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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 2581 Views
Re: <supports!> Danae al'Thor - 11/04/2011 07:42:49 PM 1318 Views
Ooo nossy - 11/04/2011 07:51:37 PM 1227 Views
Re: I'm not susceptible! Danae al'Thor - 11/04/2011 08:10:53 PM 1398 Views
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I followed (some of) your progress nossy - 11/04/2011 07:50:54 PM 1208 Views
Yes! Sareitha Sedai - 11/04/2011 07:59:35 PM 1183 Views
I think elastic would be more supporting than I LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:47:16 PM 1201 Views
heh nossy - 11/04/2011 07:49:34 PM 1148 Views
Yah, I don't have that blessing. *NM* LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:53:21 PM 516 Views
You should just run and eat whatever you want within reason. Tom - 11/04/2011 07:50:32 PM 1316 Views
Thanks. Helpful. nossy - 11/04/2011 08:19:45 PM 1244 Views
I would get rid of any beans in your diet. Tom - 11/04/2011 10:24:58 PM 1133 Views
What's wrong with beans? *NM* Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:19:29 PM 587 Views
The musical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 11:25:08 PM 485 Views
That's if you eat them in high quantities and low frequencies. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:40:30 PM 1136 Views
In a response that is not related to flatulence: Tom - 12/04/2011 07:05:46 PM 1265 Views
Re: You should just run and eat whatever you want within reason. aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:47:24 AM 1169 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 1255 Views
Your points make sense aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:45:07 AM 968 Views
I get this response every single time. Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:52:28 AM 1050 Views
The last time I pontificated on this topic: Vivien - 12/04/2011 03:04:58 AM 1191 Views
Hmm... aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 03:15:25 AM 1273 Views
Re: Hmm... Vivien - 12/04/2011 04:01:13 AM 1180 Views
Egg beaters aren't fake aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 04:23:46 AM 1057 Views
Re: Egg beaters aren't fake Vivien - 12/04/2011 04:37:56 AM 1156 Views
Mass-produced sliced bread is gross. Fresh tasty bread is delicious. Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 02:23:08 PM 945 Views
Yes. *NM* nossy - 12/04/2011 03:08:17 PM 494 Views
I'm the opposite nossy - 12/04/2011 02:27:17 PM 920 Views
Well. jh - 11/04/2011 07:53:02 PM 1170 Views
Re: Well. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:44:30 PM 1143 Views
You don't get it. jh - 13/04/2011 03:28:38 PM 1050 Views
That would mean nossy - 13/04/2011 03:36:42 PM 1017 Views
Certainly not. jh - 13/04/2011 05:53:04 PM 1184 Views
Good luck! *NM* ironclad - 11/04/2011 08:30:05 PM 459 Views
Re: Time for some community support. Bergioyn - 11/04/2011 08:39:34 PM 1262 Views
I don't know what that means nossy - 13/04/2011 02:46:07 PM 1252 Views
Don't know what what means? Bergioyn - 14/04/2011 07:24:54 PM 1077 Views
Kilos. nossy - 14/04/2011 07:48:02 PM 1374 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 1534 Views
Re: Time for some community support. @my - 11/04/2011 08:53:08 PM 1215 Views
Re: Time for some community support. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:48:47 PM 1180 Views
*is supportive* Tigr - 11/04/2011 09:53:02 PM 1037 Views
Re: *is supportive* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 10:35:44 PM 1121 Views
Ha. Speaking of weight fluctuation... That's probably the exception though. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:53:24 PM 1101 Views
Something tells me this is bunk. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:49:52 PM 1154 Views
*supports your roundier parts* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 10:41:24 PM 1216 Views
Pft. Boys. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:51:52 PM 1060 Views
Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:14:38 PM 1340 Views
Bikinis have a SEASON?! aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:35:29 AM 1169 Views
Ha ha. *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:22:12 AM 433 Views
Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:55:27 PM 1045 Views
Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. Vivien - 14/04/2011 06:53:55 PM 1230 Views
Alas, I have fallen off the wagon Mark - 11/04/2011 11:30:58 PM 1120 Views
Oops? nossy - 13/04/2011 03:27:11 PM 1127 Views
Take long walks before breakfast Lews_TherinThelamon - 11/04/2011 11:37:57 PM 1058 Views
Re: Persistence. Gaps - 11/04/2011 11:43:58 PM 1248 Views
This is kind of what I'm in school for. Japhy - 12/04/2011 01:20:01 AM 1328 Views
I've heard about that! Vivien - 12/04/2011 01:54:19 AM 1058 Views
Re: I've heard about that! Japhy - 12/04/2011 05:38:22 PM 1133 Views
Tip sheet zarzuelazen - 12/04/2011 01:23:37 AM 1188 Views
I can support this aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:30:08 AM 1346 Views
You're back! Hi! Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 01:51:48 AM 1126 Views
I'm not really back, really aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:03:14 AM 1313 Views
.. And they didn't get sick? Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:20:48 AM 1222 Views
2 year old Dr Pepper aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:31:04 AM 1096 Views
fun with food and exercise temeraire - 12/04/2011 03:21:56 AM 1086 Views
Chocolate! (dark as sin) Camilla - 12/04/2011 07:57:19 AM 1210 Views
"I am in shape! Round is a shape!" Tim - 12/04/2011 09:16:56 AM 1094 Views
I need to start exercising again. Kaldric - 12/04/2011 03:59:24 PM 1294 Views
*hands you a cup* Joel - 12/04/2011 04:00:08 PM 1170 Views
Sorry. I can be of no help. Palatine - 12/04/2011 05:59:42 PM 980 Views
You have been given plenty of advise......I'll just add one little thing. Jeordam - 12/04/2011 06:00:45 PM 1195 Views
You didn't tell us what your activity is! *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 08:00:20 PM 435 Views
Re: Time for some community support. random thoughts - 12/04/2011 06:45:58 PM 1061 Views
Good luck! *NM* Avendesora - 13/04/2011 04:36:00 PM 577 Views
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