The Physics of Weight Loss

[ragani]

Great. Send me an article that says that exercise is not all that effective in weight loss, just when I have begin an exercise program. Do you realize how easy it is to use these kinds of arguments to talk myself out of exercising?

So, I should breath more and eat less, right? Is that it? How is that going to help my muscles get stronger or increase my flexibility?

Sigh... there is too much contradicting information out there to not be confusing.

I know my mom meant well to send me the link, but I hate when I get told I am wasting my time and efforts on building a "good" habit. I once had a dental assistant tell me I did not need to brush my teeth more than once a day, just when I was trying to develop the habit of brushing in the morning as well as at night, which effectively ended that habit right there.

I refuse to let this one become an excuse to not stick to my commitment to exercise regularly. (And you thought DDR was the only way to get exercise using the XBox!)

Comments

I don't think it says what you think it says.

[mercator-7.livejournal.com]

I just read the article and you may relax your mind (but continue to work the body). The guy is saying that exercise DOES burn calories and WILL help you loose weight, but you also have to watch what you eat. Apparently someone out there thought that after their hour of exercise was over their body would continue to use calories at the higher rate the rest of the day (yep, theres one born every minute).

So keep at it! Go, Ragani go! (and friends).

Re: I don't think it says what you think it says.

[ragani.livejournal.com]

Watching what I eat has always made sense to me, although what constitutes healthy has sometimes changed through the years. I just did not need any potential excuse not to do the exercise part of my plan. I am still at that fragile stage of making a challenging habit stick where I can be easily knocked off track.

So far, I have been enjoying working out more often, and now that I have found a system that seems to make it more fun, I hope I can keep it up for those reasons, as well as the health reasons (and the same for those friends as well).

Thanks for the encouragement!