does exercise become less effective over time ?

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  • riders999
    riders999 Posts: 7
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    hey jeff,

    take your fitness progress as a big positive, the brisk walk you did previously is now much easier for you to achieve, and the fact you have overall lost weight since you have begun means in simple terms you are carrying less of your own resistance around!.

    Its not a scientific approach but if you fill up a rucksack with the amount of weight lost and walk round with that on your back youll see just why you now find it easier (im not suggesting this as a permanent solution!) :)

    you have identified that something needs mixing up into your routine, and theres been plenty of suggestion in the thread already to give your body a bit more of a push, good luck :)
  • Aperture_Science
    Aperture_Science Posts: 840 Member
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    In that situation, I would suspect loss of muscle mass.

    I agree with this.

    You need to mix up your exercise as your body will adapt to perform the exercise more efficiently (burning less cals) but the reason things are slowing is that you have lost muscle along with the fat and your base metabolic rate is lower than in the early days of your loss.

    Change your exercise and take the positive that you are not only lighter but fitter.

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