"In General, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless"

I think that it is perfect for toning, and feel good hormones, general well being,...and eating more calories....!!! I am finding that out!
As for weight loss.....nutrition and consumption is Key to weight loss!

Once heard that weight loss is 80% psychological, 10% diet and 10% exercise. Although not very scientific, judging from my experience, I tend to believe it

Its true if you eat what you want and exercise you will not loose weight but will maintain your weight( that happened to me i would go to the gym work out then go eat a big plate of pasta and whatever i wanted but i didnt gain weight but stayed the same.),
But if you control food calories and fat absorption whilst exercising you will begin to see the difference, Its always said food and exercise go hand in hand.
If people exercise and starve themselves then they will binge eat but if you eat a proper amount of food with very little fat/ sugar/refined carbs you will be satisfied and full while also burning fat.

While excercise burns calories, which is essentially weight, you won't lose fat unless you adjust diet. I think this is essentially what the articles trying to say.

Its so very easy in our culture to overeat by 1000 calories in a day, while burning an extra 1000 calories is equivalent to a very rigorous hour long excercise...or a at least a two hour walk.

I'll admit, I'm definitely more ravenous on days when I workout the hardest so it makes sense.

Let's say your BMR is 2000 and you've chosen to eat 1300 calories a day for a 700 calorie defecit. Let's say you have a tough cardio session in which you burn 500 calories in 30 minutes. Come 8-9pm you're body's probably going to start telling you that you are hungry. For some of us, it can be ignored while others can have a serving of low-fat cottage cheese (filled with casein protein to boost muscle growth during sleep). Most of us, however, grab that bagel that's been staring at us all day or the cookies your husband/wife/mom made earlier for the kids.

Before you know it you've eaten 900 calories of sugar and fat at the worst possible time of night. You are now at a 200 calorie defecit for the day, and while its still a defecit, all that sugar is going to be stored on your body in the "problem" areas.

The good thing is that most people on this site focus on their nutrition as much as their excercise. I got the impression that the author of the article probably didn't spend as much time and dedication to nutrition as they did on excercise. If you don't fuel your body every 2-3 hours with the proper nutrients while working out, your appetite will increase drastically and you'll soon find yourself eating more than your limit.

If you eat well and don't excercise your weight is probably good. If you excercise and don't eat well your weight probably isn't where you want it to be. Do them both and you lose the weight AND have a fit body that increases your ability to do ALL other activites.

They were talking about this on the radio on my way to work this morning, very interesting. Kinda makes sense to me though, I know for me, I don't overdo the exercise, I try to aim for about 30 mins. a day, and I watch what I eat at all times, with the occasional indulge. This is what has worked for me, and I sit at a current 107 pounds, with a BMI of 18.4, and although most would say that I am a little underweight, according to this new study this may be what helps me to live longer. I eat tons of fruits and veggies, so I am not unhealthy in my opinion.
It also got me to thinking about my Grams, who lived until 99. She always ate what she wanted in moderation, and she was never over 95 pounds her entire life. She did not "work out", but she was constantly active, gardening, painting the house inside and out, cleaning, cooking, refinishing floors, I mean, she just never stopped. So this article does make a lot of sense to me.
But everyone is different, and this could be what works for the DNA in my blood, who knows......

It aids in weight loss. You can't blame exercising for being hungry and indulging in junk food, that's a choice! And yes, if you exercise, you are gonna need more calories, that's just how the body works. Weight lifting builds muscle, the more muscle you have the more fat you burn every day which will aid you in weight loss. And exercise will also increase a calorie deficit which is NEEDED to lose weight as well. I think making a statement saying 'useless' is irresponsible. Why on earth would we give people ANOTHER excuse not to exercise? Just stupid...

It's one thing to be thin and another to be in shape... I think people often confuse the two as one in the same. If you have two people that are the same height and weight, yet one played basketball in high school and college & the other has never exercised a day in his life, which is going to be in better shape at 22 years old?

I actually believe body fat percentage is a number that we need to pay more attention to... it really lets us know where we stand when it comes to being in shape versus just being thin. Think about it! Two people at 6'0 and 200 lbs, but one has 9% body fat compared to the other who has 20% body fat... Which would you rather be?

Don't believe everything you read. Just because it's in print doesn't mean it's true.

I read a study recently with results that showed the best way to lose weight was by creating a deficit with a combination of calorie reduction + exercise. The group (in the study) who just cut calories DID lose weight, but more of it was muscle than in the group whose deficit was a combination. The group who did exercise did not lose more than the group who did not exercise, so the exercise by itself did not cause a greater weight loss. But they lost more FAT and less MUSCLE.

So phooey on this article. I'll keep exercising, thank you.:flowerforyou:

why do they tell you that you need to burn more calories than what you take in to lose weight. im confused/ so then is working out just for toning. bc i need to burn fat not tone just yet.

I read that article some time ago and I agree with some of it's points. Exercise IS useless to anyone who uses it to lose weight IF they reward themselves with high calorie junk food afterwards.

I exercised this morning, burned 400+ cals. That would be fruitless if I then went and bought my pre MFP breakfast that is 1000+ calories. Instead I stay within my calorie range [+ exercise cals].

Cals in vs. Cals out.

Sounds to me that the problem is actually that many people tend to over eat after exercising and if those choices are not calorie-conscious ones then it can negate the exercise. That's what I took from it. I'll keep my exercise, thank you.