<p>So this article says it just makes us hungrier and less likely to move for the rest of the day.
Especially vigorous exercise. Makes me a bit less concerned that my knee prevents me from running anymore…but depressed that eating less seems to be the only way… </p>
<p>[Why</a> Exercise Won’t Make You Thin - TIME](<a href=“http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857,00.html]Why”>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857,00.html)</p>
<p>I disagree with the article. I exercise 2-3 times a week (nothing rigorous, just full-body workout), and I’m thinner than my college days. I walk everyday too.</p>
<p>You don’t need to hit the gym and work out like a pro. A little here and there will keep your weight (and inches!) down. Don’t overeat, eat only what you need and drink lots of water.</p>
<p>I lost twenty pounds without dieting the summer after my senior year in college. All I did was have a job where I biked to work. I lost twenty pounds after grad school by taking up running. (About ten miles a week.) I ate dessert every day as the eating group I ate with had dessert every day.</p>
<p>I had a trainer who used to say that past a certain age staying at your ideal body weight is 80% food and 20% exercise - I definitely believe that. Exercise is good for you in many ways other than weight loss, of course. But I also know plenty of people who exercise religiously without cutting back the calories and are surprised they don’t lose weight like they did when they were younger.</p>
<p>I’ve found exercise better for maintaining weight than for losing it. But I suspect that that depends on your baseline. Going from being sedentary to being an athlete will have a different result than going from moderate exercise to heavier exercise. And someone who is 60 pounds overfat may find that exercise produces a different result than someone who is 10 pounds overfat finds.</p>
<p>I would certainly believe that it makes us hungrier…of course it does! It is burning calories, why wouldn’t it make us hungrier? Heck, I think one of the nicest perks of working out is that I can eat a lot more without it being overeating.</p>
<p>My husband, the gym rat, exercises to keep himself relaxed and to be able to eat more desserts! He has a bad sweet tooth and if he didn’t exercise like he does, he would never be able to eat all he does. For him exercise is for maintenance, not weight loss.</p>
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<p>I would agree with that, maybe 85% and 15%. Exercise helps a lot in keeping your metabolism turned toward energy production rather than fat storage. But for actually <em>losing</em> weight you’d have to be exercising A LOT. If you look at the calories stored in human fat and the calories burned by exercising, you’d have to run many, many miles to burn off even one pound of fat. For losing weight, controlling calories is the key.</p>
<p>A mile is roughly 100 calories burned. I run about 50 miles a week and am maintaining my weight, so you can imagine how much I eat! If I get injured or something, I am going to have to wire my jaws shut. That said, to get down to competitive running weight a year or so ago, I had to manage the intake- really cut back. Once I was there, I could maintain just by common sense and my running routine.</p>
<p>I’m quite sure I’m “past a certain age,” and I know for me the key to losing weight is in the food. I exercise to keep healthy, maintain bone strength, and generally stay fit. But, if I don’t watch what I eat, it’s far too easy to pile on the pounds.</p>
<p>FOr myself at 50+, I find that combining aerobic exercise with weights, improves my energy level, reduces my appetite and while I have lost roughly 50 lbs and kept it off for the past five years, I am not concerned with my actual weight, as muscle weighs more than fat, however when I exercise at least 3 or 4 times a week, my clothes fit better ( & I look better out of them 
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<p>Muscle not only weighs more than fat, but it is better at burning calories.
I have found the most success at what I believe is called Interval training.
As your stamina and strenght increases, you have to keep increasing your output otherwise you plateau, but it works pretty well to gain fitness.</p>
<p>I guess I’ve just imagined I’ve lost 20 lbs. of body fat and become firm and toned after beginning an exercise program (cardio and strength training).</p>
<p>The article seems to defy common sense. It is not a given that we crave sugary, fatty foods after exercising. I’m never hungry after vigorous exercise, much less do I crave fattening foods.</p>
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<p>Yeah, and a pound of fat contains about 3500 calories, so you have to run about 35 miles, 9 miles farther than a marathon, just to lose ONE pound. So if you are looking to drop say 20 pounds, doing it with exercise alone is going to take a lot of runnng or biking or what have you. That’s why I look to a combination of both calorie control and exercise as the most successful approach.</p>
<p>I’ve lost 50+ lbs. over the past three years and have been keeping them off.</p>
<p>Exercise: walk approximately four miles <em>fast</em> four days a week. I time myself, both for the total and at various “nav points” along the way, so I can see how I’m doing. Any time over 1:03:00 is disappointing. Any time under 1:00:00 is very good…58:59 is my best.</p>
<p>Diet: lots of little things combined. I’m a Coke-a-holic and disdain the “diet.” But I can now make one 20-oz. bottle last a week. I take a few sips when I feel like it, the put the cap back on tight and put it back in the refrigerator. Lunches: unless I’m having lunch with a friend or client…and doing so almost always makes the weight tick up for a day or two…I eat very simply: some salad, a bit of cheese, and a very little bit of turkey/ham/salami/beef; little bit = six slices of salami or like amount of meat. Plus a piece of fruit, an apple or a nectarine.</p>
<p>Dinner: portion control. Instead of a whole steak, TheMom and I will split one (I do get the bigger portion, she cuts back on meat more than I do). 2-3 pieces of chicken instead of 4-5. One burger (no bun) instead of two. Etc. I like things like limeade or bottled cherry juice…I’ll cut it with 40 percent water. </p>
<p>I use the Wii exercise board to weigh myself daily…the instant feedback is good. </p>
<p>I’ve got another 15 pounds or so to go, I’m looking to reach a BMI of 24.0.</p>
<p>Looking forward when I can get to “maintaining” instead of “losing.”
