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I am currently on a diet and eating healthily but am not noticing
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On Jun 22, 8:20 am, claire wrote:
I am currently on a diet and eating healthily but am not noticing results -is exercising 4/5times a week for half hour each day enough? Probably not, if you walk only 1 MPH during that time ;-). The point is: it depends on two variables, namely: how many calories you burn; and how many calories you consume. (It also depends on how quickly you are expecting to see results. And to some degree, it also depend on what you eat.) If you have already taken steps to reduce your caloric intake and, more importantly, to eat "heathily" (but of course, that is subjective), I would suggest that you incease the intensity and perhaps the amount of time that you exercise. But that is only a wild- ass guess. If you are not working with a personal trainer, you might want to post some details about your diet and your exercise regimen to get some concrete feedback. Caveat: Although many people get great results by extreme caloric reduction, I would not advise it unless you are willing to make it a life-long life-style change. IMHO, it is much easier to maintain an exercise regimen than to make radical changes in diet. Of course, morbidly obese people must do both. And of course, both can be a challenge for many people. |
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Yeah, diets only really work out if you plan to STAY on those diets
for the rest of your life. While you're on a diet, you might get some results, but if you go back to eating unhealthily after a few weeks or months of the diet, then you'll gain your weight back eventually. It's usually quite hard for someone to change their whole diet and stick to it. On the other hand, if you make a resolution to say, not drink soft drinks for the rest of your life, and you stick to it, then over time that change in your diet will eventually mean a lot less sugar consumed=less calories=less weight. Doing some light exercise 4/5 times a week sounds great, but can you stick to it? If you overwork yourself, then one day you might decide that you want to stop exercising for a while and take a rest. The key is to make the exercise REGULAR. If you only exercise two times a week, but you can keep doing that indefinitely, then that would be infinitely better than exercising 4/5 times a week for a month and stopping. So if you can exercise 4/5 times a week and keep it up (and provided you're not straining, overexerting, and injuring yourself), then that would help for sure. Otherwise, you'd be better off sticking to something you can do permanently. Also, it helps if you split up your exercise into two sessions instead of one. I'm a little lazy to explain this again, so just read the post I put up on my blog he http://fitandfirm.blogspot.com/ |
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![]() "MuscleMan2885" wrote in message ups.com... Yeah, diets only really work out if you plan to STAY on those diets for the rest of your life. While you're on a diet, you might get some results, but if you go back to eating unhealthily after a few weeks or months of the diet, then you'll gain your weight back eventually. It's usually quite hard for someone to change their whole diet and stick to it. On the other hand, if you make a resolution to say, not drink soft drinks for the rest of your life, and you stick to it, then over time that change in your diet will eventually mean a lot less sugar consumed=less calories=less weight. Doing some light exercise 4/5 times a week sounds great, but can you stick to it? If you overwork yourself, then one day you might decide that you want to stop exercising for a while and take a rest. The key is to make the exercise REGULAR. If you only exercise two times a week, but you can keep doing that indefinitely, then that would be infinitely better than exercising 4/5 times a week for a month and stopping. So if you can exercise 4/5 times a week and keep it up (and provided you're not straining, overexerting, and injuring yourself), then that would help for sure. Otherwise, you'd be better off sticking to something you can do permanently. Also, it helps if you split up your exercise into two sessions instead of one. I'm a little lazy to explain this again, so just read the post I put up on my blog he http://SpammersBlog.blogspot.com/ So if I split up my routine into 8 sessions I'll burn way calories? How about splitting it into 12 sessions? That's got to be even better right?!?!? |
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On Jun 27, 8:44 am, "Spammers_Should_Be_Shot"
