RE: Weight Loss - Let’s Get Started Today
Helping people with tried and tested advice @fitinfun having read many of your articles it is time to congratulate you, never once has your advice been something someone is unable to do.
Growing up being an excellent swimmer, I too was referred to as fat, in the 70's when the Twiggy rage was still around. Popping Ponderax was a boon among girls in the day, they had an adverse affect on me (I ate more, not enjoying that empty feeling they leave).
Joined Weight-Watchers, Weighless and many other places, always their negative feed back at weekly weighing, living by books took it's toll, you never reached the goal.
What did work for me, being brought up with many home grown veggies and fruits (Dad was an ardent gardener) was my Father's advice, eat moderately, eat smaller portions you are perfect (yes father/daughter relationship).
Walking to/from places kept you fit, not many had cars. Soda's growing up, never afforded them, they never became a problem to this day. Other imports that arrived that did become part of bingeing was crisp potatoes, I mentioned in your content about crisps.
Thanks for your consistent help, the advice you are giving really is the best I have seen in many a year. No fad diets or pills, back to basics, well done!
Thank you so much, @joanstewart! We are surely on the same page. I too went to those weight loss groups and failed many times over the years. I watch people fail this way daily now in groups I am in.
My mom was thin, and I spent the 1970's on any toxic concoction she could find to try to make me thin. I wish she was here to see me now.
What's much worse now through, is the "weight loss" surgery people are getting. My doctors started pressuring me to get it in 2009. Now that pressure is much worse and so many people have their lives ruined. Or they lose their lives altogether.
Simple is better. I need to find a way to make this advice "sexy!"
Surgery is a lazy way out, absolutely no discipline, I am comfortable in my own skin, have never been thin, learn to eat healthy, stay healthy....
A saying Your are what you eat also comes to mind 😊
True. But when people are very obese and all their doctors are pressuring them, they feel they have no choice. And without looking into it, they have no idea of how toxic and addictive the food is - especially in the US.
I am watching posts about people eating Girl Scout cookies these days on fb. This is truly a toxic food. But their kid has to sell it and so they eat them. If they looked at the ingredients and what those things do to your body, they might not, but so far, this is one of my losing battles.
The pill taking and/or cutting for bad life style should be banned, many countries where people live they "eat to live" not "live to eat", sadly those who do start slowly slipping into obesity lose all hope of redirection.
There are many secondary reasons for over eating, some use food as "comfort food" after loss of loved one, others just eat whatever they are able to lay their hands on due to fast food deliveries looking appetizing (good selling).
Wishing you well with anyone who joins to take a healthy option under your direction.