Diet Conclusions

It's not the going over or under your calorie limits on a 50/50 basis when
eating sensibly. It's the once a week trip to McDonalds or Burger King that
really kills you.

Any agree?

Aplin17 wrote:
It's not the going over or under your calorie limits on a 50/50 basis when
eating sensibly. It's the once a week trip to McDonalds or Burger King that
really kills you.

Any agree?

I don't. I eat at McDonald only a few times a year. This did not prevent
me from reaching the 300lbs mark... Actually, the time I lost weight
without even paying attention, I was eating at McDonald three times a week.
It's only a matter of how much you eat, not what you eat.

"Aplin17" wrote in message
...
It's not the going over or under your calorie limits on a 50/50 basis when
eating sensibly. It's the once a week trip to McDonalds or Burger King
that
really kills you.

Any agree?

No, it's failing to step up your exercise program to cope with the
McDonald's trip that kills you.

Lictor,
I'm wondering how much you lost plus the time that it tool ETC. You are
an interesting poster here and I'm trying to get this weight-thing right
but I'm unable to get much exercise.

glo

"Aplin17" wrote in message
...
It's not the going over or under your calorie limits on a 50/50 basis when
eating sensibly. It's the once a week trip to McDonalds or Burger King
that
really kills you.

Any agree?

Not really. I ate at Wendy's yesterday. I'm a pound lighter than my last
weighing, about 3 days ago. Not because I ate there, but because I'm not
eating too much in general.

Incidentally, I keep a count of my calories throughout the day. I ate there
not knowing the exact calories. I got a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger and 5 piece
chicken nuggets (and diet drink). I made a rough guess that they totalled
600 calories with about half the calories from fat. When I got home, I
looked it up on Wendy's website and found that they totalled exactly 600
calories with exactly 300 from fat. Good guess, huh?

William
210/204/160

One time on Usenet, (Aplin17) said:

It's not the going over or under your calorie limits on a 50/50 basis when
eating sensibly. It's the once a week trip to McDonalds or Burger King that
really kills you.

Any agree?

Nope. I enjoy a Quarter Pounder (no cheese, no fries) on occasion,
even when I'm in weight loss mode. If one counts the calories and
macronutrients (carbs, fat, protein), it doesn't matter where the
food comes from *unless* going to such places causes one to binge;
is that what you meant?


--
J.J. in WA * 275/232.5
Mini Goal 195 by May 31, 2005
(COLD to HOT for e-mail)

On 9/23/2004 2:00 PM, J.J. in WA wrote:
One time on Usenet, (Aplin17) said:


It's not the going over or under your calorie limits on a 50/50 basis when
eating sensibly. It's the once a week trip to McDonalds or Burger King that
really kills you.

Any agree?


Nope. I enjoy a Quarter Pounder (no cheese, no fries) on occasion,
even when I'm in weight loss mode. If one counts the calories and
macronutrients (carbs, fat, protein), it doesn't matter where the
food comes from *unless* going to such places causes one to binge;
is that what you meant?


I enjoy my lattes and did through weight loss and into maintenance. In
fact, I get a latte every Wednesday after spin class VBG. Fortunately
for me, skim latte works fine -- and actually did even before my current
WOE -- but I understand what you are saying. Oh, and like Dally, I
enjoy the occasional ice cream/frozen yogurt as well (for shame!), but I
do measure it out.

--
jmk in NC

On 9/23/2004 2:00 PM, J.J. in WA wrote:
One time on Usenet, (Aplin17) said:


It's not the going over or under your calorie limits on a 50/50 basis when
eating sensibly. It's the once a week trip to McDonalds or Burger King that
really kills you.

Any agree?


Nope. I enjoy a Quarter Pounder (no cheese, no fries) on occasion,
even when I'm in weight loss mode. If one counts the calories and
macronutrients (carbs, fat, protein), it doesn't matter where the
food comes from *unless* going to such places causes one to binge;
is that what you meant?


I enjoy my lattes and did through weight loss and into maintenance. In
fact, I get a latte every Wednesday after spin class VBG. Fortunately
for me, skim latte works fine -- and actually did even before my current
WOE -- but I understand what you are saying. Oh, and like Dally, I
enjoy the occasional ice cream/frozen yogurt as well (for shame!), but I
do measure it out.

--
jmk in NC

Gloria wrote:
Lictor,
I'm wondering how much you lost plus the time that it tool ETC. You are
an interesting poster here and I'm trying to get this weight-thing right
but I'm unable to get much exercise.

Well, I started at 291lbs (132kg) around february of this year. I'm now
at 240lbs (108kg), which feels certainly way better. I was also
diagnosed with diabete, but so far, weight loss and exercise seems to
take care of the disease (last A1c at 5.8%). I'm currently going through
a stall, which is pretty fine with me, I did lose quite quickly at
first, and maintaining for a while can't hurt. Anyway, my nutritionist
seems to think it's a good thing. I have no set target, though it would
sure be nice to be somewhere in the 176-198 range (80-90kg), for 1m82
(5'12, big bones).
As for my diet, it's just a matter of trying to follow my hunger and
satiety, and going for the food I feel like eating. It seems to go
through cycles, where I really crave for some kind of food, and then
settle down to low amount of it. That's pretty weird, but I guess it's a
way to explore what I really like. I'm just off from my cashew nuts
craving, now I only stand them in low amounts... I started craving on
fruits again too, which had not been the case for quite a while...
I'm also going for the psychologic approach. I have done quite a lot of
personnal thinking on the matter, and I'm going to start a therapy
pretty soon (mixed kind, but probably mainly cognitive). I'm also
investigating into meditation to deal with the stress level.
As for exercise, it has been mainly brisk walking (very brisk, my
heartrate is usually in the 130-140 range), 3-6 times a week, for 5-8km
(4-5 miles). I have tried some weight lifting, but I'm not very regular
there, walking still feels better to me (and builds some leg muscles
anyway). I have started adding some running bursts into my walking too.
I'm considering roller-skating pretty seriously too, since it's a great
way to move around Paris (pretty flat city, with decent quality streets).
The key for exercising is to find something that is motivating enough
that it becomes part of yourself. Walking does the trick for me, because
it's a nice way to move around, and I have actually rediscovered my city
in the process. I also miss it when I can't walk for a couple of days,
it has really worked wonder for overall mental health.

Lictor, Thanks for the good post ! Of course I REALLY agree with your
part on WHAT TO EAT, as I think the body 'tells' what it needs ! You
have done very well on the great loss and good progress OVER ALL as you
are doing what is so good for you plus you plan to try skating.
I was doing all of the great sports but than I got MS. So remember that
we all need to 'make hay while the sun shines' .
I was loving much exercise like bike riding and walkig plus step arobics
..

glo