So I give up

Friday, October 08, 2010

This is a very difficult decision, since I have been working at losing weight for close to three years. However, I have been in a plateau for 11 months. I decreased my calorie intake to no avail. I increased my exercise intensity and time, changed my exercise routine to incorporate different types of exercises. Nothing has worked. Whoever said that losing weight is simply a matter of eating less calories than the body needs hasn't got a clue!

After a visit with my doctor yesterday, and the confirmation that there is nothing wrong with my thyroid, and his acknowledgement that the medical profession has no idea why there are people like me who eat very little, exercise beyond the norm, and do not lose weight, I have decided to simply accept my body for what it is. (BMI wise 40 pounds overweight)

I have been so obsessed with losing weight that I am afraid to be with friends for fear that I might eat something I shouldn't. I do understand how people can give up on a weight loss program and gain the weight back - The effort to fight a battle that you have no chance of winning can get to be too much. Yet I do not want go back to the level of obesity that I started, so the only choice I have is acceptance.

I write this because I am sure there are other people out there like me, whose body for whatever reason has reached its limit. Perhaps there is a time for acceptance; to learn how to maintain weight at the body's comfort level.

I still want to be with the Slowest Losers, although I know I will never lose the weight and be where my BMI indicates I should be. But now I am working on something even more important maintaining a health body and active lifestyle.

  

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WANT4EVER 10/23/2010 8:28AM

I think your body has the impression that is under stress and is resisting to change (because you say ¨ I decreased my calorie intake to no avail. I increased my exercise intensity and time, changed my exercise routine to incorporate different types of exercises. Nothing has worked.¨). Little food and lots of physical effort may be a signal to your body that ¨outside there¨ there are hardship times so your body (against your will) is holding to its reserves until better times will come. Maybe you can think of a way of signalling to your body the opposite... I do this by cycling calories (and their source) and changing the resting day (i.e. the day when I do not go to the gym). Keep going, change will happen. Report Inappropriate Comment

SAX_88 10/8/2010 2:02PM

DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP!DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! DON'T GIVE UP! I don't wish to put my personal business on here, but PLEASE believe me, if I was to have given up like I'd planned to ten years ago, I would not be alive today. I wouldn't know the joy of being a father to my 7 and 5 year old sons. I wouldn't know how it feels to be an inspiration to others by my journey, and how to be a blessing to myself with my progress. You have been focusing on your lack of weight loss so much that I think you have neglected to realize how much PROGRESS you have made by the trying. Exercising more may have improved your cardiovascular system. eating better may have strengthened your body's immune system, and it's natural functions. And you HAVE succeeded in not returning to your original level of obesity. You are setting a positive example of what Sparks is all about. You're TRYING! You aren't perfect, and never will be. NONE of us are. You're working yourself into trying to fit into a predetermined mold, that may or may not happen. But you are really doing such a great job otherwise...please take solace in that. You have a support system in us. Please use us. I view Sparks as a great swimming pool. We are all either learning to swim, or trying to improve our techniques. Either way, we help each other.....no one drowns. Will you take my hand........ Report Inappropriate Comment

GIZZI315 10/8/2010 1:59PM

God did indeed make each of us differently. How wise of you to celebrate how far you have come rather than continue to feel bad about how far you want to go. Report Inappropriate Comment

How do you handle this?

Monday, July 26, 2010

My son-in-law is the best cook in our family, and he lives nearby. Whenever we have out- of- town guests, we eat at his home at least once each weekend.

Everything he makes is delicious! And everytime I eat there I gain from 1-3 pounds. Yesterday I packed in 1 1/2 pounds of - jalapeno poppers, quacamole, tri tip etc.

The taste of his creations are delicious beyond words, but I'm tired of setting myself back a week every time I eat there.

any ideas?

  

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HELLORITA 8/14/2010 2:31PM

Could you come late when all of the food is put away or watch some infants(if available) and feed them a bottle in a different room to help out their moms. Maybe have lots of water and yogurt before you go so you are not hungry at all and then can eat just a bite. Use a dessert plate instead of a dinner plate. Can you take a walk right after you eat to exercise a little and get away from the great food? These are not that great of suggestions so I will see what others come up with also. Report Inappropriate Comment

1600 fitness points!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

I just passed 1600 fitness points. While my sister is visiting, I've added swimming to my exercise - 30 minutes water aerobics and 30 minutes treading water to my daily routine.

  

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KARENCHAPTER2 7/20/2010 12:01PM

Way to go on all those fitness points! Report Inappropriate Comment

-DYET- 7/20/2010 11:31AM

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