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Good bye and good riddance to diets
So long low carb, so long calorie counting and don't let the door hit
you on the fat ass on the way out. I won't bother to repeat the all too familiar story of losing weight and gaining that and a bit more back. I've finally "discovered" the solution that every last single one of you reading this knows deep down in your heart. All "diets" fail. Short of stapling your stomache, a life-style change is the ONLY solution to being a porker (and I would submit that stapling IS a life-style change). Since my doctor gave me the straight dope that I had better do something about my weight and cholestorol or I won't live another 5 years, I've taken the plunge and am positive that I'm on the road to wellness. My "solution" is pretty damned simple. A daily personal trainer -- and I'm not talking about the kind at the gym. Having someone to discuss with you what you ate on a daily basis is empowering. Of course you think you probably already know what foods you should and shouldn't be eating. But that is "diet" thinking. With someone to act as a soundboard, you can help develop positve strategies that work for YOU. For me it is keeping plenty of fruits and other healthy snacks around so that I have good options and don't have to revert to poor ones. It is also good to have someone to council about not depriving yourself. Go ahead, eat that slice of pizza when you go out tonight! Just try and eat a healthy snack BEFORE doing it so you limit yourself to one slice etc. Say F U to dieting. |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
Low Carb eating is a change in life style.
Da Grand Poobah wrote: | So long low carb, so long calorie counting and don't let the door hit | you on the fat ass on the way out. | | I won't bother to repeat the all too familiar story of losing weight | and gaining that and a bit more back. I've finally "discovered" the | solution that every last single one of you reading this knows deep | down in your heart. | | All "diets" fail. Short of stapling your stomache, a life-style | change is the ONLY solution to being a porker (and I would submit that | stapling IS a life-style change). | | Since my doctor gave me the straight dope that I had better do | something about my weight and cholestorol or I won't live another 5 | years, I've taken the plunge and am positive that I'm on the road to | wellness. My "solution" is pretty damned simple. | | A daily personal trainer -- and I'm not talking about the kind at the | gym. Having someone to discuss with you what you ate on a daily basis | is empowering. Of course you think you probably already know what | foods you should and shouldn't be eating. But that is "diet" | thinking. With someone to act as a soundboard, you can help develop | positve strategies that work for YOU. For me it is keeping plenty of | fruits and other healthy snacks around so that I have good options and | don't have to revert to poor ones. It is also good to have someone to | council about not depriving yourself. Go ahead, eat that slice of | pizza when you go out tonight! Just try and eat a healthy snack | BEFORE doing it so you limit yourself to one slice etc. | | Say F U to dieting. |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:08:53 -0400, Da Grand Poobah wrote
(in article ): So long low carb, so long calorie counting and don't let the door hit you on the fat ass on the way out. I won't bother to repeat the all too familiar story of losing weight and gaining that and a bit more back. I've finally "discovered" the solution that every last single one of you reading this knows deep down in your heart. All "diets" fail. Short of stapling your stomache, a life-style change is the ONLY solution to being a porker (and I would submit that stapling IS a life-style change). Since my doctor gave me the straight dope that I had better do something about my weight and cholestorol or I won't live another 5 years, I've taken the plunge and am positive that I'm on the road to wellness. My "solution" is pretty damned simple. A daily personal trainer -- and I'm not talking about the kind at the gym. Having someone to discuss with you what you ate on a daily basis is empowering. Of course you think you probably already know what foods you should and shouldn't be eating. But that is "diet" thinking. With someone to act as a soundboard, you can help develop positve strategies that work for YOU. For me it is keeping plenty of fruits and other healthy snacks around so that I have good options and don't have to revert to poor ones. It is also good to have someone to council about not depriving yourself. Go ahead, eat that slice of pizza when you go out tonight! Just try and eat a healthy snack BEFORE doing it so you limit yourself to one slice etc. Say F U to dieting. Yawn. Make sure to check back in 6 months from now and let us know how much you have lost. -- Steve |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
Steve wrote:
Yawn. Make sure to check back in 6 months from now and let us know how much you have lost. What if losing weight is not this poster's utmost priority? Orlando |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:01:39 -0400, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote
(in article ): Steve wrote: Yawn. Make sure to check back in 6 months from now and let us know how much you have lost. What if losing weight is not this poster's utmost priority? Orlando I doubt if losing weight is anyone's utmost priority. -- Steve |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
Steve wrote:
I doubt if losing weight is anyone's utmost priority. You and others make it seem as though any sacrifice or deprivation is compensated by weight loss. I'm suggesting that there are other ways of balancing weight loss with aesthetic pleasure and enjoyment in food. Orlando |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
"Orlando Enrique Fiol" wrote in message
. .. Steve wrote: I doubt if losing weight is anyone's utmost priority. You and others make it seem as though any sacrifice or deprivation is compensated by weight loss. I'm suggesting that there are other ways of balancing weight loss with aesthetic pleasure and enjoyment in food. Orlando What sacrifice and deprivation are you talking about? Cheri |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
Cheri wrote:
What sacrifice and deprivation are you talking about? The consumption of carbs, silly. Many of you may be so hooked on LC that you never think about the foods you no longer eat. Although I rarely crave them and don't eat them all the time, I do not envision myself ever giving them up permanently. Still, there are days when I wish I could eat normally, enjoying anything I find delicious without concern for how many carbs I've already had that day. At those moments, I usually decide to stick to my plan while feeling deprived. Orlando |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
"Orlando Enrique Fiol" wrote in message
. .. Cheri wrote: What sacrifice and deprivation are you talking about? The consumption of carbs, silly. Many of you may be so hooked on LC that you never think about the foods you no longer eat. Although I rarely crave them and don't eat them all the time, I do not envision myself ever giving them up permanently. Still, there are days when I wish I could eat normally, enjoying anything I find delicious without concern for how many carbs I've already had that day. At those moments, I usually decide to stick to my plan while feeling deprived. Orlando OK, I do eat normally everyday. YMMV Cheri |
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Good bye and good riddance to diets
Cheri wrote:
OK, I do eat normally everyday. YMMV Please don't get me wrong; I know that my body needs me to eat LC in order to lose weight and stay healthy. I'm just saying that in order to accomplish these things, I have to ignore many of my cultural associations with food and eat somewhat abnormally. Sometimes, that feeling of eating too differently from how I wish I could is overwhelming. At those times, I sometimes choose to eat whatever I want at the expense of my weight loss. We should try and feel compassion for people who have trouble simply changing their diet because it makes sense for their bodies. People eat different foods for a host of reasons. While there are some food addicts out here who should never be let loose with any carbs, some of us wish we could at least sometimes eat normally. Orlando |
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