Reasons for getting fat

Ignoramus13790 wrote:

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:25:04 GMT, Luna wrote:

I feel that way myself. However, I keep redefining what "easy" is. Most
things I think will be difficult turn out not nearly as difficult as I
thought they would be. Not eating pasta, working out on a regular basis,
etc. Thought it would be hard, turns out it isn't very.


it is even easier to work out if I have a goal that is interesting and
the exercise is not merely for weight maintenance. I am now running in
preparation for an experimental low carb marathon, and it is
interesting and does not feel like drudgery.

I agree with you that having mini projects like yours make exercising much much
more fun. I'm trying to learn the Total Immersion swimming method from the book.

As for dieting, as someone who lost weight and maintained by eating
less, maintaining with LC is infinitely easier. I eat what feels like
a lot of food and I am not gaining. It is pleasant to have a slim life
without food struggles. I thought that it was impossible. The hardest
part is handling social events and, possibly, vacations. The day to
dday life, is easy.


Low carbing with social events, travelling, etc., is not too difficult. To do
induction with social events and travelling though, is almost impossible.

Ignoramus13790 wrote:

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:25:04 GMT, Luna wrote:

I feel that way myself. However, I keep redefining what "easy" is. Most
things I think will be difficult turn out not nearly as difficult as I
thought they would be. Not eating pasta, working out on a regular basis,
etc. Thought it would be hard, turns out it isn't very.


it is even easier to work out if I have a goal that is interesting and
the exercise is not merely for weight maintenance. I am now running in
preparation for an experimental low carb marathon, and it is
interesting and does not feel like drudgery.

I agree with you that having mini projects like yours make exercising much much
more fun. I'm trying to learn the Total Immersion swimming method from the book.

As for dieting, as someone who lost weight and maintained by eating
less, maintaining with LC is infinitely easier. I eat what feels like
a lot of food and I am not gaining. It is pleasant to have a slim life
without food struggles. I thought that it was impossible. The hardest
part is handling social events and, possibly, vacations. The day to
dday life, is easy.


Low carbing with social events, travelling, etc., is not too difficult. To do
induction with social events and travelling though, is almost impossible.

"Ignoramus24825" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:45:18 +0000, Ada Ma
wrote:
Ignoramus13790 wrote:

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:25:04 GMT, Luna
wrote:

I feel that way myself. However, I keep redefining what "easy" is.
Most
things I think will be difficult turn out not nearly as difficult as I
thought they would be. Not eating pasta, working out on a regular
basis,
etc. Thought it would be hard, turns out it isn't very.


it is even easier to work out if I have a goal that is interesting and
the exercise is not merely for weight maintenance. I am now running in
preparation for an experimental low carb marathon, and it is
interesting and does not feel like drudgery.

I agree with you that having mini projects like yours make
exercising much much more fun. I'm trying to learn the Total
Immersion swimming method from the book.

Never heard of it, sounds interesting.

Total Immersion ( http://www.totalimmersion.net/ ) is a pretty good program
for people wanting to learn how to swim. It's oriented towards athletes,
but the program can be useful for anyone.

I used their book and DVD to help me, and it's made a big difference in my
level of comfort and efficiency in the water. For many people, the aerobic
benefits of swimming go unfulfilled, because they are so inefficient in the
water that they get out of breath within a short time and have to stop.
This is most often caused by poor technique - and, since water is many times
denser than air, technique is important.

In my case, I was flailing and kicking too much, and had poor body position.
This resulted in my wasting a whole lot of energy while trying to "muscle"
through the water. After using their program, I'm still not a particularly
fast swimmer, but I am much more comfortable in the water, and can go for
much longer distances without stopping (I used their program a couple of
years ago to prepare for a triathlon that involved a 750 yard swim across a
lake).

GG


As for dieting, as someone who lost weight and maintained by eating
less, maintaining with LC is infinitely easier. I eat what feels like
a lot of food and I am not gaining. It is pleasant to have a slim life
without food struggles. I thought that it was impossible. The hardest
part is handling social events and, possibly, vacations. The day to
dday life, is easy.


Low carbing with social events, travelling, etc., is not too
difficult. To do induction with social events and travelling
though, is almost impossible.


My diet involves not eating grains. Sometimes everything is breaded...

