Comment by thebigjewbowski

Those are anecdotes and I have one of my own that really has me questioning this;

I’ve lost 85 lbs since the beginning of May. I lost 40/85 just since the beginning of December through today.

When I exercise I clearly lose weight more quickly. Since December I’ve been running like crazy, at least 5-10km 5-6 days/week. When I lift weights I drop pounds even faster.

Edit: Makes me wonder, though, — if I walk in the morning and solve puzzles on leetcode, would I burn more calories? When I run at night if I solve random math problems in my head will I burn more calories?