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Exercise is CRUCIAL! Here is how i think about it...

Lets say you eat only 1200 cals in a day with no exercise. You will
probably find it very hard to do, and you'll be very hungry.

Now lets say you eat 2200 cals in a day and burn off 1000 cals by
cycling about 1.5 hours. The result in calories is similar to eating
only 1200 cals w/ no exercise. But you likely won't be very hungry.
At least that's my experience.

John

On 19 Jul 2006 11:16:00 -0700, "johnb41" wrote:

Exercise is CRUCIAL! Here is how i think about it...

Lets say you eat only 1200 cals in a day with no exercise. You will
probably find it very hard to do, and you'll be very hungry.

Now lets say you eat 2200 cals in a day and burn off 1000 cals by
cycling about 1.5 hours. The result in calories is similar to eating
only 1200 cals w/ no exercise. But you likely won't be very hungry.
At least that's my experience.

IF people on here could cycle 90 minutes and lose 1000 calories then
I'd agree with you. BUT I'd bet quite a lot of money that the vast
majority of people on here couldn't cycle for 1.5 hours and if they
did they wouldn't lose anything like 1000 calories - me included. None
of us could do it long enough for it to make a difference. If we could
we wouldn't be here.

Lets be realistic. Most people on here are walking for an hour a day,
or swimming or pilates, or 30 minutes of light bikework, or in my case
a bit of weight lifting. None of that is going to achieve more than
about 200 calories a day. Yes it makes a contribution, and yes it's
vital to get fitter, but 200 calories per day is not going to make me
look like brad pitt anytime soon.

Ray

"rmr" wrote in message
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On 19 Jul 2006 11:16:00 -0700, "johnb41" wrote:

Exercise is CRUCIAL! Here is how i think about it...

Lets say you eat only 1200 cals in a day with no exercise. You will
probably find it very hard to do, and you'll be very hungry.

Now lets say you eat 2200 cals in a day and burn off 1000 cals by
cycling about 1.5 hours. The result in calories is similar to eating
only 1200 cals w/ no exercise. But you likely won't be very hungry.
At least that's my experience.

IF people on here could cycle 90 minutes and lose 1000 calories then
I'd agree with you. BUT I'd bet quite a lot of money that the vast
majority of people on here couldn't cycle for 1.5 hours and if they
did they wouldn't lose anything like 1000 calories - me included. None
of us could do it long enough for it to make a difference. If we could
we wouldn't be here.

Lets be realistic. Most people on here are walking for an hour a day,
or swimming or pilates, or 30 minutes of light bikework, or in my case
a bit of weight lifting. None of that is going to achieve more than
about 200 calories a day. Yes it makes a contribution, and yes it's
vital to get fitter, but 200 calories per day is not going to make me
look like brad pitt anytime soon.

Ray

Man I missed you !

Though I do work out a lot more than that.. but still... not enough to make
a significant difference in the calorie in-calorie out equation.

Will~

I do 4.5 miles 5 times a week...The machine says 600-700 calories...I'm
guessing it is more like 500...Anyway we all need to consider increasing our
workouts so that we can make a difference...Of course there are folks who
for medical reasons cannot do many of these exercises...But for those of us
who's only reason for not exercising is we don't or we can't then we are
cheating ourselves of more consistent loss..I never have really exercised in
my life...Of course when I was in school we had gym and we were more
active...Exercise was always something I joked about...I used to say that
nothing beats a nice brisk sit...I began exercising about 4 years
ago...Unfortunately I was not pushing myself and I was still dealing with
poor eating habits...So it had no effect on my weight...But now I follow a
Core program with exercising and it has made a MAJOR difference..Today I
experience a form of normalcy I have never know as an adult....For those who
can exercise but have not yet tried please do...I think in 6 months the
difference will be remarkable...GG
"rmr" wrote in message
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On 19 Jul 2006 11:16:00 -0700, "johnb41" wrote:

Exercise is CRUCIAL! Here is how i think about it...

Lets say you eat only 1200 cals in a day with no exercise. You will
probably find it very hard to do, and you'll be very hungry.

Now lets say you eat 2200 cals in a day and burn off 1000 cals by
cycling about 1.5 hours. The result in calories is similar to eating
only 1200 cals w/ no exercise. But you likely won't be very hungry.
At least that's my experience.

IF people on here could cycle 90 minutes and lose 1000 calories then
I'd agree with you. BUT I'd bet quite a lot of money that the vast
majority of people on here couldn't cycle for 1.5 hours and if they
did they wouldn't lose anything like 1000 calories - me included. None
of us could do it long enough for it to make a difference. If we could
we wouldn't be here.

Lets be realistic. Most people on here are walking for an hour a day,
or swimming or pilates, or 30 minutes of light bikework, or in my case
a bit of weight lifting. None of that is going to achieve more than
about 200 calories a day. Yes it makes a contribution, and yes it's
vital to get fitter, but 200 calories per day is not going to make me
look like brad pitt anytime soon.

