That's interesting. In the beginning of the post, I tell you I'm making
progress, then I explain my philosophy and by the end of the post you've
forgotten the first part. Read it again, I'm losing weight.
I can make as many rationalizations as I want, they don't have any carbs or
calories. I have a philosophical view that some people can have occasional
treats and still manage to lose weight, but I never said that I was one of
those people. Even in my munching phase while going through nicotine
withdrawals, I still managed to keep it low-carb, because I sure as hell
didn't want to deal with carb withdrawals all over again too. It wasn't
candy that made me regain, it wasn't any one food in particular, it was
just eating too much of everything. Actually, maybe a piece of hard candy
to suck on for an hour would have kept me from constantly munching on
almonds and cheese.
So, I gained 8 pounds in the first month since I quit, I've lost 3 of them
so far during this second month, and I now have the benefit of being able
to exercise harder and longer since I don't have to stop to cough every few
minutes. Before quitting I felt like I was working out as hard as I could
and I was still stuck, but now I know a whole new level since I can
actually breathe, and I bet that will be what gets me over the hump so I
can make it to goal.
Oh, I know this is totally OT now, but I've actually noticed a benefit in
the eating front too, since quitting smoking. I used to smoke after I ate,
and sometimes I would actually rush through my meal because I wanted a
cigarette. Now I take my time, so I feel full sooner, so I actually don't
eat as much. So a temporary gain ultimately results in long term eating
less and exercising more. Neat huh?
In article <[email hidden]>,
JC Der Koenig said:You make too many rationalizations.
That's why you're not making further progress.
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You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW
"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:I'm doing ok. I had a temporary set back when I quit smoking and I ate
too
much and gained some weight back, but I got past that phase and stopped
overeating and now I'm losing again. Gaining 8 pounds would have been
worth it even if I was not able to lose it again, since I'll be much
healthier from not smoking, and I already feel better than I have in
years.
Mental attitude is of great importance in any major endeavor, but making
being fat into a moral failing isn't necessarily the best mental attitude
to have. And things like "truth" and "fact" play a part too. It's
important to distinguish between having a piece of candy every once in a
while and gorging on junk food all day long, every day. If you view these
as being equivalent, then the first time you have a piece of candy you
might as well just throw in the towel and give up on losing weight, see?
It's important to find a balance between being too strict to the point
where it's an obsession, and being too lax to the point where you slip
back
into the old patterns that made you fat in the first place. Maybe for
you,
having a piece of candy every few weeks (or whatever Onionhead meant by
"once in a while"😉 would be too lax, thus causing uncontrollable cravings
and sending you into a downward spiral of pigging out on carbs, but maybe
not everyone reacts that way.
In article <[email hidden]>,
JC Der Koenig said:It's all about the mental attitude.
That's why you're not making further progress.
--
You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW
"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Seriously? People get fat from eating candy every once in a while?
> And
> here I was thinking that I got fat from eating too much and not
> exercising
> enough.
>
> In article <[email hidden]>,
> "JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>> That's why you're fat.
>>
>> --
>> You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW
>>
>>
>> "Onionhead" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>> news:[email hidden]...
>> > It doesn't seem to affect my level of ketosis much at all. I don't
>> > eat a lot of it, but I really enjoy it once in a while.
>> >
>> >
>> > On 27 Sep 2004 10:08:57 -0700, [email hidden] (cognitive
>> > dissident) wrote:
>> >
>> >>> Why is there a price difference between these nearly identical
>> >>> products, (especially in the case of Russell Stover), and are the
>> >>> sugar free candies as appropriate for a low carb diet as the low
>> >>> carb
>> >>> bars?
>> >>
>> >>Neither one is great - they can still blow you out of ketosis, and
>> >>they're still empty calories. I never trust anything that says "no
>> >>sugar added" - they're not saying anything about how much sugar it
>> >>started off with.
>> >>Worse, those Russell Stover candies are not even very *good*. Why
>> >>blow
>> >>your carb diet on something that's [censored] to begin with?
>> >>
>> >>This is the perfect opportunity to become a chocolate snob.
>> >>Save up your money, blow $4.00 on a Scharffen-Berger 71% bar (you
>> >>can
>> >>get them at Whole Foods, sometimes Cost Plus), and ration it out. At
>> >>least if you're going to eat chocolate eat something *good*.
>> >
>>
>>
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Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.
