Originally Posted by
wolfchild
You can't out-exercise a bad diet especially as you're getting older, ...
Few things:
For fat gain/loss, the
quality of your diet doesn't matter, just the number of calories in vs out.
It's a continuoum. Exercising means you
have to eat more or you'll eventually waste away. You need to balance your food and movement. Whether you exercise or not.
There's no reason to be moralistic about food.
A friend of a friend lost 40 pounds hiking the PCT. He ate as much as he could, literally. Jar of peanut butter every time he passed a store or post office. Iced cream whenever it was available. Most people aren't going to do that, but it's very possible to exercise and eat more because of it.
A good friend of mine celebrated her 50th birthday by hiking across Washington and half of Oregon on the trail. Fred Beckey was climbing big peaks in his 90s. @
Carbonfiberboy does RAMROD in his 70s, most 20 year olds can't do a ride like that. You have to slow down as you age, but not
that much. The important thing is to keep moving.