Exercise is great, but it's all about the food!!

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  • trk24
    trk24 Posts: 18 Member
    Good topic. Maybe this is what I need. I have been logging and logging and logging calories plus working my tail off and I haven't lost anything according to my scale. I have got to figure out this or I am afraid all my workouts will be for nothing. I wish I had a little fairy to tell me what to eat everyday...but then I still need to figure out how to build willpower and not give in to temptations.

    What is that quote??? 'You can't work off a bad diet'??? May be just what I needed to hear...

    Discouraged in Missouri....
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    You can't WORKOUT a bad diet. :-) 100% agree!

    I love it!! Soooooo true!! And don't I know it!
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    What I've always been told is:

    To lose weight - you have to control your diet

    To get a better health - you have to exercise


    But why not have the best of both - after all they are great synergies.

    LOVE IT!! So true! Thanks for all the reminders on this thread. I will keep exercising because I know it has many benefits but I have to work harder on the diet for sure. Success is never giving up!
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    Good topic. Maybe this is what I need. I have been logging and logging and logging calories plus working my tail off and I haven't lost anything according to my scale. I have got to figure out this or I am afraid all my workouts will be for nothing. I wish I had a little fairy to tell me what to eat everyday...but then I still need to figure out how to build willpower and not give in to temptations.

    What is that quote??? 'You can't work off a bad diet'??? May be just what I needed to hear...

    Discouraged in Missouri....

    Success is never giving up Discouraged in Missouri!
  • UltraRunnerGale
    UltraRunnerGale Posts: 346 Member
    Exercise + Healthy Eating = Lean Body

    And you feel great too!! :bigsmile:
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    There's something here that's getting a bit blurred...

    Why are we trying to lose weight? For what reason?

    Im gonna take a wild shot in the dark here, and speak for the majority. It's to lose the excess fat and look better. A better shape. Health benefits? Sure, that's nice, but atm looks are why we are doing this.

    The nearer you get to your goal weight, the harder it becomes. My diet in terms of what i eat is pretty bad, but the simple fact is i just dont like, and cant stomach, the things i "should" be eating! So, im just keeping it simply, calories in<out, having smaller bits of the same stuff, and just being more aware, along with a lot more exercise. It's doing fine for me atm. I know however, that if i ever want to get "ripped" etc, i know i probably cant, as i cant eat what is needed to get like that.

    It's the reason not everyone is super fit and toned...it takes a lot of work, dedication, attention to detail, and a total lifestyle change to get and keep that kind of body. Most of us simply dont/wont/cant do that, and simply want to lose the horrible looking fat we have.
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