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ronwmiller

Start Weight:	(20 Mar 13) 198.0 lb
Current Weight:	(20 Mar 13) 198.0 lb
Goal Weight:	195.0 lb

following: low calorie diet
performance: Steady

FatSecret member since: 18 Oct 12

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The rational and scientific weight loss discussion thread
Even though a healthy balanced diet is required for us to feel our best keep in mind that certain events in your life will cause it to go out of balance despite our best efforts.

If you have a cold, or are feeling run down providing some extra vitamin C or getting extra rest is the way to go. If you're pregnant your body will consume more than the usual amounts of vitamins and nutrients so it's critical that you eat well and get some extra vitamins. As Spacey said, more is not always better. Understand why you need more. He also points out that as you age your body changes, for women it's more of a hormone imbalance and for men we often find that we reduce our testosterone outputs and other imbalances. Each person is a bit different so it's hard to provide targeted feedback.

Want to try some new healthy recipes, try www.urgravity.com, or right here on FatSecret. Variety is good but make sure to balance whatever you eat.

@skirch97 - You want to start by firming up your chest first before working on building up muscle. The pectorals are a complex muscle and can be built from several different angles (Inclined, flat, and declined). Start with flat and build up some endurance with bench press or dumbell flys.

- RM

posted 19 May 2013, 21:01

The rational and scientific weight loss discussion thread
Spacey, what you're saying makes sense but I don't know how many times I've heard it now, people really are waiting for the magic pill/powder/diet. Maybe someday, but for now all we have is good sense.

Almost there, about .5 pounds to reach my 10 pound goal.

http://www.urgravity.com/Blogs/

posted 15 May 2013, 23:50

The rational and scientific weight loss discussion thread
Wow, amazing how far this thread has gone in a few days. At the risk of breaking one or more of the rules I'll weigh in.

I'm of the opinion that there are no miracle cures, blue pills or magic pixie dust that allows you to be healthy. As already pointed out here it's a matter of moderation. Excess of anything, including good things, will eventually be bad for you.

Health is all about how you feel. After losing nearly 50 pounds in the last year I feel so much better that I can jump for joy, literally.

I lost 50 pounds and have kept it off by measuring calories, exercise, sleep and weight. This combination of measurements allows me to make good decisions about how to stay on track. Measuring and tracking this by hand is borrrrrring so I use digital sensors to measure and track it for me. Makes it easy, charts it all out and helps me make good decisions because I can actually see my habits over time. Bad habits are what got you into this mess in the first place and good habits are those that get you out.

What are bad habits? Eating too much, or the wrong things or not sleeping enough or not exercising enough, and so on. Pretty much common sense right? Then why do we have such a weight problem in North America? Most people don't pay any attention to the warning signs until it's too late. Wow, my pants are too tight, better loosen up the ole belt or by a bigger pair. It's not often seen as the warning signs of "I'd better do something different", or change my habits.

Being Healthy is about lifestyle changes, not diets and exercising once in a while, or using the magic pixie dust. Does that mean you have to cut out everything you like? No, but you need to be aware of your health and how it interacts.

Are you too heavy? Then lose some weight? Can't get up the stairs without feeling out of breath, spend some time working on cardio, lose some weight and give up those cigarettes.

Not easy to lose weight? How do you get started? It's not as hard as it sounds, it requires some education, some discipline and desire to achieve. I recently had several people complaining to me that they couldn't lose weight. I challenged them to lose 10 pounds The "Experts" say that if you can lose 10 pounds, most of us can lose more, as needed to reach your target weight.

Want to join me? I lost 50 pounds and have a BMI of around 26%, so I can lose another 10 pounds? Want to join me? You can follow along or join me. Nothing to lose other than a few pounds.

http://www.urgravity.com/Blogs/

posted 15 May 2013, 00:53

Gained back all 20 lbs I had lost on Atkins! NOW WHAT?

CoachKerriG wrote:

I've learned the hard way, it's all mental. Until I changed my health habits, I was staying on the "diet roller coaster". Learning about myself, and WHY I do/eat what I do, has made a world of difference.

@CoachKerriG - Almost all mental. Smile

Understanding how food/exercise/sleep affect your weight and how you feel is the starting point and each person is a little different depending on their body makeup.

Getting off the roller coaster takes understanding and some discipline.

For insights into what it takes, follow along on the 10 pound challenge. A simple journey into how to lose 10 pounds and keep it off.

http://www.urgravity.com/Blogs/

posted 14 May 2013, 23:53

Why should you weigh yourself?
Hi nic h,

Always glad to offer witty thoughts. Idea

posted 09 May 2013, 01:04

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