Again, not to be annoying, this applies to some people and not for others. Patrick Moore iPhone
On Oct 10, 2012, at 9:12 PM, charlie <cl_v...@hotmail.com> 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/-/ogkPxJyIul0J. > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
