Exercise alone will not lose the lbs!!!
fang19423
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I started a 30 day fitness challenge on 1st February - needless to say the aim was to become fitter, but I fully expected to be drop the pounds also. Today was day 20 and the latest progress report day and while I can categorically say I am toning up, I can also say, I have not lost any considerable weight. You can follow my challenge on my blog at: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/fang19423/view/no-excuses-30-day-fitness-challenge-day-20-results-so-far-214275
I have lost the inches but not the pounts - Summary of results since challenge began 01FEB12 – Lost 0.45 lbs and lost 17.1”
I know that the experts have been saying for years that diet and fitness should be taken as a whole component, but I guess I have now prooved it. Have any of you found anything similiar?
I have lost the inches but not the pounts - Summary of results since challenge began 01FEB12 – Lost 0.45 lbs and lost 17.1”
I know that the experts have been saying for years that diet and fitness should be taken as a whole component, but I guess I have now prooved it. Have any of you found anything similiar?
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Mine was the opposite. I dieted until I lost weight, then balooned back up. Once I started exercising I gained muscle which in turn raised my metabolism and now when I lose weight by exercising AND eating healthy the weight stays off when I lose it.0
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Mine was the opposite. I dieted until I lost weight, then balooned back up. Once I started exercising I gained muscle which in turn raised my metabolism and now when I lose weight by exercising AND eating healthy the weight stays off when I lose it.
I guess we are saying the same thing - to keep the weight off you need to eat well and exercise together - one or the other on it's own won't work :-)0 -
I read an article recently that said men can lose weight with exercise alone (partly related to testosterone and more muscle mass) and that women require diet and exercise (usually) to lose weight and will lose it at a much slower rate0
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The only way I lose is to eat less and move more. :-)0
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17 inches!? that's awesome! with or without weight loss, 17 inches off LOOKS like you lost pounds so what's the diff?0
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I am eating less, eating healthy, started running 3 miles/day, 6 days/week and after an initial 6 pounds lost I have gained back 2 (loss and gain took place over the course of 2 months). This is so discouraging! :sad:0
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Hear, hear. Exercise is no doubt very important, especially for mental and physical health. But I find, anecdotally (but it is also backed up by a lot of studies), that for pure weight loss, nutrition seems to be 70-80% of the battle. In fact, intensive exercising, in my case, seems to slow down my rate of weight loss, if anything, maybe because of the mythical "muscle growth" (dubious - it is seriously hard to build muscle, just google it) or maybe because exercise makes you retain serious amounts of water (more likely).
To be clear, I'm not saying exercise is not an essential component in a weight loss journey. Besides its effects on health, it can also have a motivating effect and keep one on the straight and narrow. But I do feel like it has become very over-emphasised on weight loss shows. If I think of the Biggest Loser, we see endless scenes of people dripping with sweat and exercising themselves to the limit, but are told almost nothing about what they eat....other shows about weight loss seem to adopt a similar format, all but ignoring diet and nutrition. I know it's just TV, but still find it irresponsible, since it implies, by omission, that it can be done by exercise alone.
There is no exercise programme intense enough to counter a bad diet. There are enough overweight or fat professional athletes to bear this out (a seriously overweight Ronaldo, the Brazilian one, in the 2006 Football (soccer) World cup is a good example).0 -
If you lost the inches, why care about the pounds?!0
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If you lost the inches, why care about the pounds?!0
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If you lost the inches, why care about the pounds?!
^^Heck yeah!^^0 -
If you lost the inches, why care about the pounds?!0
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As long as I look great, feel great & my clothes are hanging off of me because I've lost inches I don't care what I weigh!0
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I read an article recently that said men can lose weight with exercise alone (partly related to testosterone and more muscle mass) and that women require diet and exercise (usually) to lose weight and will lose it at a much slower rate0
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I read an article recently that said men can lose weight with exercise alone (partly related to testosterone and more muscle mass) and that women require diet and exercise (usually) to lose weight and will lose it at a much slower rate
Last year I exclusively exercised with no dieting. I did manage to drop 30 lbs, but it took a full year! Starting this year I combined my exercise routine with dieting & I'm nearly down 10 lbs in a month! Diet + Exercise = turbo charged weight loss & size loss.
While you are able to lose weight through exercise alone. The math is the same: you have to burn more calories than you're consuming. That should hold true for men & women.0 -
You lost inches which means you are burning fat and sculpting lean muscle mass.
