Does Anyone Else Gain Weight... From Exercise?! via LaurieJStone
I know. It goes against everything the experts have told us over the past few decades. Exercise more. Eat less. Lose weight. But many have learned with soul-crushing frustration , it’s not always the case. Like Sherlock Holmes, I decided to solve this riddle, and I think I finally did.A few years ago I joined a Zumba class. Three times a week, I strode into that studio, dancing and sweating profusely to J. Lo’s “Get on the Floor” and Ricky Martin’s “La Vida Loca.
Then one terrible morning on the scale, it hit me. Was all this exercise revving my appetite? Did my body crave sugar because it needed energy back that it lost in sweating? Was I eating more calories than expending?I quit Zumba cold turkey. I never went back. My only exercise became a few gentle yoga stretches each morning. My sugar cravings came down. Within a few months, I lost seven pounds.truly slim and toned. You could bounce a quarter off their butts.
This past year I went on a quest to find that perfect exercise – not so rigorous my body starts craving tons of carbs. But not so light I become a couch potato that never moves. I needed to find middle ground.I began a walking regime, about 20-30 minutes daily. Before I knew it, the scale started going up again. I started obsessing over fudge ripple ice cream and chocolate chip brownies. The appetite was revving. I gave up the daily regime. The weight came down.
I’m happy to say I’m now a few pounds away from my favorite weight , but it’s a tough, challenging battle. It doesn’t help to be female of a certain age and on the wrong side of the hormonal fence. It’s the perfect storm for weight gain.
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