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I Wish I Knew How to LOSE You--The Weight Loss Thread (check first post)
Sason:
--- Quote from: Buffymon on January 05, 2010, 01:53:37 pm ---I went to the store and bought some low-fat, sugar-free articles today. It's a start anyways. It's hard to get exercises here at the moment. I don't have access to a gym in the small town where I live. As far as I know, there is only one gym that's open to the public and it's a place where wannabe bodybuilders seem to spend their entire days...so no thanks. Walking is made hard because of the icy streets at the moment. Perhaps I can think of something to do indoors (as long as it doesn't include one of those fitness dvds anyway...)
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LOL Monika!!
I can totally see where you're coming from. There's a hell of a difference between this:
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and this:
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: southendmd on January 05, 2010, 03:28:33 pm ---
Lee, what in the world is a wheat berry?
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Bear with me, while I illustrate with a story. When I was a teenager growing up in Kansas (call me Dorothy if you wish!) my father took me out in the country one time to show me the oil well we owned (well, one-16th of it) that was paying for my college tuition. While we standing there in the middle of a field, he broke off the head of some grass that was growing there, shook out some seeds from it, and gave them to me to taste. I said, "That's delicious!! What is it? I must have some more!!" It turned out to be wheat berries, the raw seeds of the wheat grain. Since then, I cook some up about once a month and indulge myself. It's certainly a long ways away from white bread!!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 05, 2010, 04:38:02 pm ---It's certainly a long ways away from white bread!!
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Since I got into the habit of eating whole-grain breads, I'd as soon eat cardboard as white bread.
Cardboard is probably better for you than the average store-bought white bread. :P
Monika:
--- Quote from: Sason on January 05, 2010, 04:37:02 pm ---LOL Monika!!
I can totally see where you're coming from. There's a hell of a difference between this:
and this:
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Sason:
I've also lost weight with WW. The WW method DOES work, as long as you stick to it.
I lost 37 kg, (I believe it's about the double in pounds), and stuck to it for about 3-4 years.
Then different things happened in my life and I lost control over my eating habits again.
My plan now is to go back to those healthy eating habits I once maintained, and hope to be able to
do it without actually going back to the actual WW. I hope this thread can replace the WW meetings as
a source of good ideas and moral support. And also to give myself a sense of responsibility to my own goals.
It's a lot easier when there's someone to check in with.
When I got used to the WW method, I slowly let go of the actual points counting. Instead I learned
to estimate the amount of food by the eye. A simple rule I tried to follow was: half the plate filled with veggies, raw or cooked, (no fat sauce or dressing!), a forth filled with meat, fish, beans or such, and a forth with pasta, rice, barley, potatoes or the like.
It worked fine, as long as I stuck to it. Now I just have to drag myself back to those good habits.
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