[Peckers_Pics] Re: Losing Weight Takes Effort???!!!!

hello
just wanna say agina that
Losing weight demands preparation, effort and commitment to come to fruition
stick with this phrase,write it down on a paper,put it near your bed to see it, that will remind you everyday so you can pay your dues

-- In Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com, stanley blanc <butch_blanc@...> wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> I know what you have said is very true.
>
> I was 30 pounds over-weight (age 15 to 20), and lost the weight by eating foods
> that were better and had less calories as well as getting out and being with
> people.
>
> I'd also like to say that the word/term "diet' hjas been severely MIMANAGED by
> money making so-called dieticians:
>
> When I was young ( re above over-weight period) I was told I had to change my
> "diet'.
>
> Your daily  "diet" referes to even the fod that a lean healthy person eats.
>
> If somehow they get Type 1 Diabetes then they have to modify their "diet".
>
> See where I'm coming from?
>
> So Jenny Craig and all the others still may or may not help as you said and the
> individual musy=t have thew inner motivation to change his/her "diet" and also
> life-style.
> (So they'll burn off calories etc.)
>
> Part of the reason that I gained weight was because of an inferiority complex,
> being home a lot with bronchitis and also depression.
>
> When I got involved in  church youth group  I began to eat less and get out more
> and be stimulated to live properly.
>
> Hope you will be healthier.
> God Bless,
> Sincerely,
> Butch
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Gregory Miles <daedalus_49202@...>
> To: Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, April 12, 2011 10:33:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Peckers_Pics] Losing Weight Takes Effort???!!!!
>
>  
> Having been over 327 pounds at one time suffering from diabetes, high blood
> pressure, high cholesterol, cellulitus, heart and kidney problems, and also
> gout.  You have to realize it took years to get to that point, it didn't happen
> over night.  It also takes time to change what you have become.  I am now 192
> pounds but it took over three years to loose the weight.  Jenny Craig and all
> the others do some good but it enables a person most of the time, your decision
> for personal change is all about you and not a community party, competition or
> comparing etc. Yes support is great physically and mentally, however you got
> where you did on your own, they can't make you thinner~you have to do it.  I
> didn't get my stomach stapled, I changed my habits of eating and how to approach
> food, take healthier choices.  You have to understand that some foods even
> though healthy are negative to you after a certain time of day.  If you eat high
> energy foods and its after 6 pm and you are slowing down for the evening~what
> becomes of that unused energy!? The body tends to store it!  If you make it a
> diet you will fail.  A diet doesn't work, but a food management personalize for
> you, works one meal at a time.  There are also outside distractions you need to
> remove when you are eating as well~Like NOT sitting in front of the TV. When
> going out with friends, eat something before going.  Then have something light. 
> We are social creatures and tend to eat more in a groups or when stressed.  When
> you decided to change your behaviors in eating it takes commitment to yourself
> for a lifetime.  NOT a diet the rest of your life.  I can eat many of my
> favorite foods such as a slice of cake, ice cream etc. just not the whole cake
> or gallon of ice cream and eat it at the right time of day.  I eat 6 smaller
> meal a day so I am never hungry.
>
> I went to a dietitian and we went through everything to determine a plan for
> me.  I didn't go to Jenny Craig, Tops etc. Anyone who has a personal goal for
> weight loss~see a dietitian. Food doesn't have to be your enemy.  You can live
> healthy.  I don't count calories, but I do read labels.  I watch the extra
> sugars and the salts.
>
> Daedalus Gregory
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: john.g143143 <john.g143143@...>
> To: Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, April 12, 2011 6:00:07 PM
> Subject: [Peckers_Pics] Losing Weight Takes Effort???!!!!
>
>  
>
> In order to take advantage of losing weight and being successful, you must be
> prepared--that means " paying your dues."
>
> Nothing is more frustrating than to see that you are gaining weight again. .
>
> Be in a position to benefit from your failure. It pays to be prepared, and that
> comes down to plain, hard work. It's not usually glamorous. It's not always
> exciting. It's not always fun. It is, however, always necessary
>
> By being prepared, you have to create a game plan to get back on track right
> away without beating yourself up and devastating your self-esteem. My game plan
> is taking it a bite at a time. What's your's? Maybe it's taking it a day at a
> time, going back to your diet tomorrow. Maybe it's getting angry and becoming
> more determined then ever to succeed.
>
> Have you ever been at a Weight Watchers or TOPS meeting and noticed several
> people there who are slim and trim? What about those Jenny Craig and
> Nutri/System ad's with their before and after pictures? They make losing weight
> look so effortless, but remember, in reality, these people have been dieting for
> years.
>
> Without effort and action, you will not succeed. You can't wish your weight
> away. You have to work at it and be prepared for those times when you slip, so
> you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and move on...
>
> Losing weight demands preparation, effort and commitment to come to fruition
>

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