what should I weigh?
By jakesmum
@jakesmum (154)
Australia
January 27, 2008 7:59pm CST
I'm nearly 45 years old, a mother, married, and for most of my life I toyed with various weight loss diets. I'd lose a bit, gain more, lose it again. But most of all,I was getting teed off with the process.
Then I read more about health and nutrition, and I finally got it through my head. The only way to achieve weight loss is as simple as anything - Eat Less, Do More. It truly is that simple. Two years ago I started on the true path to my ideal weight, rather than following the false trails of 'Eat this, Eat that and you'll become slim Eat Mung Beans, Meat only, Vegetables only' The true answer is to become educated in what foods have what calories, and follow the plan of weighing up what you eat against what you do.
You can eat as much as you want, but you have to work it off. With my super simple plan, you can be healthier, feel better, and stop beating yourself up over failing at the stupid and unrealistic diets advertised constantly.
You have to remember, lots of companies make lots of money from having people fail at losing weight - I say give my paln a try and laugh at those companies!
I'm currently 54 kilos, not very tall and in the healthy weight range. I feel well, and I rarely get sick. I eat well, I'm careful about not overloading on fats - they make me feel unwell if I have too much. With my simple process, I have become in touch with my body - if I'm not hungry, I don't eat, or I eat only a little. Now the thought of eating, on a daily basis, a large breakfast, lunch and dinner sickens me.
I don't spend hours at the gym - a simple walk, and day to day things around the house and at work give me all the exercise I need.
Eat Less, Do More!
2 responses
@Kazashmaza (431)
• Australia
28 Jan 08
It shouldn't be so much about how much you weigh but more about the measurements of your body and the fat content. People with more muscle tend to weigh more and people with less muscle weigh less. Therefore, weight on its own is not an absolute answer, more a guidline of how you should be. If you stick to a healthy diet and exercise for an hour a day 5 days a week, you should not have any issues.
@jakesmum (154)
• Australia
28 Jan 08
I agree completely with you - most professional footballers are in the overweight range, which is ridiculous. Their weight comes from muscle.
The mirror and your clothing are better guides than the scales. I'm happy to be able to wear clothes I hadn't been able to get into for years! Eating a healthy diet can be a challenge, sure, but challenges help you to grow (in wisdom, not physical size). I can't manage an hour of exercise, as such, but I'll walk rather than drive, use the stairs, not lifts if I can and I make the most of moving through my day.
@loneleaf (165)
• China
28 Jan 08
It is a bit too hard, do you think about this? though i am not too fat, even a little thin, i have a friend about 100kg, he is too fat that i rarely go with him, for we are two extremenesses. I have been advising him to lose weight and he always accepts my suggestions but after several days, his plan has gone off. now he has thought away and play with us with his 100kg body, enjoy himself! what a pity and what a lucky!
@jakesmum (154)
• Australia
28 Jan 08
It's all too hard, sometimes isn't it? Life is difficult, and sometimes comfort food is the only way we have of feeling good. I sympathise completely.
I just know that I have found my own personal happiness through methods other than eating. I have a positive attitude to life, I accept challenges, I grow in knowledge, in spiritual wellness, not in physical size.
Don't get me wrong though, I love a nice chocolate donut - well made muffins bring me joy, a nice meal at my favourite eatery is always a good thing. I just make damn sure I enjoy these thing, and don't belt myself up with guilt over it.