Not exercising EVERY day?
moonshine_bek
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Hi everyone, I just wanted to get some opinions on this topic. Maybe 2/7 (Wednesdays and Sundays) days a week I do not exercise due to university work. On these days I make special efforts to keep below my calorie intake as I know I will not have extra calories, which I try not to eat into on ordinary days anyway. Is this bad for me? Obviously I know the more exercise I do, the more I will lose, but will two days 'off' have a negative impact or just no impact? :huh:
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Simple answer is nope it won't. That is my opinion. Your body needs a break. As for me my body doesn't seem to lose weight unless I have rest days. So don't worry about having 2 rest days. I have 3 sometimes.0
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Hi everyone, I just wanted to get some opinions on this topic. Maybe 2/7 (Wednesdays and Sundays) days a week I do not exercise due to university work. On these days I make special efforts to keep below my calorie intake as I know I will not have extra calories, which I try to to eat into on ordinary days anyway. Is this bad for me? Obviously I know the more exercise I do, the more I will lose, but will two days 'off' have a negative impact or just no impact? :huh:
Quite the opposite. Days off are good for you. I have what I call a "Work Out Week" that doesn't always line up with weekday weeks. My best and most intense work out of the WorkOut Week most of the time...is the first. Meaning it's the day after a rest day.0 -
not at all, you have to give time for your body to rest anyways.0
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I take 2 days off a week myself. It is important to rest, and you will reach your goal if you follow MFP regardless if you workout or not, that is why it add exercise cals for you to eat on days you exercise. This makes sure you will lose the same amount of weight regardless of exercise.0
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Nope just stay under your calorie goal for the day and you will still lose weight. Plus, your body needs some time to recover! Remember that weight loss is way more about what you eat than working out...so this is not going to hurt you. Just keep paying attention to your calories and make sure you are getting your calories from nutritious foods. Of course, I am no expert but this is what people tell me. :-) Good luck!0
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Tosca Reno says that 80% of weigh loss is due to diet, 10% is genetics and 10% is exercise...on my blog is some easy exercises to keep toned but other than that, just keep truckin' along and stay within your calorie budget and you'll be fine.0
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I agree with sharonuk10. Taking time off can help your body recover and then help you be able to work out harder the other days because you're rested. Great work working out 5x/wk! Not a lot of people do that!0
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The daily calorie goals suggested by MFP are calculated based on the assumption that you will not be working out. On the days that you don't have time to exercise, just stay near your calorie goal and you should be fine! Good luck!0
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what everyone else said - rest days are GOOD for you!!0
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Your body needs a break to repair muscle tissue and replenish your nutrient stores. One or two days off a week is GOOD!!0
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i have heard in the past (don't remember where lol) that if you don't have rest days, your muscles will have a hard time healing from all of the exercise. when we exercise, the pain we feel is tiny tears in our muscles. we need rest for them to heal so that we can build bigger and stronger muscles. hope this makes you feel less guilty!!
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It's healthy to have 1 or 2 rest days a week! Just as long as these rest days don't include Taco Bell or McDonalds, you should be fine! Muscles need time to heal and develop. Keep up the good work!0
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You need rest days!
Most people I know aim to exercise 3 times a week.
You're supposed to do some sort of exercise for 30mins each day to stay active though, like a brisk walk...0 -
Simple answer is nope it won't. That is my opinion. Your body needs a break. As for me my body doesn't seem to lose weight unless I have rest days. So don't worry about having 2 rest days. I have 3 sometimes.
I think rest days help me lose weight too. Lets the chemicals in the muscles settle down. That SAID..I certainly FEEL better about my body when I exercise daily, I think from the fluid loss.
Do what you can, and I can definitely tell you STRESSING about this will not help you lose!0 -
It's healthy to have 1 or 2 rest days a week! Just as long as these rest days don't include Taco Bell or McDonalds, you should be fine! Muscles need time to heal and develop. Keep up the good work!
