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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
How about walk? Can you go for a 5 km walk? And why are you putting someone on your shoulders to exercise?
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I'm trying to compare what exercising for an overweight person is like to people who just say "just go out and run". If you have 150 extra pounds (or even 50 pounds), try lifting that much weight and then imagine trying to run with it.
Not saying exercise is impossible though, like you said walking is a good start.. or swimming or whatever.
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That sounds like self-defeatist thinking to me. Choosing a chicken breast over a steak AND walking 5 km is too freaking hard?
Eating decently and doing some sort of exercise shouldn't be that difficult unless you're handicapped by something other then your own weak will.
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Well if they're overweight, then obviously it is too hard for them. I'm just saying that knowing what and how much to eat at your current activity level is a good thing. Some people have to pay much closer attention to what goes in and how much they're burning to maintain their weight than others who seem to be able to eat whatever they want and never gain anything.
If they start simply by reducing calories and lose some weight, then that may be encouraging enough to start some exercise too, but even if it doesn't they'll still be able to maintain a good weight. Being sedentary and normal weight is still better than sedentary and overweight.