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In article 26378@hou.amoco.com, ztac18@hou.amoco.com (Tom Chaimov WWNV x5076 9.134) writes:
>In article 9484@newsgate.sps.mot.com, wolfson@regatta.sps.mot.com (Stephen Wolfson) writes:
>>I'm using running as part of my overall plan to get my "gravitationally
>>enhanced" body (with the big gut) into a more svelte appearance.  I  
>>currently can typically make it about 1.5 miles (sometimes less) 3 times
>>per week.
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>Sounds to me, Stephan, like you're doing exactly the right thing.  It's always
>good to try to cut back on your fat intake, replacing it with carbos, but the
>real key is the exercise.  If you enjoy running, stick with it and increase your
>mileage GRADUALLY* over a period of months or even a year until you're doing,
>say, 2 or 3 miles a day, 4 or 5 days a week (be sure to check with a doctor
>first, as always, if you've any reservations about strenuous exercise).
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I might add that once you get to the point where you are capable of running, etc. for more than 20 to 30 minutes that for fat & weight loss it would be advisable to go for occasional longer workouts--say an hour or more.  The reason seems to be that for the first 20 to 30 minutes of a workout the body is burning mostly glycogen, but after that switches over to burning mostly fatty acids (fat, I guess).  And from personal observation, if you are up to it, I have found that a double workout two or three time


s a week--say 3 or 4 miles easy in the early AM, with a second run of 6 or 7 at noon is *the* way to drop pounds.  I don't know why, but my theory is that the two runs "revs up" the resting metabolic rate, and keeps it there all day.  Finally, it was my experience when I started running that there was a plateau effect--viz. the first 10 pounds came off quickly in a 6 month period; then I plateaued for about 6 months while increasing my mileage; then the next 10 pounds came off in about 6 months---etc.  I'v


e now stabilized after four years of running at 30 pounds under my (chubby) initial weight, and maintain it with a yearly average of 55 miles per week (up to 75 per week during marathon training season, and 45 to 50 during the recovery season).  And now its time for my second run of the day--I managed to put on an extra 5 pounds over the holidays :-(

Keep it up Stephan--it's the way to lose weight and eat and drink anything you darn well please (within reason)...  

 



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