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Eating LESS or Exercising MORE: Which is BETTER for WEIGHT-LOSS?

The truth is, it's NOT even close. Whenever I hear somebody say, “SHE CAN EAT ANYTHING SHE WANTS, 'CAUSE SHE WORKS-OUT”, I always think to myself, "WRONG ANSWER!" Exercising is NOT capable of canceling-out regularly Stuffing Your Face - no matter HOW MUCH you exercise.
Here's Why: The amount of calories burned in even the most strenuous exercise session is not nearly as much as most people think. A few hundred calories (at most) is all that you'll burn. Even if Exercise Instructors want to throw in the "Exercise After-Burn" argument, they will STILL lose this argument. You can easily wipe-out the calories-burned in an hour of exercise with a low-fat yogurt or a few handfuls of nuts - and these are "good foods".

The Proof: Let's say you had the physical ability to jog for 24-hours straight without stopping. Anybody would agree that this would certainly boost your body's calorie-burning, right? Okay, follow along; On this 24-hour run, let's say you fueled your body by eating a constant supply of apples. It takes about 3-minutes to eat a medium sized apple. Therefore, for 24-hours, you are continuously running while eating an apple at the rate of about one every 3 minutes...That a lot of exercise, which must be fueled by a very low-calorie food as your only energy-source; small apples. So, here's MY QUESTION to You: Does the constant supply of apples you'd be eating provide enough calories/energy to fuel your body to run non-stop for 24-hours?” The Shocking Answer: Not only is the answer “Yes”, the truth is, you would actually GAIN 6 lbs. of BODY FAT (Do the math).

My point is that I would hate to see anyone begin an exercise-routine, only to find themselves spinning their wheels - making no progress, all because they haven't given "food-intake" its proper priority. WEIGHT-LOSS will ALWAYS be about REDUCING YOUR CALORIE INTAKE. The BEST WEIGHT-LOSS RESULTS are accomplished by reducing your calorie-intake. And then, for reasons having more to do with physical appearance and good health, by all means, EXERCISE!

Of course, it's ALL in my smash-hit book, 'The Last Diet, Exercise, & Weight-loss Book You Will EVER Need To Read". I'll send any Norton/Eastoon a free 150-page e-book, simply for the asking. Sometime "free" really does mean free.

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