Fwd: Tip of the Day - Get off the Roller Coaster

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> > Tip of the Day - Get off the Roller Coaster

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> > > Tip of the Day

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> > > Get off the Roller Coaster

> > > I overheard someone saying the other day, " Such and such is a great

> > diet. 

> > > When I need to lose weight I go on it and can drop the pounds in a

> > few weeks. "

> > >  Now, if this sound reasonable to you or you wish I could send you

> > the name

> > > of the diet, then you might be a Roller Coaster Dieter. 

> > > A Roller Coaster Dieter is someone who can lose the weight.  After

> > all,

> > > they've done it several times already this year. The problem is

> that

> > the weight

> > > doesn't stay off.  What happens is that you notice that you have

> > gained a

> > > bunch of weight, then you go on a diet and lose what you need to

> > lose,

> > > congratulate yourself, buy some new clothes and then go back to

> your

> > " normal " life.  A

> > > few months later, you can't wear the new clothes you bought because

> > you put

> > > back on the weight.

> > > You are not alone.  It is estimated that 95 percent of all people

> > who lose

> > > weight gain it back.  The problem is that constant gaining and

> > losing of

> > > weight is actually worse on your health than being moderately

> > overweight.

> > > So, how do we get off the roller coaster?  Well, first forget about

> > " diets. "

> > >  Forget about shakes and eating grapefruit every day for two

> weeks. 

> > Forget

> > > about modified fasts, eating one meal a day or following some very

> > rigid diet

> > > plan put out by someone with some poorly authenticated medical

> > degree.

> > > " Diets " are temporary by their very nature.  You can only eat

> > grapefruit for

> > > so long.  You can only survive on one meal a day for so long.  You

> > can only

> > > avoid fat or sugar or carbs for so long. 

> > > Secondly, you need to think in terms of lifelong fitness patterns

> > and not

> > > temporary quick fixes offered by diets.  In small steps change your

> > fitness

> > > life style.  Add a thirty minute walk to your routine.  Order salad

> > instead of

> > > fries with your burger.  Eat just 100 calories a day less than you

> > did last

> > > week.  Then add to those changes until they become part of your

> > lifestyle.

> > > Third, add exercise.  Dependency on diet alone, especially if you

> > are over

> > > 30, will lead to increasing levels of deprivation as your

> metabolism

> > slows

> > > down with age.  Rev up that metabolism with exercise so you can

> have

> > an

> > > OCCASIONAL treat  without it totally undoing all the good you've

> > done.

> > > Finally, monitor your weight.  Once you've lost the weight, don't

> > expect it

> > > to stay off on its own.  Keep an eye on the scale and if your

> weight

> > starts

> > > to edge up, pull out your journal and start evaluating how your

> > lifestyle has

> > > changed to allow the weight gain and correct it when it's just a

> few

> > pounds

> > > instead of panicking when you've gained all the weight back.

> > > Roller Coasters at the amusement park may be fun, but not when it

> > comes to

> > > weight.

> > > 

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing

> is

> > a

> > miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle.

> > --Albert Einstein

> >

> >

> >

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I'm so glad I joined this group! It's inspirational thoughts like

this that I need. Thank You!

-Liz

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> > > Tip of the Day - Get off the Roller Coaster

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> > >

> > >

> > > > Tip of the Day

> > > >

> > > > Get off the Roller Coaster

> > > > I overheard someone saying the other day, " Such and such is

a great

> > > diet. 

> > > > When I need to lose weight I go on it and can drop the

pounds in a

> > > few weeks. "

> > > >  Now, if this sound reasonable to you or you wish I could

send you

> > > the name

> > > > of the diet, then you might be a Roller Coaster Dieter. 

> > > > A Roller Coaster Dieter is someone who can lose the weight. 

