07-T
#08-T
#09-F
#10-T
November 18th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Sorry 4-T (correction)
November 18th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
1 – T – I have seen some of my severely disabled patients do it without being able to work out at all.
2 – F – I see where this is a bad question; the truth is most people will lose a little lean tissue, but unless you fail to do anything to preserve or build muscle while dieting, you should be able to eliminaite or at least minimize this so I will put F.
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F – I find that I must choose lower caloric desnity foods to take in fewer calories without being ravenously hungry; the “smaller portions of regular foods” thing has NEVER worked for me, and believe me I’ve tried. But I am not everyone, or even most people, and even I eat ONE slice of cheese or veggie pizza on occasion.
6 – F- controversial and varies from person to person though – overall low carbs have done a little better in various studies, but some individuals do better on low fat/high protein/ or some other combination.
7 – F
8 – F, though women need substantially fewer calories per day on average
9 – F
10 – F, unless they are hypothyroid! In fact the smaller your size the fewer caolries per day you need to maintain weight. I suppose you could argue that fat tissue needs less caolries than lean tissue per day to mainatin also, so maybe this is ambigous too.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
1-f
2-f
3-f
4-t
5-f
6-f
7-f
8-f
9-f
10-f
I think think only number 4 is true.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
1-F, 2-F,3-F, 4-F, 5-F, 6-T (equally effective in being equally ineffective! as well as trivial and irrelevant), 7-F, 8-F, 9-F, 10-F.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
1- F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-T
9-T
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Additional comments for the answers:
1- Weight lose is all about the deficit between burned calories and caloric intake, so it is not a “must” to do some sort of exercise.
2- Burning muscle is not so easy, especially when you are lifting weights properly. Actually if you dont do weigt training you can lose muscle. (not in 1 day of course) It is not related with eating less.
3- In long term weight training is better then cardio, because if we can build more muscle that means we can burn more calories.
4- Yes more muscle mass means more calorie burning.
5- Healthy foods are important for health but not a “must” for weight losing, i.e if you only eat 4 slices of pizza a day you can still lose weight, because you are under the burned calorie.
6- I think they are same effective, if I consume 6000 calories a day with a low carb diet no doubt I will be fat.
7- No, I can stop eating 24 hours and there will be no harm for my metabolism. And this way I can lose weight faster, because of low insulin and high fat burning hormone. Bur it is not recommended to fasten more then 72 hours and consecutive fasten.
8- I think so because every person has different bodies (not about women and men) I burn 2500 calorie/day someone else 3000 calorie/day, so we should follow different programs. But mentality should be same :”Caloric deficit”
9- No. It is all about the “caloric deficit”
10- No. They are just eating more and more, some of them eat 4000 calorie in 1 meal.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
1 – False. A caloric deficit is necessary. However, exercise can be beneficial in making sure you don’t lose muscle mass while losing fat.
2 – False. Exercise, particularly weights (not cardio) will help to preserve muscle mass.
3 – False. Although some believe high intensity interval training will help, this can be difficult for extremely fat persons.
4 – False. The extra muscle mass burns something like 5 kcal/pound/day. Negligible.
5 – False. You need a caloric deficit. Although these foods do have a lot of calories, and research suggests that it’s easier to “pig out” on foods containing both carbs and fat.
6 – False. Technically, all you need is a caloric deficit, but high carb diets can cause insulin spikes which cause hunger when insulin levels drop back to normal levels, causing overeating. IMX low-carb high-fat meals make me full for longer. So technically true, but in practice false.
7 – False. In fact, you can go for 72 hours without eating without down-regulating your metabolism.
8 – False. Caloric restriction plus exercise works just as well for both.
9 – False. Eating fewer calories than you burn is the only thing that works for weight loss, no matter how many calories you typically burn. It’s also quite hard to increase your metabolism, your body wants to stay as it is.
10 – False. Obese people often burn more calories, because it takes more energy to move their heavier bodies around.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-F
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
They are all FALSE!
