Exercise and Weight Gain

Grim_Traveller
on 4/3/15 10:13 pm
RNY on 08/21/12

This subject comes up a lot, and I thought people would be interested in this article. In brief, it is about runners training hard for a marathon, and GAINING weight, rather than losing. Apparently it's a well-recognized issue in the running world.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2015/04 /03/the-novice-marathoner-lament-why-gaining-weight/FzqsYc2o Mv2w1A7VpC1jHM/story.html

Exercise is great, and if you are a runner, I tip my cap to you. But if you want to control your weight, it will always be about how much you eat.

 

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Gwen M.
on 4/3/15 10:26 pm
VSG on 03/13/14

I agree!

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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Kate -True Brit
on 4/3/15 11:08 pm - UK

Yep! 

Highest 290, Banded - 248   Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006.  Regain of 28lbs 2013-14.  ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

   

Laura in Texas
on 4/3/15 11:15 pm

It is always amusing to me to read posts from people who SWEAR they burn 5000 calories a workout and therefore can eat 5000 extra calories. Then they are SHOCKED when they gain. 

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

Grim_Traveller
on 4/3/15 11:21 pm
RNY on 08/21/12

The whole concept of eating back exercise calories hurts a lot of people. It might be ok for a professional athlete, but not for the obese.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version

on 4/3/15 11:32 pm - OH

Yeah... Those magical, 3000-calorie-burning Zumba classes are my favorite....

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Gwen M.
on 4/4/15 4:07 am, edited 4/4/15 4:08 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I agree!  I don't even pay attention to the calorie burn information my various trackers give me.  

I have a friend who always complains to me about not losing weight and talks about how she needs to start exercising.  I think she'd be better off cutting out her Mt Dew habit :P  And stop rewarding the exercise she does get with pizza!

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

cspotrun
on 4/4/15 12:15 am
RNY on 07/01/14

That's really a great article.  I always chuckle when people I don't know very well see me and are surprised at my weight loss ask me if I've been exercising.  Everyone thinks it's the ticket to thinness.

Karen   

    

Kate -True Brit
on 4/4/15 12:43 am - UK

Yes, you still get people posting that exercise us ESSENTIAL. Let no-one deny it is healthy! But is is a very small part of weight loss. And people do over-estimate the calories burned 

Highest 290, Banded - 248   Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006.  Regain of 28lbs 2013-14.  ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

   

Citizen Kim
on 4/4/15 2:00 am - Castle Rock, CO

There used to be a guy on here who said he burned 4000 calories per day on his bike ride - I wonder where he is today?   I guess quite a few pounds heavier than he was when he started his bike riding!

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