Managing small fluctuations (2-7 pounds) over periods when I go “off,” such as when traveling, has been pretty easy. And it makes going “off” pretty guilt free. Heh…D will be home for 10 days and there will be more “off” than usual. See also, fatted calves, prodigal daughters, etc.</p>
<p>Hey everybody, here’s some radical information: It’s not just exercise; it’s not just food intake; it’s a combination of the two. Who would have thought??? Of course exercise won’t make you thin – nothing taken by itself will make you thin. You have to change your entire lifestyle, which means both increasing calories expended and decreasing calories consumed. </p>
<p>This is not rocket science.</p>
<p>I needed to lose twenty pounds for health reasons. I did that by exercising and eating whatever I wanted … just not as much as I wanted. Portion control is crucial.</p>
<p>I’ve read that increasing muscle mass increases your metabolism which is why some have far more success with heavy weight-training over aerobic exercise for losing fat (not the same as losing weight).</p>
<p>Anyone have any experience with P90X? I’ve heard that it does wonders if you’re willing to put in the effort.</p>
<p>too hard core for me.</p>
<p>[Pacific</a> NW | CrossFit becomes an international fitness phenom with its brutal online workouts | Seattle Times Newspaper](<a href=“http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2009300667_pacificpfitness07.html]Pacific”>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2009300667_pacificpfitness07.html)
This is a " studio" by me- but as I am not inclined to feel the need to keep up with firefighters running stairs in the Columbia Tower with full gear, I think I will stick to my gym with the sauna and massages.
I could do the online part though.
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<p>( * ripped* also brings to mind weight lifters whose muscles are enlarged through micro tears- which add scar tissue and bulk, but not flexibility)</p>
<p>Lean muscle has higher density than fat tissue and burns more calories as well, as BCEagle pointed out. A person with excess fat can lose a lot from the waistline without losing weight.</p>
<p>Well, I’m with the folks who say that once you get “old” you really have to tip the balance toward limiting food intake. When I was younger I could get away with eating whatever I wanted as long as I kept active. No more. </p>
<p>And, no I don’t think it’s rocket science but it’s quite obvious that folks need some help figuring this out. The rate of obesity is skyrocketing. All that cheap junky food that doesn’t keep you satisfied is part of the problem. But so are clueless people who think they can eat tons of snacks just cause they get on the treadmill every day. I don’t think most people realize how hard it is to drop a pound or two with just exercise.</p>
<p>It seems a shame too that folks feel they need to “work out” to be healthy. It’s just where our lifestyle and culture have progressed. It seems to make more sense to live in a place where you need to walk everywhere. And maybe do stuff like garden or rake. I was 10 lbs slimmer when I lived in NYC (and walked a LOT). Didn’t think of it as exercise…just part of life. I rarely saw heavy folks in that city (except for the tourists!).</p>
<p>I read the article and was put off. Of course, exercise isn’t going to help you lose weight if you have a big muffin or calorie-laden beverage afterward. Did people think it would? It’s exercise combined with calorie intake that is effective. The question that wasn’t really addressed is: Which is more effective – limiting calories and not exercising or limiting calories and exercising? In my experience, it’s the latter although the former will work if you are very strict. I also have never really found that moderate exercise causes a big increase in appetite or turns one into a couch potato for the rest of the day. I have never exercised radically enough to address whether that increases the appetite, but a long walk or a half hour at Curves or swimming laps doesn’t make one crave something really fattening. I agree that food intake is a bigger issue as one ages.</p>