Re: Running for weight loss?

rick++ <rick303@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wouldnt diet and start running at the same time.

I wouldn't count calories and start running at the same time. I would
(well, I did) change the *kinds* of foods that you eat during regular
meals and snacks and reserve a time for eating out or "must have" foods
that are counter-productive if eaten frequently.

I recommend getting used to exercise first
(without eating any extra food), then ease into
calorie reduction later, if necessary.

Diet is not exclusively about calories (though weight loss is, to a
first-order approximation.) The quality of the food you eat is important
to general well being and, for me, has a positive impact on energy
level; whereas calorie reduction will often have a moderate to strong
negative impact on my energy level.

Many fat people have so inefficient exercise
metabolisms they find they start losing wieght
IF THEY AVOID EATING MORE than pre-exercise.

As I said earlier in the thread, you should never let yourself get to
the "damn, I'm *really* hungry" stage. Eat enough real food (I'm not
talking celery, unless you actually like it) so that you are never
really uncomfortable.

Cheers,
Craig

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