Exercise can make me fat?

I recently read an article that suggested that exercise can actually keep you fat. Interesting. Here is what they claim: because our appetite increases when we work our bodies, we will consume more calories, and thus never lose weight. In some cases, people even gain weight when they exercise!

The article made me pause and consider what they were saying. I definitely feel a surge of righteous indignation when I work out diligently, eat nutritiously, and watch the scale do absolutely nothing. What am I doing wrong? Could it be that I am consuming more calories than I should? Still?

I also consider why I exercise. Do I work my body just to lose weight? No. Exercising for me is definitely my strategy for feeling good physically and staying balanced emotionally. Weightloss is an added benefit.

Perhaps I need to rethink my mindset when I do a good, grueling work-out. Maybe I tend to relax my eating standards a little. Perhaps I gobble down some snacks afterward because I’m so hungry and didn’t think ahead to keep from getting this hungry.

Exercise is effective for losing weight only I combine it with healthy eating. I guess it is time to start writing down every calorie again!