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SingRunTing wrote: »Health, fitness, and (more) food.
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I exercise so I can get my cupcakes, cheeseburgers and pizza to fit in. Love the high of training.0
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People say you can lose weight without exercising..then why do people exercise to lose weight? If all you have to do is eat right
exercise is pretty essential to overall health and well being...it's also awesome to be fit and be able to actually do things like run around with your kids and whatnot.
regular exercise has the added benefit of making weight management in general easier because it increases your body's energy (calorie) requirements...so for example, if i didn't exercise regularly, my maintenance calories would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500 or so...with regular exercise it is closer to 3,000 or so...which gives me a decent beer cushion.0 -
I exercise because someday I'm not going to be 40; I'll be 70 or 80. And when that time comes, I want to be fit and mobile rather than relying on everyone else to take care of me.
In the meantime, I look and feel great.0 -
I don't run
I plan on throwing weights at their heads though
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I don't run
I plan on throwing weights at their heads though
There's a rule for everyone in Zombieland
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I exercise so I can eat more lol. I also exercise because it has greatly improved my depression and anxiety. That was something I wasn't even expecting:)0
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I enjoy it.
I am a happier person when I get my exercise in. More enjoyable to be around (my husband would agree.)
It makes life easier--walking faster, climbing stairs more easily, carrying in all the grocery bags at once (surely I'm not the only person who does that), helping my husband move heavy things around the house, etc.0 -
@jemhh - What kind of dog is that? Looks a bit like my Dobie, but the ears are more rounded and the coloring doesn't look like a standard coat.0
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tincanonastring wrote: »@jemhh - What kind of dog is that? Looks a bit like my Dobie, but the ears are more rounded and the coloring doesn't look like a standard coat.
@tincanonastring She's a greyhound. She likes to keep her ears up a lot but close together, kind of like making one triangle right on top of her head. I call it her party hat. Dobies tend to keep them up but with more of a gap on top, right?0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »@jemhh - What kind of dog is that? Looks a bit like my Dobie, but the ears are more rounded and the coloring doesn't look like a standard coat.
@tincanonastring She's a greyhound. She likes to keep her ears up a lot but close together, kind of like making one triangle right on top of her head. I call it her party hat. Dobies tend to keep them up but with more of a gap on top, right?
Too cute. I find that a Dobie's ear position is highly dependent on how they were cropped. I adopted mine after he had his ears and tail done, but yes, they are super straight with a decent gap between the points. Had I gotten him as a pup, I would have left the ears alone.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »My local pizzeria has ghost pepper cheese. It's pretty much the best thing ever.
I would have to run a marathon every week to burn off the calories from eating ghost pepper cheese pizza every day! Mrs. Renfro's Ghost Pepper Salsa is my obsession.
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Fun fact: I know Mrs. Renfro.debrakgoogins wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »My local pizzeria has ghost pepper cheese. It's pretty much the best thing ever.
I would have to run a marathon every week to burn off the calories from eating ghost pepper cheese pizza every day! Mrs. Renfro's Ghost Pepper Salsa is my obsession.
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debrakgoogins wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »My local pizzeria has ghost pepper cheese. It's pretty much the best thing ever.
I would have to run a marathon every week to burn off the calories from eating ghost pepper cheese pizza every day! Mrs. Renfro's Ghost Pepper Salsa is my obsession.
They make a kickin' Spicy Hawaiian Pizza with it, but I actually get them to use it on sandwiches, too. They make me a grilled chicken breast topped with shaved ham, pineapple, and melted ghost pepper cheese. It's pretty incredible. I exercise for that ish!0 -
Lean muscle mass burns more calories. Cardio burns extra calories as well. You can lose weight without exercise, but health benefits aside, life is so much more enjoyable when you can eat more and still lose weight.
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I find I sleep better and just in general feel better. My biggest reason is so I can walk several blocks and run up a flight of stairs without getting winded.0
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For me physical activity has nothing to do with weight loss. I lost 100lbs with a caloric deficit. Running keeps me sane, happy and healthy.0
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Zombies
Cos I want to be fit and strong enough to spend all my kids inheritance on ridiculous pursuits when I retire
But mainly zombies
Girl after my own heart, I'm travelling the world, slowly, spending my child's inheritance, and want to be as healthy and fit doing it. Like those adventures.
I also exercise for vanity; I don't want to look like jelly on a plate.
Because I am extremely healthy and quite fit fore my age, and want to stay that way for the next 3 decades.
I do get to eat more, (actually it usually goes toward my 5th food group- alcohol) but I like, if I take a break, my cals don't have to drop unimaginably low.
I don't find exercise, a natural activity (found some things I like; but not love) and would easily be one of those that didn't if I didn't like the benefits so much.
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I started diet when I could get to my zumba class but then had to work 11 hours daily. I still lost 2 lbs a week. As i am now ounces from my healthy bmi rate, exercise is super important. I'm petite so cutting calories further isnt smart.
You are right in one sense. All but the last few lbs really have been diet.0 -
clgaram720 wrote: »
This.
I plan to outrun all my friends in the zombie apocalypse. I love Zombieland. Its full of good info
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I am happy after a good sweat, I look hot(I have awesome shoulders and biceps), I can eat dessert because there is more room in my calories, heart disease and diabetes run in my family, but if I run I am likely to beat them!!0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »rjmudlax13 wrote: »I run/exercise because punching people is frowned upon.
I like this.
To paraphrase a certain Ishmael:It is a way I have of driving off the spleen, and regulating the circulation. Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to the gym or out for a run as soon as I can.
Awesome paraphrase!
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
I can say with 100% certainty that I have never experienced the release of endorphins from exercise. I hate it. It sucks. It isn't pleasant.People say you can lose weight without exercising..then why do people exercise to lose weight? If all you have to do is eat right
I don't exercise to lose weight. My diet is what I use to lose weight.
I exercise to feel good, look good (better), increase my calorie deficit (what I do with that increased deficit is my business) and enjoy the release of endorphins. Perhaps those who question exercise have never experienced this release, just pain and tiredness.
Now, habaneros and ghost chilies? Those bring the endorphins.
Same here! No endorphins i just get this crap called "satisfaction at a job well done"0 -
Yeah. It's like paying taxes. However much it sucks, not doing it will end up sucking even more.DeguelloTex wrote: »
I can say with 100% certainty that I have never experienced the release of endorphins from exercise. I hate it. It sucks. It isn't pleasant.People say you can lose weight without exercising..then why do people exercise to lose weight? If all you have to do is eat right
I don't exercise to lose weight. My diet is what I use to lose weight.
I exercise to feel good, look good (better), increase my calorie deficit (what I do with that increased deficit is my business) and enjoy the release of endorphins. Perhaps those who question exercise have never experienced this release, just pain and tiredness.
Now, habaneros and ghost chilies? Those bring the endorphins.
Same here! No endorphins i just get this crap called "satisfaction at a job well done"
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I get a lot more immediate reward from exercise than I do for diet. I can watch my calories diligently and the scale will go up and down, almost as if it has a mind of it's own. The trend, if I do everything right, is good, but that takes months to see. But if I do a stretch run today I will be faster tomorrow. Closer to immediate feedback. Also, exercise has done more to help me feel good than a shrinking (wobbly) waistline.0
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