samizzle79
03-08-2006, 07:08 PM
Do i have to change my eating habits to lose weight? I'm thinking i can just exercise more..and the weight loss will take longer. True? Good idea? I find it hard to stick to a 'diet'. I'm good for a week then im STARVING the next whole 2 weeks.
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rosebud1
03-09-2006, 05:40 AM
its all about calories in equalling calories out...so yes. eat what you want but do some cardio and youre set
auntjudyg
03-09-2006, 10:25 AM
A couple of weeks ago there were threads on this on the weight loss board. I remember one was by someone who had become a postal worker and lost a lot of weight just from the walking required by the job!
cookiepls
03-09-2006, 10:54 AM
Yes! Exercise more.
I had a job in an auto parts warehouse a couple of years ago. Not only did the job keep my weight down, I had better muscle tone than any women there. Even the twenty-something women. I was 46 and running circles around everyone else, even the men. Now that I don't work there anymore, I have to count calories. No fun. Plus my muscles aren't as hard now and I don't have as much endurance. I don't miss the soreness I had every day, but I sure do miss the workout.
I had a job in an auto parts warehouse a couple of years ago. Not only did the job keep my weight down, I had better muscle tone than any women there. Even the twenty-something women. I was 46 and running circles around everyone else, even the men. Now that I don't work there anymore, I have to count calories. No fun. Plus my muscles aren't as hard now and I don't have as much endurance. I don't miss the soreness I had every day, but I sure do miss the workout.
MaxOT26
03-09-2006, 11:50 AM
Do i have to change my eating habits to lose weight? I'm thinking i can just exercise more..and the weight loss will take longer. True? Good idea? I find it hard to stick to a 'diet'. I'm good for a week then im STARVING the next whole 2 weeks.
Well that depends on what your diet normally is, and how much and what kind of weight you want to lose. I know what the other posters said, and it is true to an extent, but remember this: no amount of exercise can combat a poor diet when it comes to improving your physique. I am more curious as to why you can't stick to your diets. Intelligent, progressive dieting is not difficult. Most people just try to make drastic changes in their eating habits in a week. It won't happen and you will never stick to it. A smart diet will start where you are at, and slowly progress week by week until you are eating where you want to be at.
Well that depends on what your diet normally is, and how much and what kind of weight you want to lose. I know what the other posters said, and it is true to an extent, but remember this: no amount of exercise can combat a poor diet when it comes to improving your physique. I am more curious as to why you can't stick to your diets. Intelligent, progressive dieting is not difficult. Most people just try to make drastic changes in their eating habits in a week. It won't happen and you will never stick to it. A smart diet will start where you are at, and slowly progress week by week until you are eating where you want to be at.
samizzle79
03-09-2006, 09:29 PM
Max - my diet is pretty healthy as it is now. I am 5'3" and weigh 135. I'd like to drop 15 pounds.
I dont' know why i can't stick to my diet...im trying to eat 1200 calories and i do really well some days but sometimes my "habits" kick in. Like after dinner i always go back to the stove to eat some more. Or once i eat something after school i can't stop. So i try not to eat anything after school.
Like i said, i eat haelthy every day. Like i don't have much junk food or fast food ever. So i think exercise would help. I do have a lot of muscle in my legs though. Thats probably where a lot of the weight is from but i'd like to tone it down.
I dont' know why i can't stick to my diet...im trying to eat 1200 calories and i do really well some days but sometimes my "habits" kick in. Like after dinner i always go back to the stove to eat some more. Or once i eat something after school i can't stop. So i try not to eat anything after school.
Like i said, i eat haelthy every day. Like i don't have much junk food or fast food ever. So i think exercise would help. I do have a lot of muscle in my legs though. Thats probably where a lot of the weight is from but i'd like to tone it down.
MaxOT26
03-13-2006, 12:32 AM
Then here is a few suggestions. You already seem to know where your problems lie with you diet like most people who really think about do. Since you know the areas where you need to improve start making short term daily goals to tackle one area at a time. 1200 might be to little for your. What is your age, bodytype and daily activity level(slightly, moderate, or extremely)?