AnakNaTikoy

Yes: the side effect of taking your money. There's a segment of the population that may benefit from actual fat-burning drugs like Ozempic, but only a tiny sliver of us have the amount of disposable income to spend on such drugs. Any supplements beyond that are outright useless as a direct fat burning supplement. Besides, they are supplements, meaning you take them if and only if you have the basics covered. And those that ask this rarely do. Are you eating healthy and can consistently eat at a caloric deficit? Kung dito palang "no" yung sagot mo, then leave this thread (& into the diet threads) and get your eating under control. If you're gonna lose weight, you had also better start (o seryosohin mo) lifting, or any resistance training with progressive overload. Losing weight without that will be equal amounts fat & muscle, so you'll just look skinny-fat and feel weak & hungry.

So much misinformation & misconceptions in this thread that I shudder. As a former keto zealot, it pains me all the more. Guys, low carb works. As does carnivore, paleo, vegan, Mediterranean, high carb, etc. Shit, even a junk food diet works. The key is CICO (calories in, calories out) and maintaining a healthy weight (or losing weight if overfat through a calorie deficit). Find a diet you can stick to while doing CICO (& getting your daily protein & micronutrients) and your nutrition is locked in. Secondly, blood sugar is important to the body. DI po siya lason na kailangan tanggalin, or else mamamatay tayo. Why does the body need glucose? To be active. If you don't use it (e.g. WFH or parati kang nakaupo), the sugar will build up & cause problems. Solution? Use it. Walk more (if your daily steps are way under 10k, your #1 priority is building up to that.) take up a physical hobby (preferably resistance training, because more muscle = more usefulness kahit saan sa buhaay mo). Start small. Build tiny ("atomic") habits towards eating & moving better that you stick with over time.

+1 sa kahit anong bakal gym. They're usually non-franchised, local gyms without A/C (fan lang) and lots of metal banging & grunting. Maghanap ka lang sa village mo or yung katabi sayo, usually meron. It's always cheaper than franchise gyms e.g. Anytime Fitness, and 90+% of lifters only need a barbell, bench, & squat rack naman.

Opo. Tawag dyan cardiovascular failure (i.e. heart attack💔).

Just wanted to chime in the original post. Madaming kulang na info, but just going by what was provided: malawak talaga ang range ng "good health". Basta w/in normal ranges ang blood work, at wala namang chronic illness, posible pa ring magkapantay sila from a medical standpoint. Longevity et al. is a whole different matter, but also much harder to measure objectively, and is definitely not in the scope of an APE. Both may be equally active and/or burn the same calories; F1 could spend most of his activity sa gym, but F2 spends it through most of the day. Plus, walking (& step counting) is an extremely powerful form of physical activity kasi kahit saan mo pwedeng gawin, including while doing other productive things. pointing out that Friend #2 "sleeps early" can imply that Friend #1 does not. Sleep (& stress) is a highly underrated aspect of health. Sa daming ginagawa ni F1 for fitness, baka nauubusan ang oras kaya malimit puyat. As all gym rats (should) know, you don't grow in the gym, but rather in bed. F1 might be missing out on lots of gains by not recovering enough for them. Stress is also key. F2 "drinks socially", while F1 not only doesn't, but also does so much fitness work, so he could be having higher stress levels. There are two takeaways from this (mukhang theoretical) comparison. First, kayang kaya maging fit kahit konti lang ginagawa. Walking is hugely underrated (mas lalo kung WFH or desk worker ka). Second, work-life balance, plus staying consistent, can lead to better sleep & lower stress, which are as important as exercise.