http://puddlemonkey.com/2009/09/the-great-weight-debate/ Welcome to the jungle, bitches Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:40:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://puddlemonkey.com/2009/09/the-great-weight-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Dana Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:26:21 +0000 http://puddlemonkey.com/?p=391#comment-1336 In my experience it is so much more complicated than calories in/calories out. The article touches on this only slightly. All calories are not created equal as some are converted to sugar/glucose and are then treated by our bodies differently. While I don't eat more than I did when I was younger my body processes the food differently now. I exercise WAY more now than I did when I was younger and I'm not sure I am really healthier for it. I do feel better when I exercise but, like you Andy, it doesn't make me hungrier - although if I was a lumberjack expending 3,500 calories a day that might be different. I think sometimes because I exercise it gives my mind license to eat food that are not healthy for me. For me, portion control and eating quality foods really make the difference but these of course are the hardest to maintain. In my experience it is so much more complicated than calories in/calories out. The article touches on this only slightly. All calories are not created equal as some are converted to sugar/glucose and are then treated by our bodies differently. While I don’t eat more than I did when I was younger my body processes the food differently now. I exercise WAY more now than I did when I was younger and I’m not sure I am really healthier for it. I do feel better when I exercise but, like you Andy, it doesn’t make me hungrier – although if I was a lumberjack expending 3,500 calories a day that might be different. I think sometimes because I exercise it gives my mind license to eat food that are not healthy for me. For me, portion control and eating quality foods really make the difference but these of course are the hardest to maintain.

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