This expert from a paper published on today's blog caught my eye:
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Bottom line: Our responses to diet and exercise are all highly individualized, explains Dr. Church. Sure, some people might compensate for their exercise by eating more, but according to Dr. Church, this isn’t the fault of exercise. More likely, he says, it’s because people don’t realize how easy it is to consume 1,000 calories at the drive-thru compared to burning just 250 calories on a treadmill. “If your weight is a concern for you, exercise is important. But it doesn’t give you license to eat what you want,” cautions Dr. Church. “You still need to pay close attention to what you’re putting in your mouth.”
Even so-called “healthy” food can have a surprising number of calories. Check out our list of the worst salads in America, including a 2,115-calorie salad from California Pizza Kitchen.
As for exercise making you hungrier, Dr. Church doesn’t think that’s the case. And overall, the research is mixed on the matter. But even if exercise does stoke your appetite, you still have the power of choice. Are you going to reach for an apple—or a big bowl of ice cream?
Dr. Church insists that we have much to learn on this topic, and wants you to know this: “When you look at people who lose weight and keep it off, what you find is that almost 100 percent of them not only watch what they eat, but are also regular exercisers.”
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I don't know about the research, but in my case, excersise makes me ravenous. I am often sick with hunger. And no, no, NO! I am NOT reaching for ice-cream or go into drive-thru!
I try to eat on my BMR, and when your BMR is 1350 calories, a single apple is 6% over your allocated limit. And any time I eat say 1,500 cals instead of 1350 calories I will be a pound or two heavier the next day (only 2 days ago I ate a cup of drained canned no-salt peas & 2 tbsp of low calories jam (25 cal per tbsp) with tea over my food plan and was 1 lbs up next morning).
I tried it three ways, intense excersise and higher calories (up to 1,600 a day), BMR with low intensity excersise and BMR with high intensity excersise.
The BMR + high intensity for me results in weight loss, yes, but also results in dizziness and inability to do anything but control my hunger by sheer strength of will. It is NOT sustainable.
Intense excersise and higher calories (so I don't feel hungry continously) result in quick weight gain.
Low-intensity excersise and BMR results in slow weight loss (~ 1 pound in 2 to 3 weeks) or maintenance, and somewhat manageable hunger episodes, about 1 to 2 hours in length, with 'good' stretches in between that last 3 to 4 hours.
What's your experience?
08-18-2009, 01:24 PM
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