KaraCooks
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Um... no. If you're working out and not losing weight, it means you're still eating more than you're burning. It has nothign to do with "discipline" and that comment is really insulting.
Working Out But Not Losing Weight? (Fitness magazine)
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TheFitRebel
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awareness vs discipline
I usually find that plateaus develop when we are not fully aware of just how much we are eating or how much our activity level has changed.
This is why keeping a log or two can help out so much. It's not about working harder or being more disciplined, it's usually just about regaining a little more perspective on what's really going on in our lives.
something we all need from time to time.
I usually find that plateaus develop when we are not fully aware of just how much we are eating or how much our activity level has changed.
This is why keeping a log or two can help out so much. It's not about working harder or being more disciplined, it's usually just about regaining a little more perspective on what's really going on in our lives.
something we all need from time to time.
Work harder as you lose weight?
I've read somewhere that as you lose weight, you need more exercise and less food to continue losing weight.
If you weigh more, your body has more of itself to support, you need a larger number of calories to maintain that weight than somebody who weighs less. In coarser terms, a smaller amount of your calorie intake goes into maintaining your basal functions when you weigh less because there is less of your body. As a result if you had been cutting down 200 calories, and lost weight, your body might not even require those 200 calories anymore. So you are now eating just right to maintain your new weight. In order to lose more weight, you'd have to cut down a little bit more.
Also, when you exercise, your body weight adds resistance to your workout and increases the number of calories you are burning. I realize that the difference is very small, but I think it makes a difference in long term goals. So essentially, when you are lighter, you have to work more than you did when you were heavier to burn the same number of calories.
I think that this might be one of the sources of the dreaded plateau.
I'm sorry I can't state the source of this information, I read it quite a while ago.
I've read somewhere that as you lose weight, you need more exercise and less food to continue losing weight.
If you weigh more, your body has more of itself to support, you need a larger number of calories to maintain that weight than somebody who weighs less. In coarser terms, a smaller amount of your calorie intake goes into maintaining your basal functions when you weigh less because there is less of your body. As a result if you had been cutting down 200 calories, and lost weight, your body might not even require those 200 calories anymore. So you are now eating just right to maintain your new weight. In order to lose more weight, you'd have to cut down a little bit more.
Also, when you exercise, your body weight adds resistance to your workout and increases the number of calories you are burning. I realize that the difference is very small, but I think it makes a difference in long term goals. So essentially, when you are lighter, you have to work more than you did when you were heavier to burn the same number of calories.
I think that this might be one of the sources of the dreaded plateau.
I'm sorry I can't state the source of this information, I read it quite a while ago.
3500 calories may not be the magic number
A recent study came out questioning the theory that 3500 calories may not be the magic number when seeking weight loss. Here's the story.
Keep in mind, age, lifestyle, and genetics play a crucial role in how our body responds to weight loss. But yes, typically, exercise creates a "free pass" to overeat, unfortunately, it's counterproductive.
A recent study came out questioning the theory that 3500 calories may not be the magic number when seeking weight loss. Here's the story.
Keep in mind, age, lifestyle, and genetics play a crucial role in how our body responds to weight loss. But yes, typically, exercise creates a "free pass" to overeat, unfortunately, it's counterproductive.
Harold14370
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We raked that one over the coals in another thread. There is no new study. It's the same formula you can find in any BMR calculator, and has been that way for ages actually since 1919. It's called the Harris-Benedict forumula.
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