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Originally Posted by pdurrant
One meal a day is a bad idea. I'm told that it gives your body the impression that food is scarce, and so it will attempt to conserve energy and gain weight.
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I've heard that too. Which is why both my dietitians have advised 5 light meals instead of 3 heavy meals. This also means I'm not hungry in between meals, and so I'm less likely to start snacking.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I've been managing my diet by eating less and not snacking. I still have three meals, but not much, if anything, between times. I'm aiming at a fairly slow loss of weight. not more than half a kilo per week, and perhaps more like half a kilo per fortnight (which is equivalent to eating about 15% less food than usual per day)
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What's the rationale behind this (half a kilo per fortnight I mean) ? Is it because that way you're sure you're losing fat instead of fluid ? My aim is half a kilo a week. I need to see progress so I don't get discouraged
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Of course, some people choose to manage this by increasing their energy expenditure by doing more exercise. I prefer eating less.
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I do both. The main advantage of exercising for me is that I build musle. So although it won't affect my weight much, I can see myself getting thinner
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Originally Posted by wyndslash
hm...i've definitely shifted my diet to have more veggies, but i also plan to do some exercising, for health reasons as well. my family has a history of high cholesterol and high uric acid, and exercise seems to be the only way to control that. and diet too, of course, but i love to eat and i don't want to sacrifice that. plus, i've been sitting too much on my ass lately and i feel sluggish.
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Well, you can't lose weight without making some sacrifices. You can still eat most of the things you like. Just in smaller quantities.
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Originally Posted by Mortis
I do exercise as much as possible, it's just not so much fun, with the heat, or as it is right now, Monsoon rains |
Yeah, I can definitely understand why you don't want to exercise in that kind of weather. We get this in summer too: warm and humid. In summer I work out either early in the morning or late at night, when the temperature has dropped a little. Or if that's not an option, go for a well airconditioned gym.