I tried that last year and lost... 1kg over the course of three months on a decent calorie deficit(or so I thought). Gained that much - and more - in two weeks or so during Christmas. Granted I didn't move at all, because I was working remotely and had no incentive to go out.
I guess when you're obese your diaphragm working to keep you oxygenated is enough "exercise", so that may be sound advice if you're on that end of the scale.
I know my last year's approach led me to lose a significant amount of muscle mass, so I recommend some light exercise - yoga works well because you only need 2m x 2m of real estate, a mat and thirty minutes of your time daily. At this rate you're well within the recommended amount of physical activity.
That would be your issue. If you're eating a good bit below your maintenance level you'll lose weight. Period. You were not. You likely overestimated maintenance else you simply ate more than you tracked.
I'm not trying to discount your progress, but you likely didn't lose 1kg of fat. If you were actively trying to change your diet, you probably consumed fewer carbs or less salt, which having fewer carbs and less salt causes your body to retain less water. Low carb diets often show a very dramatic weight loss in the first week because as carbs are flushed from your body, the water they're holding onto is flushed as well.
I think you misread the parent comment. 1kg is not much weight and is not presented as if it is. He’s saying he didn’t exercise and essentially lost no weight.
I understand that, the point I was trying to make is the "I gained that back over the holiday" isn't actually gaining the weight back, it's just putting more carbs and salt into your body so the scale goes up, but the fat levels likely didn't change.
I understand they were dancing around saying "I didn't lose anything", I was just trying to make the point that they likely didn't gain much either. Tiny fluctuations like that happen more around water weight than fat weight.
I tried that last year and lost... 1kg over the course of three months on a decent calorie deficit(or so I thought). Gained that much - and more - in two weeks or so during Christmas. Granted I didn't move at all, because I was working remotely and had no incentive to go out.
I guess when you're obese your diaphragm working to keep you oxygenated is enough "exercise", so that may be sound advice if you're on that end of the scale.
I know my last year's approach led me to lose a significant amount of muscle mass, so I recommend some light exercise - yoga works well because you only need 2m x 2m of real estate, a mat and thirty minutes of your time daily. At this rate you're well within the recommended amount of physical activity.