Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 > I just want to set the record straight > when I talked about varying the > calories you eat every day. I said I > learned this from WW but I did not learn > it from them " officially. " It was on > a website just devoted to this style of > eating. So don't blame WW if it doesn't > work. Sorry my post was misleading. No, it didn't really mislead me because I know that WW do not count actual calories but use a patented formular to calculate " points " so I automatically assumed that it was not an " official " recommendation. Anyway, I wouldn't blame anybody when a weight loss system does not " work " - there are too many variables to be able to guarantee weight loss and too many temptations for everybody to be " compliant " ! I am still losing weight at the same rate as before but I am just starting to hear from a little red devil who sits on my shoulder and tries to get me to skip a day with the food diary and not to count coffee and chocolate biscuits if I have them offered to me late in the evening. Since I sprinkled some holy water on my shirt yesterday, I haven't heard from him but I don't have much holy water left so I will have to think of something else soon. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 > It's called, " The Wendie Plan " and > it was developed by a woman who had > stalled out on WW even though she > was following the plan perfectly. > WW doesn't endorse it, though a lot > of people follow it. What Wendie > did was to add all her points for the > week, then divide them up so she had > very low calorie days (one or two), > high calorie days (one or two), and > most of the days of the week at a > moderate calorie level. I can't see anything wrong with that because I feel sure that the human body does something just like it. The story I read was that we started cultivating crops and domesticating animals only about ten thousand years ago whereas our bodies have evolved over millions of years and depended all that time on the results of hunting prey or finding edible plants. Some days were good days and there was plenty to eat and other days we were out of luck and went hungry. I am convinced that is the natural way to eat and I once made a weight loss plan that involved walking to a supermarket about 5 miles away and carrying all the food back in my hands. Some days I was going to walk to the supermarket after they had closed for the day so that I would have made the walk for nothing, other days I would have more to eat than I needed. Nothing came of it because I realized that I was having trouble just lifting the bags of groceries out of the trunk of my car, no chance of carrying them 5 miles! In reality, a calorie-reduced diet is just an easy way to simulate a food shortage. The problem is that we can pretend all we want that food is in short supply, our brains still know what is in the refrigerator! Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 I am still losing weight at the same rate as before but I am just starting to hear from a little red devil who sits on my shoulder and tries to get me to skip a day with the food diary and not to count coffee and chocolate biscuits if I have them offered to me late in the evening. Since I sprinkled some holy water on my shirt yesterday, I haven't heard from him but I don't have much holy water left so I will have to think of something else soon. Regards Hello ! You sound like you are doing great but just a little bit mischievous. It's been a long time since we " met on the net " . My old computer " bit the dust and I'm trying to get used to this new one. Everything is so different on it. Everything else is pretty much the same except that I lost 11 lbs since the first of July. I can't say that it's because I've been so good. I actually think that I lost it while traveling so much. I started vacationing and I've just been running around like a wild woman and haven't felt like eating in this heat. Suddenly my blood sugar is going down..down..down. I figure that part is good except that I'm very, very tired. I'm sure being 70 years young has nothing to do with it. LOL O.K., just wanted to say hello and let you know that I'm still alive and kicking. Tell you sweet wife hello for me. Tootie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 > You sound like you are doing great > but just a little bit mischievous. I can't take life too seriously until I get a good reason to! > It's been a long time since we " met > on the net " . I read your postings from time to time so I knew you were still having your ups and downs. > My old computer " bit the dust " and I'm > trying to get used to this new one. > Everything is so different on it. I think they keep changing features just to stop us from getting bored with the things. Teenagers need one that has flickering lights inside and even water cooling - I am happy when mine just stays quiet and does what I tell it, although I sometimes have a suspicion that I am doing what it is telling me to do! > Everything else is pretty much the > same except that I lost 11 lbs since > the first of July. I can't say that > it's because I've been so good. > I actually think that I lost it while > traveling so much. You mean you might have left the 11 lbs behind some place? Never mind, it will probably catch up with you eventually, mine usually does. > I started vacationing and I've just > been running around like a wild woman > and haven't felt like eating in this > heat. I am just trying to picture you as a " wild woman " ! Waaaaa-hooooo! > Suddenly my blood sugar is going > down..down..down. I figure that part > is good except that I'm very, very > tired. I'm sure being 70 years young > has nothing to do with it. Might be all those late nights and all that partying. Try getting to bed before dawn and cutting back on the booze and cigarettes and you should be OK again! > O.K., just wanted to say hello and let > you know that I'm still alive and > kicking. I can see that! > Tell your sweet wife hello for me. Sure, but I am the sweet one of us two! All the best, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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