Oh my poor sister

[Luna]

My sister has been trying to lose weight and not succeeding (I believe
because she underestimates how much she eats and overestimates how hard she
works out, but anyway) and she went to her doctor about it. Her doctor put
her on some kind of diet pills and a 1000 calorie a day, low-fat diet. She
has a meal planner that she's supposed to follow, but she's calling her
doctor every day saying "I don't eat such and such. What can I have
instead?" Anyway, I hope this works for her, but I wonder what will happen
when she goes off the diet.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

[SunNoM_un]

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:08:05 GMT, Luna
> wrote:

>Anyway, I hope this works for her, but I wonder what will happen
>when she goes off the diet.

yo-yo

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010301.html
Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

[Roger Zoul]

Ignoramus14640 wrote:
:: In article
:: >, Luna
:: wrote:
::
::: My sister has been trying to lose weight and not succeeding (I
::: believe because she underestimates how much she eats and
::: overestimates how hard she works out, but anyway) and she went to
::: her doctor about it. Her doctor put her on some kind of diet pills
::: and a 1000 calorie a day, low-fat diet. She has a meal planner that
::: she's supposed to follow, but she's calling her doctor every day
::: saying "I don't eat such and such. What can I have instead?"
::: Anyway, I hope this works for her, but I wonder what will happen
::: when she goes off the diet.
:::
::
:: Does not seem like she really wants to work forever on staying slim.
::
:: So her chances are not great.

And in my opinion, her doctor is making it worse for her. Boring LF diet @
only 1000 kcals per day. Plus pills? Gosh....

I guess is would be too much for LunaSis to try LCing, huh?

::
:: i

[Roger Zoul]

Ignoramus14640 wrote:
:: In article >, Roger Zoul
:: wrote:
::: Ignoramus14640 wrote:
::::: In article
::::: >, Luna
::::: wrote:
:::::
:::::: My sister has been trying to lose weight and not succeeding (I
:::::: believe because she underestimates how much she eats and
:::::: overestimates how hard she works out, but anyway) and she went to
:::::: her doctor about it. Her doctor put her on some kind of diet
:::::: pills and a 1000 calorie a day, low-fat diet. She has a meal
:::::: planner that she's supposed to follow, but she's calling her
:::::: doctor every day saying "I don't eat such and such. What can I
:::::: have instead?" Anyway, I hope this works for her, but I wonder
:::::: what will happen when she goes off the diet.
::::::
:::::
::::: Does not seem like she really wants to work forever on staying
::::: slim.
:::::
::::: So her chances are not great.
:::
::: And in my opinion, her doctor is making it worse for her. Boring
::: LF diet @ only 1000 kcals per day. Plus pills? Gosh....
:::
::: I guess is would be too much for LunaSis to try LCing, huh?
::
:: it's called willpower and motivation...

What's called willpower and motivation?

::
:: i

[Luna]

In article >,
"Roger Zoul" > wrote:

> Ignoramus14640 wrote:
> :: In article
> :: >, Luna
> :: wrote:
> ::
> ::: My sister has been trying to lose weight and not succeeding (I
> ::: believe because she underestimates how much she eats and
> ::: overestimates how hard she works out, but anyway) and she went to
> ::: her doctor about it. Her doctor put her on some kind of diet pills
> ::: and a 1000 calorie a day, low-fat diet. She has a meal planner that
> ::: she's supposed to follow, but she's calling her doctor every day
> ::: saying "I don't eat such and such. What can I have instead?"
> ::: Anyway, I hope this works for her, but I wonder what will happen
> ::: when she goes off the diet.
> :::
> ::
> :: Does not seem like she really wants to work forever on staying slim.
> ::
> :: So her chances are not great.
>
> And in my opinion, her doctor is making it worse for her. Boring LF diet @
> only 1000 kcals per day. Plus pills? Gosh....
>
> I guess is would be too much for LunaSis to try LCing, huh?
>
> ::
> :: i
>
>

