Dieting or excercising?

[Beyond Beauty]

Hey, i was just wondering.
Many people diet and stay away from all nasty foods but the fact is that when they start eating they put it all back on which means they have lost the waterweight not the actual fat.

Excercising burns your fat and when your fat burns it is almost impossible to put that weight back.

I am currently on a diet and i was just wondering should i diet and excercise or be on a balanced diet - eat everything but less of it AND excercise?

Come on guys, you have your say, what do you think?

[Judi]

the only diet I have found that really isn't a diet its a lifestyle that works was Weight watchers, I find that if you watch your portions eat healthy and exercise that you do the best for your body instead of following fad diets.

[Beyond Beauty]

So do you reckon i should have a healthy lifestyle becuase that way, i will never put all my weight back on and make an excercise routine???

[Judi]

Are weight goes up and down like a mood, someday s you will be heavier than others the thing to remember is not to worry about it but just keep yourself on track and please remember muscle weights more that fat. Yes I believe with proper eating habits and exercise it is very likely to keep your weight balanced.

[Linsey]

You need to be on a healthy balanced diet which you can maintain otherwise you will gain weight again. Exercise regulary to speed up your metabolism and maybe even lift some weights, the more muscle you have the quicker you burn off fat.

[DancingFlame]

if you excersise regulary it'll burn fat keeping your weight the weight it should be.

[EricaCD]

You ideally need both a controlled diet and consistent exercise over the long run if you want to lose weight and keep it lost. Significantly changing one or the other will take weight off temporarily (and it's not just water weight - our bodies are stunningly effective at regulating water retention). However, absent a more fundamental change and balance in your lifestyle the weight will just come back.

Example: about 5 years ago I was getting significantly heavier than I wanted to be. To lose the weight in the first instance I increased my exercise a bit but decreased consumption of calories radically. (It helps that I don't mind being hungry.) I lost 35 pounds in about 7 months. However, that was plainly not a way for me to live indefinitely, and if I had just returned to my old habits I would have put the weight right back on.

Since then I have kept up with the same amount of exercise, more or less, but I did permanently modify my diet. As a consequence, unless I am not paying attention for a few weeks (hello Holidays!!!) I keep the weight within a 7 pound range. If I get over 10 pounds higher than my ideal weight, I temporarily cut way back on calories for a few weeks to get myself reset, and then I try to do a better job of watching what I eat.

Anyway, it has worked for me...

[Beyond Beauty]

Hey Thank You So Much For Your Advcie, I Am Considering It
I want to excercise more to stay really fit but for some reason i cant excercise (well i can but im too lazy) So i was thinking to improve my fitness level. Will the follwing plan work on me?

1st week:-
Monday - Sunday:- 5 mins

So by now i will have been used to excercising for 5 minutes each day. Now i will start to add a minute on to my usual time and build up to 10 mins

2nd week
Monday:- 6 min
Tuesday:- 7 min
Wednesday:-8 min
Thursday:- 8 min
Friday:-8 min
Saturday:-9 min
Sunday:-10 min

Okay. now i have reached 10 minutes so i wouls stick to 10 minutes all week so i could get comfortable with 10 minutes.

3rd week
Monday - Sunday:- 10 mins

4th week
Monday:-11 min
Tuesday:-11 min
Wednesday:-12 min
Thursday:-13min
Friday:-13min
Saturday:-14min
Sunday:-15min

5th week
Monday - Sunday 15 mins


And now i hope you get the idea, if i carry on like this eeryday do you reckon i will be able to build up on my fitness level an lose weigh plus make an excercise routine for the rest of my life (hopefully)?
Please reply and tell me what you think becuase i will be very grateful.

[blackbird668]

There's nothing wrong with starting small and working your way up.
When I first decided to start walking several years ago, I could barely make it around the block. After I built up my strength and began to lose weight, I walked in a March of Dimes walk. Sure, 2 or 3 miles is nothing for long-distance walkers, but for a former couch-potato it was a pretty good accomplishment!

[Judi]

I think we need a exercise group here to keep us motivated any takers??
I know I would like to start doing a bit more.