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by hmate9 4046 days ago
Still, just because you were active in the ocean doesn't mean you automatically have to lose weight.

You can be extremely active, but still eat more calories a day than you burn.

If we have person A who eats 1500 calories a day and does no exercise and we have person B who eats 1500 calories a day and does 30 minutes of running a day, person B will lose weight much more quickly.

The reason that weight training and exercise is often said to make you lose less weight is because exercise also builds muscle.

Your goal during a diet should not be to lose weight really, it should be to lose fat.