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223/173.4/180

"Ignoramus24825" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:45:18 +0000, Ada Ma
wrote:
Ignoramus13790 wrote:

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:25:04 GMT, Luna
wrote:

I feel that way myself. However, I keep redefining what "easy" is.
Most
things I think will be difficult turn out not nearly as difficult as I
thought they would be. Not eating pasta, working out on a regular
basis,
etc. Thought it would be hard, turns out it isn't very.


it is even easier to work out if I have a goal that is interesting and
the exercise is not merely for weight maintenance. I am now running in
preparation for an experimental low carb marathon, and it is
interesting and does not feel like drudgery.

I agree with you that having mini projects like yours make
exercising much much more fun. I'm trying to learn the Total
Immersion swimming method from the book.

Never heard of it, sounds interesting.

Total Immersion ( http://www.totalimmersion.net/ ) is a pretty good program
for people wanting to learn how to swim. It's oriented towards athletes,
but the program can be useful for anyone.

I used their book and DVD to help me, and it's made a big difference in my
level of comfort and efficiency in the water. For many people, the aerobic
benefits of swimming go unfulfilled, because they are so inefficient in the
water that they get out of breath within a short time and have to stop.
This is most often caused by poor technique - and, since water is many times
denser than air, technique is important.

In my case, I was flailing and kicking too much, and had poor body position.
This resulted in my wasting a whole lot of energy while trying to "muscle"
through the water. After using their program, I'm still not a particularly
fast swimmer, but I am much more comfortable in the water, and can go for
much longer distances without stopping (I used their program a couple of
years ago to prepare for a triathlon that involved a 750 yard swim across a
lake).

GG


As for dieting, as someone who lost weight and maintained by eating
less, maintaining with LC is infinitely easier. I eat what feels like
a lot of food and I am not gaining. It is pleasant to have a slim life
without food struggles. I thought that it was impossible. The hardest
part is handling social events and, possibly, vacations. The day to
dday life, is easy.


Low carbing with social events, travelling, etc., is not too
difficult. To do induction with social events and travelling
though, is almost impossible.


My diet involves not eating grains. Sometimes everything is breaded...

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223/173.4/180

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:20:04 -0800, "GaryG"
wrote:

Total Immersion ( http://www.totalimmersion.net/ ) is a pretty good program
for people wanting to learn how to swim. It's oriented towards athletes,
but the program can be useful for anyone.

I used their book and DVD to help me, and it's made a big difference in my
level of comfort and efficiency in the water. For many people, the aerobic
benefits of swimming go unfulfilled, because they are so inefficient in the
water that they get out of breath within a short time and have to stop.
This is most often caused by poor technique - and, since water is many times
denser than air, technique is important.

In my case, I was flailing and kicking too much, and had poor body position.
This resulted in my wasting a whole lot of energy while trying to "muscle"
through the water. After using their program, I'm still not a particularly
fast swimmer, but I am much more comfortable in the water, and can go for
much longer distances without stopping (I used their program a couple of
years ago to prepare for a triathlon that involved a 750 yard swim across a
lake).

This sounds very interesting. I have never learned to swim
efficiently, and would like to. I'll have to look into this! Thanks!

Chris

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:20:04 -0800, "GaryG"
wrote:

Total Immersion ( http://www.totalimmersion.net/ ) is a pretty good program
for people wanting to learn how to swim. It's oriented towards athletes,
but the program can be useful for anyone.

I used their book and DVD to help me, and it's made a big difference in my
level of comfort and efficiency in the water. For many people, the aerobic
benefits of swimming go unfulfilled, because they are so inefficient in the
water that they get out of breath within a short time and have to stop.
This is most often caused by poor technique - and, since water is many times
denser than air, technique is important.

In my case, I was flailing and kicking too much, and had poor body position.
This resulted in my wasting a whole lot of energy while trying to "muscle"
through the water. After using their program, I'm still not a particularly
fast swimmer, but I am much more comfortable in the water, and can go for
much longer distances without stopping (I used their program a couple of
years ago to prepare for a triathlon that involved a 750 yard swim across a
lake).

This sounds very interesting. I have never learned to swim
efficiently, and would like to. I'll have to look into this! Thanks!

Chris