Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, 60 studies
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otolith said:
It's interesting, but it doesn't really point out much that isn't obvious. It's very easy to throw away a lot of hard work with a bit of gluttony. To make much of a difference takes a lot of exercise.
Also, as the experiences people mention here show, your mileage may vary. I also know people who have gradually lost significant weight with just a lifestyle change in activity, as well as people who are quite active yet still struggle.
When my wife and I lost a load of weight some years ago, we found exercise a very useful part of it. But we were doing a lot of it. She was cycling to work and back (which I did with her, I work from home so I was cycling to her work and back twice a day), she was walking in her lunch hour and running, swimming or at the gym almost every evening. And we were tracking everything we did and everything we ate.
I think a bit of gluttony is fine. It all goes to pot when you do it everyday, though.Also, as the experiences people mention here show, your mileage may vary. I also know people who have gradually lost significant weight with just a lifestyle change in activity, as well as people who are quite active yet still struggle.
When my wife and I lost a load of weight some years ago, we found exercise a very useful part of it. But we were doing a lot of it. She was cycling to work and back (which I did with her, I work from home so I was cycling to her work and back twice a day), she was walking in her lunch hour and running, swimming or at the gym almost every evening. And we were tracking everything we did and everything we ate.
Chinese buffet tonight!! Plan is to eat the restaurant into bankruptcy.
popeyewhite said:
Has anyone read the article? It doesn't say 'don't exercise to lose weight' it seems to infer that exercise may have a less powerful impact on dieting than was previously thought. Oh and you'll have to exercise hard.
It's the usual case of the clickbait article title being a poor representation of the content of the article.
SomersetWestie said:
I pretty much eat what i like, providing i cycle a lot ! An average 150 miles a week allows me to do that. Anything under that and i tend to put a bit on, 200 miles a week and i lose weight, no matter what i eat...... result ! :-)
How many hours to do 200 miles a week? 
The article has some validity, but blaming the obesity epidemic on overeating is over simplifying it.
The reason people are compelled to eat too much is the foods they are eating are nutritionally poor so their body tells them it still needs more nutrients. When whole, natural foods are consumed you are more likely to get the nutrients required so have no desire to eat more. Again, that's simplifying a complex subject but it's closer to the truth as we currently know it.
Eat whole foods for health (and weight control), exercise for 'fitness'.
The reason people are compelled to eat too much is the foods they are eating are nutritionally poor so their body tells them it still needs more nutrients. When whole, natural foods are consumed you are more likely to get the nutrients required so have no desire to eat more. Again, that's simplifying a complex subject but it's closer to the truth as we currently know it.
Eat whole foods for health (and weight control), exercise for 'fitness'.
Came across an interesting article about the weight loss this weekend, and while it does come down to eat less calories, loss weight, how many calories each of us need can vary hugely and if you lose weight, you need to be aware that this amount can be very low indeed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-l...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-l...
^^ 
"he tells contestants that they should exercise at least nine hours a week and monitor their diets to keep the weight off."
Absurd.
"“There is a lot of basic research we still need to do,” said Dr. Margaret Jackson, who is directing a project at Pfizer. Her group is testing a drug"
Oh Goodie. It's caused by a lack of drugs.
"he tells contestants that they should exercise at least nine hours a week and monitor their diets to keep the weight off."Absurd.
"“There is a lot of basic research we still need to do,” said Dr. Margaret Jackson, who is directing a project at Pfizer. Her group is testing a drug"
Oh Goodie. It's caused by a lack of drugs.
LordGrover said:
^^ "he tells contestants that they should exercise at least nine hours a week and monitor their diets to keep the weight off."
Absurd.
"“There is a lot of basic research we still need to do,” said Dr. Margaret Jackson, who is directing a project at Pfizer. Her group is testing a drug"
Oh Goodie. It's caused by a lack of drugs.
So you didn't find anything about the 6 years of monitoring their metabolisms and results interesting and would rather just pick out a few sentences to mock. "he tells contestants that they should exercise at least nine hours a week and monitor their diets to keep the weight off."Absurd.
"“There is a lot of basic research we still need to do,” said Dr. Margaret Jackson, who is directing a project at Pfizer. Her group is testing a drug"
Oh Goodie. It's caused by a lack of drugs.
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