What's the point of exercising?
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Same here!!! I work out at 6-7:30p.m. I usually end the night with a bowl of cereal or a bowl of icecream after the workout. I view those as my time to cheat cals burned. I never eat them back at all! Normally I eat around 1270 a day and am allowed 1350. On exercise days, when I use my elliptical I burn over 1230 cals! no way I am eating back that many cals! Those are my awesome weight loss days! I only get "yelled at" by MFP when I eat under 1200 cals period. I listen to my body and if I am hungry I will eat, and try for something healthy, though it ain't always the case!I rarely eat them back... I work out in the evening and if I ate them back I would be eating all night.
Did you say that right? Did I read it right? You eat 1270 a day and burn 1230 in excercise? So your body has to function for 22-23 hours (assuming a 1-2 hr workout) on a whopping 40 calories? OMG - how long have been doing this without yet being brought to the hospital on a stretcher? I really think you need to re-think this. If you don't believe us on MFP, PLEASE explain this to your doctor and see what she/he thinks.0 -
what exactly is "skinny fat"?
Because it sounds like I'd rather be skinny fat than fat fat.0 -
so you don't lose muscle as you lose weight
To feel better,
to have more energy
so you are not "skinny fat" thin with high BF%
to become stronger,
to become faster,
need I go on
You eat those cals to give you the energy your body requires from working out. Eating 1300 cals and not working out is the same at eating 1700 cals and burning 400 as 1700-400 = 1300.
Do you ever wonder how many times you're going to have to post this same exact information?
I'm pretty sure he has already posted it TWICE just today!!0 -
so you don't lose muscle as you lose weight
To feel better,
to have more energy
so you are not "skinny fat" thin with high BF%
to become stronger,
to become faster,
need I go on
You eat those cals to give you the energy your body requires from working out. Eating 1300 cals and not working out is the same at eating 1700 cals and burning 400 as 1700-400 = 1300.
Do you ever wonder how many times you're going to have to post this same exact information?
LOL!!!!!!!! I used to.0 -
Metabolism!0
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Besides all the excellent physical reasons given so far there are the mental benefits as well. It makes your blood flow which wakes up your brain and elevates your mood too. Also, it can help you sleep better at night when you get in some good exercise during the day; not because you are more tired but because you have a better oxygen flow.0
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what exactly is "skinny fat"?
Because it sounds like I'd rather be skinny fat than fat fat.
Skinny fat is basically being at a "good" weight, but having little to no muscle mass and high body fat percentage.
Two people, same stats: 5'5" tall, 130 lbs. But one with 20% BF, and one with 30% BF. The one with 30% is "skinny fat".
Skinny does not equal healthy.0 -
so you don't lose muscle as you lose weight
To feel better,
to have more energy
so you are not "skinny fat" thin with high BF%
to become stronger,
to become faster,
need I go on
You eat those cals to give you the energy your body requires from working out. Eating 1300 cals and not working out is the same at eating 1700 cals and burning 400 as 1700-400 = 1300.
Do you ever wonder how many times you're going to have to post this same exact information?
LOL!!!!!!!! I used to.
And now you just know it will be more than can ever be counted.... :laugh:0 -
so you don't lose muscle as you lose weight
To feel better,
to have more energy
so you are not "skinny fat" thin with high BF%
to become stronger,
to become faster,
need I go on
You eat those cals to give you the energy your body requires from working out. Eating 1300 cals and not working out is the same at eating 1700 cals and burning 400 as 1700-400 = 1300.
Do you ever wonder how many times you're going to have to post this same exact information?
LOL!!!!!!!! I used to.
I seriously think shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com should be the staple answer for every question like this.0 -
what exactly is "skinny fat"?
Because it sounds like I'd rather be skinny fat than fat fat.
not necessarily. Skinny fat means you're at the correct weight for your body, but a far higher percentage of it is body fat than is considered healthy. It comes with a whole host of issues.
One is not necessarily healthier than the other.
