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Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. Vivien Send a noteboard - 14/04/2011 06:53:55 PM
I know you think that... But I'm not so sure that you should be losing 1-2 pounds a week. Maybe 1 pound a week. Thing is most people who lose weight will gain it back. It can't be a diet.

Personally, for me weight has almost nothing to do with how much I'm exercising. Whenever I intensify my exercise routine I gain weight because I'm a lot hungrier. It takes some time for my metabolism to adjust and for my weight to go back to what it was before and stabilize. Now, if I were to suddenly *stop* all exercise, for the first couple of weeks I would actually lose weight.

So really, you're better off not paying attention to the scale. How about instead of setting weight goals, you set health/fitness goals (nothing too drastic)? Something like "I will exercise at least 3 times a week, even if it's as little as a couple of minutes of pushups and lunges" and "I won't go more than 24 hours without eating something green".

That would apply even if you were obese. But I'm assuming you're not. Based on what you said, I'm assuming you're within the normal range.

I'm above the normal range, but not ridiculous.

For people who are fat, ideal weight loss should be 1-2 pounds a week. If you're not that fat and want to lose weight for reasons of vanity rather than health, it should be more like 1 pound a month. Or a year, really. I lost a lot of weight from age 18 to 21- about 2 pounds a year. I'm not saying that I weighed the same in December and in August, or on different times of the month or days of the week. It's my *range* of weight that shifted, however slowly.

I'm heavy enough that 1-2 lbs a week wouldn't be unhealthy. I don't know if I'll lose that much though, given that I'll be exercising and developing muscle as well. I'm just going to cut the crap from my diet and see what happens. And I know enough to know what's crap and what's important, no matter what the "authorities" tell me.

