Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 At 01:39 PM 11/6/04, Anne Kim wrote: (snip) >My goal is to be healthy in the body I was given. If I lose weight, that's >an added >bonus, but that's not my goal. I refuse to worry about what I weigh; it >will make me >crazy. I focus on what I can change: improving my general health so I can >get more >exercise that I enjoy, making better food choices and learning how to >prepare food in >healthier ways. I want to improve my mobility so I can do more of the >things I enjoy >doing. The by product is being a healthier person and better diabetes >control, oh and >happier too. Improve mobility is the factor for me, too. If I could be healthy at this size, and not have my knees and hips feel bad when I try to walk, then I'd be fine with it. But my previous experience in losing down to the high 180's resulted in better feeling joints. I remember when I weighed 165 and thought I was overweight. Boy, would I like to be there again! -=skydancer=- Every time I close the door on reality it comes in through the windows. www.skydancers.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 There are a lot of problems that go along with being too overweight - joints are just one of them. I have a neighbor who weighs at least 300 lbs. but she can't do a low-carb way of eating (WOE) because she " can't " give up her fruit. She can't do WW because she " can't " count points. She can't do a low-fat WOE because she " can't " give up her breakfast bacon, or burrito, or cake or donut or whatever. And now her doctor has told her that HE " can't " do anything more about her bad back, weak knees, arthritis, and other stuff because she " can't " lose weight. Whether or not one likes to use the word " diet " doesn't matter. When we have these problems, losing weight is one of the first remedies to try. Since we also have diabetes, certain foods become off-limits except for a very occasional treat. That's not a diet, that's changing the way we eat - for life - and for staying alive. Each of us has our own tolerance level for change, and sometimes we need to make small changes one at a time. We CAN live without sugar, especially if we cut it out one item per week. We CAN exercise anywhere. Five minutes walking up and down the hall, right inside your own house, is exercise. It's a chore and it's boring, but it is possible to make those changes. Carol - trying hard to listen to my own lecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 At 02:23 PM 11/6/04, Carol wrote: >There are a lot of problems that go along with being too overweight - >joints are just one of them. I have a neighbor who weighs at least 300 >lbs. but she can't do a low-carb way of eating (WOE) because she " can't " >give up her fruit. She can't do WW because she " can't " count points. >She can't do a low-fat WOE because she " can't " give up her breakfast >bacon, or burrito, or cake or donut or whatever. And now her doctor has >told her that HE " can't " do anything more about her bad back, weak >knees, arthritis, and other stuff because she " can't " lose weight. one thing you learn early when you start Low Carb is that " can't " means " don't want to " when it comes to things like your food choices, exercise, etc. I find lots of " cant's " for exercise. >Each of us has our own tolerance level for change, and sometimes we need >to make small changes >one at a time. I think that is where I'm at. Right now I'm dealing with a whole new thing. It's always been hard for me to take on something like both dieting and exercise (or different WOE, if you will) at the same time. I know I need to do both and will eventually do both but right now, for me, just getting a handle on what I eat and how it affects my BG is priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 In a message dated 11/6/04 2:27:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, croberts@... writes: > >one at a time. We CAN live without sugar, especially if we cut it out >one item per week. We CAN exercise anywhere. Five minutes walking up >and down the hall, right inside your own house, is exercise. It's a >chore and it's boring, but it is possible to make those changes. >>>>>>>>> Well, I can clean my house every day too, but doing so would make me miserable, though my house would be clean. It's a question of what I value most. Restriction and denial aren't high on that list. I control what I eat for diabetes, usually eating fewer than 50-75 grams of carbs per day, though that does go up now and then. I also exercise. Right now I can live with these things. I have no interest, however, in living a completely restricted and limited life, hench my choice to stop fighting this battle with pills alone, which weren't doing enough anyway, and start using insulin. What I can do and what I will do are often quite different. That's ok with me. Stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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