November 18th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
#4,6 and 7 are true the rest are false.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
1) F
F
2) F
3) F
4) F
5) F
6) True-ish -> BOTH are equally INeffective for weight loss (neither are effective); eat less…
7) F
9) F
10) F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – F
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
1-T
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
If I understand ESE correctly, then:
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. F
5. F
6. F
7. F
8. F
9. F
10. F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
All False – I waivered on 4, but I’m going with false.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Oops, made two mistakes…one on my name and the other:
6. T not F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
1- F
2 – T
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – T
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. F
10. F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
I agree with you… those are all false but #6
November 18th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Don’t miss the point. Cutting calories is, at the end of the day, the only thing that matters when discussing fat loss. The fact that one way is “easier” or “harder” is moot. Both are equally effective when the appropriate number of calories have been cut.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
1- F
2- F
3- F
4- F (ITS MINIMAL, SO IM GOING WITH FALSE)
5- F
6- T
7- F
8- F
9- F
10 -F
November 18th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
1F
2F
3F
4T
5Feverything in moderation
6T
7F
8T
9T
10T
November 18th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
1F (Although you can’t actually live at all without doing some sort of exercise, I am assuming you are referring to some formal exercise plan)
2F (This depends on how long you eat below your caloric base level and how far below)
3F
4T
5F ( the types of food may eventually impact the health of the person but not the ability to lose or gain)
6T (provided that the calorie intake is below calorie usage- yes)
7T (I am not sure that ‘damage’ is a correct term here. Rapid weight loss tends to be unsustainable over the long haul and to truly control weight there is no ‘going off’ the ‘diet’)
8F (there may be some differences but fundamentally we all operate in a body which works quite similarly. Some hormonal differences may exist to impact how quickly the changes occur)
9 (I am not sure whether metabolic rate and caloric deficiency are the same and it is caloric deficiency which ultimately causes weight loss)
10F (it could be true but it is not necessarily true)
November 18th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – T
#5 – F
#6 – T
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
1) F
F
2) F
3) T
4) T
5) F
6) T
7) F
9) F
10) F
I look forward to getting the answers!
November 18th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
1-F
2-T
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-F
9-T
10-T
Tricky wording made answering many Q’s anything but absolute T or F. Looking forward to seeing the results. Controversial? I agree. As for wt reduction, I say don’t trifle over it. Seek smaller circumferential dimensions and hang the wt issue.
November 18th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
1-f
2-f
3-f
4-t
5-f
6-f
7-f
8-f
9-f
10-f
November 18th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – T – Slightly
#5 – F – But you should!
#6 – T – but high-carb is an inflammatory nightmare
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10- F
November 18th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
How could I resist
1- F
2- F
3- F
4- T (but not as much as many believe)
5- F (my sister lived on Tootsie Rolls and Diet Coke in High School…not healthy, but she stayed slim)
6- F (I am hesitant as I feel that low carb is great when losing those last few pounds to get shredded)
7- F
8- F
9- F
10- F
The results should be interesting!
November 18th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-F
5-F
6-T
7-T
8-T
9-T
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
1-F
2-T
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-T
8-F
9-T
10-T
November 18th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 F sugar vs veggies?
7 T
8 F
9 T
10 T
November 18th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
1- F you can lose weight, but it may be muscle weight also. Becoming possibly a skinny fat person.
2- F you may lose muscle over a long period of time if you DONT do muscle building or maintenance exercises.
3- F Cardio for some people causes increased appetite, thus making it difficult to lose weight. Cardio and resistance training all burn calories, but too much of either is not good. A combo of both is a good way to lose weight and to maintain overall good health.
4- T Muscle mass addition will increase body metabolism somewhat and will burn more calories than having the same weight of fat.
5- Healthy foods only will not necessarily guarantee weight loss. Eating a nutritonally poor diet but low in calories will also cause a person to lose weight, merely bc the calories is not sufficient to maintain the present weight.
6- T I believe strongly in calories in calories out for weight loss/gain/maintenance.
7- T I think that for very short periods, severe calorie reduction wont damage too much, but for longer periods of time, it can damage and cause more weight gain. Severe anything is never good.
8- T Absolutely true! The hormones that women have to contend with can make or break a diet! Diets have to be not only tailored to each person according to details such as underlying conditions etc and should be gender specific.
9- F Effective weight loss may be a result of increases metabolism. Increased metabolism encourages easier and faster weight loss.
10- F Obese people are much bigger than non obese people. They burn ALOT more calories per minute bc of their massive size. It takes more energy to keep their bodies functioning.
