I get a great physical feeling from exercise - I feel lighter, healthier, more limber,it will make a headache go away, it can settle my stomach if it is mildly upset, gives me more energy, makes me stand up straighter, and on and on. I don't think for me though that it really makes a difference from a calorie burn standpoint. Either I don't burn as much as the calculators say or I am one of the people that the burn doesn't impact. I can exercise for two hours a day seven days a week and burn hundreds of calories every day, but I will swing up in weight if I go up 100 calories over maintenence level. I know some people, DH is one, who can exercise a little and see a big change, but for me it doesn't happen.
Edit - now, I look much better from exercise - I'm shaplier, my muscles look better, I've reshaped myself and dropped sizes. So it does have a positive impact.
Last edited by Shannon in ATL; 12-23-2011 at 12:31 PM.
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