Re: anyone know a web site that does this? question

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Thanks. What you said makes a lot of sense. I guess

my body is used to my current activity level and such.

Jasmyn

--- Donner wrote:

> Here is my 2 cents on this. In general, your body

> and metabolism basically is designed to reach a

> state of equilibrium, of maintenance. Your body

> will " get used " to your level of normal activity and

> use up the calories you feed it accordingly. Yes,

> technically you ARE burning more calories than

> someone who sits behind a desk all day, but if it is

> within your realm of normal activity, you wouldn't

> be using anything " extra " . The best I can offer is

> an example. Say you are someone who eats 1800

> calories per day in a VERY active profession....then

> you were to suddenly start a desk job one day. If

> you keep with your same caloric intake, you will

> gain weight until your body adjusts. The opposite

> is also true. If you are someone who sits behind a

> desk, who one day gets up and starts walking around

> and lifting and moving things...they will lose some

> weight up until their body adjusts.

>

> If you'd like a more personal example, I can use

> myself. After I had my second child, I had to go to

> work for money after 6 weeks. I worked at a major

> retailer, on my feet for an 8 hour shift. The

> method I used to lose weight then, and at the time

> it was effective, was Slim-Fast and Healthy Choice

> meals for dinner at work. I wasn't hungry all the

> time or anything. By choice, I threw the weight

> loss out the window when I quit smoking...allowing

> myself to gain weight made it easier for me to

> successfully quit, and I thought that was the most

> important. Fast forward to now, I am an active SAHM

> of 3 kids ages 5, 3 and 3 mos. I wanted to try to

> lose weight again, so I fell back to the old Slim

> Fats/Healthy Choice idea that had done me well

> before...and I was HUNGRY almost all the time...it

> just wasn't working. I essentially needed more fuel

> for the car! I would have lost weight that way, but

> who wants to be hungry all the time. LOL

>

> So yes, you would have to do some activity over and

> above your regular daily activity for it to " count "

> as extra points.

>

> D

> 253/237.5/150

> Re: anyone know

> a web site that does this? question

>

>

> ,

> That sounds ok, but compare my job as opposed to a

> person who sits behind a desk for 8 hours a day.

> How

> am I not burning more calories/points then them?

> So, what you are saying basically is that after I

> finish my job for the day, I am supposed to go and

> work out if I want to get extra points??

>

> --- ibeforej@... wrote:

>

> > I'm almost positive that you can only count AP's

> for

> > exercises you do outside of normal activities

> > related to work or everyday stuff.

> >

> >

> >

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