November 18th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
1 F
2 T
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 F
7 T
8 T
9 T
10 F
November 18th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
1F
2F
3F
4T
5F
6F
7T
8F
9T
10T
November 18th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
1F
2F
3F
4T
5F
6T
7T
8F
9F
10F
November 18th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 T
7 F
8 T
9 F
10F
November 18th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
1. f
2. f
3. f
4. t
5. f
6. t
7. f
8. f
9. f
10. f
November 18th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F (not necessarily)
8-F
9-F
10-F
I didn’t look at any other comments. I was surprised at how hard these questions were – almost all of my answers could have had a qualifier…
November 18th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-T
8-F
9-T
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
#1 – F
#2 – T
#3 – F
#4 – T
#5 – F
#6 – F
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – T
#10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
1.T
2.F
3.T
4.F
5.T
6.F
7.T
8.T
9.T
10.T
November 18th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. F
10. F
November 18th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
#1 – F ~ Take a look at lazy anorexics.
#2 – T ~ Unless supported with moderate resistance training
#3 – Double F!!
#4 – T
#5 – F ~ Too much of ANYthing is a bad thing
#6 – T ~ All things in moderation
#7 – F ~ Malnutrition makes people “bloat”.
#8 – T
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
We might both be wrong but I agree with your answers on every question.There are a few which could be argued either way depending on how they are interpreted but we agree. Great job. We will see!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
We agree check Paul’s answers above.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
All of them are FALSE.
Hard to argue w/#4, but it takes so long to build muscle w/o steriods that it almost becomes a mute point. Key words are “adding muscle mass” and “accelerate”. Quicker to just eat less (fast).
November 18th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
1-F
2-T
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-T
9-T
10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 18th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. T
7. T
8. F
9. F
10. T
November 18th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
All False. Come on, this is obviously one of those if-you-mark-any-of-these-as-true-then-you’re-are-wrong” type tests.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
All false.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
1 – T
2 – T
3 – T
4 – T
5 – T
6 – F
7 – T
8 – T
9 – F
10 – T
November 18th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
1-F; 2-F; 3-F; 4-T; 5-F; 6-F; 7-F; 8-F; 9-F; 10-F
November 18th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
1-F; 2-F; 3-F; 4-T; 5-F; 6-F; 7-F; 8-F; 9-F; 10-F
As far as I can understand.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:04 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-F
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Never could resist a quiz… lol
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – T
November 19th, 2009 at 1:39 am
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. F
10. F
November 19th, 2009 at 1:41 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-T
November 19th, 2009 at 1:47 am
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. T
7. T
8. F
9. F
10. F
November 19th, 2009 at 2:05 am
1 false
2 false
3 false
4 true
5 false
6 true
7 false
8 false
9 false
10 false
November 19th, 2009 at 2:05 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-T
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 2:17 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 2:19 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-T
November 19th, 2009 at 2:20 am
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 T
6 T
7 F
8 F
9 F
10 F
November 19th, 2009 at 2:28 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-T
6-T
7-T
8-F
9-T
10-T
November 19th, 2009 at 2:37 am
1 – F
2 – T
3 – F
4- T
5 – T
6 – T
7 – T
8 – F
9 – T
10 – F
November 19th, 2009 at 3:43 am
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – T
#5 – T
#6 – F
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – Not only
#10 – T
November 19th, 2009 at 5:25 am
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – T
#5 – F
#6 – T
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 19th, 2009 at 5:53 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-T
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 6:08 am
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – T
#5 – F
#6 – T
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 19th, 2009 at 6:14 am
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – T
#5 – F
#6 – T
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – T
#10 – T
November 19th, 2009 at 7:11 am
I say: only 4 and 6 are True
1f
2f
3f
4t
5f
6t
7f
8f
9f
10f
I got to say though that some questions deserve better answers than just True or False. The results of a diet or fat loss program often depends on the personal preferences of the person that goes through it. For example: A women may have different results with a program build for men, not because her body is different, but because she feels the program does not fit her and ergo she does not fully does what it takes to get the same results.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:28 am
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 T
7 T
8 F
9 F
10 F
dats what i’lld say going strictly by true or false standard.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:31 am
1.F
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.F
6.F
7.F
8.F
9.T
10.T
November 19th, 2009 at 8:51 am
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. F
10 T
November 19th, 2009 at 9:23 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-T
6-F
7-T
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 9:43 am
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. F
7. T
8. T
9. T
