It depends on the balance of the rest of your diet, more complicated than just calories if we are talking nutritional values (yes I know I’m a fitness bore )
Plus booze and chocolate usually make up additions to regular meals whereas if you ate that full Chinese meal I would imagine you would be proper stuffed and not eat again until the next day
Exercise has very little effect on weight loss though certain exercises can sculpt the body into a more pleasing shape. Whenever there is a weight loss article, several people will say smugly ' it's just a question of calories in v calories out ' but of course it isn't. Far better your body gets it's calories from butter, for instance, than sugar. No account is taken of Insulin resistance and other factors that make some diets so restrictive that people give up.Ancel Keys has a lot to answer for.
It's a great pity the right of free speech isn't based on the obligation to say something sensible.
The thing with exercise is it builds lean muscle which in turn burns calories more effectively than other tissue, including fat
After resistance (weights or using a persons own body weight) training the metabolic rate increases and the burning of calories continue even after the session has finished. The weights dont need to be heavy and there is no need to go to a gym. Most of the exercises can be adapted to suit any level of fitness or restrictions due to injury or medical conditions
Low fat diets are not good for then body as Cass said, far better to eat more good fats and plenty of lean protein
It seems breakfast is NOT the most important meal of the day. Makes me feel better as rarely eat it.
Famously described at the most important meal of the day, breakfast is hailed for a bringing a swathe of health benefits.
Eating a balanced meal first thing — such as porridge, eggs or yoghurt with muesli — stops you unnecessarily grazing, research suggests.
Meanwhile, dozens of studies have shown skipping food first thing has been linked with a higher risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
However, nutritionists have now busted the mantra that breakfast provides the 'best possible start' to the day. In fact, ditching it cuts sugar intake, reduces hunger levels and eases tiredness, they say.