I wanted to share a post by a dear friend +John LeMasney. He's on a journey right now to improve himself both physically and mentally after a few bang-up years courtesy of 'life'. What struck me as sad about this particular post was that another friend of his reached out for his help and hadn't even bothered to read the information and journals he had posted. After all the time he had taken to share his journey and experiences for anyone to benefit from, still there are people that want an easier path.
If someone has taken the time to share the information they have collected and the knowledge they have transformed it into, and you have need of that, PLEASE take the time to consume what has already been offered to you. Don't expect anyone to give you the "Cliff Notes" or take time out of their day / job / career / life to hold your hand and walk you through the process. If you don't agree with it, move on or build something better yourself and offer that.
I am still shocked that people on our planet expect so much to revolve around their own personal needs, views, and timetables without much regard for anyone else. I was hoping the Internet would have made the world a smaller, and more tolerant place.
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Alternatively, she can get a lot more for her money by eating vegetables and fruits. Most servings of a cup are less than 100 calories each. She could either eat one large fast food sandwich, 3 burritos, or 14 cups of vegetables in a day, and no matter which of these she chooses, she would be under her calorie goal, though there are great mental and energy benefits to the latter.
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A very good friend who reached out for help losing weight asked me where to start. I asked her if she had read my recent post on my nutritional methods, and she said she had not. I asked her…
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I'll admit I am a small person who has not struggled with weight gain, but moreso on the other end where I have always struggled to gain weight. None-the -less this information might be helpful. Our stomachs have these little sensors in them, that when touched, send a signal to our brains to say we are full. Processed food breaks down faster on they way to your stomach (it compressed more) the sensors are at the top of the stomach which is programmed to hold veggies (which break down hardly at all on their travel from mouth to stomach) so, it takes 5x as much fast food to make those sensors trigger, to send the message to the brain , hey I am full.
I was sick for a while, in short every 3-4 hrs i was starving like i had not eaten in days, tot he point of shaking. In that item I was having to eat 4000 cal a day just to not feel hungry and not to lose more weight. it's hard work to eat that many calories so I was eating junk basically. problem it processes to quickly as it's mostly sugars, this included lots of pasta and breads. So, as a test i switched to a whole foods diet, and now I am doubting that calories really mean anything. As I probably eat more like 1500 and I am not losing weight anymore and no longer feel like i am starving.
I think Food TYPE does matter. and don't be fooled by protein myths, there is just as much protein in nuts and berries and even yogurt (sometimes more) than there is in meats.
That's good information, and yes i agree many people choose the "easier" path.
One of the root issues is a distorted view of the concept of "working smarter, not harder". Most people who can't seem to cope with their own problems in a proactive way tend to be seduced by the illusion of "easy fixes" promoted by "clever" advertising. In turns they end up in a worst place because of that very same lazy attitude.
You can travel to other smaller planet, it should work…
Everyone is looking for a quick fix, a short cut. Trouble is most things that have value, take effort.
You boosted me to my highest day of visits yet. You are the best!
DAFUQ? Reading Lynette's intro i was thinking Red Cross or addiction rehabilitation or like extreme mountain climbing for "a journey to improve himself both mentally and physically". And its all about a nutrition blog. Oh, my. Way to overdramatize.
The thing is, the Internet has made the world a smaller and more tolerant place (it was even nastier before). But the Internet has also made the remaining distance, intolerance, and the self-centered assholes much more visible (along with everything else). Without the Internet would you even have heard of this story?
I am reminded of this perennial favorite: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Lynette, you are the sweetness, and I really need to rectify that I've not seen you in a while. This girl needed a helping hand, and I was only too happy to help, plus it gave me content to share. Wynd, the same theory applies to gain as loss. Once you know your TDEE, you just need to eat more calories than that, by about 500 calories a day, in order to gain weight with a reasonable speed of about a pound a week. Maintenance, loss, and gain are the same, and the type of food you eat, regardless of calories, has very little effect on weight, but a huge impact on quality of life, energy, and health, as you indicate.
http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html does a very good job of telling you your TDEE. Best.