Sigh! Taco Bell, if only! I like in the UK, we don't have Taco Bell here, but I see some much about it and would love to try it! :laugh:0 -
Muscles need time to heal. That's what makes them bigger. You tear them during workout and the heal and become bigger. You need a rest day or two in there.0
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I'm agree with what everyone else said rest days are good for you I take plenty of them and still end up losing weight! LOL0
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Totally agree with all that has been said! I run (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and do a Zumba (Tuesdays). I do nothing on Thursdays and Sundays, I just make sure I eat my calories and don't go over at on those days, not done so since starting this life journey! :flowerforyou:0
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I agree that rest days are beneficial.
What I don't agree with is eating below your calories on your rest days. There is no need to eat below. Eat all of them that you are allowed as this allotment is set for you to lose weight without exercise. Don't deprive yourself of food/nutrition.0 -
I heard a rumor that there is a Taco Bell in the UK..in Essex! I miss Taco Bell but I am not driving to Essex to get it!0
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I agree that rest days are beneficial.
What I don't agree with is eating below your calories on your rest days. There is no need to eat below. Eat all of them that you are allowed as this allotment is set for you to lose weight without exercise. Don't deprive yourself of food/nutrition.
Thank you for your comment, you are right in what you say :drinker: and I think I may have worded my post wrongly. When I say I keep below, I mean by 50 cals or so, I just don't like to go over :blushing:0 -
I heard a rumor that there is a Taco Bell in the UK..in Essex! I miss Taco Bell but I am not driving to Essex to get it!
OMG!0 -
It's healthy to have 1 or 2 rest days a week! Just as long as these rest days don't include Taco Bell or McDonalds, you should be fine! Muscles need time to heal and develop. Keep up the good work!
Sigh! Taco Bell, if only! I like in the UK, we don't have Taco Bell here, but I see some much about it and would love to try it! :laugh:
there is a taco bell at lakeside shopping centre!! saw it on sunday! but no way am i never 50 miles to go and get one! lol0 -
I agree with everyone else by saying your body needs a rest!0
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It's healthy to have 1 or 2 rest days a week! Just as long as these rest days don't include Taco Bell or McDonalds, you should be fine! Muscles need time to heal and develop. Keep up the good work!
Sigh! Taco Bell, if only! I like in the UK, we don't have Taco Bell here, but I see some much about it and would love to try it! :laugh:
there is a taco bell at lakeside shopping centre!! saw it on sunday! but no way am i never 50 miles to go and get one! lol
Oh my gosh! I am seriously going to have to make a special trip. At least its so far away it won't be a regular thing!0 -
2 days off a week is no problem at all
But on a slightly different topic, you don't have to go crazy worrying about being "under" on your days off, (or even on the days you do workout, becuase even if you ate all, or a tiny bit OVER your calories....you are still under because of the way MFP works.
So many people get caught up in this.0 -
no way. and taking a day or two off during the week to study? awesome. you are listening to what your body needs and thinking about the other things in your life besides losing weight.0
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I take two days off a week as well...and as some have stated, my first day back into action I work out the hardest because of the fact that I've given my body a rest... I usually do try and take both days back to back but other weeks it is on separate occasions so don't worry about it.0
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The daily calorie goals suggested by MFP are calculated based on the assumption that you will not be working out. On the days that you don't have time to exercise, just stay near your calorie goal and you should be fine! Good luck!
Hey everyone, I'm new to MFP (been doing it a few weeks on an app on my phone but first time checking out the msg boards) and I'm a bit confused about the exercise and taking off the calories.
I totally get that if you burn off calories, you're allowed to eat the same number...but are the workouts not already taken into consideration from the info you put in when you sign up, to calculate how many you need each day???
I don't think I'm explaining myself very well...
When I signed up I put in my details that my lifestyle was sedentary but that I would aim to go to the gym 5x a week for 45 minutes...and that gave me a calorie allowance of 1350.
But when I record each 45 minute session (usually about 500 calories running) I get 500 extra calories to eat...Is this right? Or should I only be recording EXTRA exercise other than what I predicted I would do at the beginning?
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It's healthy to have 1 or 2 rest days a week! Just as long as these rest days don't include Taco Bell or McDonalds, you should be fine! Muscles need time to heal and develop. Keep up the good work!
Sigh! Taco Bell, if only! I like in the UK, we don't have Taco Bell here, but I see some much about it and would love to try it! :laugh:
it tastes great but it's horrible for you and you don't miss what you haven't had...in terms of food anyway....0
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