dieting and exercize

[Tom]

well today I had a thought and wanted to share it with you.

I have been dieting and exercising and hit a plateau but I keep exercising and dieting and little by little I am getting in better and better shape. I would like to lose quicker and get in better physical condition quicker.

So the thought was that ... I am doing what I am supposed to be doing.
I am supposed to be eating healthy! I am supposed to be exercising! I am supposed to be worrying about my health.

When I was eating poorly that was when I was doing something that I wasnt supposed to be doing. Sitting around being lazy also something that I shouldnt have been doing.

So every day that I do what I am supposed to be doing is one day I am not doing what I am NOT supposed to be doing.

Every day that I go to the gym is one day that I am not sitting around watching TV. Every time I skip the bread at dinner is one day that I am not poisoning my body with bleached starches. Every day that I choose to drink water instead of soda is one day that I am not sipping a slowly killing poison.

My point here is that even if the weight doesnt seem to be coming off ... it is not getting put on. Even though the changes may not be imediately noticable you are at least not making noticable changes in the negative direction.

Does this make senses?

Regards,
Tom

[Suzanne_H]

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Absolutely it makes sense! I find that if I put too much emphasis on weight loss alone, I'm cheating myself out of enjoying the other benefits of this WOL. I'm thinking that I'm better off eating this way whether I lose or not because:

1) I no longer suffer from reflux.
2) I sleep better (probably because of freedom from reflux...).
3) I don't hit the late-afternoon-about-to-pass-out-from-carb-overload drowsiness... I'm hypoglycemic, and this WOE is about the only way I've found to successfully control it.
4) I'm a strong candidate for type 2 diabetes... this is the best way I know to avoid the risk.
5) My body is stronger and leaner from the exercise. I don't have the morning stiffness in my joints as bad as I used to, enjoying better mobility.
6) My mind is clearer, general mood better, more level-headed, not as susceptible to the huge mood swings sugar highs and lows would bring.
7) ... ok, well I'm sure there are more, but thanks for the reminder, Tom, that this is what I'm supposed to be doing today no matter what the scale says.

[Roshen]

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thank you very much!! You are right, but I never thought about this WOE in that way.... it kinda opened my eyes!

[changing]

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Oh absolutely! And thanks for the great reminder!


I think it's easy to lose track of how much is gained through the way of eating, even if one doesn't lose an ounce!

[jimmie 48]

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again, absolutely, tom!

some of the girls in journals are beginning to realize this. including me. it's not always about the weight. in fact, i think the the longer you do this, the more you realize it's not
so much about the scale number. it's just part of the package. it's about being healthier longer for your life.

thanks for the post!

[Lisa M]

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Once we put the scale away....we do realize the mental idea of being happy is not being ran by an instrument with numbers on it

Thanks for sharing, Tom. I can relate.

[staziaw]

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Tom, you are brilliant and lovely for posting this! You are dead-on correct.

Thanks!

Stacy