10. F
November 19th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Very clever
All false
November 19th, 2009 at 10:20 am
1) F
F
2) F
3) F
4) T
5) F
6) T
7) F
9) F
10) F
November 19th, 2009 at 10:21 am
#1 – You can’t lose weight without doing some sort of exercise F
#2 – Eating below your daily metabolic rate of calories will cause you to lose muscle F
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss FFF
#4 – Adding muscle mass through weight training helps accelerate fat loss/weight loss T but not as much as people say…
#5 – You must eat “healthy” foods to lose weight (chocolate, donuts and pizza will ruin weight loss results) F
#6 – High carb and low carb diets are equally effective for weight loss F but depends on what the individual can stick to…
#7 – Rapid weight loss from severe calorie restriction will ‘damage’ your metabolism and cause you to regain all the weight and possibly even more weight once you stop the diet and go back to eating for weight maintenance. F – not necessarily, but could psychologically and be hard to find the right maintenance level…
#8 – Weight loss works fundamentally different in men than women (in other words, a weight loss diet/exercise program that worked for a guy won’t necessarily work for a woman) I’d say F in theory but True in practice…
#9 – Effective weight loss is a result of an increased metabolism F
#10 – Obese people have slower basal metabolic rates than non-obese people F
November 19th, 2009 at 10:51 am
1-F
2-F
3-T
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-T
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 10:58 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-T
8-T
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 11:55 am
1-F
2-F
3-T
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-T
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 11:57 am
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 19th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
1-F
2-T
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-T
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
#1 – You can’t lose weight without doing some sort of exercise T
#2 – Eating below your daily metabolic rate of calories will cause you to lose muscle F
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss F
#4 – Adding muscle mass through weight training helps accelerate fat loss/weight loss F
#5 – You must eat “healthy” foods to lose weight (chocolate, donuts and pizza will ruin weight loss results) F
#6 – High carb and low carb diets are equally effective for weight loss F
#7 – Rapid weight loss from severe calorie restriction will ‘damage’ your metabolism and cause you to regain all the weight and possibly even more weight once you stop the diet and go back to eating for weight maintenance. F
#8 – Weight loss works fundamentally different in men than women (in other words, a weight loss diet/exercise program that worked for a guy won’t necessarily work for a woman) F
#9 – Effective weight loss is a result of an increased metabolism F
#10 – Obese people have slower basal metabolic rates than non-obese people F
November 19th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
#1 – You can’t lose weight without doing some sort of exercise -F
#2 – Eating below your daily metabolic rate of calories will cause you to lose muscle -F
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss -F
#4 – Adding muscle mass through weight training helps accelerate fat loss/weight loss -T
#5 – You must eat “healthy” foods to lose weight (chocolate, donuts and pizza will ruin weight loss results) -F
#6 – High carb and low carb diets are equally effective for weight loss -F
#8 – Weight loss works fundamentally different in men than women (in other words, a weight loss diet/exercise program that worked for a guy won’t necessarily work for a woman -F
#9 – Effective weight loss is a result of an increased metabolism -F
#10 – Obese people have slower basal metabolic rates than non-obese people -F
November 19th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
1-f
2-f
3-f
4-f
5-f
6-f
7-f
8-f
9-f
10-f
November 19th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
1- F
2- F
3- F
4- T
5- F
6- F
7- F
8- T
9- F
10- F
November 19th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
I agree with those of you who think some of these questions need further interpretation/explanation.
There is no “trick” intended behind any of them. In fact it is rather hard to create a question that is a purely “true/false” answer, and that is partly the point of this exercise.
Most of the questions here are actually claims that you will see in the fitness and health/weight loss industry that many people take as fact with little or no explanation behind them.
Just trying to get us all to think a bit more about these things.
JB
November 19th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
1- T
2- F
3- F
4- T
5- T
6- F
7- T
8- F
9- F
10- T
November 19th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
1-F
2-F
3-T
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-T
8-T
9-T
10-T
November 19th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – T
#5 – F
#6 – T
#7 – T
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 19th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
1-F
2-T
3-F
4-T
5-T
6-F
7-T
8-F
9-T
10-T
November 19th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
1–T
2–F
3- F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-T
8-T
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
1 f
2 f
3 f
4 t
5 t
6 f
7 f
8 f
9 f
10 t (not all, but i think some people put on weight a lot faster than people who are naturally skinny)
November 19th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
1- F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5.F
6-T
7-T
8-T
9-T
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
1) F
F
2) F
3) F
4) T
5) F
6) T
7) F
9) F
10) F
November 19th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
1-F
2-F
3-T
4-F
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Interesting in that some of my answers would have been different if i never listened to the podcasts!
