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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Since other people focused on the exercise half of this, I'll just say that in my own, non-scientific opinion, the key to weighing what you want to weigh is what you eat. Exercising helps -- IMHO, again -- by making you feel healthy, which can reinforce the choice to take care of yourself in other ways, but most people don't burn enough calories exercising to afford themselves different eating habits. No one forces you to eat poorly, but if you feel that eating in a way that's healthy is depriving or punishing yourself, then you're not going to do it for very long. You have to find a balance that you're happy with, both in terms of what kind of shape you're in and in terms of what you eat, or it's not going to work in the long run. That may mean that you eat a ton and a weigh a ton, which is fine, if that's what you want. IMHO, exercise plays a small part in this.
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YESYESYESYESYES.
When I broke my leg a couple of years ago, I lost ten pounds, because I knew I couldn't do ANY exercise, so I had to be ultra careful about what I ate. Exercise is good for lots of things (easing stress, cardio fitness, general feeling good), but you can't rely on it for weight loss unless you're working out for 4-5 hours a day.
To weigh less, eat less. Simple as that.
