Guest guest Posted October 24, 2001 Report Share Posted October 24, 2001 Jo, Thanks - isn't it great to be able to have these great discussions. Good one. Bev > >Reply-To: ozband >To: ozband > >Subject: this is such fun >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 11:03:59 +1000 > >Dear Liz and others > >There is no way I could take your response as an attack, and in fact, after >I had finished at the supermarket last night, on my way home from work, and >had a Kit Kat in the shopping bag, I thought what a dreadful hypocrite I am >and I had intended to send an email this morning and apologise. I didn't >realy want that Kit Kat, just had to buy something 'naughty', very silly I >know. > >I agree with somethings you say. When attending WW one does nothing but >concentrate on food but I think thats the case with most diets but when I >think about it, food is constantly on my mind whether I am dieting nor not. >One thing I didn't mention in my email yesterday, and in hind sight, should >have, was that the consumption (no pun intended) by Heinz of the WW >organisation was WW downfall because it no longer concentrated on people >but on profit. I don't know what the payment policy for facilitators is >these days but certainly, in my day, it was a lump sum and there was never >any penalty by the organisation for gains over losses. > >I also agree with genetics to a certain point but another question is >whether its nature or nurture? Surely if the consumption of a less >nutritious food prevents one from consuming a food of more nutritional >importance, then food choices will ultimately have a detrimental effect. >Yes, overweight people can be fitter than thin ones and yes thin people do >have genetic related health problems which can be exacerbated if they were >fat. My cholesterol is OK but my blood pressure is shot, I know the blood >pressure is genetic and exacerbated by my weight but the parent I inherited >the condition from, my father, did not die from a blood pressure related >health condition. So, yes, what is high for some can be normal for others. > >I don't come from a family of obese people, my mother was large (nature) >but that was in frame and never carried excessive weight and always >provided a well balanced diet for the family (nurture) which did include >dessert, cake in school lunches but the fruit always had to eaten before >the cake and lollies and I thank my Mum for that. My father was a very >petit man and never carried weight but here I am, the blob, too embarrassed >to socialise, hating myself everyday, oh golly gosh, I think I am going to >cry. > >Now that I have recovered my composure, back to it. As a non banded >person, I will shut up because, as pointed out, I really don't know what >post band life is like. Liz and Bev you paint a wonderful picture and I >hope it is that easy. I have an extremely supportive husband who I would >consider quite intelligent, and sensible as well, and when I have moments >of doubt over my decision to go the band road he brings me back to positive >thought, I love him so much. > >I enjoy this group immensely. I am learning heaps and heaps about the >band. You're responses are always supportive, friendly and NEVER >aggressive. You are all a wonderfully compassionate group. > >Regards >Jo (Orange) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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