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well, technically not losing the weight should be motivation enough ... but ... when i exercise, i feel energized ... how do YOU feel after a tough work out? do you feel great, wonderful like you could take on the world? does it boost your energy, relieve your stress? just get up and do it ... you'll lose those 5 pounds - and they'll stay lost.

not silly at all.

i thought this article was very interesting. especially the last 2 lines. NBC.com - The Biggest Loser Fat Burning How Does Your Body Burn Off Weight? By Michael Scholtz, BiggestLoserClub.com Fitness Expert Q: How do I know if I’m in my fat burning zone? A: Fat burning is not the issue. It is actually calorie burning that you need to be concerned about. While much has been made about the existence of a magical “fat burning zone,” it is actually one of the more persistent myths in the area of exercise and weight loss. The myth stems from the fact that lower intensity exercise does burn a higher percentage of calories from fat than from carbohydrates. That sounds good on the surface. After all, it offers up images of fat melting off your body! What could be better? The first hole in the “fat burning zone” theory is that your body does not care how you burn the calories or what fuel was consumed in burning them. The body gains or loses weight according to how much of an overall calorie surplus or deficit exists over time. In other words, to lose weight, you must eat fewer calories than you expend. Therefore, the question must be raised: Do you somehow burn MORE calories by deliberately slowing down to stay in the infamous “fat burning zone”? Of course, the answer is “NO”! You burn more calories by exercising a bit longer or a bit harder, not by slowing down. The key is exercising at a pace that is comfortably challenging and, over time, having that pace increase as your fitness increases. As this happens you will burn more and more calories per minute. The second hole in the theory is that even if it WERE true that it was more important to burn fat calories than total calories, the “fat burning zone” proponents would still be off the mark. It seems preposterous to even make this point, seeing as it is not true that burning more fat calories matters at all. But, it is a fun way to look at the issue. So here goes. You see, when you slow down to burn more fat you might burn 50% of your calories from fat vs. perhaps 30% if you exercise at a higher rate. However, you also burn fewer TOTAL calories; therefore you burn 50% of a LOWER number! For a side by side comparison, look at the below estimates for 30 min of exercise for a 200 lb person: Low intensity exercise % Fat burned 50 Total calories burned 120 Fat calories burned 60 High intensity exercise % Fat burned 30 Total calories burned 200 Fat calories burned 60

we want LBT to be a positive place so we can only give positive reputation ....

well, i think you're nuts, but not cause you look at MMH pics ... :rolleyes2::wink2:

:rolleyes2: salsa, thanks ... if i can show one person that a 400+ pound non-moving food-aholic (yes, still - at least the food part) can lose almost half my body weight and love getting up and walk/running, it's worth publishing everything... the good and the not so good ... the Minnie is only (ha - only) 15KM or 9.something miles. how are you training for your half? what training program are you using? if you dont have one, i can zip you mine if you'd like. you will need to up your cals (which for some is hard to do - not me - HA!) if there is not a Disney marathon next May (they are talking a Princess half instead of the Minnie for next year), if you want, i can try to come up and run it with you... we can virtually train together. good luck on your 5Ks, it is a great start!!!

oh dear, she's back and disguised as Jack!!! :rolleyes2::scared2::tongue2:

dont think so.. try it.

hi, welcome to LBT

hi, welcome to LBT.

thats great - welcome to LBT.

hi, welcome to LBT. best of luck to you Wednesday!!

welcome to LBT. i heard it helps to walk walk walk for those gas pains.

welcome to LBT!

best of luck to you, welcome to LBT

hi, congrats on a surgery date and welcome to LBT

hi Cinni, welcome to LBT. the decision to become banded is a difficult one for some, but IMO, SO worth it. good luck

hi, congrats on being banded and welcome to LBT

hi and welcome to LBT! :rolleyes2:

What the heck is "rep power"? - Lap Band Talk Forum - The largest forum for Lap Band Surgery Discussion and Lap Band Surgery Support

maybe, no one here can tell you otherwise. you are just a few days post op - i strongly suggest you follow YOUR doctor's post op diet. the post op is not designed to make you miserable, it is to ensure your sutures heal properly and anchors your band in place.

i understand ... i think

hmmm... i do have a new fave drink from 'bux... iced chai latte with no ice ... soooo yummie. milk has carbs and non fat is well, non fat... wonder if DH wants to do a 'bux run???

LMAO ... seriously?

oh yeah, its way less than what it used to be, but my waist is still a good 5-7 inches more than my pre-op waist size ..