Put it this way, I'd rather have 10 extra lbs of body fat and 10 extra lbs of muscle mass, then lose 20 lbs total, half of which is muscle. Besides the fact that muscle looks good on a body, it helps with everything from metabolism, to joint and bone health, to strength and balance. Being athletically active helps everything in your body, your cardiovascular system, your skeletal system, you metabolism, your immune system, your cholesterol, your digestive system, skin, hair, nails, concentration levels...etc. the list goes on and on.0 -
so you don't lose muscle as you lose weight
To feel better,
to have more energy
so you are not "skinny fat" thin with high BF%
to become stronger,
to become faster,
need I go on
You eat those cals to give you the energy your body requires from working out. Eating 1300 cals and not working out is the same at eating 1700 cals and burning 400 as 1700-400 = 1300.
Do you ever wonder how many times you're going to have to post this same exact information?
LOL!!!!!!!! I used to.
I seriously think shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com should be the staple answer for every question like this.
Agree!0 -
what exactly is "skinny fat"?
Because it sounds like I'd rather be skinny fat than fat fat.
Skinny fat is basically being at a "good" weight, but having little to no muscle mass and high body fat percentage.
Two people, same stats: 5'5" tall, 130 lbs. But one with 20% BF, and one with 30% BF. The one with 30% is "skinny fat".
Skinny does not equal healthy.
I know it doesn't, but fat isn't healthy either...and I'm just saying, I think I'd rather be skinny!0 -
Meh. I don't eat exercise calories back. My average daily net is around 500 and I'm losing just fine. I'm also gaining muscle just fine. Different strokes for different folks.0
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What's the point of exercising if I have to eat back the calories that I burned?
Athletic performance.
Mental health and well being.
Reduced likelihood of heart disease, strokes, hypertension, some cancers, lower back pain.
Increased mineral bone density.
Increased likelihood of keeping weight regulated following the end of dieting.
Looking damn sexy.
Manage and prevention of diabetes.
Did I mention looking damn sexy? That's one...0 -
so you don't lose muscle as you lose weight
To feel better,
to have more energy
so you are not "skinny fat" thin with high BF%
to become stronger,
to become faster,
need I go on
You eat those cals to give you the energy your body requires from working out. Eating 1300 cals and not working out is the same at eating 1700 cals and burning 400 as 1700-400 = 1300.
Do you ever wonder how many times you're going to have to post this same exact information?
LOL!!!!!!!! I used to.
I seriously think shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com should be the staple answer for every question like this.
love this site!!!0 -
love this site!!!
lemme know if there's any links you'd like to add to the 2nd page there 0 -
Meh. I don't eat exercise calories back. My average daily net is around 500 and I'm losing just fine. I'm also gaining muscle just fine. Different strokes for different folks.
Um. I hate to burst your bubble, but it's pretty much a mathematical impossibility to build muscle on 500 net a day (this is proven in medical literature). Like saying you're building a building with one 2 x 4. Doesn't work. You're a grown up, make your own choices. But at least be aware of the actual consequences.0 -
love this site!!! lemme know if there's any links you'd like to add to the 2nd page there
Taso, there was one from Trent that he posted a while back that I just found. Lemme find it.....
Here...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/117726-eating-exercise-cals-slowing-your-weight-loss-read-this0 -
Meh. I don't eat exercise calories back. My average daily net is around 500 and I'm losing just fine. I'm also gaining muscle just fine. Different strokes for different folks.
Um. I hate to burst your bubble, but it's pretty much a mathematical impossibility to build muscle on 500 net a day (this is proven in medical literature). Like saying you're building a building with one 2 x 4. Doesn't work. You're a grown up, make your own choices. But at least be aware of the actual consequences.
That is your opinion, I respect and appreciate it. I've done my research and decided what is best for me. It's working for me. Also, my doctor and trainer know what is going in and coming out and they're both comfortable with it.
If you'd like to come over and feel all my newly found muscles you're more than welcome to. 0 -
Meh. I don't eat exercise calories back. My average daily net is around 500 and I'm losing just fine. I'm also gaining muscle just fine. Different strokes for different folks.
