Would you rather eat right or exercise?

Question

If you had to choose, would you rather eat right or exercise?

Option one "Eat Right" means:

You have to be super careful about what you eat which means you have to eat only healthy food, have good control on the portions you eat and count your calories. You won't need to workout AT ALL. You will be in great shape, weight and health ONLY by eating right.

Option 2 "Exercise" means:

You will have to do intensive exercise (cardio, strength training, etc..) each and everyday. You cannot rest any day. You can eat whatever you want and still have a great shape, weight and health.

So, which one would you rather choose?

P.S. Of course we all know we need to eat right AND exercise, but it's just a hypothetical question. ;-)

HandsomeRaj · Accepted Answer

I don't think either has any effect individually. Eating right w/o exercising is doing half of what's to be done and so is it the other way round :)

Exercises immaterial of what type tend to concentrate on particular body parts and the diet substantiates it and vice versa.

I do both and love it that way :D

On the contrary while you are exercising, you can also afford to indulge a bit here & there cause the intensity of exercise will take care of the extra cals there :)

I vote a targeted healthy combination of both :D

cavmanier · Accepted Answer

I like doing both. If I could only do one I'd choose healthy food since I get some exercise from everyday activities.

crystallinegreen · Accepted Answer

I think it depends. I have quite an active job and enjoy taking the dog for long walks; as long as I eat sensible portions and plenty of veg that keeps me slim. I'm not a gym person, though.. I can't stand the idea of running on a treadmill for half an hour, it just seems so boring and repetitive! So if it comes down to gym or diet, I'd rather diet.. but otherwise I think a little of each is right for me.

jrose · Accepted Answer

I'd miss exercise and if I could mow down on fries and chocolate any time I wanted, it would be cool.

Of course, neither extreme is possible, so I sort of try to balance the two- eat healthy with a few cheat days and exercise with break days now and then.

sovetskii13 · Answer

I pretty much do both now. I used to eat a lot of junk food, and rarely exercise. I was never fat because of my metabolism, but I had frequent stomach aches. Some of them got out of hand. I went to the doctor multiple times, and they did not find anything unusual. I decided to completely stop eating junk food, and began working out a little. It was the best decision I ever made. In just a little bit, I started seeing a big difference. I almost never get stomach aches, and I am starting to look better, and feel better from working out. I love it. So, I am gonna continue doing both.

ketfoen · Answer

I used to do option 2 with total ease, I used to play sports daily basketball in particular and go to the gym 3 times in a week for strength training. I loved it.

Since I started to work it has become harder and harder to do the same activities, but if I ever get the chance to play basketball or other sports I would surely pick it right up again, because it's way easier for me then to watch my diet, which consists of anything edible on the planet.

When I used to sport a lot I didn't have to watch my diet, because I burned so much calories then I gained, if I didn't eat enough rice, meats, fish or another high calorie diet I would loose 4-7 pounds in a week.

My food intake was so high, my mom started to cook separately for me in a bigger pot and enough rice to feed 7 people when we were with only 4 people at home. lol

Anonymous · Answer

I have been struggling with binge eating disorder and I have a really unheathy relationship with food. I do exercise a lot, but it's not enough because I eat way too much than I should. So I voted B because for me it's so much easier and enjoyable to exercise. I really love the way I feel after working out

DanAG · Answer

As it's worded I picked option 2. But the wording is biased. In option one you said No exercise at all. With option 2 it kind of assumes you are still eating an adequate diet.

If the diet is bad enough to really be malnutritioned, then I'd pick option one by far. Malnutrition can cause very serious problems or even kill you. Lack of exercise with a really good diet will still keep you pretty healthy.

Confucius16 · Answer

Instead of 100% of one, and 0% of the other, I'd rather do 50-50. I would want to lose myself in exercise sometimes, and I would also want the benefits of sometimes being able to eat unhealthy (not always). Sometimes it isn't the product that counts, but the journey that counts.

Cage433 · Answer

Definitely exercise and eat what I want...I love food ha ha and with exercise you can still get nice muscle definition even while eating unhealthy, whereas if you are on a strict diet but never workout...u will have no muscle tone or definition, just a healthy body.

lumos · Answer

Ewww neither please. :( Sometimes I like being healthy and sometimes I like being super unhealthy when it comes to eating. And I hate exercising...
But if I had to choose, I'd rather exercise than give up on not stressing over what I eat haha. So B.

bellegirl16 · Answer

Exercise!!! It's fun, and I also enjoy my chocolate!

maiez · Answer

I do both, but I think eating right would get you healthier in the long run.

Eating right will keep your organs nice and your body healthy, also you won't need to exercise to lose weight if you eat right! Just for muscle

toriedawn · Answer

id way prefer to exercise, I hate counting calories and would hate to sit there eating some boring healthy food while someone who I was eating with was enjoying a pizza, besides exercise makes you feel good so its a win win really

DodgersGM · Answer

I'd rather eat right. Not because I don't like exercise (I actually do), but I keep pretty strict on my diet anyways so it's not difficult for me to do.

bassist58 · Answer

Exercise. Lots of unhealthy food is really tasty so it's easy to just work it off with good exercise!

heavenonearth · Answer

I say exercise, because I like it, and I wouldn't want to be super careful about what I eat all the time and count calories.

TheGoodTheBadTheHOT · Answer

Personally I would chose option 2  because there's very few things I enjoy more than the tightness in my muscles the day after a workout.

MarikYo · Answer

If you will eat right your shape won't be as good as of a person who exercises regularly. Btw, exercising everyday is not the way to go. Your body needs time off to recover. I would do both.

TheGodEmperorLeto · Answer

Exercise and eat what I want. We should enjoy life :|

Anonymous · Answer

Definitely exercise. It's a ton of fun and currently my diet consists of eating as much as I can anyway, so I'm not one of those that has to be super strict about what I eat.

HungryJones · Answer

Exercising is easier than dieting and eating right...to many delicious unhealthy things out there lol

Aizou · Answer

excercise all the time, so that I can also eat unhealthy without caring ^.~

Anonymous · Answer

Exercise. Healthy food is expensive, haha!  Plus, I love food. I'd love to be able to eat whatever I wanted!

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