I got into an argument today with one of my cousins about the best way to lose weight. At first it was a discussion and then it turned a little heated.
She is several years younger than I am and she is obese just as I am. At one time she had gotten up to around 350 lbs. I nearly got there at 345 lbs. She tried losing weight by taking pills, drinking shakes and these weird diets and she lost weight but she quickly gained it all back once she quit her diet. About two years ago she had Gastric Bypass Surgery and for a while afterwards she did great. So much so that I was even thinking about having it done. I’ve known four people that have had the surgery. Out of those four, one has kept the weight off. The other three has gained all the weight back plus an extra twenty or thirty pounds. My point is this. Losing weight is not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change. My cousin has yet to understand this. She’s gained not all but a lot of her weight back only because she does not exercise, she does not eat right; she’s convinced that all she needs to eat are weight loss shakes.
I am in no way a diet expert but I have been doing it long enough to know what will for my body. I have found that if I don’t eat right ALL THE TIME and exercise ALL THE TiME I will gain all the weight back that I had previously lost. The fact is that you have to find a “lifestyle” that is right for you. It just so happens that shakes and diet pills do not work for me.
My cousin is back on these diet shakes which I think is only a money making scheme. Sort of like those pyramids that were popular back a few years ago. She’s got my brother hooked and is trying to get me hooked but I refuse to listen to her sales pitch in which this is where this whole argument got started.
I know I can loose the weight by doing exactly what I’m doing now. By eating right and exercising on a regular basis I had lost down to 265 two years ago. But, like I said, once I quit eating right and exercising I gained a lot of the weight back. This morning I weighed in at 294, down six pounds from last week, so I know I can do this. Just a little will power and a little help from the good Lord.
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Forget the willpower. That will let you down every time, trust me. I know. You read my posts, I have the willpower of a potato. I’d be drunk ten ways to Sunday if I relied on willpower.
You’re right about those diet fads too. You’re right about exercise and eating right all of the time. Try a mentor. Someone you can call when you’re not feeling 51% behind your diet and exercise. Someone who you can trust to help you get back on track. That’s how we recovering drunks do it.
Good luck, brother.
A mentor, I’ve never really thought about that. Sounds sensible. Thanks for your advice. I have no will power either especially when it comes to sweets.
That’s how I’ve stayed sober so long. If I’m having a tough time, I call my mentor and he talks me down from the ledge. It sure beats willpower. Look at the bright side, I have plenty of willpower when it comes to sweets…98% of the time.
It’s that last 2%… Like getting hit by a truck.