Slim Vegetarian: Re: [Vegetarianslimming] Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin- article from TIME

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Re: [Vegetarianslimming] Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin- article from TIME

I had issues with this article. Yes, if I work out for half an hour and then
get almost anything other than coffee from Starbucks I won't lose weight.
But I still think exercise is a valuable part of my weight-loss plan. The
important part is keeping track of what you eat and how much exercise you do
so you don't eat 1000 calories and think that's okay because you just burned
300. But if you're tracking your calorie intake (through Weight Watchers or
SparkPeople or just by writing everything down yourself) I think you're less
likely to go crazy with your after-exercise snack.

He does point out some of the problems with how we view exercise versus what
the reality is, but by the end he seems to say that people trying to lose
weight should reduce how much they exercise or even stop completely, and I
think that's completely ridiculous.

I've seen a few decent responses to this, here are my favorites so far:
http://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2009/08/why_time_magazine_owes_the_fit.php
http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=the_great_exercise_debate_where_do_you_stand
http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=your_mind_on_exerciseorwhy_exercise_wont_turn_you_into_a_cookie_monster

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Karen Sussman <sussmank@aol.com> wrote:

> Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin
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> http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857-4,00.html
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> Great article!!
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