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Date Posted: 17:59:12 06/18/00 Sun
Author: Jane
Subject: i believe you can't just go by what you see.....
In reply to: Lucretia 's message, "I believe fat epidemic is a myth" on 06:53:34 06/18/00 Sun

> When I walk
> around I dont see gobs and gobs of fat people.

yeah, but i think you gotta go by what the statistics say. i DO believe there's a fat epidemic, created by the abundance of processed foods in our society coupled with our prosperity. i don't think anyone would get fat from grains, fruits, vegetables and proteins or even fats in their natural forms. our bodies evolved to process those, imo, but we are in no way prepared to appropriately handle all the processed crap we are subjected to everyday. and we're so susceptible to the sights and smells of all that stuff.....

i think the reason all that junk appeals to us is because it IS concentrated. something in our bodies says, hey!!! we better eat a LOT of that!!! there could be a famine any day now!!!

the fact is, the human body LOVES its fat. fat is the last recourse for a starving person. if you'll notice, an anorexic person will often have a little flabbiness, even as skinny as s/he is. that's because the body prefers to convert MUSCLE to energy when it's starving FIRST, only then will it go after the fat.

and that is why traditional diets, which essentially involve feeding yourself less than your body believes you need, don't work. your body freaks out, believing the famine has come. it starts to burn muscle, hold on to the fat for dear life (literally) and it produces POWERFUL cravings for carbohydrates, the more concentrated, the better.

the truly healthy way to lose weight is to cut down on or avoid processed foods completely, eat lots of protein and high fiber foods, drink water, and MAKE SURE you have enough to eat so that you don't go hungry.

now, armed with all that knowledge, WHY do i weigh 275 lbs, you may ask???????

well, i'm working on it. i lost a bunch of weight 2 years ago, but i've gained back about 2/3 of what i lost damn it!!! i was really motivated, but with my body, i have to literally give up almost every food i really like, and i have a hard time doing that.

like i said.... working on it. not because i'm not beautiful now, inside and out, but because i'm 37 years old and if i don't lose weight now, i may never learn to surf!!! (Internet notwithstanding ;-)) also i know my health would be better at a considerably lower weight......

anyway, i think i'm rambling so i'll shut up!!!

ciao dearies,

Jane

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Replies:

I hear ya, Jane -- Rosie, 18:12:48 06/18/00 Sun
- yeah i think SA movement is still finding itself -- Jane, 06:40:24 06/19/00 Mon
  - Well said, Jane -- Rosie, 08:59:06 06/19/00 Mon
- Im dieting right now...SA be damned!!! -- Lucretia/Victoria, 07:51:47 06/19/00 Mon
  - I thought that was you! -- Rosie, 09:01:33 06/19/00 Mon