Diets and other Bad Ideas

[vdansk]

Never, EVER go on a diet with your husband.
I've been eating junk food (and dark chocolate, which is healthy!) for about a month now, until my body finally rebelled.  So I went on one of those "cleansing" programs that are supposed to fill you with energy while removing 3 pounds a day.
It doesn't.  Either.


I have suffered along while my body demanded fruit, vegetables, and essentially nothing else.  Total weight loss: 2 pounds.

My husband, who has never been a heavy man, and who is supplementing this diet with decent portions of protein, lost 14 1/2 pounds in 2 days.  And a full waist size.  Had to make another hole in his belt to keep his pants up.

There's a lesson in here somewhere....

Comments

[quasar273.livejournal.com]

I think the lesson is: those of us who are less than svelte got this way (in part, a pretty large part) because our bodies LIKE to hold on to weight. Those who are very thin have bodies that like to be that way. It's hard to persuade either body type to change in the other direction.

My parents had a really really fat dog; she did nothing but sleep and eat, and she was given table scraps, so of course she was fat, right? But I currently have a dog who also sleeps all the time, dislikes exercise, gets table scraps, and is generally 2-5% above her ideal weight. The neighbors have a dog (mutt, possible greyhound mix) that's skeletally thin no matter what they feed her, and otherwise in good health. I find it helpful to consider dogs because there's no point in blaming them for laziness or greediness or lack of control; that's just the way they are.

It's still worth trying to lose weight, but recognize that it's simply a lot tougher for some than for others, and cut yourself a break.