Dieting is never easy - lots of icebergs to avoid, lots of changes to
make.
But it's a matter of physics, chemistry.
Fewer calories in than you need to support your weight and you will
lose the pounds, ounces, etc. Make those calories fewer by dieting and/
or exercise. I'm doing both.
No magic, no nonsense, just nose to the grindstone and fewer calories
in than you need to support your current weight.
From my perspective, I want a reasonably big weight loss to maintain
motivation. Mildly changing doesn't work for me and I don't think it
really helps to motivate a lot of people.
Hope everyone does well!
Many of the names have changed since I was last here, but I sure hope
everyone makes her/his goal and is supportive of others in their quest
to lose weight.
Yours,
Caleb
Doug Freyburger - 23 Jun 2009 16:03 GMT
Welcome back to another year of your 100 day system.
Expect to get called a troll this year as you have been
called in so many previous years.
> From my perspective, I want a reasonably big weight loss to maintain
> motivation. Mildly changing doesn't work for me and I don't think it
> really helps to motivate a lot of people.
The thing is - When you go for all or nothing nearly every
time what you'll get is nothing.
You're sure demonstrated that in all of your previous years.
Everyone who's watched you over the years know you will be
able to lose. The losing part isn't easy but it is straightforward.
The losing part is hard work but not conceptually difficult. Do
the actions and the weight drops.
The important part is keeping off as much of the loss as possible
for as long as possible. I notice that this year you have 50
pounds to lose. Is that more or less than your previous years?
If it's less then you've made real progress.
So let's talk about keeping it off. I can do it with low carb but
for me like nearly everyone else it's unstable. If I start eating
any foods from a specific list or over a specific glycemic index
I fall off the wagon and start regaining again. Over the years I
done regain phases as small as 10 pounds and as large as my
entire 50 pounds of best loss. Then I start all over again from
scratch. At best I do better in maintenance than you. At worst
I don't do any better in maintenance than you. But you rarely
discuss keeping it off.
Caleb - 23 Jun 2009 20:55 GMT
Doug - -the research shows that even taking off a moderate amount of
weight for a while can really, really help with diabetes.
You familiar with that research? Doesn't even have to be for too long.
By the way, not much action here in the last few months I guess.
It is amazing to me some of the nonsense I've read here over the
years. On very loud poster said "Daily exercise is harmful!" Several
people said that it was impossible to put on muscle while on a weight
loss program. And of course the very common, "To lose more weight, eat
more calories!"
You're good at pointing out the deficiencies in such arguments. Keep
up the good work!
Yours,
Caleb
> Welcome back to another year of your 100 day system.
> Expect to get called a troll this year as you have been
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> I don't do any better in maintenance than you. But you rarely
> discuss keeping it off.
Del Cecchi - 25 Jun 2009 02:11 GMT
> Doug - -the research shows that even taking off a moderate amount of
> weight for a while can really, really help with diabetes.
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>> I don't do any better in maintenance than you. But you rarely
>> discuss keeping it off.
Please stop the self agrandizement and just do it. And keep it off.
I no longer want to hear it.
Anthony Allende - 23 Jun 2009 18:04 GMT
You can't lose 4 lbs in 6 days unless you're eating almost nothing and
exercising constantly. You lost water weight.
> Dieting is never easy - lots of icebergs to avoid, lots of changes to
> make.
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> Caleb
Caleb - 23 Jun 2009 20:51 GMT
Gee -- you think so? Drat! Today it's day 7 and 7 pounds gone. Should
I put them back on? Don't think so.
Obviously a lot of it is water -- almost certainly most of it. I have
probably lost about 3 or 4 actual pounds.
As time goes on the slogging gets more and more difficult with a loss
of a pound or two on some of the weeks.
Some people are scared by an initial large weight loss, but that's the
way the body works, as it gets rid of water, etc.
Anyway, I'm just chugging along! I hope your program works for you!
Yours,
Caleb
> You can't lose 4 lbs in 6 days unless you're eating almost nothing and
> exercising constantly. You lost water weight.
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