Oh by the way I had 90 lbs. to lose total and so far 30 of it isgone for over a year and a half. Weight hasn't gone up but progress has stalled for me due to the compromise that I mentioned earlier.....some stressful family situations haven't made it easier. For now I am happy to maintain where I am at currently and not gain while I make a few other changes and can re-focus. Grants book "Just ride" simplifies what I am attempting to do.
On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8:12:03 PM UTC-7, charlie wrote: > > I don't doubt Ernest was depressed and it is quite an achievement to lose > 200 pounds (me only 90 total) and I don't doubt the mind, body, lifestyle > thing all have to work together...... I do believe however that eating > carbohydrates does drive your blood sugar up causing the yo yo effect > creating cravings for more and since they are not burned up or handled by > an exhausted pancreas they get stored as fat. Pretty simple to me and is my > experience. Eating protein, fat and veggies primarily has made it easier to > resist sugar cravings, keeps me satiated and fuels the old body throughout > the day without hunger. As far as maintaining the choice to eat that way, > yes.......you have to make it a lifestyle change (sometimes on a minute by > minute basis) and you can't (without consequences), compromise very often > or at all depending on your particular sensitivity. Moving around is > important also but I will say that my first 30 pound loss was while I was > working 12 hours+ a day at a sit down job and doing virtually no exercise > other than the very spotty bicycle ride a couple days a week. Working less, > sleeping more and moving around are the changes I am slowly making as a few > financial things fall into place. The one thing I can easily choose > regardless of my current hectic lifestyle however is the type and amount of > food I consume. I now end my speech and defer to others....... > > On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8:48:49 AM UTC-7, Patrick in VT wrote:I >> >> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:46:46 AM UTC-4, charlie wrote: >>> >>> I don't disagree but without and actual change in what one eats (if >>> trying to lose fat) this doesn't work. >>> >> >> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:46:46 AM UTC-4, charlie wrote: >>> >>> I don't disagree but without and actual change in what one eats (if >>> trying to lose fat) this doesn't work. >>> >> >> of course food is part of the wellness equation. my point is that >> positive lifestyle choices have a way of gaining momentum and spilling over >> into other aspects of our lives. when we are well, the choice to eat >> healthfully and be active becomes less and less of a choice. like Lyle >> wrote above, he "plays" for fitness. wellness is a self-reinforcing cycle, >> just as unhealthy lifestyles and diet are part of a self-reinforcing >> "vicious cycle." >> >> in this context, it doesn't surprise me at all that the truly obese have >> a serious struggle as depression, social anxiety and an unhealthy >> relationship with food and/or substance abuse trend together. Food is >> particularly tricky because we eat 3-5 times/day - if somebody is bummed >> out or stressed out, it's going to be damn hard to do the right thing >> 3-5/day. i linked a bike related story below - I've met this guy. his >> story made an impact on me and got me thinking about how mind and body need >> to work together to solve these problems. the common thread with a lot of >> the success stories i've read have to do with goal setting - and not, "i'm >> going to lose 20lbs by changing what I eat" kind of goals. weight loss via >> diet alone doesn't address the bigger issue that is lifestyle. when the >> going gets rough, there's nothing to reinforce the positive choices that >> led to the weight loss and people inevitably put the weight back on. >> setting goals that help build a supportive social network, promote an >> active lifestyle, etc. will guide one to positive choices all around, push >> us to be the best version of ourselves and get on the path to mental and >> physical wellness. food, both good and bad, has been around for a long >> time - to start blaming these foods or those foods now instead of >> recognizing and acknowledging cultural issues and being honest with >> ourselves about how we live and what we eat is a red herring. food is >> simple. life isn't - and that's when food becomes complicated. >> >> >> http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/a-bicycle-and-a-few-friends-lead-a-big-man-into-an-even-bigger-world_226368 >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/rB2VvlSEgtQJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
