Weight loss Worries I

Do I have to excercise to lose weight?

No! The truth is as long as you are keeping your calories under your required amount (if you haven't read step one, then you can go there to figure out how many calories/day you get) then you will lose weight.

In fact, my friend who had lost the 70 pounds is not a person who likes to exercise. He had lost it by simply lowering his caloric intake by 1000 calories/day and had done that for about 7 months!

Exercising, not a must, but still a good idea!

I love to eat, so I've only lowered my caloric intake by about 700 calories/day. But 3-4 times a week I exercise! In fact, if you exercise you will take off the weight faster not only because of the calories you are burning, but also because of the boost your metabolism will get from having more muscle and getting your heart rate up!

As you lose weight you get fewer calories to eat each day. True or False? True! If you go to the calculator in step 1 and type yourself in as a higher weight, it will show that you get more calories. So how can you offset this?

By Gaining muscle. How do you gain that muscle? Exercise! Also, make sure you are occasionally lifting weights.

For women: Don't worry you won't bulk up! Just do lots of reps! Lot's of women have this concern but it's a misnomer. You can't naturally gain the muscle you see on all of those muscular women unless you take supplements or are lifting very heavy weights etc... No worries!

With an increased metabolism and exercise you'll still be able to eat a substantial amount of food each day! Remember, you don't have to go hungry to lose weight!