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Cut back vs exercise.

  • 12-03-2010 6:35pm
    #1
    Hairspray
    Closed Accounts Posts: 139 ✭✭


    Heya,
    After a week of very careful dieting i realized that my diet was heavy in sugary chewing gum which has a lot of calories,in it believe it or not!!My weight at one point was 9st 10 too =)

    So things are going well, i am back to doing weights and working out.
    However i want to know one final thing.
    Am i better off
    A) Eating only 800 cals a day to loose
    b)Eating 1400- and burning off 500 or so
    C)Cycling between low cal days and exercise days?

    I tried having a zero net calorie intake last weekend for 3days and wound up with a lot of body fat this week , stupid me.

    So what i really want to know, am i better off cutting back calories in my diet or by burning them off?


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  • #2
    Melia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,175 ✭✭✭Melia


    Hairspray wrote: »
    Heya,
    After a week of very careful dieting i realized that my diet was heavy in sugary chewing gum which has a lot of calories,in it believe it or not!!My weight at one point was 9st 10 too =)

    So things are going well, i am back to doing weights and working out.
    However i want to know one final thing.
    Am i better off
    A) Eating only 800 cals a day to loose
    b)Eating 1400- and burning off 500 or so
    C)Cycling between low cal days and exercise days?

    I tried having a zero net calorie intake last weekend for 3days and wound up with a lot of body fat this week , stupid me.

    So what i really want to know, am i better off cutting back calories in my diet or by burning them off?

    Try to strike a happy medium. Under no circumstances eat less than 1200 kcal per day, you'd be starving yourself of essential nutrients. If you're exercising, eat more.

    500 kcal seems like a lot to burn every day - what sort of exercise are you doing? I don't really count the calories of the exercise I do because I don't think I can get an accurate figure anyway - I just eat a bit extra that day.

    Edit - I just saw your previous thread. You seem slim already - what height are you? And what's your goal?


  • #3
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    800 calories is extremely low, and not recommended except under medical supervision.

    Generally, you are better off eating the most calories that will allow you to lose fat at a safe rate.

    Diet is most effective for weight loss, but exercise determines how you look with your clothes off. There's no point in having a low weight, if you are still afraid to take off your clothes.


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