wrote: "MuscleMan2885" wrote in message ups.com... Yeah, diets only really work out if you plan to STAY on those diets for the rest of your life. While you're on a diet, you might get some results, but if you go back to eating unhealthily after a few weeks or months of the diet, then you'll gain your weight back eventually. It's usually quite hard for someone to change their whole diet and stick to it. On the other hand, if you make a resolution to say, not drink soft drinks for the rest of your life, and you stick to it, then over time that change in your diet will eventually mean a lot less sugar consumed=less calories=less weight. Doing some light exercise 4/5 times a week sounds great, but can you stick to it? If you overwork yourself, then one day you might decide that you want to stop exercising for a while and take a rest. The key is to make the exercise REGULAR. If you only exercise two times a week, but you can keep doing that indefinitely, then that would be infinitely better than exercising 4/5 times a week for a month and stopping. So if you can exercise 4/5 times a week and keep it up (and provided you're not straining, overexerting, and injuring yourself), then that would help for sure. Otherwise, you'd be better off sticking to something you can do permanently. Also, it helps if you split up your exercise into two sessions instead of one. I'm a little lazy to explain this again, so just read the post I put up on my blog he http://SpammersBlog.blogspot.com/ So if I split up my routine into 8 sessions I'll burn way calories? How about splitting it into 12 sessions? That's got to be even better right?!?!?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Errr no. Okay let me explain. When you exercise, you stimulate your body's metabolism. For a few hours after you exercise your body has an increased metabolism. If you only work out once a day, you'll only get that increased metabolism rate for a few hours. So what I recommend is that you split your workouts into one morning session and one evening session, so that you'll be able to use that increased metabolism effect two times a day. I never said that you should do 8-12 workouts a day. I think I'd collapse by the fourth workout 0_o. |
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![]() "MuscleMan2885" wrote in message ps.com... On Jun 27, 8:44 am, "Spammers_Should_Be_Shot" wrote: "MuscleMan2885" wrote in message ups.com... Yeah, diets only really work out if you plan to STAY on those diets for the rest of your life. While you're on a diet, you might get some results, but if you go back to eating unhealthily after a few weeks or months of the diet, then you'll gain your weight back eventually. It's usually quite hard for someone to change their whole diet and stick to it. On the other hand, if you make a resolution to say, not drink soft drinks for the rest of your life, and you stick to it, then over time that change in your diet will eventually mean a lot less sugar consumed=less calories=less weight. Doing some light exercise 4/5 times a week sounds great, but can you stick to it? If you overwork yourself, then one day you might decide that you want to stop exercising for a while and take a rest. The key is to make the exercise REGULAR. If you only exercise two times a week, but you can keep doing that indefinitely, then that would be infinitely better than exercising 4/5 times a week for a month and stopping. So if you can exercise 4/5 times a week and keep it up (and provided you're not straining, overexerting, and injuring yourself), then that would help for sure. Otherwise, you'd be better off sticking to something you can do permanently. Also, it helps if you split up your exercise into two sessions instead of one. I'm a little lazy to explain this again, so just read the post I put up on my blog he http://SpammersBlog.blogspot.com/ So if I split up my routine into 8 sessions I'll burn way calories? How about splitting it into 12 sessions? That's got to be even better right?!?!?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Errr no. Okay let me explain. When you exercise, you stimulate your body's metabolism. For a few hours after you exercise your body has an increased metabolism. If you only work out once a day, you'll only get that increased metabolism rate for a few hours. So what I recommend is that you split your workouts into one morning session and one evening session, so that you'll be able to use that increased metabolism effect two times a day. I never said that you should do 8-12 workouts a day. I think I'd collapse by the fourth workout 0_o. OK, but let's say you worked out every 3 hours (8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm, 11pm) then that's got to be better right? That way you're elevating your metabolism from 8am until past midnight! And that's with only working out every 3 hours, since your metabolism isn't a light switch (On/Off) it must slow down in the third hour? Therefore, working out every 2 hours must be even better (8am, 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm, 10pm) - that's just a matter of splitting up your routine into 8 parts, which really wouldn't be too hard. |