For every pound of lean muscle mass, your body burns 50 calories more!0 -
You can't out exercise a bad diet.0
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i would say well done on the inch loss! i think someone's already mentioned it- no one needs to know how much you weigh and surely wearing smaller clothes would be a bonus?0
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I sincerely hope that I lose some inches. I've lost about 15lbs so far, which is great, but my waist has only dropped a couple of inches. I want more!0
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17" is amazing! I understand the frustration though. I have been doing the Bob Harper Inside Out Method for 1 month. I am down 4.5" however I am only down 2.8 lbs... it's just so slow and very frustrating! Especially when I see other people on MFP losing weight so fast. I started the same time as others and they are already 10-18lbs less while I'm chilling at 2.8.
I know I should not complain becasue any loss is good.... however it's very discouraging!0 -
Hear, hear. Exercise is no doubt very important, especially for mental and physical health. But I find, anecdotally (but it is also backed up by a lot of studies), that for pure weight loss, nutrition seems to be 70-80% of the battle. In fact, intensive exercising, in my case, seems to slow down my rate of weight loss, if anything, maybe because of the mythical "muscle growth" (dubious - it is seriously hard to build muscle, just google it) or maybe because exercise makes you retain serious amounts of water (more likely).
To be clear, I'm not saying exercise is not an essential component in a weight loss journey. Besides its effects on health, it can also have a motivating effect and keep one on the straight and narrow. But I do feel like it has become very over-emphasised on weight loss shows. If I think of the Biggest Loser, we see endless scenes of people dripping with sweat and exercising themselves to the limit, but are told almost nothing about what they eat....other shows about weight loss seem to adopt a similar format, all but ignoring diet and nutrition. I know it's just TV, but still find it irresponsible, since it implies, by omission, that it can be done by exercise alone.
There is no exercise programme intense enough to counter a bad diet. There are enough overweight or fat professional athletes to bear this out (a seriously overweight Ronaldo, the Brazilian one, in the 2006 Football (soccer) World cup is a good example).
Very good point.0 -
I read an article recently that said men can lose weight with exercise alone (partly related to testosterone and more muscle mass) and that women require diet and exercise (usually) to lose weight and will lose it at a much slower rate
Last year I exclusively exercised with no dieting. I did manage to drop 30 lbs, but it took a full year! Starting this year I combined my exercise routine with dieting & I'm nearly down 10 lbs in a month! Diet + Exercise = turbo charged weight loss & size loss.
While you are able to lose weight through exercise alone. The math is the same: you have to burn more calories than you're consuming. That should hold true for men & women.
I think the key word for me in the article was that men CAN lose weight with just the one - not that it's full proof. There's other studies that suggest that people unconsciously increase their intake when they start exercising if not monitoring it and so that will always be a factor. Congrats on the 10lbs a month! I know it's not full proof for men but it's the running joke... a women stops drinking soda and loses a lb. A man stops drinking soda and drops 10. Happened to my husband. So annoying0 -
I've been lifting, cardio and eating from 1500-2000+ cals a day (just took another test and my BMR is 2200 and I have 10 lbs of FAT to lose). I am having no problem eating and for the most part it is healthy eating. I just weighed myself and I am up 7 lbs and inches all over. Have no clue what else to do. Needless to say I am very depressed and tired of tracking and getting no where.0
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The only way I lose is to eat less and move more. :-)
My sentiments exactly!0 -
I have been in training for a month and lost 4 inches and 2 pounds. You did AMAZING with 17 inches!!!!0
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After years of yo-yo dieting, I believe I have found the key. You are correct, exercise and diet go hand in hand. You can't do one and not the other. I used to work my butt off, then reward myself with something totally unhealthy. I went through years where I did not change my diet, continued to eat whatever, worked out many days in the gym, and the results were minimal. I believe I have found the answer now. I am more aware of what I put into my body and remember this everyday when I work out. I need good, healthy food to help me maximize my workout.0
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Don't forget that muscle tissue is denser and weighs more than fat, so you have been losing fat and replacing that with lean muscle tissue. While your weight may not have fluctuated much, losing all those inches of fat was definitely a productive result of all your hard work. Don't be disappointed! You did good!0
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If you lost the inches, why care about the pounds?!
You are right of course - but I suppose I have subconsiously set my measuring bar on the scales.0 -
If you lost 17", then you have certainly been losing fat. However since you're on Day 20, there is a good chance you are retaining water to mask the fat loss. That can happen when Cortisol levels elevate due to stress from exercise and/or dieting.0
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Weight management is 80% diet, 20% exercise. The theory is, the more exercise you do, which allows you to build more lean muscle, the more effectively your body will run, burning more fat!
What goes in, must come out! It's so difficult saying no to foods we love but, clean eating is the best way forward but you need your treat meal or a few glasses of wine otherwise...what's the point?! A miserable life?! Noooooooooooooo none of us want that, now do we?!
Well done on the inch loss, that's fab!!0 -
People put waaaayyyy to much stock in what the scale says.0
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