D'Juhn Keep on 21/8/2008 at 14:40
Quote Posted by Brian T
I meant "overall" as in exercising your entire body. Cycling just does your legs (and heart of course) Walking does your legs, shoulders, back, and arms.
Maybe I should have said one of the best exercises
Are you seriously just making all this up yourself because that's what it sounds like
Edit: instead of just making fun of you I could try to actually put my argument forward I guess.
You said "The humble walk is still the best overall exericise you can do for your body, and is an efficient calorie burner. It burns more calories than cycling that's for sure."
This is obviously and provably untrue. Any calorie counting type website will tell you that even leisurely cycling burns more calories than the briskest walk. This is because cycling actually requires effort whereas walking, unless you're very overweight, speed walking or doing a marathon I guess, does not.
Even if cycling "just does your legs" (which is pretty dubious), in what way is walking a superior workout for your arms, shoulders and back? You're not utilising muscles there in any significant way.
If you want to swap your line of reasoning and talk about how walking is the best because you like doing it and find any other exercise boring then fine, but it's a totally subjective thing. Good on you for losing weight while doing something you enjoy though!
Kolya on 21/8/2008 at 17:40
How does walking in video games count there? I must have walked at least 10 times around Vvardenfell.
Yakoob on 22/8/2008 at 04:51
Quote Posted by Kolya
How does walking in video games count there? I must have walked at least 10 times around Vvardenfell.
What's your character's BMI?
Kolya on 22/8/2008 at 05:16
I dunno, but she can jump on top of small buildings from a stand if that makes for anything.
BlueNinja on 25/8/2008 at 01:49
Quote Posted by Matthew
I find myself being horrendously weak-willed, particularly during high-stress times at work, leading to
huge confectionery binge sessions when I'm worried. It's completely undermining my exercise routine etc; can anyone illuminate me on how I keep this under control?
The
simplest solution (though perhaps not the easiest), as mentioned, is don't buy anything to snack on. If you can keep yourself with no supply of stuff to snack on, then you can't eat it. Depending on your office vending supply and the frequency of your co-workers' runs to Dunkin Donuts, you might have the harder task of just
not taking any, which normally requires a Will save.
Quote Posted by Yakoob
I also don't have a bike (and yes I've been trying to find a cheap one for a while but no dice). So that leaves jogging as my only option at this point, but once I'm back on campus I'm definitely kicking in other stuff.
You mentioned a long bus ride; have you considered getting on/off at a stop further away to gain the benefits of walking/jogging that extra time at the beginning or end of your day? That doesn't require a bicycle. (I don't know what your job is that has you riding the bus for long periods of time, so if it's not possible, no sweat.)
Yakoob on 25/8/2008 at 01:54
Quote Posted by BlueNinja
You mentioned a long bus ride; have you considered getting on/off at a stop further away to gain the benefits of walking/jogging that extra time at the beginning or end of your day? That doesn't require a bicycle. (I don't know what your job is that has you riding the bus for long periods of time, so if it's not possible, no sweat.)
Funny you mention this; I've been doing this for the past 2 weeks :D
fett on 25/8/2008 at 02:00
Quote Posted by Stitch
Matthew: You basically have a willpower issue, so my first suggestion would be to remove the supply. You can't suck down candy bars at work if there aren't any available, but unless you're self employed this might not be a feasible solution.
What I'd suggest then is buying some baby carrots for when you get the munchies and then going completely without candy for a month. Anyone can do that, right? It's only a month, no need to make lifelong decisions here. Going a month without should remove (or replace) candy from your habit-forming daily routine while weaning your body off the sugar dependency. After the month has passed feel free to work candy back in, but do it carefully and in moderation. You may also find that a single piece of candy packs more of a wallop after a month away and therefore less will do the trick.
The funny thing is that after you spend even two weeks eating ONLY real food (i.e. stuff your grandmom would call food - nothing from the inside aisles of the grocery store, nothing in a box, bag, or can), you actually start to HATE the smell of sugary, processed foods. Since changing my eating a few years back, I've found myself in situations where there's nothing to eat except fast food/doughnuts/chips and it actually nauseates my body. Your digestive system starts to react properly to things that are NOT real food - reflux, diarrhea, nausea, cold sores on the tongue, etc. - it's pretty amazing how detoxing from all that shit will set your body back to the factory defaults.
Queue on 25/8/2008 at 02:07
That is so true, fett. I'm actually at the same point you are, and I too have experienced complete nausea from eating fast food after not having it for over a year. But, then again, I've never actually considered what the fast "food" joints sell to be actually "food"--I think of it as more of a product, as I imagine they do, too.
We've been eating fresh out of the garden, and feeling wonderful--and eating less, I've noticed, as we (the whole family) fill up faster.
I've also managed to completely cut out anything that contains High Fructose Corn Syrup (as I've stated before, it's nothing but pig fattener in the most literal sense).
Without "dieting" and only changing our diet, we both feel much better, have more energy, and have lost over 30 pounds.
AND, we spend a lot less on our grocery bill (quite a substantial margin) as we actually make food from simple ingredients bought instead of buying prepared items.
It truly is cheaper to eat better.
BlueNinja on 25/8/2008 at 02:29
Quote Posted by Yakoob
Funny you mention this; I've been doing this for the past 2 weeks :D
Then truly your magic-8-ball-fu is mighty. :cheeky:
Quote Posted by Queue
AND, we spend a lot less on our grocery bill (quite a substantial margin) as we actually make food from simple ingredients bought instead of buying prepared items.
It truly is cheaper to eat better.
Fast food thrives because many people are too busy and/or lazy to cook for themselves. I also would much rather prepare dinner from stuff that doesn't come in a box or require a microwave. Of course, seeing as how I'm currently stuck alone in a barracks room, I don't have that luxury. :nono:
PigLick on 25/8/2008 at 05:29
also fast food has a hell of a lot of fat and salt content, and fat and salt is taste.
