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Originally Posted by Cowperson
We tried Subway Jared's diet for about a week and frankly, I simply could not eat that much food!!!
I'm sure it works for a huge, fat guy like Jared was but I was gaining weight!!
Everyone is different. Intake is different. Physical activity is different.
Frankly, what has generally worked for me throughout my life is lots of running, biking, hiking, x-country skiing - getting out lots - and eating whatever I feel like eating, including chocolate and chips.
Later in life, I've been more into vegetables, fruits, fish, some chicken, not a lot of beef - and chocolate and chips.
As you get older, you simply can't shove the same kind of food through you as you did when you were younger. Moderation becomes more important.
And I had a nice hour and a half run on some lonely country roads yesterday morning.
I just don't think diets work without the exercise component. Personal opinion.
Cowperson
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If you are consistently going on 1.5 long runs you probably aren't obese in the way that many people are. If you are 80lbs+ overweight, exercise is good, but a change in diet can make a massive difference. If your goal is to lose the last 10 lbs without losing muscle mass, then yes you will need to exercise a lot.
I think this really goes back to the point that different people have different dietary requirements. What usually works IMO, is common sense.