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balletpolegirl

Hello,
Might be a dumb question, but....
Does anyone know what sort of results I can expect by following the exercise plan but not the diet plan of Rachel Cosgrove's book?
I hate following a diet plan because I don't like being told what to eat, but just wondered if I stuck to a sensible amount of calories would I still get the fat loss results?
I'm not really wanting to lose weight, just want to trim some fat.

Thanks!!
:-)

plumsparkle

I don't know the book but I would say its very hard to exercise off a lot of extra calories so if you are eating way over your calories you will find it difficult to lose weight. On the other hand, if you are eating within your deficit calorie range, i would have thought any exercise would help

psuLemon

Well fat loss/weight loss is all about the diet. Exercise is just fitness. But you don't need to follow that diet plan at all. If you want to provide your height, weight, age, what the exercise plan is (length + workouts), and let us know if you have any medical issues, we can then provide you an average calorie intake to eat and estimate your required macronutrients.

HappyHope0123

Well fat loss/weight loss is all about the diet. Exercise is just fitness. But you don't need to follow that diet plan at all. If you want to provide your height, weight, age, what the exercise plan is (length + workouts), and let us know if you have any medical issues, we can then provide you an average calorie intake to eat and estimate your required macronutrients.

I don't agree with this. If you aren't following a low calorie, low fat diet, you're exercising for nothing. Maybe in the long run you'll see results, but I would suspect most of us would feel defeated if we don't see results here and there and soon.

I know it's just an opinion, but here's my rationale:

If you're eating 2000 calories, exercising to burn 300 calories, you've still got a couple hundred extra calories being conserved, don't you? You'd be left with 1700 calories.

Exercise (to me) is SO MUCH more than fitness. It is an overall attitude of healthiness. It is a calmer temper and increased patience. It is a better night's sleep, and a more energy. It helps me choose to eat healthier, cause I don't want to be exercising and not seeing results.

There is a lot of crap food out there. If you aren't eating healthier overall, it seems to me that you're cancelling many of the good effects of exercise.

psuLemon

Well fat loss/weight loss is all about diet. Exercise is just fitness. But you don't need to follow that diet plan at all. If you want to provide your height, weight, age, what the exercise plan is (length + workouts), and let us know if you have any medical issues, we can then provide you an average calorie intake to eat and estimate your required macronutrients.

I don't agree with this. If you aren't following a low calorie, low fat diet, you're exercising for nothing. Maybe in the long run you'll see results, but I would suspect most of us would feel defeated if we don't see results here and there and soon.

I know it's just an opinion, but here's my rationale:

If you're eating 2000 calories, exercising to burn 300 calories, you've still got a couple hundred extra calories being conserved, don't you? You'd be left with 1700 calories.

Exercise (to me) is SO MUCH more than fitness. It is an overall attitude of healthiness. It is a calmer temper and increased patience. It is a better night's sleep, and a more energy. It helps me choose to eat healthier, cause I don't want to be exercising and not seeing results.

There is a lot of crap food out there. If you aren't eating healthier overall, it seems to me that you're cancelling many of the good effects of exercise.

What are you exactly disagreeing with? Diet determines if you are in a calorie deficit, surplus or at maintenance. And if you aren't in a calorie deficit, you aren't losing fat regardless of how "healthy" you eat. Second, a lot fat diet is one of the worst diets there is. Fat is very healthy for you. It allows your body to absorb nutrients which directly affects your fitness. Also, fat will provide you satiety, so you will stay full longer. And of all the macronutrients (carbs, fats, protein) only two are essential... protein (essential amino acids) and fats (essential fatty acids). Heck, many people start having gallbladder issues after going on a low fat diet.


BTW, no food is inherently crappy for you. You can still get all your nutrients, vitamins and meeting macronutrient goals with pizza or burgers/fries in your diet. It just takes education to do so.