LFC2007 Posted on Jan. 08 2008,19:39
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Quote (Emerald Red @ Jan. 08 2008,19:22)
Quote (Big Niall @ Jan. 08 2008,17:11)
Swimming isn't good for losing weight either (partly because the water keeps your body cold - I think?)
Get liposuction?
No.
And No.
Swimming is one of the best cardiovascular exercises for the body. You use all of your major muscle groups and there's no risk of getting stress injury as your body is supported. Most people think that it's useless, and you don't really have to expend more cals than you eat. Not necessarily anyway. Excising the heart boosts metabolism, so once that is boosted, you more or less burn weight off even when you're sleeping after a work out. It depends on how much muscle mass you have too. More muscle mass means working them burns a lot more fat, so it's a good idea to build some muscle to help burn the flab.
Lipsuction? F*ck no! Remember, low metabolic rate and your body will just start storing fat again.
A common misconception is that eating less means you'll get skinny. While in the long run this is true (at risk of health or death no less) after your body is starved, it will start attacking fat cells first, then muscle when there's no fat. However, starve your body with the intentions of still eating and it will have the reverse effect. Your body will start crashing and go into a mode where any food you intake it will store any fat for energy. If you trick your body into thinking it's starving, it will take measures to protect itself regardless if you want it to or not. There's some things we can't control, and our bodies is one...to a certain extent.
Work out and eat clean, like LFC2007 said, your body will maintain itself to it's normal weight again.
You have a funny way of explaining it but you are correct in some of what you say, if explained in a slightly odd way (attacking fat cells ).
Just to repeat the physics equation though:
If you expend more calories than you consume, you will lose weight. If you consume more calories than you expend, you will gain weight. Cast iron FACT.
What Emerald said is 100% true. If you maintain a calorie deficit your bodty goes into "starvation mode" where it starts to function on less calories and converts muscle as well as fat into energy. Thats why to maintain good health whilst on a diet you must try to use muscle building exercises which maintain or expand your lean muscle mass, which in turn raises your metoblism, which keeps the amount of calories you burn at a higher level
There is a ton of information about this stuff on the internet and in most book stores or libraries - the best one I found for me is the rather shamelessly titles "Burn the Fat, feed the Muscle" by a guy called Tom Veneuto - it explains the science behind metoblism, energy consumption and conversion and why cardiovascular and endurance training are important in different ways for getting and staying healthy and in shape
For the couch potatoes that think exercise is for someone else, but think that a diet could do them good should look to any diet following the Glycemic Index or GI Diet. Again, its backs up its claims with proven science involving the metoblism and the breakdown of different types of food (proteims, carbs and fat), and doesnt contain any of the paradoxes and health risks of of the Atkins diet, but its definately not for anyone with a sweet tooth (like me sadly) - it was originally designed for Diabetics and only recently were its full health benefits for regular people fully explored - plus you really shouldn't ever go hungry following its advice
Dont listen to anyone who runs down going to the gym, there idiots who have deep emotional problems and dont like interacting with actual people. Gyms are the easiest way for regular people to get have access to a wide range of excercise and weight training equiptment, plus many hold a number of different classes from everything form circuit training to yoga and even boxerzise - get yer mates down, its a great (and cheap) alternative to going to the pub and also a chance to make new friends
The worst thing about finding a gym is getting past the initial fees that they like to shower on you, understandable since about 80% of the people who sign up for gyms never see it through and cancel they're debits by the end of January so try to find an offer that suits you and that is affordable every month. Get a friend to go along and you can usually get reduced rate packages - Local Council Gyms are about the most reasonably priced. Mines £25 a month- that includes gym, pool and most classes in that fee, and if you ever need help there is always a fitness instructor ready to lend a hand or give advice - they will also set you out a program to follow should you need it and take your BMI measurements correctly as it can be tricky
If you need any more persuading you can read an endless amount of information on why you should exercise and eat right on the internet - all you need is willpower and self-belief, though me telling people this reminds of a story about pots and kettles
