Can you be "Active" and still be fat.

[1MOREMOD]

Same !

[kprocivic]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Donuts???

I'll activate for that!!!!!

So does that mean you glaze the donuts first?

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by kprocivic

So does that mean you glaze the donuts first?

You don't ask a man about glazing his donuts


Banned

[originalgoods13]

Here in Canada food is somehow regulated unlike the USA. We don't have as much variety of food versus the USA but we do have some fat asses around especially in the office.

There are many factors beyond calories in calories out. This method does work but will vary with people to people.

[frito_burrito]

everyone has the potential to be fit and healthy but some people just don't want it enough and aren't willing to do what they have to do

[Dylan86]

Originally Posted by frito_burrito

everyone has the potential to be fit and healthy but some people just don't want it enough and aren't willing to do what they have to do

Yup, and eating is 80% of it.. Eat portions no bigger than what you could fit in your two hands, bowled, that's all you need to do. And otherwise if you want to eat, a LOT, you'll need to sustain a high level fitness regime..

[PoorLurker]

Just because the government regulates portion sizes, it doesn't prevent people from getting fat or the fat continuing to be fat.

I know I have ordered a couple burgers or a couple meals before at a restaurant. It just costs a little more to continue to eat

[P1]

Absolutely. I'm skinny fat! So you can definitely be both.

[jgoens]

I'm really active and have a really fat head.

[anvilromp]

Yes, if you eat more than you actually burn

[Webby12]

Look at the NFL, all of the linemen are over 300lbs and they have to be active.

[Bt12]

I carb cycle to keep my metabolism up and stay leaner... best days are high carb days . ...donut days
Google Leptin people...


skinny fat people typically are too focused on losing weight and not eating/lifting optimally.

[Hawkeye]

I seem to disagree with a couple people on here. I think exercise can definitely compensate for bad eating habits. I also think that good eating habits can nearly negate a non-active lifestyle.

The best is when you combine them.

I also have a friend that is incredibly obese. She eats like a mouse and runs 5 miles a day. Some health condition that I cannot remember but it is impossible for her to lose weight. I feel bad sometimes cause I run less, eat WAY more and am pretty fit.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I seem to disagree with a couple people on here. I think exercise can definitely compensate for bad eating habits. I also think that good eating habits can nearly negate a non-active lifestyle.

The best is when you combine them.

I also have a friend that is incredibly obese. She eats like a mouse and runs 5 miles a day. Some health condition that I cannot remember but it is impossible for her to lose weight. I feel bad sometimes cause I run less, eat WAY more and am pretty fit.

There are exceptions to most rules, especially when it comes to being fit and losing weight. Marginally poor eating habits can be negated by exercise, when it comes to weight. Not when it comes to health, and no amount of healthy eating will replace 30 min of exercise a day when it comes to fitness.

If one is content with being unfit and at a "healthy weight" a good diet is all they need.
If one wants to be fit and not worry about weight, plenty of exercise is all they need.
If one wants to be a healthy weight and fit, a balanced diet and regular exercise is the prescription.
If one wants to be a healthy weight and exceptionally fit, they need a diet tailored to their goal and exercise regimen.

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I seem to disagree with a couple people on here. I think exercise can definitely compensate for bad eating habits. I also think that good eating habits can nearly negate a non-active lifestyle.

The best is when you combine them.

I also have a friend that is incredibly obese. She eats like a mouse and runs 5 miles a day. Some health condition that I cannot remember but it is impossible for her to lose weight. I feel bad sometimes cause I run less, eat WAY more and am pretty fit.

Probably a thyroid issue

[yco]

being active is a relative thing.. if you eat more than you burn of course you can..

[F32Fleet]

Originally Posted by 37psi

Yes.

My sister in law has PCOS. This means she has problems losing weight. Her hormones have made up their mind and she can be at the gym for months but only shed a few pounds.

My mum has thyroid problems. She works out like mad but her weight is at a set point. She cannot seem to go below it.

Women have it the worst because at around 40 yrs of age (post-hitting "The Wall") their bodies add fat in order to keep estrogen levels high. Add lifestyle changes, age, stress, and you have significant weight gain.

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by F32Fleet

Women have it the worst because at around 40 yrs of age (post-hitting "The Wall") their bodies add fat in order to keep estrogen levels high. Add lifestyle changes, age, stress, and you have significant weight gain.

Disagree that women have it worst.

After ~35 years of age, men begin suffering gradual decline in testosterone, that continues until death. Decline in testosterone leads to fat gain, decline in sex drive, loss of lean body mass, hair loss, increase in estrogen levels, psychological and emotional changes, and a wealth of other issues.

Men and women both have it bad, but both are so different to say one sex has it worse than the other.

[F32Fleet]

Originally Posted by smoosh

Disagree that women have it worst.

After ~35 years of age, men begin suffering gradual decline in testosterone, that continues until death. Decline in testosterone leads to fat gain, decline in sex drive, loss of lean body mass, hair loss, increase in estrogen levels, psychological and emotional changes, and a wealth of other issues.

Men and women both have it bad, but both are so different to say one sex has it worse than the other.

Ya all those things happen, but IMO it's nowhere near as bad as what happens to women.

Men, physical fit especially, can mitigate some of those things, but women really can't.

[F32Fleet]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I seem to disagree with a couple people on here. I think exercise can definitely compensate for bad eating habits. I also think that good eating habits can nearly negate a non-active lifestyle.

The best is when you combine them.

I also have a friend that is incredibly obese. She eats like a mouse and runs 5 miles a day. Some health condition that I cannot remember but it is impossible for her to lose weight. I feel bad sometimes cause I run less, eat WAY more and am pretty fit.

That works until you hit 40-45. Age related reduction in metabolism along with stiffer tendons/ligaments (reduce your ability to do work) make it more difficult to burn more than you consume.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

There are exceptions to most rules, especially when it comes to being fit and losing weight. Marginally poor eating habits can be negated by exercise, when it comes to weight. Not when it comes to health, and no amount of healthy eating will replace 30 min of exercise a day when it comes to fitness.

If one is content with being unfit and at a "healthy weight" a good diet is all they need.
If one wants to be fit and not worry about weight, plenty of exercise is all they need.
If one wants to be a healthy weight and fit, a balanced diet and regular exercise is the prescription.
If one wants to be a healthy weight and exceptionally fit, they need a diet tailored to their goal and exercise regimen.

Yeah, that is a good distinction. I was talking weight only and not considering health.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Yeah, that is a good distinction. I was talking weight only and not considering health.

I figured.

I do think it's worth while to talk about those distinctions. Lots of info gets twisted around these days. Like the 80/20 diet thing. People think that means to lose weight it's 80% diet and 20% exercise.

It's not, that 80/20 saying is in reference to good health. The ratio between diet and exercise to achieve good health is 80% diet and 20% exercise.

Losing weight is 100% diet. Being fit is 100% exercise. At a small point in the middle, the diet and exercise circles overlap and things start to work on a macro level.

If one needs to lose 15 or more pounds, they'll be fully in the diet circle for a few months with the actual time focusing solely on diet varying with how much weight they need to lose. If they have no intentions of every being fit through exercise, they'll remain in the diet circle to control their weight and health.

If someone is at a healthy weight, but wants to get fit, they will focus all their efforts in the exercise category for a few months until they begin to build a fitness base. At that point, diet will begin to play a larger role in how well they can perform while exercising. This is that macro area of diet and exercise overlap.