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I think that is fantastic. It must feel quite liberating, right? Practice may not guarantee permanency, but it sure makes things get easier. Have a great week!Gimmelean wrote:I found myself saying no to candy, cake, sweets, and really meaning NO without pretense or regrets.
However, one big difference between the diets of the past and doing MWL today is that it really doesn't feel like a diet. I never feel hungry. I am able to fill up and not feel cheated. I don't have to count calories, and other than visually sticking to a 50/50 plan (50% unprocessed starch and 50% vegetables), there are no portions to fuss over. No weighing and measuring. No strict planning out of the next day's menu. No sense of shame, regret and guilt if hunger appears and extra food is eaten. As long as I'm sticking to the 50/50 plan, I am free.
Yes, I am free.
I am free because this is so easy and simple. It is not a diet. It is an eating plan that allows you to live your life without ever having to go hungry and get angry because you're so damn hungry.
Zoey wrote:
I've had a good week of compliance and physical activity. But now I have a new problem. I am feeling SO good, and yet the mirror still shows an overweight flabby old woman. It's quite cruel. I feel like if I never saw my reflection, I would be this bundle of energy and confidence. Then reality just shatters me. I know everything will catch up and even itself out eventually. But it's really messing with my head right now. I'm in no danger of quitting... just needed to whine a little.
Mark Cooper wrote:
Zoey - Excellent adherence! You are doing so well, and deserve to feel proud of your efforts, but I can also understand the need to share, vent, and seek empathy when faced with those countervailing feelings. You are so right that the vibrant, efficacious person that you are living as each day will be looking back at you from the mirror some day. Also, the image that you see at present may be colored by memories of the past and expectations for the future. Rather than measuring yourself against an idealized standard, what would you think about assessing against where you were when you started your journey? I think you are standing in a very favorable position, with sunshine on the horizon.
JeffN wrote:I would argue that the set point theory may exist but not as commonly believed. That our weight is not the result of a certain predetermined number that our body fights to maintain but that our weight is the result of our maintaining an environment and a certain set of behaviors (diet, activity, etc) in a "zone" that we are most comfortable with. If we change these behaviors (the difficult part), we change the resulting weight and/or set point. Granted, this is not easy, but can be done. So, the question is, are we returning to a certain number/weight, or are we returning to a certain set of behaviors that result in that weight?
Did everyone's set point rise dramatically in the last 25 years? Or is this the result of a change in the environment and the behaviors related to energy balance including an increase in the availability of inexpensive calorie dense food, and a environment that encourages a sedentary lifestyle?
Mark Cooper wrote:texaslil - A given point of equilibrium results from the prevailing pattern of behavior one is maintaining. To lower that point of equilibrium (i.e., continue weight loss), we must move the pattern of behavior toward a more calorie dilute diet, lower in energy density. The best way to do this is by implementing the recommendations described in the MWL 10-Point Checklist as consistently as possible. To my mind, the best explanation and guidance for how to overcome a plateau is in Jeff's article Why We Hit Plateaus and What We Can Do About Them. In this post,
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