So take it from me, Thornton Melon, if you want to look thin, you hang out with fat people.
Posted on 06/11/2018 10:54:47 AM PDT by simpson96
Thank you. I have had the opposite experience. I was your normal, skinny kid; then, I hit puberty and wham, I had a weight problem. In my twenties, I was able to starve myself to thin-ness; but, after I had kids it was difficult.
I have tried every diet there is; but, none work. I used to be able to lose a few pounds; but, now I can't even do that. Occasionally, my body decides I need to have even more fat on my body, and it just gains weight -- I don't change my habits, it just happens.
Now, I am sure that there are people out there who still believe the bogus calories in/calories out stuff; and, they think I am lying about this. But, I am not. I really don't eat that much. And, as I've gotten older (I am 63), I am getting that old person's thing of not having much of an appetite.
I do not "chose" to ruin my health, and, in fact, I am quite healthy except for my weight. And, my knees are needing help; but, the doctors tell me that because my BMI is off, I don't get help. This is who I am, since puberty, it is who I have always been. Diets don't work for me; and, in some cases they seem to exacerbate the problem. I don't think anyone really understands why some people can eat anything and stay slim, and some people, like me, eat very little but look like we eat boxes of chocolates all day.
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I feel your pain, Liz.
I had a short period of my life where I was slim - about age 17 to 30. I was a chubby kid and I am a chubby adult.
I went on one of those diets where they give (sell) the only food you are allowed to consume. They had me at 1200 calories a day, plus exercising daily, and it took me a month to drop two pounds. So they cut me back to 900 calories a day. At that it took me 6 months to loose 27 pounds.
Currently, I work out for 30 to 45 minutes 4 days a week, eat about 1500 to 2000 calories a day, and am gaining about 2 pounds a month. My job is fairly physical, I spend most of my day on my feet, often moving heavy boxes.
I am 6 foot tall and weigh in at about 280. I can bench 250 and leg press 400. Doctor says my heart is great, my blood tests all come back great, I just can’t lose weight.
Frustrating.
You’re healthy and carry a few extra ponds——so what!!!!!!!!!!!
There are certain thing doctors will always say,expecially when you get older,avoid coffee,be careful with the sweets,watch your cholesterol,get exercise,lose weight,don’t smoke,etc.
All things in moderation———and our genes seem to be in charge anyway. :-)
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genes are a small part, but it’s mostly stress and the chemical imbalances that happen due to people not handleing stress well so the body doesn’t metabolize the same as it should, or people outright turning to food in times of stress.
Just pbecause some of us have more imbalance does not mean we can’t do some thing about it. Diets etc mess up our systems even more, make us more out of balance some times, thats why lose some then easily gain it back.
sleep is hugely important to weight loss and management yet so many people don’t get enough and laugh it off like it’s no big deal.
many of us are killing ourselves, - we are choosing to ruin our lives, a slow death by unhealthy choices in areas of sleep, stress, food, exercise, flexibility etc
“genes are a small part, but it’s mostly stress and the chemical imbalances that happen due to people not handleing stress well -————”
Yet genes could be responsible for the chemical imbalances due to stress-——who knows?
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And clean, too. Very rare nowadays.
What’s wrong with being overweight? Hate that that’s the what people automatically fall to when they want to insult someone. Weight has nothing to do with who someone is.
I thought she looked pregnant in this photo also. Also, the woman assumed she was pregnant and was not trying to be hostile, so why the anger Drew!
Physically there’s plenty wrong with it. Why do you think millions of people struggle to control their weight, as I do?
Anyway, it was just a joke. Unlike liberals I don’t apologize if “someone was offended.”
Line from old cereal commercial: “What a wonderfull maternity dress”...Special K Cereal.
no, she just looks fat... and like she's had some major face work
My wife was pumped up with so much IV fluid during delivery that when she went for a walk outside the hospital the day after giving birth, a lady told her it would be so much easier for her after delivery. "I gave birth yesterday", my wife explained. "But I'm too tired to get angry!"
She, along with Alyssa milano, peaked around age 8 or 9.
Neither will ever get over that fact.
She would look pretty good if she lost ten or forty pounds.
I am 49 and have a 2 year old and a 6 month old.
I have no idea how that happened.
Mine were both born when I was north of 40 - they think we are old no matter what.
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