I really hate to say this ... But there is a little bit of truth to this statement. I was ordered by a Doctor to lose 50 lbs (just over a year ago). They assigned a dietitian to help me in this quest. On the diet alone .. I lost 20 lbs and stayed there for a long time. It was explained to me that when the body reaches about 25-30 lbs of your ideal weight, it can fight to keep it on. It seems that some of us (not all) have a feast or famine switch in us that wants to keep a little reserve in place. So, when we reach that line, our metabolism slows down. They forced me to start exercising to break this threshold. I walked for two miles a day on the treadmill, for 5 months and lost no weight. I actually gained for a while, as my legs gained muscle mass. I did eliminate the need for high blood pressure meds, though. Only when I increased to 4 miles a day did I start to lose weight again. I average about 2 lbs a month, now. I was told by the dietitian, that on moderate exercise, the slight increase in appetite does offset the calories burned during the exercise. That's why I needed to exceed the 2 miles per hour on the treadmill.
It appears there is a "small zone" of exercise/eating where he is correct. -DonW- -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 3:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Taubes is at it again This guy is amazing! Almost as stupid as Mark Mills. See his latest here: "The Scientist and the Stairmaster Why most of us believe that exercise makes us thinner -- and why we're wrong." http://nymag.com/news/sports/38001/ His hypothesis is that you always eat more to compensate for exercise. Apparently he has never met manual laborers. I suppose they are rare in modern U.S. society, but you would think he has seen photos . . . - Jed -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1030 - Release Date: 9/25/2007 8:02 AM
