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You must be kidding - it's the most important thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Angie
Look around at any recently-retired person, formerly in an active, physical job who then eats the same but doesn't keep up the same level of exertion - they gain weight quickly.
Would be interested in knowing the identity of your doctor friend...
YOUR DIET IS THE BIGGEST PART OF LOSING WEIGHT!!!!!!!!!
also do a lot of running on treadmills and cardio
My trainer told me the same thing. It is all about nutrition. I am actively trying to avoid red meat, learning to eat fish, and increasing the fruits and veggies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Angie
Exercise helps boost metabolism and general calorie burn, but nutrition will jump start all weight loss.
If exercise does indeed boost metabolism and burn calories...and it does...then that's what's needed for weight loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cybone
Nutrition will help - I carefully avoid fats and sugars as much as I can - but I know people who eat whatever they want and still keep the weight off because they're moving all day...
Yes, they keep it off, but it's getting it off if it's already on that's the question. Exercise increases metabolism some, but there are instances where the metabolism is already incredibly low and it's not a big enough difference to actually make one lose weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tornado man
The best thing is to combine diet and exercise. Sounds like a no-brainer, but some people just honestly do not *get* it (like a coworker of mine).
Start first by keeping a food journal for a week. Write absolutely everything down. That way you can see what your daily intake is normally like, where you can cut back and where you need to improve.
Sure, it's great to reduce refined sugar and flour and watch your (bad) fat intake, but cutting them out completely, at least when you're starting a lifestyle change, is hard and almost always backfires. It's better to reduce them and eat in moderation than just cut out cold turkey.
And moderate exercise - even 30 minutes of walking every day - is enough to keep your body healthy and work off a few pounds. Take your kids to the park, walk or ride bikes with them. If you get your kids involved with your lifestyle change, it also helps them stay active.
Some of the easiest things to do is just change up the things you eat and drink. For instance, if you drink pop only drink zero calorie varieties. A can of Coke/Pepsi is around 170 calories plus loaded with sugar. If you have several a day like I do that adds up fast. Another thing is you don't necessarily have to change the serving portions of you meals, just eat healthier stuff. If you like meat each more chicken and less beef. Cut back on the potato chips and junk food.
And lastly, even just a good walk over lunch can burn some calories. If you bring your lunch, take it with you and find somewhere other than your desk or the breakroom to eat it. If you don't bring lunch, pick places you have to walk a little ways to eat at.
I'm around 6-1/6-2 ish myself and just those little changes in my habits helped me lose nearly 40 pounds in the past year. At my peak I was nearly 250 a couple years ago. Just switching to diet pop helped me lose about 20 pretty quickly and over the past year I've gone from about 230 to around 190 now and I really haven't done much as far as extra exercise goes, just stopped eating so much less healthy foods. I still eat until I am full but no more snacking after supper and I actually eat meals not snack on random stuff till I am full like I used to some nights. I'm sure my metabolism is probably higher than some but you'd be amazed at just some small changes can do for your weight.
Do small changes in your diet every week. Go from 2% milk to 1% to skim. Start drinking diet pop(if you drink pop) to diet. Start eating more chicken and turkey instead of beef products. Small changes is the key, that way you have a better chance of sticking with it.
As far as weight loss, I think the key is to lose the bad weight. I weighed myself in 06 and I was 190 in a 5' 11" frame. Probably a good % of that was fat. Now I weight 175 in a 5'11" frame and have a pretty low body fat%. Remember, muscle weighs more than fat.