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sometimes it's the attitudes of those around you that can make it harder. My mom is always saying that i'm too skinny and trying to get me to eat bad foods. what she doesn't realize is that i'm actually within the HIGH NORMAL end for my age height and gender.
...had the same experience (in my case my ma trys to get me to eat more...seconds & larger portions..as well as stuff that will put on weight). I tell her she's 10 lbs overweight....oh well....
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Little Dolphin is right. Dr Kessler wrote about that in his book "The End of Overeating"
I feel sorry for people who go on some of these godawful diets to try and lose weight. Chances are you won't stick with them, and you'll end up wondering why you gained all the weight back if you do lose any.
Hit the wights hard and do your cardio and you'll be fine, and have a damn Coke (not 5 or 6) if you want one for crying out loud. Just don't over indulge yourself or be a couch potato.
I can eat anything I want and never gain a pound. I also haven't been seriously ill since I was a kid; and yeah, I'll take Pizza Hut or McDonald's over fruits and veggies nine times out of ten; and no, I'm not fat, not even close to it.
These foods have been around for a long time, even back before the obesity crisis (if you want to call it that). You really think everyone was eating organic stuff and raw veggies back in the day?
Most people would do themselves a big favor if they simply, as previously stated, didn't overindulge and got off their butts and started moving. That beats the latest crappy Doctor Oz diet any day of the week.
I can eat anything I want and never gain a pound. I also haven't been seriously ill since I was a kid; and yeah, I'll take Pizza Hut or McDonald's over fruits and veggies nine times out of ten; and no, I'm not fat, not even close to it.
Congrats. How old are you? How healthy are you? You know, internally?
Healthy eating is not just for the outside, you know. And even if you can get away with McDonalds now, sooner or later you are going to pay in one way or another.
Pizza Hut and McDonalds have been around longer than fruits and vegetables?
Errr...yes, we ate fruits and vegetables back in the day. And the only reason that we consider that stuff organic now is because of the way that farming techniques have changed. What is organic today was just naturally grown back then.
Enjoy your pizza and Big Macs, and I truly hope that you are still bragging about your ability to eat endless amounts of junk foods without effect when you are in your sixties.
Congrats. How old are you? How healthy are you? You know, internally?
Healthy eating is not just for the outside, you know. And even if you can get away with McDonalds now, sooner or later you are going to pay in one way or another.
Pizza Hut and McDonalds have been around longer than fruits and vegetables?
Errr...yes, we ate fruits and vegetables back in the day. And the only reason that we consider that stuff organic now is because of the way that farming techniques have changed. What is organic today was just naturally grown back then.
Enjoy your pizza and Big Macs, and I truly hope that you are still bragging about your ability to eat endless amounts of junk foods without effect when you are in your sixties.
Thank you! This is THE point I always try to make as well! It's not only about HOW WE LOOK! I am naturally thin and could probably eat junk food a lot more than I do without gaining weight. However, my goal is to live to a HEALTHY 100 years old and FEEL great doing it. Not as concerned about how I look, although I am proud to be in shape at my age, I do work at that also. I want to remain disease free by not consuming the things that I believe bring about disease in the body...chemicals, sugar, unhealthy fats, etc. Spend time reading about the habits of centenarians. They do not consume unhealthy foods, they may eat meat once a week at most, they do not over eat, they move about and WORK everyday, they spend time with family and friends, they are not stressed out. Some of these things you may not have do not have total control over. But, the eating part you do. Instead of obsessing about what we look like, start to visualize what is happening inside your body. Realize how GOOD you can feel when you don't eat junk. It's not just about not gaining weight!
Congrats. How old are you? How healthy are you? You know, internally?
Healthy eating is not just for the outside, you know. And even if you can get away with McDonalds now, sooner or later you are going to pay in one way or another.
Pizza Hut and McDonalds have been around longer than fruits and vegetables?
Errr...yes, we ate fruits and vegetables back in the day. And the only reason that we consider that stuff organic now is because of the way that farming techniques have changed. What is organic today was just naturally grown back then.
Enjoy your pizza and Big Macs, and I truly hope that you are still bragging about your ability to eat endless amounts of junk foods without effect when you are in your sixties.
I think the point was that even if you'd rather eat a Big Mac than a salad, small infrequent indulgences aren't going to derail a healthy lifestyle. I like food too much to be a food nazi, but 13 days of healthy eating with lots of movement is going to trump one day of poor eating and being lazy.
I think the point was that even if you'd rather eat a Big Mac than a salad, small infrequent indulgences aren't going to derail a healthy lifestyle. I like food too much to be a food nazi, but 13 days of healthy eating with lots of movement is going to trump one day of poor eating and being lazy.
Knowing what you need to do and doing it are two different things.
I don't have a weight issue, but I do suffer from SAD (I live in Oregon, but I'm not from here...). I have always been a healthy eater (worked at Whole Foods for 10+ years and totally drank the company KoolAid - and loved it!)... but one year I decided to follow my heart and gut and do all vegan raw/living food.
I went a whole year... lost 35 pounds (and I didn't need to lose the weight...) and felt absolutely wonderful. Didn't suffer from SAD that long winter, my body temperature regulated itself better (I was never cold... and in the summer I hardly ever felt the heat... it was the coolest thing!), my skin was glowing, sex even got better. I had tons of energy, I just simply felt amazing.
However... I'm a mother who does 99% of the shopping/preparing/cooking for a family of four and I was the only one doing this raw food thing...
...and we only have the one refrigerator! lol
Needless to say, it became too expensive and too time consuming keeping up with my raw food lifestyle in addition to meeting my husband and kids needs as well. The fridge was a constant mess and it was hard fitting everything in it with the two different types of foods we were all eating.
I gave it up... mostly. I still do mostly raw/vegan but not 100% like before.
I gained the 35 lbs back, I'm cold all the time, and this winter I am fighting SAD big-time.
I am aching for the day when the kids are grown and I can go back to my preferred dietary lifestyle.
If I was rich... I'd buy a second fridge and hire a raw food chef to keep me stocked.
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