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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 587682" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>It is a common misconception that you exercise to lose weight.</p><p></p><p>You exercise to increase fitness.</p><p>You eat less to lose weight.</p><p></p><p>Random Google link</p><p><a href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/information/walking-to-lose-weight2.htm" target="_blank">http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/information/walking-to-lose-weight2.htm</a></p><p>"So a brisk walk, covering three-and-a-half miles in an hour, burns about 280 calories. When repeated each day, this excellent habit burns about 3,900 calories -- more than a pound of fat -- every 2 weeks."</p><p></p><p>So you have to be eating more or less the minimum number of calories to maintain your body weight without the walk, and then use the walks take your calorie expenditure up above your calorie intake continuously for two weeks to lose a pound in weight.</p><p>From the example above, if you are 280 kcals above your minimum each day then you are unlikely to lose any weight.</p><p></p><p>The good news is that your overall health seems to have improved enormously - better blood and blood pressure - which is almost certainly down to the exercise.</p><p></p><p>To lose weight (which is a sensible thing to aim for) you need to review what you are eating and how much.</p><p>Then reduce your intake in stages until you start to lose weight, perhaps a pound a week.</p><p>This should put you on target for long term sustainable weight loss.</p><p></p><p>Personally I would cut out the porridge in the morning and the potatoes in the evening - and if you are eating any bread, pastry, or pasta even every now and then I would try and stop. Carbs are the things that can quickly put the pounds back on as they transit very quickly from the gut to fat cells.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>LGC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 587682, member: 6467"] It is a common misconception that you exercise to lose weight. You exercise to increase fitness. You eat less to lose weight. Random Google link [url]http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/information/walking-to-lose-weight2.htm[/url] "So a brisk walk, covering three-and-a-half miles in an hour, burns about 280 calories. When repeated each day, this excellent habit burns about 3,900 calories -- more than a pound of fat -- every 2 weeks." So you have to be eating more or less the minimum number of calories to maintain your body weight without the walk, and then use the walks take your calorie expenditure up above your calorie intake continuously for two weeks to lose a pound in weight. From the example above, if you are 280 kcals above your minimum each day then you are unlikely to lose any weight. The good news is that your overall health seems to have improved enormously - better blood and blood pressure - which is almost certainly down to the exercise. To lose weight (which is a sensible thing to aim for) you need to review what you are eating and how much. Then reduce your intake in stages until you start to lose weight, perhaps a pound a week. This should put you on target for long term sustainable weight loss. Personally I would cut out the porridge in the morning and the potatoes in the evening - and if you are eating any bread, pastry, or pasta even every now and then I would try and stop. Carbs are the things that can quickly put the pounds back on as they transit very quickly from the gut to fat cells. Cheers LGC [/QUOTE]
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