Hey, I'm the first person to admit that I am obese and need to lose at least 50 pounds, but my argument is not with whether people need to lose weight. My beef is with the dieting industry. I think that it's a scam and people end up worse off than before.
Webmd.com has 281 sites in just the overview when you type in "Losing Weight." I mean, if Webmd can't give a straight answer about what is going on, then I will. It's simple. Eat less and exercise more often. Yep, I don't have a video or a book coming out, but that's the gist everyone. Put the fork down and go for a walk. I don't think there is a physician on the planet that could argue.
The thing that gets me is that so many people (myself included) that just don't want to admit that they have a hard time with the burgers and are lazy to boot. Personally, I eat like crap and don't exercise very much. Then...Presto! For a few weeks, I'll push my plate away and walk nine holes of golf or even walk around the mall three-four times a week, and I lose weight. It's just really hard to do those things. You get home from work, you're tired, you eat, you go to bed. There is nothing to be ashamed of. The mind pushes the body, not the other way around. If your mind is not focused on whatever you set out to do, then you can't trust your body to pull your through.
I cannot even begin to go into all the junk that's out there, so I'll be fair. I'll use what is in my household to illustrate that "diets" are not the answer, no matter how hard you try. According to my family physician Dr. James Stanko, most people who participate in a crash diet or a program will eventually gain that weight back,and in some cases GAIN EVEN MORE!!!!! His advice was to try and lose 2-3 pounds a month over 12 months. Hey, that adds up to up to 36 pounds, which would put me close to my ideal weight. Hey, maybe doctor's aren't crazy.
I know, I know, I'm a guy...I can't possibly understand, but facts are facts. As I sit and write this....I'm looking at a pad of paper that's just crazy. For the sake of being a guinea pig, Bonnie has allowed me to use my blog to illustrate the craziness of dieting. The only condition is that I do not exaggerate in attempts to be humorous.
We have 4 books with different diet plans and one cookbook for such a plan.
We have a membership to "The Rush" that we have not gone to in over a year.
Bonnie has been to a "Diet Doctor" in order to get the "good" diet pills.
Bonnie is taking has taken over the counter diet pills infrequently.
Bonnie has sworn off meat. She eats these veggie patty things.....uch.....gross.
Bonnie carries around a 2 foot drinking device full of water at all times.
Bonnie ordered a "Billy Blanks" video using our Blockbuster account.
WHAT IN THE HELL???? I'm sorry, but she looks awfully good to me! Blond, blue eyed, bombshell, and I hit triple 7's to be with her.
Girls, you wanna know what us boys really think. We'd rather you be happy and weigh a little more than your ideal weight because watching the torturous actions you take is really awful. It stinks. There is NO WAY a guy can make a girl feel better about her weight, because unless she feels secure.....then we are just being sweet.
And that really makes us mad. Most guys are not prolific with their compliments, but when we say you look beautiful, unless that guy is in trouble, it's sincere. This blog serves no purpose and I'm not on a crusade. I just think those that are dieting need to know that your partner is probably in a world of.......chocolate.
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YES! I agree... all the dieting fads out there are absolutely ridiculous. People are suckered into those things... and wind up like my dad, losing a lot of weight from eating ONLY MEAT (Adkins Diet), and then passing out at a restaurant and an ambulance coming to get him because his blood sugar dropped too low. Stupid. And eating no carbs?! Yes, you lose weight... but you are taking away important nutrients too. Bread, potatoes, and pasta are good for you!
And yes, the equation for losing weight is--calories in must be less than calories out. So eat moderately and exercise.
I don't blame Bonnie for wanting to lose weight. She does look fantastic, but it's also about being healthy. Heart disease, diabetes, cancer... all these things are triggered by a bad diet. People raise millions of dollars for finding a cure for these diseases when we already have the answers. Perhaps Bonnie wants to be around one day to see Emma grow up... maybe you should think about that, Clay, next time you bite into that yummy cheeseburger with french fries and a beer!!
well, I guess I should have said "heart disease, diabetes, and cancer CAN be triggered by a bad diet." Obviously there are other causes... but eating healthy is a damn good start.
I know where you are coming from on this one. I have had weight issues almost my whole life and it doesn't get easier,not for me anyway. The older I get the harder it is to get it off. I do eat a pretty good diet. I am not a junk food junkie. Our health is important and I really try to do good but I can't seem to lose a pound. I have been on the no carb and lost 87 lbs but I had no energy and felt like crap.I will not do that again. I try to look at myself different now. I am just a few lbs. overweight and I really don't look that bad but getting myself to believe it is hard. I have this picture in my mind and that is what I see when I look in the mirror.FAT...Maybe someday I will be happy with the way I look or I will stop worrying about it one. Only time will tell.
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Yep, you are right. That is why there are no special diets or cookbooks that we are using. It is just eating less and working out...well at least becca is. I do admit the shakes we have to drink suck, but I see why we have to have them.
I have done some crazy things in my life to be "skinny". However, being in the nutrition program has taught me alot. You are right there is no miracle. Eating less and working out more is the basic model of how to do it. There is never going to ever be a diet that works. You have to change your lifestyle and keep it that way. You can't eat a meal plan for a set period of time and then go back to the way you lived before and expect the weight to stay off. I could go on a novel sized rant about unrealistic meal plans and diets. Just try to keep in mind if the diet you are on has food or shakes that you have to buy from the person who made the diet most likely they are trying to make money off you, and maybe don't have your best interest at heart. Second, if you are hungry eat something. The feeling of hunger slows your metabolism because your body thinks it's starving. Third be aware of what you are putting in your body. If you are eating something with ingredients that you can't even say, it's probably not so good for you.
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