I'm at the earlier stages of speculating on a weight loss theory: There are typically two types of people who have difficulty with weight loss, types C and E.
Type C:
These people mainly lose weight by watching their caloric intake. This is who I am. Exercise can and does help, but I find for myself that heavy caloric restriction dieting supplemented by modest exercise is the silver bullet for me personally. Extreme exercise with modest caloric restrict is much slower and harder for me when it comes for weight loss. These people are often people with slow natural metabolism - my random speculation is that these people respond minimally the 24 elevation in metabolism that is associated with exercise.
But personally, don't get me wrong - I like to exercise, and some months I'm into running (10-14 miles a week, sometimes 4 miles at a stretch) until my ankles start to act up. If I ever get around to focusing on my ankle muscles, I may one day do a half-iron with my friends but I digress.
Type E:
These people lose weight the fastest by heavy exercise supplemented with modest caloric restrict dieting (you after all always have to consider calories in and calories out). My speculation is these are people who have fast metabolism and/or respond well to the 24+ hour metabolism increasing effects of daily exercise.
Other Types:
There's also people in the middle of the spectrum, but when people have trouble losing weight and have tried a program that 'should work', I speculate it's usually because they are either type C or type E people are using the wrong approach to losing weight.
Testing out this speculative theory on you, do you have a slow or fast metabolism? Have you tried periods of heavy exercise (35+ minutes of almost daily of heavy exercise) with moderate caloric restriction (say eating your suggested caloric intake despite your increased exercise)? Have your tried periods of moderate exercise (35+ minutes of exercise around once in three days or some equivalent) with heavy caloric restriction (say eating 2/3s your suggested caloric intake, or if that makes you feel like s***, intermitten fasting or even periods of water fasting interspersed with periods of eating normally)?
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All this speculation aside, I think every body is different. You have to find what works for you.
Type C:
These people mainly lose weight by watching their caloric intake. This is who I am. Exercise can and does help, but I find for myself that heavy caloric restriction dieting supplemented by modest exercise is the silver bullet for me personally. Extreme exercise with modest caloric restrict is much slower and harder for me when it comes for weight loss. These people are often people with slow natural metabolism - my random speculation is that these people respond minimally the 24 elevation in metabolism that is associated with exercise.
But personally, don't get me wrong - I like to exercise, and some months I'm into running (10-14 miles a week, sometimes 4 miles at a stretch) until my ankles start to act up. If I ever get around to focusing on my ankle muscles, I may one day do a half-iron with my friends but I digress.
Type E:
These people lose weight the fastest by heavy exercise supplemented with modest caloric restrict dieting (you after all always have to consider calories in and calories out). My speculation is these are people who have fast metabolism and/or respond well to the 24+ hour metabolism increasing effects of daily exercise.
Other Types:
There's also people in the middle of the spectrum, but when people have trouble losing weight and have tried a program that 'should work', I speculate it's usually because they are either type C or type E people are using the wrong approach to losing weight.
Testing out this speculative theory on you, do you have a slow or fast metabolism? Have you tried periods of heavy exercise (35+ minutes of almost daily of heavy exercise) with moderate caloric restriction (say eating your suggested caloric intake despite your increased exercise)? Have your tried periods of moderate exercise (35+ minutes of exercise around once in three days or some equivalent) with heavy caloric restriction (say eating 2/3s your suggested caloric intake, or if that makes you feel like s***, intermitten fasting or even periods of water fasting interspersed with periods of eating normally)?
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All this speculation aside, I think every body is different. You have to find what works for you.