Sat, Sep-07-19, 09:45
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Senior Member
Posts: 856
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Plan: Protein Power, IF
Stats: 238/204/145
BF:53.75%/46.6%/25%
Progress: 37%
Location: PNW
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Originally Posted by Barb60
It feels great to be back and to be able to go off of diabetes medications is really a big deal to me!! I don't lose fast because I haven't been exercising but as I feel better I would like to start doing some type of easy on the body exercise.
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Welcome! There are plenty of people who have lost lots of weight without doing any exercise at all. You won't start to lose much faster just because you're burning off a couple hundred calories a day with exercise. I wouldn't worry about it too much. However, exercise can have it's benefits.
Walking, golfing, housework, other moderate cardio activity, or really any exercise can lower insulin, which in turn increases your fat burning ability a little bit. Or provide other benefits if you have diabetes. It doesn't take much--just a 15 or 20 minute walk or yoga routine will help.
Exercise like bodyweight strength training, weight lifting, Pilates, etc. will build muscle, which in turn increases your BMR. As you probably know, muscle is heavier than fat, so you might be the same weight on the scale, but experience some body recomposition, so you're smaller.
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