kmartdollie's Journal, 09 October 2012

I didn't get any exercise today aside from 30 minutes of dog walking. Because I went to a screening of "Weight Of The Nation" about the obesity epidemic. I was underwhelmed. The documentary was very good, but the discussion was weak. A few people had some decent things to say, but no one really wanted to have a DISCUSSION. Also, there was no opportunity for us to "mingle". I went to the damn thing because I wanted to meet other professional people that do wellness as a career. I met two people - one person that wants to become a group leader at Weight Watchers, and another guy who swooped down on me in the lobby wanting to talk about diabetes and who ended up being a bit whacked. So I didn't really accomplish my goal of meeting any wellness professionals. The guy who wanted to talk to me about diabetes had type 1 diabetes since infancy, was on an insulin pump, and wanted to talk to me about the medical conspiracy, how diabetes wasn't a disease but a collection of symptoms and all the symptoms could be treated by yoga and a macrobiotic diet. Oh, forgive me, but I felt like I was talking to a whack job. He was a nice guy probably in his 20's. I guess his testimony to me was an example of what people need to believe about themselves. I can imagine as a Type 1 diabetic, he needs to believe he doesn't have a disease. And he needs to believe his lifestyle is a panacea for everything. That kind of stuff pisses me off. I don't believe my chosen form of exercise is for everyone. I don't believe the things I like to eat are for everyone. I don't believe my weakness for artifically sweetened treats is for everyone. But damnnit, it works for ME. I wish people would less concentrate on these giant sweeping statements about losing weight and getting healthy and maintaining your loss and exercising. I wish people understood that it's not a straight path to anything for 99% of people. Everything is trial and error. You have to thread your way through a maze of options and find the ones that really click with you. Once you do that, and you get farther on your journey, slowly and painfully collecting options, then you just need to keep repeating them, over and over and over again. To me it's that simple. Take the medical knowledge and advice in one hand and your innate knowledge of what you realistically will do and not do in the other and find a balance and make them work together.

Diet Calendar Entries for 09 October 2012:
1298 kcal Fat: 61.23g | Prot: 79.68g | Carb: 116.72g.   Breakfast: Atkins DayBreak Peanut Butter, red delicious apples. Lunch: Atkins nutty fudge brownie, reduced fat string cheese, red bell pepper, Sara Lee Delightful 100% Whole Wheat Bread, celery, egg whites, Miracle Whip Free, chicken breast. Dinner: feta cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, romaine lettuce, cucumber, black olives, tomato, broccoli, croutons, chicken. Snacks/Other: Sabra hummus, baby carrots. more...
2443 kcal Activities & Exercise: Driving - 3 hours, Desk Work - 9 hours, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 3 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...

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Rockin it, KMD - that is EXACTLY what I feel. I am constantly tweaking my own food and exercise just to keep it moving in the direction I wan tot move. MY plan does not work for anyone but me. I can share my experiences, my ideas, my suggestions but people need to do what works for them - and we each deserve to be respected for our own choices of how we get to where we want to go! 
09 Oct 12 by member: HCB
Amen! As long as what we do is not whacked out starvation, or some other goofy, dangerous path, it really doesn't matter, and it's nobody's business but our own. Well said, both of you. :-) 
09 Oct 12 by member: Baxie

     
 

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