Workout and Eating

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Workout and Eating
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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 8:44am

Do you work out more to adjust for calories if you're planning on eating more?






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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 8:49am

I don't really do that either...but I do find that the more I work out, the more hungry I get sometimes. I try to make smart choices if I do eat more than usual. I have been slacking a little lately, and after Thursday, I am going to get serious again.

Melissa

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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 9:02am

I never say, "I worked out for 2 hours today so I DESERVE to eat this donut." Because that of course makes all your hard work go to waste. Isn't it horrible to feel nice and sore from your workout but also BLOATED from eating?

As I posted in today's journal, I do eat more carbs for energy. And coffee! Must have coffee!





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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 9:09am
That's a good point.





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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 9:44am

when i've counted calories in the past, obviously i've done that. the more i exercise, the more my calorie "budget" goes up. i don't always use those extra calories though, often i'm only hungry for the same amount as if i hadn't exercised and save the extra for another day.


now, i don't adjust my eating because of my exercise or vice versa. i'm letting my body tell me how much food it needs for my activity level. but i wouldn't be surprised if i end up

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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 10:38am

Funny, I've never seen that. I certainly don't see how what they say could be true. With the wealth of options served at most traditional Thanksgiving dinners (& Xmas too for that matter) how difficult can it be to be vegetarian. At home, now and as a a kid, the only animal-related items served were the turkey, gravy & lemon meringue pie. We always had tons of veggies & other stuff: potatoes; carrots; turnip; sweet potato; salad; corn; ww rolls & 2 kinds of dressing (1 batch is stuffing the other is cooked separately to be vegan). Maybe my home differed from the norm since I never liked meat & my next older sister has been a vegetarian since I was 9. I know my sister's MIL, who holds a dinner the dinner every year, always makes a veg. lasagna for her. Come to think of it though, people have asked me what I eat for these holiday meals. Well, duh... lots of good food like everyone else.

It amazes me how ignorant most people are to the reality of vegetarianism.

Soleilune
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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 10:46am
A lot of people do this, but I think it's a dangerous train of thought. However, if we eat instinctively we are likely to eat more on days we're more active to maintain a balance of energy. Unfortunately, instinctive eating is trained out of us at an early age.
In answer to your question though, I don't bother about calories so, no, for the most part I don't do this. HOWEVER, I admit that if I know that I'm going to be consuming a calorie-rich meal or treat in the near future i will work a little harder to diminish/eliminate any pangs of guilt that many accompany it.
Soleilune
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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 11:08am
it's not true at all! it's easy to be vegan at thanksgiving, as it is at all other times. and it's only difficult to have difficult people over for thanksgiving, whether they happen to be vegetarian or not. it's not being vegetarian that makes someone difficult, it's rudeness, poor social skills, etc. - all characteristics that are at least as likely to apply to various mothers in law, second cousins,
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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 11:40am

Is it because they can label us? People like using labels it seems. Holiday gatherings are notorious for bringing together 'difficult' people that otherwise would not socialize w/ one another. The most difficult person I know, when it comes to eating and just about everything is cetainly NOT vegetarian. Besides, as mentioned in the other post w/ so many choices on the table how can it possibly be difficult to be or feed one of US. Hmmm. maybe we're just difficult for the sake of being difficult. What do you think, Jen? ;-)

IMHO, I think it more about people's discomfort w/ something they don't understand. It's the lack of understanding that's difficult, not the person's choice.

Soleilune
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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 12:21pm
Good for you that you don't think like that, but I definitely think "oh I worked out so I can eat more".
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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 12:35pm
Not that there's anything wrong with that (to borrow from Seinfeld)!





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