Re: Expectations about weight OT

On 2006-05-07, Christine K. penned:

Being that weight-obsessive, she'd probably have a stroke if she
ever met me - at the moment the scales show around 130kg... I do
want to lose some weight, but it's not done at the flick of a
switch. Both DH and I need to redo our eating habits (he's a bit
heavier than me still), so now I'm reading books, searching the
internet and about to work out a program that would work for us.
That's just the way I am, big things require thorough planning.

Christine,

One thing I've found is that my eating isn't really about eating.
It's really psychological. I don't know enough about you to venture
anything, but it might be interesting to try to figure out if there's
such an aspect to how you eat. Unfortunately, while I knew there was
more going on than just eating, I seem to need a therapist to help me
figure out the details. (Actually, I shouldn't say unfortunately --
it's great! -- but it's a lot of time and money.)

You might find the books by Covert Bailey interesting:

http://www.rondagates.com/covert/

One thing he points out is that the more fat we carry, the harder it
is on our bodies to do intense exercise, so he recommends that, if
you're not currently exercising (I don't know if you are or aren't),
you start by just walking. Walk fast enough that you can't carry on
a conversation easily, but not so fast that you're gasping or that you
can't utter a few words now and then comfortably. Walking isn't as
hard on the knees as many activities, too.

Actually, I think just about everyone benefits from walking,
regardless of weight or fitness level (although the more fit you are,
the faster you want to walk, or on inclines, etc, to get the benefit).
My aunt lives in the mountains in Park City, Utah. Her daily walks
are perforce up and down serious slopes at about 8Kft of altitude.
Whenever I visit there, I think, geez, if I had that right outside my
door, I'd be in great shape. Of course that's not entirely true;
first I would have to step outside my door on a regular basis.

Now I'm realizing that I've been griping to myself about not being
able to exercise because of the wrist, all my appointments, etc, but
no one's stopping me from walking every day. I make it an excuse when
DH won't join me, but again, that's an excuse, and I need to recognize
it as such.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

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