Um. I hate to burst your bubble, but it's pretty much a mathematical impossibility to build muscle on 500 net a day (this is proven in medical literature). Like saying you're building a building with one 2 x 4. Doesn't work. You're a grown up, make your own choices. But at least be aware of the actual consequences.
There is a possibility that you aren't actually netting 500 calories a day. Maybe you're not being completely precise in tracking food and if that is combined with high estimates on exercise calories burned, you could be netting much higher than you think.0 -
so you don't lose muscle as you lose weight
To feel better,
to have more energy
so you are not "skinny fat" thin with high BF%
to become stronger,
to become faster,
need I go on
You eat those cals to give you the energy your body requires from working out. Eating 1300 cals and not working out is the same at eating 1700 cals and burning 400 as 1700-400 = 1300.
Are people ever going to understand this? I mean everyone has answered it but even though you are eating the calories back, by exercising you are building muscle which burns more fat than just not eating a lot. The more lean muscle you have, the more fat your body burns even when your are doing nothing.0 -
Meh. I don't eat exercise calories back. My average daily net is around 500 and I'm losing just fine. I'm also gaining muscle just fine. Different strokes for different folks.
Um. I hate to burst your bubble, but it's pretty much a mathematical impossibility to build muscle on 500 net a day (this is proven in medical literature). Like saying you're building a building with one 2 x 4. Doesn't work. You're a grown up, make your own choices. But at least be aware of the actual consequences.
There is a possibility that you aren't actually netting 500 calories a day. Maybe you're not being completely precise in tracking food and if that is combined with high estimates on exercise calories burned, you could be netting much higher than you think.
I use a HRM at the gym and I track everything that goes in. Down to the sugar free cream in my coffee. Your way of losing isn't the only way.0 -
Well, to fit into smaller clothes (you'll be less compact), to be fit and strong, to feel better (it's a great mood lifter), and finally you'll burn more calories at rest,
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how has this not gotten any love.
Amazing!
lolololololol!0 -
how has this not gotten any love.
Amazing!
lolololololol!
ehehehe, because they are forced to post it like 20 times a day. :P0 -
You might think the earth is a sphere, and everybody is entitled to their own opinion, so that's fine if you want to believe that. But I look out my window and I can see the earth is flat (or, maybe it's a cube, I haven't walked to the edge yet....). Keep your damn science out it. :ohwell:0
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Meh. I don't eat exercise calories back. My average daily net is around 500 and I'm losing just fine. I'm also gaining muscle just fine. Different strokes for different folks.
Um. I hate to burst your bubble, but it's pretty much a mathematical impossibility to build muscle on 500 net a day (this is proven in medical literature). Like saying you're building a building with one 2 x 4. Doesn't work. You're a grown up, make your own choices. But at least be aware of the actual consequences.
There is a possibility that you aren't actually netting 500 calories a day. Maybe you're not being completely precise in tracking food and if that is combined with high estimates on exercise calories burned, you could be netting much higher than you think.
I use a HRM at the gym and I track everything that goes in. Down to the sugar free cream in my coffee. Your way of losing isn't the only way.
It's not an opinion, it's the laws of physics. As you lose weight and the fat on top of the muscles decreases, muscles may be come more defined, and therefore appear "bigger". But they cannot grow in size without a surplus of energy.
If what you're doing is working for you, that's great. I just prefer that people be aware of what they are actually doing.0 -
You might think the earth is a sphere, and everybody is entitled to their own opinion, so that's fine if you want to believe that. But I look out my window and I can see the earth is flat (or, maybe it's a cube, I haven't walked to the edge yet....). Keep your damn science out it. :ohwell:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I think I actually just peed a little.0 -
What's the point of exercising if I have to eat back the calories that I burned?
In a word: Results.
In a lot of words: Take a listen to Irene Cara's song "What a Feeling". It's kinda like that. 0 -
I agree with you not eating them back...I don't excercise just to eat..I excercise to tone and lose weight0
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