She won't try it, even though I've lost weight on it. She says "Every once
in a while my body tells me it needs bread, and I have to listen to what my
body tells me." She'll listen to her doctor instead of listening to her
body, but not to me. I think it's because she doesn't want the "i told you
so" from me if she did lose on low-carb.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

[BJ in Texas]

Luna wrote:
> My sister has been trying to lose weight and not succeeding
> (I believe because she underestimates how much she eats and
> overestimates how hard she works out, but anyway) and she
> went to her doctor about it. Her doctor put her on some kind
> of diet pills and a 1000 calorie a day, low-fat diet. She
> has a meal planner that she's supposed to follow, but she's
> calling her doctor every day saying "I don't eat such and
> such. What can I have instead?" Anyway, I hope this works
> for her, but I wonder what will happen when she goes off the
> diet.

The doctor's answer should be "ya do now" :-) Or else charge
for a consultation.....

It won't work -- even if she sticks with it, she'll never keep it
off when she goes back to her old ways. (Hopefully not but
the writing is on the wall).

Wish her luck... BJ

[BJ in Texas]

Roger Zoul wrote:
>
> What's called willpower and motivation?
>

Willpower and motivation :-) BJ

[The Queen of Cans and Jars]

Luna > wrote:

> She won't try it, even though I've lost weight on it. She says "Every once
> in a while my body tells me it needs bread, and I have to listen to what my
> body tells me." She'll listen to her doctor instead of listening to her
> body, but not to me. I think it's because she doesn't want the "i told you
> so" from me if she did lose on low-carb.

maybe you should try telling her that she *can* have bread every once in
a while and still eat low carb.

[Dawn Taylor]

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:15:37 GMT, (The Queen of
Cans and Jars) announced in front of God and everybody:

>Luna > wrote:
>
>> She won't try it, even though I've lost weight on it. She says "Every once
>> in a while my body tells me it needs bread, and I have to listen to what my
>> body tells me." She'll listen to her doctor instead of listening to her
>> body, but not to me. I think it's because she doesn't want the "i told you
>> so" from me if she did lose on low-carb.
>
>maybe you should try telling her that she *can* have bread every once in
>a while and still eat low carb.

You could also tell her that her body doesn't necessarily know more
than her brain.

Dawn
(hell, my body tells me it needs chocolate milkshakes all the damn
time...)

[Jean B.]

Dawn Taylor wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:15:37 GMT, (The Queen of
> Cans and Jars) announced in front of God and everybody:
>
> >Luna > wrote:
> >
> >> She won't try it, even though I've lost weight on it. She says "Every once
> >> in a while my body tells me it needs bread, and I have to listen to what my
> >> body tells me." She'll listen to her doctor instead of listening to her
> >> body, but not to me. I think it's because she doesn't want the "i told you
> >> so" from me if she did lose on low-carb.
> >
> >maybe you should try telling her that she *can* have bread every once in
> >a while and still eat low carb.
>
> You could also tell her that her body doesn't necessarily know more
> than her brain.
>
> Dawn
> (hell, my body tells me it needs chocolate milkshakes all the damn
> time...)

What a good point! If our bodies did know more, we would all have
been in great shape all along.
--
Jean B.

[Luna]

In article >,
Dawn Taylor > wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:15:37 GMT, (The Queen of
> Cans and Jars) announced in front of God and everybody:
>
> >Luna > wrote:
> >
> >> She won't try it, even though I've lost weight on it. She says "Every once
> >> in a while my body tells me it needs bread, and I have to listen to what my
> >> body tells me." She'll listen to her doctor instead of listening to her
> >> body, but not to me. I think it's because she doesn't want the "i told you
> >> so" from me if she did lose on low-carb.
> >
> >maybe you should try telling her that she *can* have bread every once in
> >a while and still eat low carb.
>
> You could also tell her that her body doesn't necessarily know more
> than her brain.
>
> Dawn
> (hell, my body tells me it needs chocolate milkshakes all the damn
> time...)
>

Yeah, I've told her that, she says she's different because she is more in
tune with her body and its needs than the average person. She also thinks
she is psychic. I love my sister, but she's a bit odd.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

[Dogstar]

Perhaps she could "channel" Dr. Atkins for a consultation. <g>

> Yeah, I've told her that, she says she's different because she is more in
> tune with her body and its needs than the average person. She also thinks
> she is psychic. I love my sister, but she's a bit odd.