After

> > > all,

> > > > they've done it several times already this year. The problem

is

> > that

> > > the weight

> > > > doesn't stay off.  What happens is that you notice that you

have

> > > gained a

> > > > bunch of weight, then you go on a diet and lose what you

need to

> > > lose,

> > > > congratulate yourself, buy some new clothes and then go back

to

> > your

> > > " normal " life.  A

> > > > few months later, you can't wear the new clothes you bought

because

> > > you put

> > > > back on the weight.

> > > > You are not alone.  It is estimated that 95 percent of all

people

> > > who lose

> > > > weight gain it back.  The problem is that constant gaining

and

> > > losing of

> > > > weight is actually worse on your health than being moderately

> > > overweight.

> > > > So, how do we get off the roller coaster?  Well, first

forget about

> > > " diets. "

> > > >  Forget about shakes and eating grapefruit every day for two

> > weeks. 

> > > Forget

> > > > about modified fasts, eating one meal a day or following

some very

> > > rigid diet

> > > > plan put out by someone with some poorly authenticated

medical

> > > degree.

> > > > " Diets " are temporary by their very nature.  You can only eat

> > > grapefruit for

> > > > so long.  You can only survive on one meal a day for so

long.  You

> > > can only

> > > > avoid fat or sugar or carbs for so long. 

> > > > Secondly, you need to think in terms of lifelong fitness

patterns

> > > and not

> > > > temporary quick fixes offered by diets.  In small steps

change your

> > > fitness

> > > > life style.  Add a thirty minute walk to your routine. 

Order salad

> > > instead of

> > > > fries with your burger.  Eat just 100 calories a day less

than you

> > > did last

> > > > week.  Then add to those changes until they become part of

your

> > > lifestyle.

> > > > Third, add exercise.  Dependency on diet alone, especially

if you

> > > are over

> > > > 30, will lead to increasing levels of deprivation as your

> > metabolism

> > > slows

> > > > down with age.  Rev up that metabolism with exercise so you

can

> > have

> > > an

> > > > OCCASIONAL treat  without it totally undoing all the good

you've

> > > done.

> > > > Finally, monitor your weight.  Once you've lost the weight,

don't

> > > expect it

> > > > to stay off on its own.  Keep an eye on the scale and if

your

> > weight

> > > starts

> > > > to edge up, pull out your journal and start evaluating how

your

> > > lifestyle has

> > > > changed to allow the weight gain and correct it when it's

just a

> > few

> > > pounds

> > > > instead of panicking when you've gained all the weight back.

> > > > Roller Coasters at the amusement park may be fun, but not

when it

> > > comes to

> > > > weight.

> > > > 

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > > There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though

nothing

> > is

> > > a

> > > miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle.

> > > --Albert Einstein

> > >

> > >

> > >

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> > Tip of the Day - Get off the Roller Coaster

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> >

> >

> > > Tip of the Day

> > >

> > > Get off the Roller Coaster

> > > I overheard someone saying the other day, " Such and such is a great

> > diet. 

> > > When I need to lose weight I go on it and can drop the pounds in a

> > few weeks. "

> > >  Now, if this sound reasonable to you or you wish I could send you

> > the name

> > > of the diet, then you might be a Roller Coaster Dieter. 

> > > A Roller Coaster Dieter is someone who can lose the weight.  After

> > all,

> > > they've done it several times already this year. The problem is

> that

> > the weight

> > > doesn't stay off.  What happens is that you notice that you have

> > gained a

> > > bunch of weight, then you go on a diet and lose what you need to

> > lose,

> > > congratulate yourself, buy some new clothes and then go back to

> your

> > " normal " life.  A

> > > few months later, you can't wear the new clothes you bought because

> > you put

> > > back on the weight.

> > > You are not alone.  It is estimated that 95 percent of all people

> > who lose

> > > weight gain it back.  The problem is that constant gaining and

> > losing of

> > > weight is actually worse on your health than being moderately

> > overweight.

> > > So, how do we get off the roller coaster?  Well, first forget about

> > " diets. "

> > >  Forget about shakes and eating grapefruit every day for two

> weeks. 

