Posted on 06/16/2009 8:17:46 PM PDT by wintertime
Gee! What a horrible experience.
I hope you will eventually recover.
I'm about the same as you. But I only walk 30 minutes a day, and watch my calories. I just ate a whole can of apricots with Splenda on them -- 90 calories.
if I keep a bottle or cup of water around all the time and drink it all the time. If I stay full on water, I tend to not feel much hunger pangs.
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Yes, this helps. I do the same.
Yep.
In my case I actually weigh less when I am not in intense training. In the Army where I had a regular regimen of intense work outs I actually weighed appx 20-30 pounds heavier than what I do now. I figured it was because the fact that my nutritional requirements were different. That is because I burned so much energy I ate alot more than I do now, even when I didn’t work out. Now I just eat whenever I feel hungry. Sometimes that may mean my first and only meal is at 6 pm or at noon. Usually a snack or two helps to fill the void but I rarely just feel hungry and eat and eat.
You should thank God every day. What a blessing for you.
Get this one... true story. I went to an endocrinologist who was supposed to be a big deal at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. I'm complaining that I can't sleep and am gaining weight at an ungodly rate. You know what he said to me? "Are you dating anyone? I really think you'd be much happier if you found a nice guy and quit flying."
Swear to God. I never darkened that guy's door again.
I, too, have tried just about every diet and tossed around the idea of lapband. I did some research on insulin resistance, and I stumbled upon “Let’s Do Lunch” by Roger Troy Wilson. The author has suffered through what most overweight people have, and his personal story is amazing. Through trial and error he found what worked for him, and in the process reduced his weight from 425 lbs to 195 lbs.....a 230 lb weight loss. He talks about members of his family trying the diet and losing also, then friends and so on...and from there it caught on. He decided to write a book to help others through his story...and all proceeds go to charities. Please check out the website...I did and darn glad too. I gleaned enough from the site to start the diet....and it is true....all food cravings are gone...and I have lost 15 lbs in 4 weeks. This diet goes against the grain for Atkins fans ( I was one for years). I just got so very tired of limitations...and I missed fruit! I know in my heart that this “diet” will be my future way of eating from now on...because I’m feeling so much better...and I’m NOT hungry!! Hope this helps someone contemplating a serious and perhaps dangerous surgery.
Your post was generally good, except that statement. It is as faulty as the one you are rebutting -
It would have been better to say that not ALL fat people are inherently lazy or less disciplined than thin people.
I know some horrendously obese people who are and have been extremely lazy their whole lives. From diaper to gross morbid obesity... all their lives they have been extremely lazy. But I also know obese people who have never ever been in a situation to be honestly called lazy. I like to sit around, but I also like to get out and walk, play some basketball, swim, etc. I too am very obese. I can actually drop my caloric intake to what most doctors say I "need", and I still gain weight - regardless of where those calories come from - EXCEPT when I did the low-carb thing. Still significant calories when doing the low-carb, it is just that the calories come from fat and protein - which your body has to actually work to utilize.
I also believe that the exponential use of corn-based sweeteners (corn syrup) has contributed greatly to obesity and diabetes as well. Our bodies don't process that the same way as regular "natural" sugar.
I must say, that after acupuncture I feel terrific!...I just wish it would last longer than a few hours.
Will go to his site immediately!
Thanks for sharing the links. Twenty minutes 3X per week should be manageable for most people.
i’d like to know also
The ONLY thing I have found that works unbelievably well (and believe me, over those many years, I tried just about everything) are the Holosync CDs. The funny thing is, you're not supposed to sleep to them. But I put the headset on and I'm out within minutes. I listen to them on my iPod every time I lay down to go to sleep. I recently took a trip with my mother and we shared a hotel room and she told me, "I couldn't believe how you pass out when you lay down with those headphones on!" It knocks me out cold.
So I've got the sleep thing under control. Now it's just the other residual stuff I'm still dealing with.
I know exactly what you mean. People should try Hoodia, if you can find a legit one. H57 is good, CVS also has one that works. I started with Hoodia which simply crushes hunger using a cactus extract and green tea compound (EGCG). Once I had cut down the size of meals and calories, I phased out Hoodia and my stomach had adjusted to the new regimen. the hunger was far less, and I was able to keep myself feeling full with high fiber stuff (beans, grains, oatmeal, etc).
Have you thought of it in terms of addiction? There are recovery groups for food addicts, free of charge.
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