[Roger Zoul]

Luna wrote:
:: Yeah, I've told her that, she says she's different because she is
:: more in
:: tune with her body and its needs than the average person. She also
:: thinks
:: she is psychic. I love my sister, but she's a bit odd.

Then get her to look into the future....she'll see you all fab (and getting
dates) because you lost the weight and there she'll be fatter than ever
because of that 1000 kcal per day pill-diet her doc gave her.

[miss_jaime]

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 05:18:40 GMT, Luna
> wrote:



>Yeah, I've told her that, she says she's different because she is more in
>tune with her body and its needs than the average person. She also thinks
>she is psychic. I love my sister, but she's a bit odd.

I have a couple sisters like that as well.

[Jean B.]

Luna wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Dawn Taylor > wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:15:37 GMT, (The Queen of
> > Cans and Jars) announced in front of God and everybody:
> >
> > >Luna > wrote:
> > >
> > >> She won't try it, even though I've lost weight on it. She says "Every once
> > >> in a while my body tells me it needs bread, and I have to listen to what my
> > >> body tells me." She'll listen to her doctor instead of listening to her
> > >> body, but not to me. I think it's because she doesn't want the "i told you
> > >> so" from me if she did lose on low-carb.
> > >
> > >maybe you should try telling her that she *can* have bread every once in
> > >a while and still eat low carb.
> >
> > You could also tell her that her body doesn't necessarily know more
> > than her brain.
> >
> > Dawn
> > (hell, my body tells me it needs chocolate milkshakes all the damn
> > time...)
> >
>
> Yeah, I've told her that, she says she's different because she is more in
> tune with her body and its needs than the average person. She also thinks
> she is psychic. I love my sister, but she's a bit odd.
>
Um, if she is so in tune with her body, why is she in such bad
shape?

--
Jean B.

[Luna]

In article >, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Luna wrote:
> >
> > In article >,
> > Dawn Taylor > wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:15:37 GMT, (The Queen of
> > > Cans and Jars) announced in front of God and everybody:
> > >
> > > >Luna > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> She won't try it, even though I've lost weight on it. She says "Every
> > > >> once
> > > >> in a while my body tells me it needs bread, and I have to listen to
> > > >> what my
> > > >> body tells me." She'll listen to her doctor instead of listening to
> > > >> her
> > > >> body, but not to me. I think it's because she doesn't want the "i
> > > >> told you
> > > >> so" from me if she did lose on low-carb.
> > > >
> > > >maybe you should try telling her that she *can* have bread every once in
> > > >a while and still eat low carb.
> > >
> > > You could also tell her that her body doesn't necessarily know more
> > > than her brain.
> > >
> > > Dawn
> > > (hell, my body tells me it needs chocolate milkshakes all the damn
> > > time...)
> > >
> >
> > Yeah, I've told her that, she says she's different because she is more in
> > tune with her body and its needs than the average person. She also thinks
> > she is psychic. I love my sister, but she's a bit odd.
> >
> Um, if she is so in tune with her body, why is she in such bad
> shape?


Well, for a while she thought she had a thyroid problem. She was all
"SOMETHING is wrong with my body, I can sense it." And then when that
turned out not to be the case, she started thinking it was bad karma from
how she'd treated some people in her past. So she's resigned to doing the
diet her doctor said, even though it's very strict, because she thinks the
deprivation will help her atone.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

[Duane Storey]

Tell her that listening to her body is what made her overweight in the
first place..She should therefore listen to something else, i.e. you.