Intractable problem

I'm not sure what exactly you are asking.

You dislike exercise and you want us to guess which exercise is pleasant to you?

henacynflin wrote: »

I wonder if anyone can give me some advice? I know my problem; I like food and I dislike exercise. It's there any exercise that is pleasant and burns more than a handful of calories?

Oh my - I could have written this! I view exercise as a necessary evil. My go-to when I need to move is Leslie Sansone on you-tube. When I'm working in the kitchen, I start moving with the video. For me, a little bit of movement leads to a little more. And it stops me from putting food in my mouth when I'm in the kitchen. You can adjust the level of intensity. In the past, I've graduated to more rigorous workout videos. I'm starting over again, but at least I'm doing something positive for myself.
One step at a time - one day at a time!
Please let us couch-potatoes know if you find any "pleasant" exercise!

Best wishes - Maggy

Exercise is vastly overrated as a weight loss strategy. You keep a food diary? Use a food scale? If weight loss happened in the gym I wouldn’t have been stuck for years at around 215-220lbs.

Lots of benefits to exercise. Try walking or biking. I pretty much left the gym when I discovered Pickleball. Try it. It’s loads of fun and has a pretty easy learning curve.

I like food too. I found trying to figure out plan friendly meals kind of interesting. It was my hobby for a while. Mostly run on habits now. Calculate a modest calorie deficit and try to hit your number. Don’t get discouraged if it takes a lot of tinkering to get things right. Losing any significant amount and keeping it gone takes a lot of persistence.

Start to walk. I found that as I got fitter my attitude to exercise changed. I wanted to walk more. Then I wanted to be stronger so I added some bodyweight exercises into my day. And then I started couch-to-5k because I thought it would be lovely to run some of my walking routes. All of this took years. How you feel will change as you progress. However, there is some sage advise on the forums: you can't outrun your fork.

I know several people (from their 30s to their 60s) who use the game, Pokemon Go, to get moving and increase tjeir daily steps. You walk around to catch creatures and finish little quests. You’re walking, but there’s a goal besides just walking. Just a thought.