RasberryRed
Full Member
Hello All.
A query for the gym ratties and joggers etc. I have not been a massive fan of running or breathing rapidly without a purpose, so I'm posing you all a question which is plaguing me.
Backround: My diet I feel is now in correct portions, I'm weighing everything I'm consuming (ie no portion over 150g). I'm not a sweet tooth, thankfully, so I eat no packaged sweets, no ice cream, or the like. I have a square of 80% dark chocolate a day for pleasure and I get 2 home baked cookies on Saturday for my reward. I'm a vegetarian so there are no fried foods / meats in my diet. I cook everything at home freshly (absolutely NO processed foods) and do not use excessive amounts of oil or butter (in fact those are all measured too). My true vice is diet Coke, which I have at least 3 times a day. I walk my dog for an hour a day, I do yoga 2 to 3 times a week. I climb 4 flights of stairs to get home every day. I can not for the life of me loose a significant amount of weight. I saw the doctor recently who is checking my thyroid but we are not expecting to find unusual results.
My question: Is the reason I can't get down to a healthy weight because I don't go to the gym or run ? If so, how often must I subject myself to it ?
A query for the gym ratties and joggers etc. I have not been a massive fan of running or breathing rapidly without a purpose, so I'm posing you all a question which is plaguing me.
Backround: My diet I feel is now in correct portions, I'm weighing everything I'm consuming (ie no portion over 150g). I'm not a sweet tooth, thankfully, so I eat no packaged sweets, no ice cream, or the like. I have a square of 80% dark chocolate a day for pleasure and I get 2 home baked cookies on Saturday for my reward. I'm a vegetarian so there are no fried foods / meats in my diet. I cook everything at home freshly (absolutely NO processed foods) and do not use excessive amounts of oil or butter (in fact those are all measured too). My true vice is diet Coke, which I have at least 3 times a day. I walk my dog for an hour a day, I do yoga 2 to 3 times a week. I climb 4 flights of stairs to get home every day. I can not for the life of me loose a significant amount of weight. I saw the doctor recently who is checking my thyroid but we are not expecting to find unusual results.
My question: Is the reason I can't get down to a healthy weight because I don't go to the gym or run ? If so, how often must I subject myself to it ?