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10 WEIGHT LOSS: pART 3 Of 5 We've already covered some important ground. you should now be clear that you can lose weight, have a realistic goal, and given some careful thought to how you are going to achieve your goal. We have discussed the bIG THREE principles (arithmetic, Low GI, and Low-fat Quality-fat). Now let's discuss three other areas that can be helpful, sometimes: Exercise, Support Groups, and Medical Help. Exercise is your friend, but maybe not your weight's bEST friend. It is true that exercise is very healthy. It gives us more energy, makes us stronger, lifts mood, and reduces important health risks (e.g. heart attack and stroke). It does also assist with weight control but not quite in the way you might imagine. Many people believe that exercise is THE way to lose weight. That 20 minutes of treadmill time can burn-off a whole Jumbo pizza. This is not true. The arithmetic here (calories burned during exercise vs. calories eaten) is a lot "tougher" than most people imagine. the truth is that you cannot eat "whatever you like" just because you exercise. here is WhAt exerCise Does Do: • Increases your metabolism so you burn more calories from your food • Helps build motivation (active people just want to be healthy) • Does burn some calories, but not as many as you'd think • Helps maintain weight loss more than it helps with initial weight loss So please DO get active (we suggest 3 hours of strenuous exercise a week and 30 minutes of gentler activity every day, providing you have checked with your doctor first). Just do not see this as THE solution on its own. to burn-off the calories from a typical big mac meal you'd need to run for about 2 hours