srsly, what the heck?

edorice

there are people that lose weight and people that lose weight and look great in their clothes. exercise is important for the body, regardless of weight loss.

if you don't like to exercise, find an activity that you love doing and see if that gets you motivated. i ate back my calories, not all but some. it's fuel for the body...trust your body to work it out..it will reward you and the weight will come off for your efforts.

i love working out, that's not my problem. I love the burn from exercise. My problem is having to eat more because i've exercised. I have a hard enough time eating 1200 calories as it is. I can't imagine having to eat 500+ calories (i usually burn anywhere from 500-700) that's a whole extra meal a day. Where am i going to fit that in?

Maybe an extra 100 calories per meal, it doesn't need to be an extra meal added necessarily.

AlynnP1005

I know what you mean.....thats why I dont really log my workouts on here. I will punch them in to see the cals burned, then not save it. Or if I do, I will ONLY eat my 1500 allotted calories. I refuse to eat back the calories I burnt off, it seems ridicuously redundant and pointless.

Really? What a shame. Physiology, like a lot of things is incredibly complex. If it was a straight shot answer, no one would get overweight in the first place. Right? So, given that it's an exact science, (and more importantly) different for everyone you might conclude that if what you are doing is working for you then that is great. At some point though, you might plateau and that could quite possibly be your body saying that your daily intake isn't quite substantial enough.

...but ridiculous and redundant? You must have done a lot of research. Carry on.

That was a little rude. What a wonderful way to make people feel alienated from a place that is supposed to be here to support. You could have easily stated your view on this, presented your facts, without trying to insult me in the process. This is supposed to be a site where people can learn things from one another, and be supported, and possibly, if they are human (which I believe most of us here are) make mistakes. If I am making a mistake in how I am approaching this weight loss journey, than I am sure I will come to realize it, and be appreciative of all the wonderful advice given here. What I will not appreciate is this feeling of being attacked because I stated my opinion, therefore making me extremely cautious of participating in message board posts anymore. Thanks for that.

schnarfo

you could just eat the 1200 and lose weight like other posters have said

however if you do cardio and strength training you will increase your metabolism and you will look smaller at a higher weight if that makes sense? Weight is just a number. its exercise that makes you look in shape and feel good


edit: just read the rest of the thread... my reply seems to have jumped in there!

If your having trouble getting the exercise cals in (like i do too!) then you could try the suggestions people always tell me i.e. slightly increase portion size, snack on nuts and dried fruit, try and eat yogurts and fruit between meals, have protein shakes after workouts made with milk.

Suzy12

I know what you mean.....thats why I dont really log my workouts on here. I will punch them in to see the cals burned, then not save it. Or if I do, I will ONLY eat my 1500 allotted calories. I refuse to eat back the calories I burnt off, it seems ridicuously redundant and pointless.

Really? What a shame. Physiology, like a lot of things is incredibly complex. If it was a straight shot answer, no one would get overweight in the first place. Right? So, given that it's an exact science, (and more importantly) different for everyone you might conclude that if what you are doing is working for you then that is great. At some point though, you might plateau and that could quite possibly be your body saying that your daily intake isn't quite substantial enough.

...but ridiculous and redundant? You must have done a lot of research. Carry on.

I also agreed with the above quote AND I've done my research.
There was no need for the tone.
We are all here for the same reason, aren't we?