Time Magazine: Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

[nancy324]

Here's one of the things I'm taking away from this article: On those days when I stand on the escalator instead of walking because I want to "save" my leg strength for my workout that night, I'm going to just walk up the escalator. Too often, I get home late that night and wind up not doing the WO. Better to be active all the time than to save it for certain times of the day.

 

[syzygy314]

I just read a book that said that all women should be eating at least 2500 calories a day - more if exercising a lot. She said that starvation level according to the WHO was 2100 calories a day. She personally eats about 3000 calories a day, but she didn't say how much exercise she does. She recommends moderate exercise. I'm honestly not sure what to make of this.

If I ate that much, I'd be the size of a house! It wouldn't be pretty! Even with exercise, I don't believe 3000 cals is realistic! Not to lose or maintain a healthy weight with normal exercise.