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Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting
*Do you know someone who can "eat all they want" and never get fat? How has this affected your self-image/self-worth/self-esteem? Do you ever feel "It's NOT FAIR!"?
Hmpf, I married that someone. He lives on sweetened tea and eats a couple of Little Debbie snack cakes a day. He never drinks water, rarely eats fruit or veggies, works as a locomotive engineer (sitting), and never exercises. I've jokingly accused him of practicing voodoo and projecting his calories to me. His dad and brother are even thinner than he is.
*Do you think the people who can "eat all they want" are as healthy as they might seem, or are they slowly killing themselves? Is this an example of "skinny fat?"
Yesterday really brought this into perspective for me. After work yesterday, he fished with a friend for 4 hours. Once home, he collapsed on the couch and griped because his friend didn't have seats on the boat and he'd had to stand for 4 hours. His legs hurt.
Mind you, I had just done 7 miles on a Gazelle, 5 miles on a bike, 50 crunches, cooked supper, and straightened the house. While he is sitting on the couch, I am still buzzing about the house. He was also ready for bed earlier than I was. It was a big "AH HA!" day for me.
Oh, and I just have to smugly add that I always stand while fishing! <smirk>
*Do you think you're eating more, less, or the same, volume-wise, than you ate previously?
Definately less! I constantly grazed between meals prior to getting back to this WOL. I was one of those folks who would eat the equivilant of a meal while cooking, then sit down do the actual meal. Now I do well to have even one snack a day.
*Since it's not how much you eat, but WHAT you eat that counts, what was a typical day's menu like for you, pre-Atkins? Plug this menu into fitday and see what the nutritional info is.
Oh gosh, I wouldn't know where to start! I never paid a bit of attention to servings and made constant trips to the kitchen for handfulls of this and bowlfuls of that. There were days I kept the toaster warm just with my buttered toast binges.
*Have you always been confused by your eating problem? What I mean is, are you a determined, focused, hard-working, responsible individual who feels in-control of all aspects of their life except food and weight?
I don't know how to answer this, either. On a day to day basis, I would say that I'm not particularly hard-working or focused, however, once I do focus on something, I go full speed ahead and can't stop until it's not only done, but as perfect as I can possibly make it.
It's no surprise to me that I am overweight. I'm just an all or nothing kind of person. I've either got my head completely in the game, or I'm in a full downward spiral.
Excellent questions, Jules! Who knew homework could be so fun?
*Do you know someone who can "eat all they want" and never get fat? How has this affected your self-image/self-worth/self-esteem? Do you ever feel "It's NOT FAIR!"?
Hmpf, I married that someone. He lives on sweetened tea and eats a couple of Little Debbie snack cakes a day. He never drinks water, rarely eats fruit or veggies, works as a locomotive engineer (sitting), and never exercises. I've jokingly accused him of practicing voodoo and projecting his calories to me. His dad and brother are even thinner than he is.
*Do you think the people who can "eat all they want" are as healthy as they might seem, or are they slowly killing themselves? Is this an example of "skinny fat?"
Yesterday really brought this into perspective for me. After work yesterday, he fished with a friend for 4 hours. Once home, he collapsed on the couch and griped because his friend didn't have seats on the boat and he'd had to stand for 4 hours. His legs hurt.
Mind you, I had just done 7 miles on a Gazelle, 5 miles on a bike, 50 crunches, cooked supper, and straightened the house. While he is sitting on the couch, I am still buzzing about the house. He was also ready for bed earlier than I was. It was a big "AH HA!" day for me.
Oh, and I just have to smugly add that I always stand while fishing! <smirk>
*Do you think you're eating more, less, or the same, volume-wise, than you ate previously?
Definately less! I constantly grazed between meals prior to getting back to this WOL. I was one of those folks who would eat the equivilant of a meal while cooking, then sit down do the actual meal. Now I do well to have even one snack a day.
*Since it's not how much you eat, but WHAT you eat that counts, what was a typical day's menu like for you, pre-Atkins? Plug this menu into fitday and see what the nutritional info is.
Oh gosh, I wouldn't know where to start! I never paid a bit of attention to servings and made constant trips to the kitchen for handfulls of this and bowlfuls of that. There were days I kept the toaster warm just with my buttered toast binges.
*Have you always been confused by your eating problem? What I mean is, are you a determined, focused, hard-working, responsible individual who feels in-control of all aspects of their life except food and weight?
I don't know how to answer this, either. On a day to day basis, I would say that I'm not particularly hard-working or focused, however, once I do focus on something, I go full speed ahead and can't stop until it's not only done, but as perfect as I can possibly make it.
It's no surprise to me that I am overweight. I'm just an all or nothing kind of person. I've either got my head completely in the game, or I'm in a full downward spiral.
Excellent questions, Jules! Who knew homework could be so fun?
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