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Health & Fitness > Weight Loss > Let's Talk About Fat, Diets, Food, Etc. Part 1
 

Let's Talk About Fat, Diets, Food, Etc. Part 1

BEFORE



AFTER



I have written a series of blogs, including a 9 part series regarding my fat history but let me just do a quick summary so you know where I am coming from.

I was involved professionally with 2 weight reduction organizations after losing over 100 pounds; Weight Watchers
from 1967-1975 and Our Weigh 1975-1979 and was very successful in helping people lose weight and motivating them.

I have been fighting fat for 60 years of my life, sometimes losing but mostly winning the past 41 years and, trust me, at 72 it isn't any easier.

I'm a hard taskmaster when YOU tell me you want to lose weight and won't accept any excuses for not doing what you should do and what you say you want to do. I'm patient at the start but lose my cool after a few weeks if I feel you are not serious.

What I want to do here is just relate some things I have learned and/or observed along the way.

LESSON NUMBER ONE!! Calories DO count. I don't care what diet you are or have been on it is the amount of calories you take in and expand that will determine whether you lose weight or not. All diets are based on calorie counting whether you weigh or measure or count points or whatever it is called.

I have been on every diet you can imagine and lost weight on all of them--including the ice cream diet--and none will work if you don't learn how to handle your demon foods.

The bottom line is that if I eat less than 2,000 calories a day, whether I exercise or not, I will lose weight.

Hopefully part 2 will help you in some ways that you haven't thought of before.

posted on Apr 2, 2008 4:58 PM ()

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well,you guys have to work it out.For me no problems.
I don't eat
comment by fredo on Apr 3, 2008 9:13 AM ()
Right now, because of my diet, I'm keeping to about 1200 calories a day, but they are very healthy calories and I keep the carb count down as well. I was using those 100 calorie packs, but I looked at the carbs, no wonder my weight loss slowed down! For me (and I don't know how it is for other people) calories and carbs are important. And don't eat anything after 6:00 p.m. That's a major rule! That's amazing that you've lost so much. I'm working on my 25th pound and it's not easy, but I'm relentless.
comment by teacherwoman on Apr 2, 2008 7:40 PM ()

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