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If you are talking about lypo it's really not that great, I've read some studies that say you just put the fat back on in other areas. If someone removes a spare tire and gains cankles, that's not really that great.
Thanks for sharing that. I am losing the old fashion way sweat and grit, but my GF who has more weight to loss than I, wants to go lypo and plastic surgery and I concerned about the safety of lypo.
She doesn't see that drinking regular sugar soft drinks is killing her waistline and even if she were to lose the weight whatever way it will come back unless she changes her lifestyle.
I would not use lipo for weight loss. It is designed for those who are of normal weight but have "problem spots" that diet and exercise can't fix, particularly women. If you don't fix the behavior that made you overweight, you easily put the weight back on in other unwelcome areas. The BEST solution is to grind it out, have patience, and eat less and work out more.
I've considered plastic surgery to get that perfection (get rid of the bit of loose skin, boob job) - it's like the cherry on top after grinding it out and losing 70 lbs - but ultimately I'm likely not to do it. I've just learned to accept myself as I am and be glad that I've freed myself of the extra baggage.
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I am not sure when it happened, but kids could no longer just go outside and play without some sort of parental supervision. When I was a kid I left the house in the morning and came back for lunch and then when back out and came back for dinner. Thats what all the kids did and we entertained ourselves by doing active things.
We started to fear that our kids would be assaulted or kidnapped and so leaving them on their own outside started to go away. Bring in video games and snacks that are high sugar, high sodium, and high fat and you have a recipe for obesity.
Well. We all DID go to school, and were expected to sit in a chair all day long except for recess and PE, and don't dare get out of your chair except to sharpen your pencil, but on days off during the summer and weekends, we moved around a LOT.
I agree that the fear that our kids would be assaulted or kidnapped if they play outside is bizarre. I think that was a milk carton business, if you take your eyes off your kids they will disappear. Not true. The rate of stranger kidnapping hasn't increased since the 1950's, but there is a cottage industry telling us kids will be grabbed off the street if you look away.
I've spent a long time in university and private fitness centers. I've seen many people who spend hours each evening, doing hard, endurance workouts on stationary bikes, treadmills, stairmasters, etc. And many of them never lost those extra 15 to 25 pounds of excess weight that they were fighting. Obviously, they were either not knowledgeable enough about proper diet or simply were not willing to give up their comfort foods and drinks. Any good advice about diet would go in one ear and out the other.
After I eliminated all grains and added sugars from my diet, I've had no problem keeping my weight at 15 lbs. less than it had been for years, despite all my hard running, biking and hiking. I also quit eating bananas (sometimes four per day), as they are loaded with carbohydrates. No more potatoes, either. I drink nothing but water. But I do eat many raw fruits and vegetables and beans, instead of rice. Water-pack tuna and sardines and chicken breasts, browned and steamed, are my main protein sources.
It shouldn't take any intelligent person too long to figure out what they're eating that they shouldn't be, once they've decided they need to lose a little weight. This usually seems to happen around the mid 30's or early 40's when the metabolism starts to slow down just barely enough to start telling on bad eating habits. 10 years ago I used to be able to eat Cinnabons and Pop Tarts all day and still see my abs pretty well. Those days are over. I think most people just don't have the self discipline to change their habits for the better and/or just don't care. (My father smoking and eating ice cream every night comes to mind...) I found starting with the obvious offenders like soda pop, candy, Pop Tarts, pastries, and anything else with added sugar was a good place to start attacking the problem. Then once you have broken the habit with those things you can get a little more strict with the carbs and sugars of any kind.
Thanks for sharing that. I am losing the old fashion way sweat and grit, but my GF who has more weight to loss than I, wants to go lypo and plastic surgery and I concerned about the safety of lypo.
She doesn't see that drinking regular sugar soft drinks is killing her waistline and even if she were to lose the weight whatever way it will come back unless she changes her lifestyle.
Have her try flavored sparkling water. Has a little zing that plain bottled water lacks and the carbonation does a good job of mimicking a carbonated soft drink. A lemon-lime Perrier basically tastes like 7-Up or Sprite without the corn syrup. It's all I drink for lunch now.
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