#1 – T
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – F
#5 – F
#6 – F
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 19th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
1–T
2–T
3- F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-T
8-T
9-T
10-T
November 19th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
1: F
2: I don’t know
3: I don’t know
4: T
5: F
6: I don’t know
7: T
8: T
9: T
10: T
November 19th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
#1 – You can’t lose weight without doing some sort of exercise T
#2 – Eating below your daily metabolic rate of calories will cause you to lose muscle T
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss F
#4 – Adding muscle mass through weight training helps accelerate fat loss/weight loss T
#5 – You must eat “healthy” foods to lose weight (chocolate, donuts and pizza will ruin weight loss results) F
#6 – High carb and low carb diets are equally effective for weight loss F
#7 – Rapid weight loss from severe calorie restriction will ‘damage’ your metabolism and cause you to regain all the weight and possibly even more weight once you stop the diet and go back to eating for weight maintenance. T
#8 – Weight loss works fundamentally different in men than women (in other words, a weight loss diet/exercise program that worked for a guy won’t necessarily work for a woman) F
#9 – Effective weight loss is a result of an increased metabolism T
#10 – Obese people have slower basal metabolic rates than non-obese people F
November 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
John,
Please include the article that has the doctors answers in there as well, I’m sure
everyone would love to read that as well.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
1: F
2: F
3: F
4: T
5: F
6: T
7; F
8: F
9; F
10: F
November 19th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-F
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
They are all false.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
#1 – f
#2 – f
#3 – f
#4 – t
#5 – f
#6 – f
#7 – f
#8 – f
#9 – f
#10 – f
November 19th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
F
F
F
T
T
T
F
F
F
F
Beats me…
November 19th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
1-F
2-F
3-T
4-F
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-T
9-T
10-T
November 19th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – T
#4 – T
#5 – T
#6 – F
#7 – T
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 19th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
#1 – You can’t lose weight without doing some sort of exercise
F – losing weight comes down to spending more calories than you take in, you burn calories doing regular everyday activities.
#2 – Eating below your daily metabolic rate of calories will cause you to lose muscle
F – Protein is only broken down for energy when your run out of fat, or if you don’t get enough carbs (130g/day)
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss
F- see below
#4 – Adding muscle mass through weight training helps accelerate fat loss/weight loss
T – increasing muscle mass increased basal metabolic rate due to increased thermogenesis
#5 – You must eat “healthy” foods to lose weight (chocolate, donuts and pizza will ruin weight loss results)
F – its about calories, “healthy” foods typically contain less calories or are higher in “empty” calories.
#6 – High carb and low carb diets are equally effective for weight loss
F – Not to over generalize but calories are calories. Carbs and protein each contain 4cals/g.
#7 – Rapid weight loss from severe calorie restriction will ‘damage’ your metabolism and cause you to regain all the weight and possibly even more weight once you stop the diet and go back to eating for weight maintenance.
F – gaining or losing muscle mass is going to have the biggest effect on BMR, a restriction diet, if done right, won’t cause you to lose muscle mass
#8 – Weight loss works fundamentally different in men than women (in other words, a weight loss diet/exercise program that worked for a guy won’t necessarily work for a woman)
F – male or female doesn’t matter, we all burn calories the same way (biochemical pathways) some of us are just more effective at turning calories to energy so we don’t need to use as many calories (due to uncoupling proteins) but that’s determined by more than just gender.
#9 – Effective weight loss is a result of an increased metabolism
T – This can go either way. If John is talking basal metabolism well that’s very difficult to increase. But you can crease total daily metabolism by exercising so I’m going to say true. Note: exercise can contribute to 40-60% of daily energy expenditure so keep that in mind when trying to burn calories!
