Can rocking make you lose weight...I have a hypothesis lol

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  • uconnwinsnc1
    uconnwinsnc1 Posts: 902 Member
    Probably not. You'd burn at most 10 calories extra an hour from rocking like that.

    The most likely cause was that you started eating more when you were pregnant and had the baby. Then that carried over into now. Your best bet is to track your calories and add in some resistance training possibly with some cardio depending on what you enjoy doing. :)
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    edited December 2014
    Rocking?
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    Or rocking?
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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I'm actually rocking my baby in a chair as I am reading this... I feel the burn!

    When you come down, plant your feet flat on the floor, squeeze the glutes and push off. Hold the baby tight though. Don't want any accidents.

    Lol that would be interesting to explain to PD. "well you see, I was online and this person told me I should rock to burn calories...."
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I'm actually rocking my baby in a chair as I am reading this... I feel the burn!

    When you come down, plant your feet flat on the floor, squeeze the glutes and push off. Hold the baby tight though. Don't want any accidents.

    Lol that would be interesting to explain to PD. "well you see, I was online and this person told me I should rock to burn calories...."

    OMG
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    mustgetmuscles1 wrote: »
    Rocking?
    5w9u7n.jpg

    Or rocking?
    Beavis_%26_Butthead_-_Head_Banging.gif

    Aw Beavis and Butthead. I miss them. They're great.
  • indunna
    indunna Posts: 221 Member
    For some people rocking can relieve stress - for some people overeating can relieve stress. My theory: you replaced rocking with eating and therefore gained weight (I would think rocking calorie burn is negligible). I'm guessing you gave up rocking because it seems a little wierd. Maybe you could look for more socially acceptable non fattening ways to relieve stress such as knitting or exercise?
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    edited December 2014
    mustgetmuscles1 wrote: »
    Rocking?
    5w9u7n.jpg

    Or rocking?
    Beavis_%26_Butthead_-_Head_Banging.gif
    Lol!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    indunna wrote: »
    For some people rocking can relieve stress - for some people overeating can relieve stress. My theory: you replaced rocking with eating and therefore gained weight (I would think rocking calorie burn is negligible). I'm guessing you gave up rocking because it seems a little wierd. Maybe you could look for more socially acceptable non fattening ways to relieve stress such as knitting or exercise?

    This is kind of what I was trying to say earlier.

    Anyway, OP. We are just having fun.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    I have this strange urge to go to a Twisted Sister concert now: "I wanna rock!"
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I'm actually rocking my baby in a chair as I am reading this... I feel the burn!

    When you come down, plant your feet flat on the floor, squeeze the glutes and push off. Hold the baby tight though. Don't want any accidents.

    Baby catapult?

  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    whitehorse67 wrote: »
    What?......I don't get it.....I think I should be drunk when I read posts like this....might help.

    I actually AM drunk, and I still don't get it.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    SoDamnHungry wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I'm actually rocking my baby in a chair as I am reading this... I feel the burn!

    When you come down, plant your feet flat on the floor, squeeze the glutes and push off. Hold the baby tight though. Don't want any accidents.

    Baby catapult?

    "Ready Ike? Kick the baby!"
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    I have this strange urge to go to a Twisted Sister concert now: "I wanna rock!"

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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    I have this strange urge to go to a Twisted Sister concert now: "I wanna rock!"

    tumblr_mnl7exa9qs1rc7gxfo1_500.gif

    Lol that is actually the gif I was trying to post but couldn't figure out how to post it lol.
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    I am pretty sure rocking as a child is a sign of autism.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    dakotababy wrote: »
    I am pretty sure rocking as a child is a sign of autism.

    No. It can be a sign of many things. Stress and anxiety being the most common.
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    PikaKnight wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    does your rocking chair have some magical weight loss properties….???

    no, it does not count as exercise.

    You gained weight because you ate too much, not because your magic rocking chair stopped functioning…

    wow ….

    She's saying she lost weight AFTER she stopped rocking on the couch.

    Don't worry. You weren't the only one confused and misreading that the first time around.

    The second post clarified that where she gained weight, not lost weight, and she had just mistyped the first post.

    I'm still a little lost. I guess rocking could burn a few extra calories...but...like, beavis and butthead rocking out calories? Unlikely....
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
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  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    I feel drunk from reading this, without the alcohol or extra calories. Thank you.

    I just took my sleeping/anti-anxiety pills. I usually get the urge to binge after that, but reading this is so entertaining i think it might curtail the urge, haha
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    I got a pm the other day from someone on here asking why I don't exercise and if I can help her stop chewing her nails... Totally random :o

    Huh...I've gotten some pm's like that....
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I'm trippin balls now
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    I'm trippin balls now

    So is my cat. But she never shares.
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
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  • kittkat100
    kittkat100 Posts: 19
    edited December 2014
    Pregnancy, no more teenage metabolism, less activity, coupled with consuming more food changed your weight. Not rocking.
    Sure the extra motion helps burn more calories but what are we talking about? Maybe 70 day max with maybe?
  • Medilia
    Medilia Posts: 230 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    I got a pm the other day from someone on here asking why I don't exercise and if I can help her stop chewing her nails... Totally random :o

    I got that one! It was so strange!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Do you rock at work?
    As a matter of fact....yes.......

    While in my office, sitting at my desk, I turn the radio and if a fast beat hot rockin' song comes on, I...rock, regardless of the funny looks I get. :D


  • mykaylis
    mykaylis Posts: 320 Member
    i rock too. then again, i'm on the autism spectrum. to answer the original question, i doubt rocking burns enough calories to be of any consequence. if you need that as a stim/calm mechanism, keep doing it. and follow your MFP guidelines regarding food intake. btw if you're on anxiety meds (or other psych meds) gaining 10 lbs is a common side effect.
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