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Some of the things this blogger is writing is just completely off, like "3 benefits of home tanning beds", which I assume one is you get to make a new friend who is a dermatologist and also their article about "2 simple steps for summertime ripped muscles" is flat out wrong.
Along those same lines, this posted article is perpetuating the same false logic / urban legend beliefs about diet and exercise that drive so many to fail at dieting and decide they can't do it and will just be overweight forever. Calories in is not that simple as the exact food you are eating can increase/decrease appetite, metabolism, activity level, inflammatory profile, oxidant levels, ect that may manifest itself as changes in body mass and composition. Additionally, changes in body mass and composition can affect all these mechanisms to either further assist or resist weight loss.
Additionally, telling people to go out and run is a bad idea as well. Specifically, running while overweight or obese may result in knee or other types of injuries as the joints may not be prepared for the excess weight. More generally, when looking at exercise what is probably as important as the calories burnt by the activity is the effects on the body following the exercise and these effects again can by modified by diet and body type. For example, let's compare the effects of running in an obese versus a lean individual. Even if by some miracle the initial calorie burn is the same - obesity was shown to inhibit mitochondrial growth and function - so the lean runner will see a greater overall calorie burn as they will see gains in resting metabolism and calories used in muscle recovery that the obese runner may not experience. Thus the effects of exercise is different for different people.
Everything is simply more complex than the author of this article realizes and the information he is espousing will just lead to frustration...
There is nothing simple about the physiology of losing weight. And we are not all the same, nor are all calories created equal.
They're there, you just have to want to find them. I'm one of them.
I'm just saying, when a fat person wants to lose weight and fails, it's on them. There are a billion and one diets, tips, routines, and advice columns which are totally reasonable, accessible, and can be successful when followed. When a fat person following one of these methods fails to lose weight, it's not on the diet it's on the dieter.
Fat is awesome. Most of my calories come from fat. Then protein. Then carbs which is the lowest. And I continue to lose fat. Funny how that works.
Yep, plus I work out for at least 1 hour a day. My weight stays constant so long as I don't do too many races. I've been up to 6000 cals a day and still lost too much.
^^ Really, I laughed out loud at the "run slowly for an hour" idea.
I wouldn't be able to run for five minutes, let alone an hour. I can WALK for an hour (but usually do it for 30 - 45 minutes, which is a lot more realistic on a lunch hour.
Maybe the article is for 20-somethings, but often people are skinny in their 20s and it's when you get older that the weight goes on. No one's going to start running in their forties.
But the OP has the very basics of weight loss down. 1 pound does indeed equal 3500 calories, and there's no getting around it--you have to expend more calories than you take in to lose weight.
^^ Really, I laughed out loud at the "run slowly for an hour" idea.
I wouldn't be able to run for five minutes, let alone an hour. I can WALK for an hour (but usually do it for 30 - 45 minutes, which is a lot more realistic on a lunch hour.
Maybe the article is for 20-somethings, but often people are skinny in their 20s and it's when you get older that the weight goes on. No one's going to start running in their forties.
But the OP has the very basics of weight loss down. 1 pound does indeed equal 3500 calories, and there's no getting around it--you have to expend more calories than you take in to lose weight.
I started running in my 40's. I always hated running but I wanted to get past all the barriers I allowed myself to put up over the years. You can start running at any age.
I started running in my 40's. I always hated running but I wanted to get past all the barriers I allowed myself to put up over the years. You can start running at any age.
Really? I am 54. I think if I started running I would likely keel over. I do walk.
Also, I had arthroscopic knee surgery a few years ago and the doctor said that since I have less cartilage now, I should not take up running, but I figured that was a given since I am this age.
Thanks for that information. I really thought that if you didn't run when you were young, you couldn't start with something that strenuous when you were older.
Running may not be the answer for you because of your knee however cycling would be great for you. Do not think of your age as an obstacle. Besides 54 is YOUNG! For my 50th birthday I entered my first triathlon. I tell my husband I am going down swinging.
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