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The Time Magazine article<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> that ran last week was food for thought for people who exercise regularly. Let\u2019s face it, many of us who work out aren\u2019t doing so to boost mood, enhance mental skills, prevent Alzheimer\u2019s disease, or reduce heart attack risk–all of which exercise does–but rather to lose weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of new research shows you really don\u2019t lose much weight with daily vigorous exercise alone. Much weight? You may not lose an ounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been hearing this frustration from patients for years. Unlike most medical practices, I have a bevy of health club regulars, and the single most common phrase I hear is a variation of \u201cI\u2019m in the health club every day and I can\u2019t shed a pound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, that goes for me, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been a regular at the DePaul Fitness Center since it opened a decade ago and now weigh a couple pounds more. I don\u2019t even bother to weigh myself anymore, figuring life has enough disappointments ahead already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mechanism of this physiologic injustice, you will learn in the Time piece, is called compensatory eating. And of this I am definitely guilty. Simple enough: we burn X calories while exercising and reward ourselves with Y calories afterward. If X anywhere near equals Y, don\u2019t expect to drop any weight. I occasionally reward myself with a slightly larger breakfast, even as the health club perspiration is drying off. I may even sometimes add a bag of \u201cbaked\u201d potato chips to my lunch, actually thinking, \u201cOh, you exercised this morning—it\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we\u2019ve finished a workout, many of us feel psychologically entitled to be slothful for the rest of the day. Picture yourself adding another scoop of pasta to your plate, sliding into your comfy chair, thumbing your remote, and thinking, \u201cAm I ever glad I had such a good workout today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you\u2019re still wondering why you haven\u2019t lost weight for your exercise efforts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to exercise physiologists, you\u2019ll get quite a decent calorie-burning effect by being physically active throughout your day: by climbing stairs, walking for grocery shopping, maybe even getting rid of your car altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But exercise for weight loss<\/a>? A real disappointment without its complementary equivalent. To lose weight, to shed pounds, to reduce your clothing size, you have got to take in fewer calories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And everyone hates to hear that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be well,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Edelberg, MD<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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