#10 – Obese people have slower basal metabolic rates than non-obese people
F – Not always true. Many things contribute to obesity, lifestyle, food intake, stuff like that. However in some groups genetics does cause slower BMRs leading to obesity. Also the number of fat cells you have in your body is determined when you’re a kid. Once you reach adult age you stop making new fat (adipose) cells, instead they just grow and shrink depending on how much fat they have stored. Thus activity level in youth is a very important thing and has a huge effect later in life (less cells to store fat = less fat storage available).
John, your feedback on my post is appreciated. Let me know what you think (agree/disagree with what I said).
November 19th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
They are ALL FALSE!
I’m sure there is some exact quote in one of John’s excellent podcasts (which got me hooked on this), but basically the bottom line is: consistently consuming fewer calories than your body requires (based on its BMR, which is not really going to change) is the ONE constant to all fat loss strategies – everything else is secondary and makes little or no difference. All other combinations work only because they ALSO include some sort of reduction in calories, whether it is obvious or not.
The simplest answer is usually the correct one.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
1-f
2-t
3-f
4-f
5-f
6-f
7-f
8-f
9-t
10-f
November 19th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
there’s ourphilosopher…where have you been man?
) very funny
November 19th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-T
6-T
7-T
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 19th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Actually little things can add up. And in biology there is no such thing as a simple answer, every pathway is complicated. Even something like hunger depends on more than just what and when you ate last.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
All are false. If you exercise regularly, you will end up with muscle tissue which does weigh more than fat tissue. But a high muscle to fat ratio is more healthier. A higher muscle to fat ratio will extend your lifespan
November 19th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
1.F
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.F
6.F
7.T
8.F
9.T
10.F
November 19th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
1-F
2-T
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 20th, 2009 at 12:21 am
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-F
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 20th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Thanks for contact .
abu mosharouf hossain
20/11/2009
November 20th, 2009 at 1:29 am
All the statements are false except no.7
November 20th, 2009 at 2:14 am
1-f
2-f
3-t
4-t
5-f
6-t
7-t
8-f
9-t
10-f
November 20th, 2009 at 5:03 am
1-T
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-F
7-F
8-T
9-F
10-T
November 20th, 2009 at 7:44 am
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – F
#5 – F
#6 – F
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 20th, 2009 at 8:25 am
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F
6. F
7. T
8. T
9. T
10. F
November 20th, 2009 at 8:41 am
1 – T
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – T
6 – T
7 – T
8 – T
9 – T
10 – F
-
November 20th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Ok, I’m a MD and agree the majority of MDs know squat about the topic. I’ve tried to educate myself – lets see how I do!! Maybe I can give the MDs a little positive press (or maybe the opposite…).
#1 – F (you can lose weight without exercising)
#2 – T (you will lose muscle and fat, but a greater proportion is muscle)
#3 – F (weight training is essential for long-term fat loss)
#4 – T
#5 – F (calories in < calories out most important, however such foods are not as
healthy, calorie dense, high glycemic index, are not good sources of
nutrients/processed sugars/etc.)
#6 – T (low carb more effective in short term; long term low carb equal to high
carb – thus based on question I take ‘effective’ to mean overall, not short term)
#7 – T (it damages metabolism only if done for extended periods of time, namely
through hormone imbalances and muscle loss; if severe calorie restriction
done intermittently (once every 2-3days), should not ruin metabolism)
#8 – F
#9 – F (increased metabolism is important, but not if you’re eating 4000
cals/day!)
#10 F (not sure about this one, but probably the opposite)
November 20th, 2009 at 8:51 am
1 T
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 F
7 T
8 F
9 T
10 F
November 20th, 2009 at 9:04 am
F
F
F
T
F
F
F
F
F
F
November 20th, 2009 at 10:38 am
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 T
7 T
8 F
9 T
10 F
November 20th, 2009 at 11:45 am
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – F
6 – T
7 – F
8 – F
9 – F
10 – F
November 20th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. F
7. T
8. F
9. F
10. F
November 20th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
1-10 False
November 20th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
#1 – You can’t lose weight without doing some sort of exercise. (F)
#2 – Eating below your daily metabolic rate of calories will cause you to lose muscle. (T)
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss? (F)
#4 – Adding muscle mass through weight training helps accelerate fat loss/weight loss. (T)
#5 – You must eat “healthy” foods to lose weight (chocolate, donuts and pizza will ruin weight loss results). (F)
#6 – High carb and low carb diets are equally effective for weight loss. (F)
#7 – Rapid weight loss from severe calorie restriction will ‘damage’ your metabolism and cause you to regain all the weight and possibly even more weight once you stop the diet and go back to eating for weight maintenance. (T)
#8 – Weight loss works fundamentally different in men than women (in other words, a weight loss diet/exercise program that worked for a guy won’t necessarily work for a woman) (F)
#9 – Effective weight loss is a result of an increased metabolism (T)
#10 – Obese people have slower basal metabolic rates than non-obese people
(F)
November 20th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
1F
2F
3F
4T
5F
6F
7T
8F
9T
10F
November 20th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 F
7 F
8 F
9 F
10 F
Damn, John! Could you have a more ambiguous test??
