Well... I am slowly losing weight now. One thing I've noticed - people on the whole are much more willing to comment on one's need to lose weight than they are to comment once one starts losing it. In my experience, there's much more "No donuts for you!" than there is, "Atta boy!"
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Well... I am slowly losing weight now. One thing I've noticed - people on the whole are much more willing to comment on one's need to lose weight than they are to comment once one starts losing it. In my experience, there's much more "No donuts for you!" than there is, "Atta boy!"
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Have just started walking on an indoor track. I have done a lot of outdoor walking over the years and find the indoor track more challenging from an exercise standpoint. Was surprised by this.
That does surprise me. I always found indoor running much easier than outdoor just because the trip hazards of curbs, cracks, distractions, were all lessened.
Indoor exercise is physically easier, because of the absence of those hazards...but I find it is mentally harder because it's boring. We used to have an exercise room in our building - one of the first floor apartments was converted while we were there. I rarely used it because I found it boring and just couldn't make myself go there. For me...trip hazards, cracks, etc. actually burn calories.
they require an exerted effort to get around, over, across...at times, if significant, have taken me a block out of my way to get around. A pain in the *ss, and an adventure. 
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I had expected to find very little difference between walking outdoors and walking inside on the track but I am finding the track more physically challenging. One reason might be that I am subconsciously trying to keep up with the faster walkers. . . tomorrow I am going to try to replicate my outdoor pace.
Another factor might be that there are no stops built in . . . no waiting for the light to change at the corner and so on.
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I think I've tried a walking track ? Can't remember. That's how often I frequent indoor gyms. I just prefer moving "somewhere" to a destination - so good reason to walk and get a few groceries for example - than being on a machine (usually the ones I used were stationary exercise bikes) spinning my wheels, literally.
Because of my mobility/ balance I have been told I use 2-3 times more energy walking. It's more intentional, less automatic/ subconscious, requiring more effort. So, more so with bumps, cracks, curbs.
Get rid of the heavies ... have a giggle ... life is a riot or general chaos ... due to the effects of polity when opposing forces get out of control of the medium ... the internal thinking mode? Tis a queer or odd thing too ... Tue? A passion that would make you die?
KayTheCurler
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I'm wondering if anyone has tried any of the advertised methods for weight loss? Special drinks, only grapefruit to eat on alternate days, no bread, no flour products, no potatoes, no butter, margarine, cooking oil? What about pills? I had someone tell me that they FINALLY lost weight with that Garcinia Cambogia that Dr. Oz touts as being a miracle worker. Not sure I'd seriously consider trying it with only Dr. Oz and one local woman as reference points. How about you? Can pills be the key to success?
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Sorry, Kay, there is no "key to success". All weight loss ever does is lead to weight gain. Tons lost, tons + 5 kg put back on. Every damn time, Means that you continually get fatter. I have watched with consternation as a sister and a sister-in-law have persisted with yearly diets and got larger every time. I have gained a few pounds since my <100 lb. 10 km running 20s, but no more than helpful to take a little cushion into my 60s and 70s. Watched my parents age, and found that those extra couple of pounds in their 50s and early 60s (and it wasn't a lot - they both got a little round, not fat - they were short people) provided a little cushion in case of falls or sickness in their later years (one didn't quite make 80, one just did).
Margarine and most 'vegetable oils' are very unhealthy fats. Better with olive (careful), avocado, peanut, coconut, even lard and butter from grass fed critters.
Keep moving.
Margarine and most 'vegetable oils' are very unhealthy fats. Better with olive (careful), avocado, peanut, coconut, even lard and butter from grass fed critters.
Keep moving.
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http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/austr...ight-loss-product-purchased-online/ar-BBpt3sG
Heard this story a while ago.
Obviously, not everyone has such a problem with them, but with many medications monitoring is done and with things like these there is no regulation as to what's actually in them, consistently between batches, etc. At the very least I think talking to a doctor is the way to go before giving them a try.
The key to success ... don't eat ... be fast ...
The bible says stop and listen well to all things ... that'd be god awful to those that just speak out with kerygma a fiery tongue without script ... soon forgotten give our propensity to not know ... the writ lasts ... perhaps even if it shouldn't in loss of decent laws ... the rapture created by physical winners?
The bible says stop and listen well to all things ... that'd be god awful to those that just speak out with kerygma a fiery tongue without script ... soon forgotten give our propensity to not know ... the writ lasts ... perhaps even if it shouldn't in loss of decent laws ... the rapture created by physical winners?
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Absolutely, Tab. No doubt that one can lose weight with reduced calories and exercise.
The problem is: no-one stays on a 'diet' forever. And the weight re-gained, is always more than the weight lost.
Consider twins, separated at birth:
Both twins have a base weight, established at the end of puberty, of 50 kg.
Twin A is always on a diet. But from age 20-50, she loses 2 kgs every year, but regains 3.
Twin B never diets, puts on about 500 g a year, which provides her with a cushion for bone loss, etc., in later life.
Which is the healthier model?
The problem is: no-one stays on a 'diet' forever. And the weight re-gained, is always more than the weight lost.
Consider twins, separated at birth:
Both twins have a base weight, established at the end of puberty, of 50 kg.
Twin A is always on a diet. But from age 20-50, she loses 2 kgs every year, but regains 3.
Twin B never diets, puts on about 500 g a year, which provides her with a cushion for bone loss, etc., in later life.
Which is the healthier model?