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On Jul 2, 2:47 am, "Spammers_Should_Be_Shot"
wrote: "MuscleMan2885" wrote in message When you exercise, you stimulate your body's metabolism. For a few hours after you exercise your body has an increased metabolism. [....] So what I recommend is that you split your workouts into one morning session and one evening session, so that you'll be able to use that increased metabolism effect two times a day. [....] OK, but let's say you worked out every 3 hours (8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm, 11pm) then that's got to be better right? Not necessarily. You continue to commit the fallacy of exaggeration. Just because something is good __in_moderation__, that does not mean it is good in the extreme. Conversely, just because something is not good in the extreme, that does not mean it is not good in moderation. I am neither subscribing to nor debunking "MuscleMan's" assertion. But your comments are unreasonable, IMHO, which seems very uncharacteristic of you. I wonder if someone has hijacked your login and is trying to discredit you by posting absurd comments ;-). |
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On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 03:47:37 -0600, "Spammers_Should_Be_Shot"
wrote: OK, but let's say you worked out every 3 hours (8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm, 11pm) then that's got to be better right? That way you're elevating your metabolism from 8am until past midnight! And that's with only working out every 3 hours, since your metabolism isn't a light switch (On/Off) it must slow down in the third hour? Therefore, working out every 2 hours must be even better (8am, 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm, 10pm) - that's just a matter of splitting up your routine into 8 parts, which really wouldn't be too hard. Uh, huh. Interesting reasoning, if you were a pro athlete or fitness instructor being paid to run classes at those hours. Most people have real lives that prohibit that sort of exercise schedule. If you're sincere in this idea, I suggest you see a mental health professional before bothering with physical exercise. -- r.bc: vixen Minnow goddess, Speaker to squirrels, willow watcher. Almost entirely harmless. Really. http://www.visi.com/~cyli |
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On Jun 23, 1:20 am, claire wrote:
I am currently on a diet and eating healthily but am not noticing results -is exercising 4/5times a week for half hour each day enough? heys guys wierd thing is this is all common sense stuff as a personal trainer i can belive that it would work but had my doubts!!!! BIG TIME but when i got back from overseas and sore him i couldnt believe what he had been doing he lost 25 KG s in just 4 wks its simple You are overweight for the most simple of reasons -- because you're eating the wrong foods, the wrong types of calories per meal, and you're also eating meals in the wrong patterns each day. Think closely about what we're about to tell you, since it's going to change the way you think about dieting... before you go any further please check this out !! this is what he followed!!! http://www.fatloss4idiots.com/?hop=fitnessoz Most simple thing to follow, its a book teaching you how to SHOP for the right foods, eat the right foods but more importantly live the lifestyle you want PLS check it out ASAP it will change the way you look at food !!! and wieght loss IM NOT THE SMARTEST PERSON GOING ROUND AT ALL ALL I NOW IS THAT THIS WORKS http://www.fatloss4idiots.com/?hop=fitnessoz Talk soon PS i wouldnt eva tell someone to look at some thing with out doing it myself PPS HA AND I VE LOST 15 Kgs in 3 wks!!! AMAZING STUFF but so simple http://www.fatloss4idiots.com/?hop=fitnessoz |
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![]() "claire" wrote in message ups.com... I am currently on a diet and eating healthily but am not noticing results -is exercising 4/5times a week for half hour each day enough? I would probably suggest walking with a heart rate monitor minimum 30 minutes once a day 20 minutes of it at 60% of your maximum heart rate based on your age. http://www.americanheart.org/present...dentifier=4736 That is probably optimum for fat loss vs muscle loss. More intense exercise 3 times a week is better for increasing muscle mass, therefore increasing your metabolism. More than 60 minutes is probably a waste of time, for the average person. The recovery time for the muscles after workout is 24 to 48 hours. I am at 60% heart rate for 40 minutes 48 hour recovery after 7 weeks of walking. Bob |
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