Good morning folks...
Today's question: Exercise
How often, what do you do, etc?
Today's question: Exercise
How often, what do you do, etc?
I am the same way, and I'm 22- but I used to weigh about 220 pounds, and I am 5'6.5" and I dropped 60 pounds in about 6 months by extremely restricting my calorie intake to about 500-700 calories.This was back when I was 16, and ever since then my metabolism isn't quite right.Originally Posted by Winchester
Do you all ever get frustrated? It used to be that even 30 minutes of exercise five days a week was great. Now, you read that it's an hour of exercise every single day......just to maintain your weight, especially as women get older. That's not to lose weight; that's just to maintain weight. It seems that no matter what we do, it's not enough. I get so frustrated with it all that sometimes I could just spit. Don't get me wrong; I enjoy exercising....I really do. And I always feel so much better when I'm on an exercise program. But geez......
We're supposed to eat good carbs; we're supposed to eat lots of whole grains. Don't forget the fruits and vegetables we're supposed to eat. Drink your milk, take your calcium, don't forget the Vitamin D. And so on and so on.
I guess my question is......How are you supposed to be able to fit all those foods into your diet and still maintain a healthy weight? As we get older, we don't need the calories that we used to need when we were younger. Our metabolism slows down, no matter how active we are. But the need for whole grains, produce, etc. doesn't change. So how do you fit in the whole grains and the fruits and veggies, and all that stuff and still maintain your weight?
I consider myself a fairly active person overall. Yet, if I eat more than 1100 - 1200 calories, I gain weight. It never fails. Thyroid tests are fine, other tests are always fine. Yet I have a really slow metabolism, even with everything I do. And believe me, you don't get much for 1200 calories.
How do you deal with eating "sensibly" and still maintaining your weight?
(And I apologize for the)
Very small portion sizes! Most meals in the western diet are far too huge. I eat any time I am hungry and only enough to remove my hunger (not enough to make me feel super full) so I end up eating 3-5 tiny meals a day instead of 1-3 big ones, which really helps speed up your metabolism. My meals tend to range from the size of one closed fist to two.Originally Posted by Winchester
I guess my question is......How are you supposed to be able to fit all those foods into your diet and still maintain a healthy weight? As we get older, we don't need the calories that we used to need when we were younger. Our metabolism slows down, no matter how active we are. But the need for whole grains, produce, etc. doesn't change. So how do you fit in the whole grains and the fruits and veggies, and all that stuff and still maintain your weight?