Stop falling for all the marketing - exercise can't be the focus to lose weight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please do not tell other people what works for them. For a lot of us, exercise goes hand in hand with eating right. It can also improve mood, make a person feel better about themselves, and reduce the desire to stress eat. It is also much healthier to exercise than it is to just starve yourself.

The problem is that people have been told over and over that if you exercise you will burn lots of calories so you will lose weight, and for most people it doesn’t work like that. Lots of people have tried exercise and quit because their only focus was weight loss, because that’s what they were told what worked for them. OP didn’t say people shoukd quit exercising, she said you can’t focus just on exercise if you want to lose weight.

Also I, like many people, get hungrier if I work out. Not immediately, but I eat more on days when I work out. It’s not starvation v exercise.

[Anonymous]

Are we assuming someone's got a complete crap diet (i.e. female that hits 2500 -3000 calories 1/3 of which is courtesy of McDonald's)? Or someone eats normally and is just seeing that slow gain as they get older?

The latter can very easily get it done on exercise alone. Remember 3500 calories equals a pound of fat so all you need is a 500 calorie deficit each day for a steady 1lb a week positive movement. A 3 mile run every other day (or sprint work) and weight training 3-4 times per week. Lift legs twice a week. Ladies focus on those glutes as they are the largest muscle which means big calorie burner (and helps with low back pain).

Grow the peach and run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In losing, and maintaining (5+ years) my 60lb weightloss, I credit exercise 80% and diet 20%.

So sorry OP, I firmly disagree.

This is a blatant lie


Are you a body builder

What on earth does being a bodybuilder have to do with it? I'm not a body builder, but if you are obese (but maintaining your weight) then add in exercise, you will lose weight. It's simple mathematics. No diets, plenty of carbs, no restrictions, but I incorporated regular exercise that I still maintain. Lost weight, and maintained my weightloss long term.

It's pretty simple, actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In losing, and maintaining (5+ years) my 60lb weightloss, I credit exercise 80% and diet 20%.

So sorry OP, I firmly disagree.

This is a blatant lie


Are you a body builder

What on earth does being a bodybuilder have to do with it? I'm not a body builder, but if you are obese (but maintaining your weight) then add in exercise, you will lose weight. It's simple mathematics. No diets, plenty of carbs, no restrictions, but I incorporated regular exercise that I still maintain. Lost weight, and maintained my weightloss long term.

It's pretty simple, actually.

No because you fall to disclose that you are eating enough calories to lose weight or maintain it



So please be honest and tell the people in the back you can’t eat like a pig, consuming large amounts of calories per day and still lose weight from “simply” exercising. You are misleading people

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In losing, and maintaining (5+ years) my 60lb weightloss, I credit exercise 80% and diet 20%.

So sorry OP, I firmly disagree.

This is a blatant lie


Are you a body builder

What on earth does being a bodybuilder have to do with it? I'm not a body builder, but if you are obese (but maintaining your weight) then add in exercise, you will lose weight. It's simple mathematics. No diets, plenty of carbs, no restrictions, but I incorporated regular exercise that I still maintain. Lost weight, and maintained my weightloss long term.

It's pretty simple, actually.

No because you fall to disclose that you are eating enough calories to lose weight or maintain it



So please be honest and tell the people in the back you can’t eat like a pig, consuming large amounts of calories per day and still lose weight from “simply” exercising. You are misleading people

Nobody’s saying you can eat 12k calories and lose weight. But you can eat a 2,500 calorie diet that includes bread, ice cream, tacos, and cake - and lose weight. All you have to do, is math. Your diet need not be close to perfect.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the person. Exercise alone does it for me. I eat about the same but will gain weight without exercising. If I do gain weight, a few weeks of going back to exercise will bring my weight back down. I’m in my 50s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exercise including weights can increase metabolism. It also increases the quality of my sleep and reduces my stress, both things that make it much easier for me to eat an appropriate amount. It's absolutely part of the equation for weight loss and management.

+1. Building muscle has also allowed me to increase my caloric intake without gaining fat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't outrun the fork

I can and I do.

When I run weight falls off me. After 6 weeks of consistently running my pants start falling down. Sends me metabolism into overdrive. And I eat wayyy more.

I've always done wright's for bone strength, but running sheds the pounds. I'm 44 so I presume this won't be forever. But it's getting me through middle age without developing a spare tire around my middle.

[Anonymous]

FYI, PP, the running can also improve your bone density (the pounding in your legs). Keep it up!

[Anonymous]

Yes, it can. You are just too lazy to comprehend that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In losing, and maintaining (5+ years) my 60lb weightloss, I credit exercise 80% and diet 20%.

So sorry OP, I firmly disagree.

This is a blatant lie


Are you a body builder

What on earth does being a bodybuilder have to do with it? I'm not a body builder, but if you are obese (but maintaining your weight) then add in exercise, you will lose weight. It's simple mathematics. No diets, plenty of carbs, no restrictions, but I incorporated regular exercise that I still maintain. Lost weight, and maintained my weightloss long term.

It's pretty simple, actually.

No because you fall to disclose that you are eating enough calories to lose weight or maintain it



So please be honest and tell the people in the back you can’t eat like a pig, consuming large amounts of calories per day and still lose weight from “simply” exercising. You are misleading people

Nobody’s saying you can eat 12k calories and lose weight. But you can eat a 2,500 calorie diet that includes bread, ice cream, tacos, and cake - and lose weight. All you have to do, is math. Your diet need not be close to perfect.

DP. Agree. I eat all those things and have been losing weight steadily for two years. Got a peloton and have been, in fact, out pedaling my fork. I did switch to IF which got my PCOS caused insulin resistance under control as well. The most significant change to the actual stuff I put in my mouth though was just to stop drinking wine every night. Once a week now.