Re: For Luna - Exercise And Weight Control/Maintenance

From: MU (munospam_at_fastmail.fm)
Date: 12/11/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 20:18:34 -0500

>> Bone structures, yes. But this post to you is pointed to the rationale of
>> exercise and weight loss/control as a "necessary" combination.

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:32:36 GMT, Luna wrote:
 
> I'm sure people _can_ lose weight and maintain it without exercise. I just
> question your statement that _most_ sucessful people do it that way. I
> believe that most sucessful losers/maintainers do it with a combination of
> diet and exercise.

Just not the case.

> Doing it with exercise alone, if the diet is that of a
> typical fat American (huge portions, convenience foods, lots of carbs and
> fat) would mean hours upon hours of vigorous exercise which most people
> don't have the time or inclination for. On the other hand, doing it with
> diet alone may require more willpower than the average person has,
> especially when it comes to maintenance. If you reach equilibrium on a
> strict diet, and you get down to a healthy weight, it becomes even harder
> to pass up the occasional treat. After all, a person may reason, I'm not
> fat anymore so I can eat this piece of cake or whatever. Thus begins a
> slippery slope to regaining. But, if they exercise regularly, it could
> easily be enough to offset the occasional treat without regaining.

Sit on the sofa for 30 minutes= 50 cals. Walk on the treadmill for 30
minutes at 4 mph = 200 cals. Do the math. How many treats are only 150
cals?

> You can
> have a balance of exercising for a reasonable period of time instead of as
> a full-time job, and be able to enjoy some "fattening" foods in moderation,
> without regaining weight. My hypothesis is that this strategy works
> because it is a more enjoyable way to live than either "exercise only" or
> "diet only."

<sigh> Ok I give up. It's the same old problem.

Eat too much, exercise it off. Doesn't work. Pretty soon that "treat" =
love of food gets eaten everyday. No one exercises every day.

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