Re:Ang Re:Jen Re: Question regarding excersize.

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Ang,

I knew you would comment on that! LOL My thing is I feel it was bad for

a doc to not encourage exercise. The " If it's not something she is

going to keep up thing " really bugs me. I feel he should have

encouraged her to get more active not just for weight loss but all the

other benefits. As I have said before, I am not particularly fond of

exercise but I like how it makes me feel. Meaning helping lowering

blood pressure, keeping joints with arthritis from hurting as much, it

prevents many diseases like osteoperosis, premature aging, even memory

loss. I think if he didn't think she was going to keep it up he should

have encouraged her to do so and give the reasons why. Also studies

show that people who lose weight without exercise actually get fatter

because they lose muscle and it makes it harder in the long run

because when you lose muscle it lowers your metabolism. There are just

too many reasons to exercise and I feel it was irresponsible of a doc

to say she didn't have to. I feel it is that important.

Gena

>

> > > exercise is important but i htink the point the doctor was trying

> to

> > > make is if she isn't active now and isn't going to maintain being

> > > active changing her eating and keeping that will lose weight

> slowly,

> > > but if she exercises loses a bunch and stops exercising all the

> > > weight will come back.  so i think in essence the point was don't

> do

> > > anything you won't maintain doing.

>

> Now I've been busy in the bouncers section so have mostly skimmed and

> don't know the whole scoop on this thread - and I know NO ONE

> probably agrees, but the above statement - that's the way I see it

> too.  That's why for years I flat out refused to exersice.  I know I

> don't like it, I know I won't keep doing it, and I know that if my

> body get use to it and I stop - weight gain WILL occur.

> Now I did however always try to 'move more'.  For a person 100 pounds

> over weight, who did nothing but sit and eat because the weight not

> only zapped energy but also hurt...just getting up and moving WAS

> exersice to me.  Now once just moving about the house felt ok and

> normal - I started 'moving more' outside.  Weeding, carrying in wood

> here and there - little stuff. 

> Now - my 'moving more' has escalated to walking.  Almost into the

> exersice catigory - almost!

> Ang

[Guest guest]

> Ang,

> I knew you would comment on that! LOL My thing is I feel it was bad

for

> a doc to not encourage exercise. The " If it's not something she is

> going to keep up thing " really bugs me. I feel he should have

> encouraged her to get more active not just for weight loss but all

the

> other benefits.

...LOL! You know me well :-)

I agree with you though - he should have said any movement at all -

any thing you can do - do it.

> Also studies

> show that people who lose weight without exercise actually get

fatter

> because they lose muscle and it makes it harder in the long run

> because when you lose muscle it lowers your metabolism.

....That's a suprising thing with me. Although I " only lost weight " ,

i.e. didnt' exersice, I have more muscle now than I ever have. I'm

certainly not fit or completely toned - but working on it. I don't

look at what I do or call it 'exersice' - I think I'm still allergic

to that word. But my goal is to be able to tone all my muscles and

feel firm and strong again.

Ang

[Guest guest]

> Ang,

> I knew you would comment on that! LOL My thing is I feel it was bad

for

> a doc to not encourage exercise. The " If it's not something she is

> going to keep up thing " really bugs me. I feel he should have

> encouraged her to get more active not just for weight loss but all

the

> other benefits.

...LOL! You know me well :-)

I agree with you though - he should have said any movement at all -

any thing you can do - do it.

> Also studies

> show that people who lose weight without exercise actually get

fatter

> because they lose muscle and it makes it harder in the long run

> because when you lose muscle it lowers your metabolism.

....That's a suprising thing with me. Although I " only lost weight " ,

i.e. didnt' exersice, I have more muscle now than I ever have. I'm

certainly not fit or completely toned - but working on it. I don't

look at what I do or call it 'exersice' - I think I'm still allergic

to that word. But my goal is to be able to tone all my muscles and

feel firm and strong again.

Ang