Ray

and it may be that joining a club is a goal for later, Lee
diogenes wrote in message
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Gary G wrote:

Great advice...I do think that in order to succeed you must consider
exercise as important as changing your eating habits...They work best
in
tandem...For me 5 days a week I go to the gym...It's not optional...I'm

I have been thinking about joining a gym. I just don't know, for myself,
if I can justify the cost since I'm limited in what I can do. I have very
bad lungs and without one of my two different inhalers I cannot function
at
all.

Diogenes

I hope not I like your personality, Lee
rmr wrote in message
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On 19 Jul 2006 11:16:00 -0700, "johnb41" wrote:

Exercise is CRUCIAL! Here is how i think about it...

Lets say you eat only 1200 cals in a day with no exercise. You will
probably find it very hard to do, and you'll be very hungry.

Now lets say you eat 2200 cals in a day and burn off 1000 cals by
cycling about 1.5 hours. The result in calories is similar to eating
only 1200 cals w/ no exercise. But you likely won't be very hungry.
At least that's my experience.

IF people on here could cycle 90 minutes and lose 1000 calories then
I'd agree with you. BUT I'd bet quite a lot of money that the vast
majority of people on here couldn't cycle for 1.5 hours and if they
did they wouldn't lose anything like 1000 calories - me included. None
of us could do it long enough for it to make a difference. If we could
we wouldn't be here.

Lets be realistic. Most people on here are walking for an hour a day,
or swimming or pilates, or 30 minutes of light bikework, or in my case
a bit of weight lifting. None of that is going to achieve more than
about 200 calories a day. Yes it makes a contribution, and yes it's
vital to get fitter, but 200 calories per day is not going to make me
look like brad pitt anytime soon.

Ray

I lost the first hundred or so pounds that are off me today back in the 1980's and early 1990's. The difference between me at 365 and me at 200 something was completely due to the exercise habit I acquired at that time. I ate a lot at 200 something and had not dealt with the issues with diet. Still I did not gain back to 300 anything because of the exercise habit. Period. It was hard, painful and depressing to develop in the first place. There was nothing that did not come with sore something or other. The flip side of that was that it helped with the stress that I felt that kept me overeating.

Today I love exercise. When I began having some problems with the weight creep early this year it is because my exercise had gotten stale, not because I suddenly after two years began to eat differently. It is all fine and good however anyone wants to lose weight but I would not want to be sentenced to the HE** on earth of trying to keep it off without exercise. Learning to like it is work. There is a monstrous payoff.

--
Les
"Gary G" wrote in message ...
I do 4.5 miles 5 times a week...The machine says 600-700 calories...I'm
guessing it is more like 500...Anyway we all need to consider increasing our
workouts so that we can make a difference...Of course there are folks who
for medical reasons cannot do many of these exercises...But for those of us
who's only reason for not exercising is we don't or we can't then we are
cheating ourselves of more consistent loss..I never have really exercised in
my life...Of course when I was in school we had gym and we were more
active...Exercise was always something I joked about...I used to say that
nothing beats a nice brisk sit...I began exercising about 4 years
ago...Unfortunately I was not pushing myself and I was still dealing with
poor eating habits...So it had no effect on my weight...But now I follow a
Core program with exercising and it has made a MAJOR difference..Today I
experience a form of normalcy I have never know as an adult....For those who
can exercise but have not yet tried please do...I think in 6 months the
difference will be remarkable...GG

Yes, well said!

The trick is to make it a habit. Do it almost every day at the same
time. Always reserve the time for it. After a while it will be a
normal part of the day, and if you miss or skip it, you will feel
guilty!

Even if you're real tired and sluggish right before workout time, don't
quit... do the workout. For "me", many times i just don't want to work
out because i'm just too tired and sluggish. But after just one or 2
sets of an exercise, i feel great! Then by the time i'm done the
workout, i'm totally full of energy.

John

Her comments were great...I too agree exercise is a must....I can't work out
at the same time everyday...Weekends are always early AM,...but weekdays I
go after work...I find the evenings the toughest...When I'm done I feel a
sense of achievement...It does as much for my mental health as well as my
physical health...
"johnb41" wrote in message
oups.com...
Yes, well said!

The trick is to make it a habit. Do it almost every day at the same
time. Always reserve the time for it. After a while it will be a
normal part of the day, and if you miss or skip it, you will feel
guilty!

Even if you're real tired and sluggish right before workout time, don't
quit... do the workout. For "me", many times i just don't want to work
out because i'm just too tired and sluggish. But after just one or 2
sets of an exercise, i feel great! Then by the time i'm done the
workout, i'm totally full of energy.

John

I just work out before I wake up ;op

By the time I'm fully awake I got 30 minutes of high intensity cardio and 60
minutes of resistance training in already... all I have left to do is a 30
minute extra cardio somewhere in my day..

Will~

"johnb41" wrote in message
oups.com...
Yes, well said!

The trick is to make it a habit. Do it almost every day at the same
time. Always reserve the time for it. After a while it will be a
normal part of the day, and if you miss or skip it, you will feel
guilty!

Even if you're real tired and sluggish right before workout time, don't
quit... do the workout. For "me", many times i just don't want to work
out because i'm just too tired and sluggish. But after just one or 2
sets of an exercise, i feel great! Then by the time i'm done the
workout, i'm totally full of energy.

John