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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 2347 Views
Re: <supports!> Danae al'Thor - 11/04/2011 07:42:49 PM 1075 Views
Ooo nossy - 11/04/2011 07:51:37 PM 1025 Views
Re: I'm not susceptible! Danae al'Thor - 11/04/2011 08:10:53 PM 1159 Views
Sareitha Sedai - 11/04/2011 07:46:19 PM 1005 Views
I followed (some of) your progress nossy - 11/04/2011 07:50:54 PM 1036 Views
Yes! Sareitha Sedai - 11/04/2011 07:59:35 PM 953 Views
I think elastic would be more supporting than I LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:47:16 PM 1014 Views
heh nossy - 11/04/2011 07:49:34 PM 978 Views
Yah, I don't have that blessing. *NM* LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:53:21 PM 426 Views
You should just run and eat whatever you want within reason. Tom - 11/04/2011 07:50:32 PM 1104 Views
Thanks. Helpful. nossy - 11/04/2011 08:19:45 PM 1066 Views
I would get rid of any beans in your diet. Tom - 11/04/2011 10:24:58 PM 948 Views
What's wrong with beans? *NM* Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:19:29 PM 497 Views
The musical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 11:25:08 PM 406 Views
That's if you eat them in high quantities and low frequencies. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:40:30 PM 940 Views
In a response that is not related to flatulence: Tom - 12/04/2011 07:05:46 PM 1065 Views
Re: You should just run and eat whatever you want within reason. aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:47:24 AM 971 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 1025 Views
Your points make sense aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:45:07 AM 805 Views
I get this response every single time. Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:52:28 AM 859 Views
The last time I pontificated on this topic: Vivien - 12/04/2011 03:04:58 AM 996 Views
Hmm... aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 03:15:25 AM 1083 Views
Re: Hmm... Vivien - 12/04/2011 04:01:13 AM 988 Views
Egg beaters aren't fake aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 04:23:46 AM 872 Views
Re: Egg beaters aren't fake Vivien - 12/04/2011 04:37:56 AM 948 Views
Mass-produced sliced bread is gross. Fresh tasty bread is delicious. Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 02:23:08 PM 761 Views
Yes. *NM* nossy - 12/04/2011 03:08:17 PM 387 Views
I'm the opposite nossy - 12/04/2011 02:27:17 PM 767 Views
Well. jh - 11/04/2011 07:53:02 PM 965 Views
Re: Well. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:44:30 PM 927 Views
You don't get it. jh - 13/04/2011 03:28:38 PM 847 Views
That would mean nossy - 13/04/2011 03:36:42 PM 826 Views
Certainly not. jh - 13/04/2011 05:53:04 PM 974 Views
Good luck! *NM* ironclad - 11/04/2011 08:30:05 PM 355 Views
Re: Time for some community support. Bergioyn - 11/04/2011 08:39:34 PM 1064 Views
I don't know what that means nossy - 13/04/2011 02:46:07 PM 1059 Views
Don't know what what means? Bergioyn - 14/04/2011 07:24:54 PM 865 Views
Kilos. nossy - 14/04/2011 07:48:02 PM 1176 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 1334 Views
Re: Time for some community support. @my - 11/04/2011 08:53:08 PM 1008 Views
Re: Time for some community support. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:48:47 PM 984 Views
*is supportive* Tigr - 11/04/2011 09:53:02 PM 866 Views
Re: *is supportive* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 10:35:44 PM 916 Views
Ha. Speaking of weight fluctuation... That's probably the exception though. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:53:24 PM 927 Views
Something tells me this is bunk. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:49:52 PM 984 Views
*supports your roundier parts* TaskmasterJack - 11/04/2011 10:41:24 PM 1051 Views
Pft. Boys. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:51:52 PM 871 Views
Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. Vivien - 11/04/2011 11:14:38 PM 1103 Views
Bikinis have a SEASON?! aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:35:29 AM 913 Views
Ha ha. *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:22:12 AM 345 Views
Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. nossy - 13/04/2011 02:55:27 PM 869 Views
Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you. Vivien - 14/04/2011 06:53:55 PM 1034 Views
Alas, I have fallen off the wagon Mark - 11/04/2011 11:30:58 PM 919 Views
Oops? nossy - 13/04/2011 03:27:11 PM 938 Views
Take long walks before breakfast Lews_TherinThelamon - 11/04/2011 11:37:57 PM 866 Views
Re: Persistence. Gaps - 11/04/2011 11:43:58 PM 1032 Views
This is kind of what I'm in school for. Japhy - 12/04/2011 01:20:01 AM 1117 Views
I've heard about that! Vivien - 12/04/2011 01:54:19 AM 843 Views
Re: I've heard about that! Japhy - 12/04/2011 05:38:22 PM 948 Views
Tip sheet zarzuelazen - 12/04/2011 01:23:37 AM 974 Views
I can support this aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 01:30:08 AM 1145 Views
You're back! Hi! Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 01:51:48 AM 958 Views
I'm not really back, really aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:03:14 AM 1125 Views
.. And they didn't get sick? Vivien - 12/04/2011 02:20:48 AM 1038 Views
2 year old Dr Pepper aerocontrols - 12/04/2011 02:31:04 AM 921 Views
fun with food and exercise temeraire - 12/04/2011 03:21:56 AM 896 Views
Chocolate! (dark as sin) Camilla - 12/04/2011 07:57:19 AM 964 Views
"I am in shape! Round is a shape!" Tim - 12/04/2011 09:16:56 AM 894 Views
I need to start exercising again. Kaldric - 12/04/2011 03:59:24 PM 1052 Views
*hands you a cup* Joel - 12/04/2011 04:00:08 PM 981 Views
Sorry. I can be of no help. Palatine - 12/04/2011 05:59:42 PM 784 Views
You have been given plenty of advise......I'll just add one little thing. Jeordam - 12/04/2011 06:00:45 PM 999 Views
You didn't tell us what your activity is! *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 08:00:20 PM 352 Views
Re: Time for some community support. random thoughts - 12/04/2011 06:45:58 PM 859 Views
Good luck! *NM* Avendesora - 13/04/2011 04:36:00 PM 483 Views
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