Exercise is not only Non-negotiable, it is priority

[Tommy]

In order to lose weight a person needs to create a calorie deficit. A calorie deficit simply means you burn more calories per day then you consume. There are 2 ways of creating this deficit.

1) Decrease your calorie intake by eating less
2) Increase your calories burned by doing more exercise

When someone lowers there calories enough to lose weight there metabolism will eventually slow down and burn fewer calories. They also risk losing large percentages of muscle along with fat.

Exercising allows you to burn more calories per day, increase your lean body mass, speed up your metabolism, and optimizes losing fat instead of muscle.

Optimally a combination of diet and exercise will work the best. But priority should be placed on burning the calories rather then starving the calories for weight loss.

[Bren]

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This is sssssssoooooo true!!!!!!!!

[Marigold]

Made you a sticky, Tommy(hope you dont mind!)....great post for everyone to check out!

[godsbeloved79]

Thanks...

[teachergirl]

Oh boy, do I need encouragement in this area. By the end of the school day (and wearing my pedometer, I usually log up about 6 miles per day running around my classroom) all I want to do is sit down and read the paper. I know I should be doing crunches, lifting weights or something else like this. Any suggestions?

[boonie stomper]

Try these - a long rubber cord for resistance stretching at your desk; a leg press thing under your desk; Read the paper while sitting on a big ball; read while walking; bounce as if riding a horse while watching TV.... Ready, set, Go!

[sweet777]

That so true, i only lose weight when i exersize, and dont lose any when i skip it , but i get really bored of exersize indoors, im an outside kind a gal!!!

[Ketone]

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