> > Forget

> > > about modified fasts, eating one meal a day or following some very

> > rigid diet

> > > plan put out by someone with some poorly authenticated medical

> > degree.

> > > " Diets " are temporary by their very nature.  You can only eat

> > grapefruit for

> > > so long.  You can only survive on one meal a day for so long.  You

> > can only

> > > avoid fat or sugar or carbs for so long. 

> > > Secondly, you need to think in terms of lifelong fitness patterns

> > and not

> > > temporary quick fixes offered by diets.  In small steps change your

> > fitness

> > > life style.  Add a thirty minute walk to your routine.  Order salad

> > instead of

> > > fries with your burger.  Eat just 100 calories a day less than you

> > did last

> > > week.  Then add to those changes until they become part of your

> > lifestyle.

> > > Third, add exercise.  Dependency on diet alone, especially if you

> > are over

> > > 30, will lead to increasing levels of deprivation as your

> metabolism

> > slows

> > > down with age.  Rev up that metabolism with exercise so you can

> have

> > an

> > > OCCASIONAL treat  without it totally undoing all the good you've

> > done.

> > > Finally, monitor your weight.  Once you've lost the weight, don't

> > expect it

> > > to stay off on its own.  Keep an eye on the scale and if your

> weight

> > starts

> > > to edge up, pull out your journal and start evaluating how your

> > lifestyle has

> > > changed to allow the weight gain and correct it when it's just a

> few

> > pounds

> > > instead of panicking when you've gained all the weight back.

> > > Roller Coasters at the amusement park may be fun, but not when it

> > comes to

> > > weight.

> > > 

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing

> is

> > a

> > miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle.

> > --Albert Einstein

> >

> >

> >

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> > Tip of the Day - Get off the Roller Coaster

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> >

> >

> > > Tip of the Day

> > >

> > > Get off the Roller Coaster

> > > I overheard someone saying the other day, " Such and such is a great

> > diet. 

> > > When I need to lose weight I go on it and can drop the pounds in a

> > few weeks. "

> > >  Now, if this sound reasonable to you or you wish I could send you

> > the name

> > > of the diet, then you might be a Roller Coaster Dieter. 

> > > A Roller Coaster Dieter is someone who can lose the weight.  After

> > all,

> > > they've done it several times already this year. The problem is

> that

> > the weight

> > > doesn't stay off.  What happens is that you notice that you have

> > gained a

> > > bunch of weight, then you go on a diet and lose what you need to

> > lose,

> > > congratulate yourself, buy some new clothes and then go back to

> your

> > " normal " life.  A

> > > few months later, you can't wear the new clothes you bought because

> > you put

> > > back on the weight.

> > > You are not alone.  It is estimated that 95 percent of all people

> > who lose

> > > weight gain it back.  The problem is that constant gaining and

> > losing of

> > > weight is actually worse on your health than being moderately

> > overweight.

> > > So, how do we get off the roller coaster?  Well, first forget about

> > " diets. "

> > >  Forget about shakes and eating grapefruit every day for two

> weeks. 

> > Forget

> > > about modified fasts, eating one meal a day or following some very

> > rigid diet

> > > plan put out by someone with some poorly authenticated medical

> > degree.

> > > " Diets " are temporary by their very nature.  You can only eat

> > grapefruit for

> > > so long.  You can only survive on one meal a day for so long.  You

> > can only

> > > avoid fat or sugar or carbs for so long. 

> > > Secondly, you need to think in terms of lifelong fitness patterns

> > and not

> > > temporary quick fixes offered by diets.  In small steps change your

> > fitness

> > > life style.  Add a thirty minute walk to your routine.  Order salad

> > instead of

> > > fries with your burger.  Eat just 100 calories a day less than you

> > did last

> > > week.  Then add to those changes until they become part of your

> > lifestyle.

