Fitness and Diet Should Not Have a Time Limit

MondayJune22nd2015

tomatoey wrote: »

mwyvr wrote: »

MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »

I don't understand the concept of a lifestyle change because it typically isn't a 1 time change.

Sorry but I don't buy your examples.

In each case the lifestyle change occurred only once: when the individual internalized that their body needs only X calories for Y activity and that weight can be controlled by making X=Y or X<Y or X>Y. The real change is that they did something about it.

The person who moves from weight loss to maintenance isn't undergoing another lifestyle change. That person is fully aware of how caloric imbalance will affect them thus moving to maintenance isn't a whole new order but a relatively minor alteration of what they have already practised and know.

The new mother certainly is facing a lifestyle change but that's entirely due to having a child in her life!

Yes and no. Maintenance is mostly more of the same, if nothing else changes, but you do have to make sometimes significant adjustments after say illness or injury. If exercise helps regulate your appetite, for example, and you can't rely on that anymore (or the burns), you have to plan and eat sometimes very differently.

This is what I was attempting to convey.

MondayJune22nd2015

PinkPixiexox wrote: »

Please note: IN NO way did I mean to offend by my comment about the time limit challenges. That is absolutely not my style so please accept my apologies if I cause any offence. I didn't phrase it as I probably should have.

I can 100% accept that these X days challenges CAN and DO work for a LOT of people. The motivation aspect is fantastic and I assume they are set up to encourage first of all - in hopes that once those X amount of days is complete, your habits will naturally continue. IF you go about this the right way - then fantastic and kudos to whoever came up with the idea.

I think my issue was with the people seeking challenges, losing a good amount of weight and then - in their words - 'falling off the wagon and needing to get back on'. I don't think time limit challenges are suitable for a wide variety of people. But ARE suitable for MANY.

Anyone that has read, more than this post of yours; knows that you aren't offensive.

Orphia

MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »

mwyvr wrote: »

MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »

I don't understand the concept of a lifestyle change because it typically isn't a 1 time change.

Sorry but I don't buy your examples.

In each case the lifestyle change occurred only once: when the individual internalized that their body needs only X calories for Y activity and that weight can be controlled by making X=Y or X<Y or X>Y. The real change is that they did something about it.

The person who moves from weight loss to maintenance isn't undergoing another lifestyle change. That person is fully aware of how caloric imbalance will affect them thus moving to maintenance isn't a whole new order but a relatively minor alteration of what they have already practised and know.

The new mother certainly is facing a lifestyle change but that's entirely due to having a child in her life!

However you proved my point, that this all involves changes; no matter the significance. So what if one's maintenance Calories are only 100 more; than their weight loss Calories; it's still a change. I have read many threads, in which either consuming that extra 100 Calories; to even be within their healthy deficit or going over just 100 Calories of their deficit is a constant problem. So obviously especially for a person, whom isn't hungry enough to even meet their healthy deficit; their going to have more of a challenging time trying to maintain. Also even if each of those changes, only occurs once, it's still more than 1 total change.

Lifestyle change / lifestyle changes... it's just a matter of an "s". We're all agreed we need to know the same things.

It's all still eating in moderation within your calorie limit for life. Yay for CICO!

Therealobi1

PinkPixiexox wrote: »

Please note: IN NO way did I mean to offend by my comment about the time limit challenges. That is absolutely not my style so please accept my apologies if I cause any offence. I didn't phrase it as I probably should have.

I can 100% accept that these X days challenges CAN and DO work for a LOT of people. The motivation aspect is fantastic and I assume they are set up to encourage first of all - in hopes that once those X amount of days is complete, your habits will naturally continue. IF you go about this the right way - then fantastic and kudos to whoever came up with the idea.

I think my issue was with the people seeking challenges, losing a good amount of weight and then - in their words - 'falling off the wagon and needing to get back on'. I don't think time limit challenges are suitable for a wide variety of people. But ARE suitable for MANY.

Your post wasn't offensive at all. Having different perspective on this is not offensive. I can understand why many think they are not a good idea as often titles of these products are there to mislead the easily led .