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Time for some community support. nossy - 11/04/2011 07:34:18 PM 2542 Views
Re: <supports!> Danae al'Thor - 11/04/2011 07:42:49 PM 1265 Views
Ooo nossy - 11/04/2011 07:51:37 PM 1192 Views
Re: I'm not susceptible! Danae al'Thor - 11/04/2011 08:10:53 PM 1347 Views
Sareitha Sedai - 11/04/2011 07:46:19 PM 1174 Views
I followed (some of) your progress nossy - 11/04/2011 07:50:54 PM 1173 Views
Yes! Sareitha Sedai - 11/04/2011 07:59:35 PM 1136 Views
I think elastic would be more supporting than I LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:47:16 PM 1163 Views
heh nossy - 11/04/2011 07:49:34 PM 1116 Views
Yah, I don't have that blessing. *NM* LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:53:21 PM 495 Views
You should just run and eat whatever you want within reason. Tom - 11/04/2011 07:50:32 PM 1270 Views
Thanks. Helpful. nossy - 11/04/2011 08:19:45 PM 1212 Views
I would get rid of any beans in your diet. Tom - 11/04/2011 10:24:58 PM 1103 Views
What's wrong with beans? *NM* Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:19:29 PM 568 Views
The musical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 11:25:08 PM 469 Views
That's if you eat them in high quantities and low frequencies. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:40:30 PM 1104 Views
In a response that is not related to flatulence: Tom - 12/04/2011 07:05:46 PM 1208 Views
Re: You should just run and eat whatever you want within reason. aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:47:24 AM 1128 Views
I don't eat much bread at all. (I go into much DETAIL on this topic) Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:18:19 AM 1215 Views
Your points make sense aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:45:07 AM 934 Views
I get this response every single time. Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:52:28 AM 1016 Views
The last time I pontificated on this topic: Vivien - 12/04/2011 03:04:58 AM 1152 Views
Hmm... aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 03:15:25 AM 1237 Views
Re: Hmm... Vivien - 12/04/2011 04:01:13 AM 1148 Views
Egg beaters aren't fake aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 04:23:46 AM 1024 Views
Re: Egg beaters aren't fake Vivien - 12/04/2011 04:37:56 AM 1115 Views
Mass-produced sliced bread is gross. Fresh tasty bread is delicious. Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 02:23:08 PM 907 Views
Yes. *NM* nossy - 12/04/2011 03:08:17 PM 474 Views
I'm the opposite nossy - 12/04/2011 02:27:17 PM 883 Views
Well. jh - 11/04/2011 07:53:02 PM 1138 Views
Re: Well. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:44:30 PM 1110 Views
You don't get it. jh - 13/04/2011 03:28:38 PM 1015 Views
That would mean nossy - 13/04/2011 03:36:42 PM 982 Views
Certainly not. jh - 13/04/2011 05:53:04 PM 1151 Views
Good luck! *NM* ironclad - 11/04/2011 08:30:05 PM 437 Views
Re: Time for some community support. Bergioyn - 11/04/2011 08:39:34 PM 1226 Views
I don't know what that means nossy - 13/04/2011 02:46:07 PM 1207 Views
Don't know what what means? Bergioyn - 14/04/2011 07:24:54 PM 1039 Views
Kilos. nossy - 14/04/2011 07:48:02 PM 1332 Views
Oh. 10 kilos is 22 lbs (that's pound, right?) and 17 kilos is 37 lbs. Bergioyn - 14/04/2011 10:39:53 PM 1492 Views
Re: Time for some community support. @my - 11/04/2011 08:53:08 PM 1184 Views
Re: Time for some community support. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:48:47 PM 1144 Views
*is supportive* Tigr - 11/04/2011 09:53:02 PM 997 Views
Re: *is supportive* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 10:35:44 PM 1086 Views
Ha. Speaking of weight fluctuation... That's probably the exception though. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:53:24 PM 1067 Views
Something tells me this is bunk. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:49:52 PM 1124 Views
*supports your roundier parts* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 10:41:24 PM 1185 Views
Pft. Boys. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:51:52 PM 1019 Views
Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:14:38 PM 1283 Views
Bikinis have a SEASON?! aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:35:29 AM 1111 Views
Ha ha. *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:22:12 AM 412 Views
Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:55:27 PM 1010 Views
Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. Vivien - 14/04/2011 06:53:55 PM 1187 Views
Alas, I have fallen off the wagon Mark - 11/04/2011 11:30:58 PM 1075 Views
Oops? nossy - 13/04/2011 03:27:11 PM 1093 Views
Take long walks before breakfast Lews_TherinThelamon - 11/04/2011 11:37:57 PM 1018 Views
Re: Persistence. Gaps - 11/04/2011 11:43:58 PM 1216 Views
This is kind of what I'm in school for. Japhy - 12/04/2011 01:20:01 AM 1287 Views
I've heard about that! Vivien - 12/04/2011 01:54:19 AM 1020 Views
Re: I've heard about that! Japhy - 12/04/2011 05:38:22 PM 1094 Views
Tip sheet zarzuelazen - 12/04/2011 01:23:37 AM 1153 Views
I can support this aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:30:08 AM 1317 Views
You're back! Hi! Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 01:51:48 AM 1097 Views
I'm not really back, really aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:03:14 AM 1270 Views
.. And they didn't get sick? Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:20:48 AM 1193 Views
2 year old Dr Pepper aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:31:04 AM 1066 Views
fun with food and exercise temeraire - 12/04/2011 03:21:56 AM 1046 Views
Chocolate! (dark as sin) Camilla - 12/04/2011 07:57:19 AM 1162 Views
"I am in shape! Round is a shape!" Tim - 12/04/2011 09:16:56 AM 1033 Views
I need to start exercising again. Kaldric - 12/04/2011 03:59:24 PM 1258 Views
*hands you a cup* Joel - 12/04/2011 04:00:08 PM 1135 Views
Sorry. I can be of no help. Palatine - 12/04/2011 05:59:42 PM 946 Views
You have been given plenty of advise......I'll just add one little thing. Jeordam - 12/04/2011 06:00:45 PM 1160 Views
You didn't tell us what your activity is! *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 08:00:20 PM 409 Views
Re: Time for some community support. random thoughts - 12/04/2011 06:45:58 PM 1028 Views
Good luck! *NM* Avendesora - 13/04/2011 04:36:00 PM 548 Views
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