Fri, Jan-24-20, 12:24
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,472
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Plan: Banting
Stats: 302/187/187
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: New Zealand
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bluej
I have a secret
I haven't done an ounce of extra exercise (especially when I was over 330lbs) and even now -- not a trace of excess skin or anything and I'm no spring chicken either (I'm 50)
I read or heard somwhere once -- diet is 90% food intake and 10% exercise
when I reach goal or around maintenance time, I may dabble in it
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I didn't do much exercise either, just walking to work every day, nothing too strenuous (at least not these days, that took a lot of effort in the beginning though). The thing is, I started the walking 6 months before I started the low carb and lost only a token amount of weight, so I actually have the data to demonstrate that of the weight that I lost when I actually started low carb, at least 80% of it came from the diet and not the exercise.
I am reminded of one of my favourite quotes on this subject from Jeff Volek and Stephen Phinney's book The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, where they say that "exercise is a wellness tool, not a weight loss tool."
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