tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post7705519689371624262..comments2023-09-06T07:14:09.986-04:00Comments on No more running: Hopeless? Possibly.Debbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post-67017754484676870572010-03-29T08:47:41.170-04:002010-03-29T08:47:41.170-04:00I also saw a recent finding that people who are fa...I also saw a recent finding that people who are fat at key points in their life - particularly infancy and early adolescence - will find it essentially impossible to maintain a "normal" weight during the rest of their lives.<br /><br />Guess who was a fat baby, fat toddler, fat child, and fat teenager?<br /><br />Moi.<br /><br />Remember: reject their reality and substitute your own.gingersnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387125553595180101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post-28136872617812792562010-03-24T18:55:45.704-04:002010-03-24T18:55:45.704-04:00This had Dr. Nancy Snyderman really torqued up thi...This had Dr. Nancy Snyderman really torqued up this morning on the Today Show. She was angry that they even published it - said that women already beat themselves up about everything they need to do for themselves and others and adding something else that needs to take an hour or more of every day was ridiculous.<br /><br />She said that they key is to try to exercise a half hour and then make good decisions the rest of the day - i.e., taking the stairs instead of the elevator, walking more when opportunity is there, etc. But that we shouldn't beat ourselves up because we can't set aside an hour of every day to exercise.<br /><br />Which, of course, made me feel better about it. I guess time will tell if that would work for me for weight loss...if I ever get it together again to focus on doing anything along those lines.<br /><br />But the bottom line is that you weren't one of the women studied and what worked or didn't work for them may have a totally different effect (or none at all) on you. We each need to find our own sweet spot. Guidelines are just that - a ball park not the exact measure for each individual.denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873046572246069891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post-55755263681332363892010-03-24T11:15:59.175-04:002010-03-24T11:15:59.175-04:00Second comment...after stepping on scales (sitting...Second comment...after stepping on scales (sitting here munching on a dill pickle)....how is it that I've managed--at age 65--to drop 9 pounds since March 1st? Hmmmmmm. Exercise AND cutting intake. Getting comfortable with--ahem--deprivation? I think my mantra has to be "there is more to life than...eating!"<br /><br />EloraElorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post-39518691246200741972010-03-24T10:05:45.284-04:002010-03-24T10:05:45.284-04:00I knew this would be a blockbuster downer. It was...I knew this would be a blockbuster downer. It was for me, too, Debbi, because I have quietly tried to dump those extra pounds. I don't want any excuses, I just want to succeed! Maybe I feel better because at least I'm trying! And, as you say, the exercise improves other aspects in your life. My brain works better when the blood going to it is oxygenated. Yes, bone density is improved with exercise...a whole bunch of good things happen. So, I, for one, will keep "fooling" myself that maybe someday, I'll be svelte again!<br />EloraElorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.com