November 20th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. F
10. mostly F
November 21st, 2009 at 12:30 am
1 – F
2 – F
3 – F
4 – T
5 – T
6 – F
7 – F
8 – F
9 – T
10 – F
November 21st, 2009 at 1:15 am
1f
2f
3f
4f
5f
6t
7f
8f
9f
10f
November 21st, 2009 at 5:24 am
I think they are all false except for number 6.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:01 am
1 f
2 f
3 f
4 t
5 f
6 f
7 f
8 f
9 f
10 f
Looking forward to hearing from you John ~
November 21st, 2009 at 7:05 am
1 & 4 are true, the rest false. The laws of physics say you have to burn more energy than you take in to lose “weight.” If you want to be able to hold onto your hard-earned svelteness, however, maintaining and increasing muscle mass, not “metabolism” is the key. (If your metabolism is seriously messed up, folks– you’re in the hospital or in the morgue.)
Muscle requires more energy to maintain than an equal amount of fat tissue. Therefore, the more muscle you’re able to hang onto or create anew, the more “wiggle room” you have in your caloric intake before you tip back over into excess intake and start storing that excess again as fat.
It ain’t easy, but it’s very, very simple.
November 21st, 2009 at 1:02 pm
1- T, 2-F, 3-T, 4-T, 5-T, 6-F, 7-T, 8-T, 9-T, 10-T
November 21st, 2009 at 11:19 pm
1F
2T
3F
4T
5F
6F
7T
8T
9T
10T
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:48 pm
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 T
7 F
8 F
9 F
10 F
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
1F
2F
3F
4F
5F
6F
7F
8F
9F
10F
November 24th, 2009 at 12:43 am
1: F
2: T
3: F
4: T
5: T
6: F
7: T
8: T
9: T
10: T
November 24th, 2009 at 5:12 am
#1 – N
#2 – N
#3 – N
#4 – Y
#5 – N
#6 – N
#7 – N
#8 – N
#9 – N
#10 – N
November 24th, 2009 at 5:14 am
#1 – F
#2 – F
#3 – F
#4 – T
#5 – F
#6 – F
#7 – F
#8 – F
#9 – F
#10 – F
November 24th, 2009 at 10:55 am
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. F
5. T
6. F
7. T
8. T
9. T
10. F
November 24th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
1.T
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.F
6.F
7.T
8.F
9.T
10.F
A couple tricky ones, for sure.
November 25th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
1-F
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-F
6-T
7-F
8-F
9-F
10-F
November 25th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
1-f,2-f,3-f,4-t,5-f,6-t depends on the quality of the carb. raw fruit is high carb but body uses it quickly. donuts are poor quality carbs.,7-f,8-f,9-f,10-f.
November 26th, 2009 at 5:29 am
1-t
2-f
3-t
4-t
5-t
6-f
7-t
8-t
9-t
10-t
November 29th, 2009 at 9:34 am
1-10 All F (False)
December 1st, 2009 at 2:11 pm
1=T, 2=F, 3=F, 4=T, 5=F, 6=F, 7=T, 8=T,9=T,10=T
December 4th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
4 6 r T all others r F
December 6th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
1 F
2 F
3 T
4 F
5 F
6 T
7 F
8 T
9 F
10 T
December 10th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
1. false
2. true, you will lose both muscle and fat if u don’t exercise.
3. true, you help your circulation which can make everything work more efficiently.
4. true
5. false, even though im vegan I know i could eat half a pepperoni pizza and be lean but not healthy.
6. false
7. false
8. depends, you have to eat the amt. of cals dependent on your size and amt. muscle mass.
9. false
10. true
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