> > > Third, add exercise.  Dependency on diet alone, especially if you

> > are over

> > > 30, will lead to increasing levels of deprivation as your

> metabolism

> > slows

> > > down with age.  Rev up that metabolism with exercise so you can

> have

> > an

> > > OCCASIONAL treat  without it totally undoing all the good you've

> > done.

> > > Finally, monitor your weight.  Once you've lost the weight, don't

> > expect it

> > > to stay off on its own.  Keep an eye on the scale and if your

> weight

> > starts

> > > to edge up, pull out your journal and start evaluating how your

> > lifestyle has

> > > changed to allow the weight gain and correct it when it's just a

> few

> > pounds

> > > instead of panicking when you've gained all the weight back.

> > > Roller Coasters at the amusement park may be fun, but not when it

> > comes to

> > > weight.

> > > 

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing

> is

> > a

> > miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle.

> > --Albert Einstein

> >

> >

> >

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> > Tip of the Day - Get off the Roller Coaster

> >

> >

> >

> > > Tip of the Day

> > >

> > > Get off the Roller Coaster

> > > I overheard someone saying the other day, " Such and such is a great

> > diet. 

> > > When I need to lose weight I go on it and can drop the pounds in a

> > few weeks. "

> > >  Now, if this sound reasonable to you or you wish I could send you

> > the name

> > > of the diet, then you might be a Roller Coaster Dieter. 

> > > A Roller Coaster Dieter is someone who can lose the weight.  After

> > all,

> > > they've done it several times already this year. The problem is

> that

> > the weight

> > > doesn't stay off.  What happens is that you notice that you have

> > gained a

> > > bunch of weight, then you go on a diet and lose what you need to

> > lose,

> > > congratulate yourself, buy some new clothes and then go back to

> your

> > " normal " life.  A

> > > few months later, you can't wear the new clothes you bought because

> > you put

> > > back on the weight.

> > > You are not alone.  It is estimated that 95 percent of all people

> > who lose

> > > weight gain it back.  The problem is that constant gaining and

> > losing of

> > > weight is actually worse on your health than being moderately

> > overweight.

> > > So, how do we get off the roller coaster?  Well, first forget about

> > " diets. "

> > >  Forget about shakes and eating grapefruit every day for two

> weeks. 

> > Forget

> > > about modified fasts, eating one meal a day or following some very

> > rigid diet

> > > plan put out by someone with some poorly authenticated medical

> > degree.

> > > " Diets " are temporary by their very nature.  You can only eat

> > grapefruit for

> > > so long.  You can only survive on one meal a day for so long.  You

> > can only

> > > avoid fat or sugar or carbs for so long. 

> > > Secondly, you need to think in terms of lifelong fitness patterns

> > and not

> > > temporary quick fixes offered by diets.  In small steps change your

> > fitness

> > > life style.  Add a thirty minute walk to your routine.  Order salad

> > instead of

> > > fries with your burger.  Eat just 100 calories a day less than you

> > did last

> > > week.  Then add to those changes until they become part of your

> > lifestyle.

> > > Third, add exercise.  Dependency on diet alone, especially if you

> > are over

> > > 30, will lead to increasing levels of deprivation as your

> metabolism

> > slows

> > > down with age.  Rev up that metabolism with exercise so you can

> have

> > an

> > > OCCASIONAL treat  without it totally undoing all the good you've

> > done.

> > > Finally, monitor your weight.  Once you've lost the weight, don't

> > expect it

> > > to stay off on its own.  Keep an eye on the scale and if your

> weight

> > starts

> > > to edge up, pull out your journal and start evaluating how your

> > lifestyle has

> > > changed to allow the weight gain and correct it when it's just a

> few

> > pounds

> > > instead of panicking when you've gained all the weight back.

> > > Roller Coasters at the amusement park may be fun, but not when it

> > comes to

> > > weight.

> > > 

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing

> is

> > a

> > miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle.

> > --Albert Einstein

> >

> >

> >