AM I the only person that thinks we should try exchanging between folks …those like me who can't lose and those like you who can't gain…maybe blood, maybe marrow, but there has to be a link??
oh yes thats what the doctors thought and thats how i ended up eating 4000 cal a day and not gaining anything but not losing, what you eat definitely plays a role and its no fun either side of the weight battle. just happy i found my own solution that a doctor could not even with the many tests. eat veggies and feel better all around. and drink your water. most of the tiem ppl think they are hungry they are actually thirsty. not to get all gross but fi at anytime other than just waking, your pee is yellow then you are in fact dehydrated , not hungry
+Holly Hewlett with all due respect, as that would be fun to get thin injections, there's just no magic to it. It's essentially computer science, or perhaps physics. It's not genes. It's not blood. It's input and output. I promise you. +Anthony Cerbic my blog is also about addiction, mountain climbing, and, well, not the Red Cross, but you'd have to look past the post that Lynette shared to know this. +Wynd Ling I would love to see your 4000 calorie a day food log, exercise log, weight log, and get your stats. I would love to disprove nutritional theory, and I mean that sincerely, as it is a tough one to beat for weight management. I agree about whole foods, water, and choosing better foods. All are important for higher order health, just not weight management. Unless you are 10 feet tall, 400 pounds and/or a marathon runner, 4000 calories should not be making you lose. Should is the key word.
Sure, mind you I am very very active. I don't do chin ups or push ups or "machine driven" exercise but I do did holes, lift at work 6 hours a night and am a whole 4'11 93 lbs. you can have hyper and hypo type bodies. So these days I am an advocate for eating whole. there has got to be something up with all the gmo foods, what you put in you get out right? oh and if being lazy was the cause for american obesity than the whole modern world would have the same issue as america…so it's gotta be something in the food making us have these issues.Sorry to be all over the place in this response, as mentioned I do work over nights a few nights a week so I've been up since yesterday
oh and the docs had originally upped me from 1500 to 2000 and when that did not work they put me up to 2500 a day…when that did not work i went to 4000 and could maintain, but i am still maintaining now and back to eating 1500 a day just its all veggies, nuts, berries instead of pasta, cakes,burgers
and milk shakes
The lifting 6 hours a night (if I am reading that correctly) might have something to do with it. Your output would be in thousands of additional calories burned on top of your BMR.
nods, times are tough so to keep a float I have taken an overnight stocking job. so it's 4-25 lbs for 6 hrs a night…and usually about 250 cases.
yeah, I'm starting to understand the 4000kcal burden. Maybe a job at a pillow company might help?
haha to funny. the irony of it all is i switched to a whole foods organic diet of mostly veggies. so as far as calories its way less , I still work the same overnight job but am not losing or gaining. thats why I don't think calories have much to do with weight lose weight gain but how quickly your body processes your choice of foods that matter.
sorry to have hijacked your question lynette. I think she should try some exercise and some veggies, nuts and water, avoid sugar..at minimum switch to honey and maple instead of the high fructose corn syrup and refined sugars
Thanks for the suggestions, but I only shared the link and story, I don't have any input – and don't even know who "she" is….
yeah, I think if she moves forward, she'll be doing all of those things.
I used a diet manager with a digital scale. Bioweblogic has a good calculator that is pretty accurate and allows for adjusting the formula. I lost twenty pounds on it with a heart condition until I over did the exercise part. What I found was weighting as soon as you wake up in the am is vital. Varying the times give inaccurate readings up to 5 pounds and can make dieting discouraging. Also whole foods. Nothing processed. I set my goals at 2 pounds a week and stayed consistant. This post makes me want to do it again. Fruits like watermelon and leafy greens like steamed collards are great. Buy a rice cooker to steam veggies. You can fill up on Kale and collards which also detoxify the body really well.
I agree with all of this. I weigh myself at 7:30 every day, I eat whole foods, and fruit and leafy greens are the bombness.
Diets are really difficult if you are either cooking for yourself or have to consider others like those creatures that inhabit our space (roomates, family, children, etc). With social events on the rise at certain times of the year it is easy to jump off the wagon. Choosing an exercise that you can measure accurately like walking or riding a stationary bike at least initially allow for predicting weight loss with minimal guess work. I'll struggle to remember to increase my walking time if I over ate. or forgot to record a day because of overwhelming guilt. If I know I ate 300 calories over for lunch, simply going for a 2 mile stroll with a headlamp at night can help.
Watermelon this time of year is great for hydrating. It has reminded me how important fruit is instead of high fructose corn syrup.
Diets are difficult in general. The preferable idea is not a temporary diet at all but a nutritional lifestyle change. I'd also say that my nutritional goals don't negatively affect those around me nor should they. Walking and bike riding have been all I've ever done in terms of focused exercise. And yes, watermelon is tasty, though it's not got quite the same benefit set as water itself.