Is being thin by exercising a lot and dieting really good for you?

Question

and what do you think of this quote?

'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, 'WOO HOO, What a Ride!'

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Answer 1

hahaha! i love that. i'm ruining my diet today

Answer 2

It's better to be fat and fit than skinny and unfit.

Answer 3

If you're already thin, dieting isn't healthy. Exercising to tone your muscles and be fit is recommended for ANYONE, not just people who want to lose weight. You should exercise normally and not become obsessed with it and do it for hours on end. >_<

That quote is a carpe diem kind of statement; similar "take life my the horns". I like it.

-If you eat less calories than you burn, you'll lose weight;

-If you eat and burn the same amount, you'll stay the same (balanced).

-If you eat more than you burn, you'll gain weight.

Experts say a healthy weight loss is 2 pounds per week.

The misconception is that if you barely eat anything AND work out, you'll lose weight. It's might be true, BUT very dangerous/harmful to the body system because if you don't have enough energy to do the work out, then you're going to wear your body out and pretty soon, you may end up in a hospital bed. Because you don't eat, your body will go into minimum metabolism rate, where it will burn as LITTLE fat as possible to retain fuel sources. So by eating lesser, your body will retain that you eat longer and you won't achieve any weight loss long-term.

Check this site out to see if you should be concerned with losing weight: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/. It's your BMI (ratio of your HEIGHT to your WEIGHT), set by the government to the standards for Americans. Healthy weight is not set using age and weight.

What you should do is change your eating habit to a healthier one and start exercising (people tell you this over and over because it WORKS!).

Disclaimer: I don't recommend any diet to you or anyone, but I just wanted to share my experience. You should talk to your nutritionist/doctor before making any drastic changes to your body.

What I did was I went on an "eating-only-corn-flakes" diet. xD I lost the weight really quickly (~25 lbs). After a 2-3 weeks of eating only corn flakes with regular milk for breakfast/lunch/dinner (NO snacks whatsoever). (You can try it with skim, 1%, or 2% milk to lose even more weight.) I went off the diet and started eating normal, and healthy foods, with A LOT of water and tons of fruits. I'm able to keep off the weight I've lost for ~6 years now. At summer camp, I've also went on a cereal-salad-and-skim milk "diet". For breakfast, I would only eat grain cereal with skim milk and drink another glass. For lunch and dinner each day, I had only a salad and two glasses of skim milk per meal. Camp was only 5 days, but I lost a considerable amount of weight for my father to notice my weight loss. xD

Currently, I've been exercising on my "air-stepper" at home, and I get on it for 15 minutes each day to get my cardio workout. I take my pulse at 5 min. intervals for 15 minutes to see if I'm improving. ^_^ Then, I get on my Total Gym and start working on my arms and legs (pulling, pushing, etc.). To tone my abs, I do 200 crunches (I lay on my Total Gym at an incline, so it's VERY easy and no back strain!); they are much easier than sit-ups. ^_^ Lastly, I do 100 of those "standing-up" crunches. I don't know what to call them, but I saw it on Hip-Hop Abs. You can see a sample of it here: http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness...

The lay down crunches and the standing up crunches that I do gave me the flat stomach I have now. ^____^ Very happy with the results. You can do as many as your body can tolerate for ONE day and feel your stomach flatter immediately afterwards (at least for me)! It's incredible!

If you do not have gym equipment, just jumping around and running place for 15-30 minutes will get you your cardio workout. Eat yogurt, fruits, and other health foods. Drink tons of water and your daily dosage of milk. ^_^

Good luck! :D

Answer 4

The exercising is only good if you know your limits.

Diets, on the other hand, can be bad if they are not done right. People should usually consider a lifestyle and eating change or the weight will come back when the diet is over

That quote is how I used to live, but it gets old and now i'm focused on me

Answer 5

being thin is in no way a direct indicator of health.  there is a lot more to being healthy than being light on the scale and exercising a lot.  proper nutrition and a general healthy lifestyle and attitude is all part of the equation.

Answer 6

I think eating too much food is better than eating no food at all and starving yourself.

Answer 7

i think maybe taking care of our bodies, so we may enjoy chardonnay in one hand, and chocolate in the other.. so our bodies thoroughly used up and torn. hehe .. does it make sense?

Answer 8

I think that if you can fully enjoy life while still exercising (I love running!) and dieting (which I never do) then exercising & dieting can be good for you. Though I somewhat agree with the quote... Life should be about living every day to its fullest - not trying physical perfection.