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winterbadgerOK, I'm about 40-50 pounds overweight. I have been for several years, after being a little overweight and then putting on about 20-25 pounds in the last ten to fifteen years as I switched from an active job to a sedentary one. It's not good for me; I know that.
Three years ago I made a concerted effort and got into the habit of having half an hour's serious exercise a day. No effect whatsoever on my weight, though I imagine it was good for me in other ways. I've tried several diet plans (Weight Watchers, South Beach), and each time whatever weight I lose creeps back. The latest small victory was losing 5 pounds in the period between January and now. And then, in the last three days, somehow it's all back.
That's it. I'm done. I've learned some good principles about healthy eating from the various diets, and I'm going to keep applying those as best I can. I have actually found a form of exercise (cycling) that I enjoy wholeheartedly, and I'm going to keep doing that as often as possible and building up my stamina, and I'll keep doign other things I enjoy like hiking and playing soccer occasionaly and messing about it boats. But I'm officially swearing off tracking my weight, worrying about my weight, or trying to lose weight. It's inflicting more stress and frustration onme than it is doing good, and I'm shut of it from now on.
Three years ago I made a concerted effort and got into the habit of having half an hour's serious exercise a day. No effect whatsoever on my weight, though I imagine it was good for me in other ways. I've tried several diet plans (Weight Watchers, South Beach), and each time whatever weight I lose creeps back. The latest small victory was losing 5 pounds in the period between January and now. And then, in the last three days, somehow it's all back.
That's it. I'm done. I've learned some good principles about healthy eating from the various diets, and I'm going to keep applying those as best I can. I have actually found a form of exercise (cycling) that I enjoy wholeheartedly, and I'm going to keep doing that as often as possible and building up my stamina, and I'll keep doign other things I enjoy like hiking and playing soccer occasionaly and messing about it boats. But I'm officially swearing off tracking my weight, worrying about my weight, or trying to lose weight. It's inflicting more stress and frustration onme than it is doing good, and I'm shut of it from now on.
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Date: 2006-03-12 04:11 pm (UTC)I've found, as have others, that modifying eating habits can go a long way. aitkendrum and I don't keep potato chips or boxes of cookies around the house, for instance, because we'd only eat them, so not having them means less likelihood of eating them out of boredom. I can have a slice of quiche if I want, but I can't eat a whole quiche and drink a carton of OJ and call that lunch, and if I have quiche for lunch then I can't have Indian curry for dinner.
Something that happened recently was that I got a hand mixer for Xmas (I requested it), and keeping yogurt and bananas and fruit juice in the house means I tend to make smoothies a few times a week, which is GREAT for getting my five-a-day requirement. But then, I love smoothies and hate paying for them; if you don't it wouldn't work!
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Date: 2006-03-13 01:43 pm (UTC)My metabolism is just very resilient. It knows what weight I'm supposed to be (or thinks it does), and just adjusts to keep me there. :-( One thing that will def make a change is if I'm able to move someplace where I can walk more to shops and things (and even work, maybe, or use public transport). It's almost impossible to use transport to get to my current job.