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Maybe Fat People are NOT Doing it Wrong - POSTED ON: Feb 20, 2016
The women in this picture are different shapes and sizes, but all are professional athletes at the peak. It’s not a one-size-fits-all world. Every Diet works for Somebody, but not Every Diet works for Everybody. Also, the evidence seems to suggest that Some people can’t lose AND MAINTAIN WEIGHT-LOSS LONG-TERM on Any Diet. Although as Human Beings, all people share certain physical characteristics, we have genetic variations which make us different from each other. There are tall people and short people, males and females. People can have different hair and eye and skin colors. Our facial features differ. There are also natural differences in body types. Some people tend to be a pear-shape, - naturally carrying more weight in their bottom half. Others tend toward an apple-shape, naturally carrying more weight around the middle of their bodies. Some bodies are shaped like an hour-glass, with a larger top and bottom divided by a small middle. Some bodies are rather straight with bodies that tend to be the same size from top to bottom. Some are more triangular, having a smaller bottom half and carrying most of their weight in their upper half, chest, shoulders, arms. Some people are naturally more muscular. Some people have a stocky build, while others are naturally lean. All of these differences are based on differences in Genetics, and mostly people understand and accept these differences. So why is it so hard for our society to Understand, Believe, and Accept that …..just like those other differences,….. the bodies of some people naturally work to collect fat, while the bodies of other people naturally work to stay thin. And, that just like some people are supposed to have blue eyes and others to have brown eyes, some people are supposed to be fat, while other people are supposed to be thin. Yet, …as is stated in the compelling article posted below,… our Society’s belief is that a Fat Body is Evidence that a person is Doing Life Wrong.
Or Maybe Fat People Aren’t Doing It All Wrong .....excerpt from article.... by Ragen Chastain - danceswithfat Every day we are lied to about dieting, weight loss, weight, and health by people who profit from the lies. We are told that anyone who tries hard enough can lose weight and maintain that weight loss. This d...
Weight Loss Goals - POSTED ON: Feb 19, 2016
Dreams and Goals are good things to have. Most accomplishments start out as just a dream existing in the mind. However, Dreams and Goals need to be based on REALITY, which means they need to be based upon a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected. While we can appreciate the Value of Dreaming about Future Goals, an emaciated Rhinoceros will never become a sleek and lean Unicorn. The Reality is that no amount of Diet or Exercise will ever turn a Morbidly Obese body into a Naturally Thin body.
It’s not a one-size-fits-all world. I’ve posted many articles here at DietHobby about the genetic differences of various body types. I’ve also posted many articles about the differences between bodies of the “naturally thin” who have always been at or near a “normal” BMI weight; bodies of people who have spent a few years or so being at a BMI of “overweight” or “borderline obesity”; and bodies of people who have spent many years with a BMI of “Morbid” or “Severe” obesity. You can find all of these articles in DietHobby’s ARCHIVES. People often have magical thinking about thinness. It is common to become invested in The Fantasy of Being Thin. The Fantasy of Being Thin is not just about becoming small enough to be perceived as more acceptable. It's Not about appearing indistinguishable from “naturally” thin people, while one wears clothing that flatter one’s body type, and which also serves to conceal existing body flaws such as loose, flabby, hanging skin, stretch marks, scars, wrinkles and cellulite etc. It’s a dream about one’s body morphing into that of a Goddess…, achieving the appearance of a supermodel, looking “fit”, lean with taunt, smooth skin, firm uplifted breasts, flat stomach, tiny waist, firm bouncy buttocks, slender thighs, and long lean legs. It is often, also, about becoming an entirely different person …one with far more courage, confidence, and luck than the Fat You has. It’s not just, “When I’m thin, I’ll look good when I’m dressed well.” It’s “When I’m thin, I’ll look really good in a skimpy bathing suit.”….And that fantasy goes on to include changes in our personal characteristics …. “When I’m thin, I will be the kind of person who struts down the beach in a bikini, making men weep.” … “When I’m thin, I won’t be depressed anymore.” .... “When...
It works for YOU, but.... - POSTED ON: Feb 18, 2016
Poor Victoria - POSTED ON: Feb 17, 2016
The Currency of Weight is Calories - POSTED ON: Feb 16, 2016
From a weight management perspective, the CURRENCY of weight is calories. Although exchange rates vary between individuals, as well as between different kinds of food, what remains consistent is that each of us will always need our own personal calorie deficit to lose, and own own personal calorie surplus to gain. Although calorie counting will always be approximate, at this present time, the term “Calorie” is the only useful way we have to mentally define and describe energy use. This is true, even though:
Calories in physics are simple, but not in physiology. Below is a rather thorough article which demonstrates the many difficulties that are involved when considering calorie counting as an “accurate” weight-loss or weight-maintenance tool.
Why the calorie is broken by Nicola Twilley, and Cynthia Graber “For me, a calorie is a unit of measurement that’s a real pain in the rear.” Bo Nash is 38. He lives in Arlington, Texas, where he’s a technology director for a textbook publisher. And he’s 5’10” and 245 lbs – which means he is classed as obese. In an effort to lose weight, Nash uses an app to record the calories he consumes and a Fitbit band to track the energy he expends. These tools bring an apparent precision: Nash can quantify the calories in each cracker crunched and stair climbed. But when it comes to weight gain, he finds that not all calories are equal. How much weight he gains or loses seems to depend less on the total number of calories, and more on where the calories come from and how he consumes them. The unit, he says, has a “nebulous quality to it”. Tara Haelle is also obese. She had her second son on St Patrick’s Day in 2014, and hasn’t been able to lose the 70 lbs she gained during pregnancy. Haelle is a freelance science journalist, based in Illinois. She understands the science of weight loss, but, like Nash, doesn’t see it translate into practice. “It makes sense from a mathematical and scientific and even visceral level that what you put in and what you take out, measured ...
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