Re: Ok, fine, whatever, I give up

Luna wrote:
:: In article <[email hidden]>,
:: loverduck <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: Luna Wrote:
:::: Well, I _thought_ I'd broken my stall, but I went for my last
:::: weigh-in at
:::: Curves today, and I was down a half pound. Which is back to what
:::: I was in
:::: January. I go from 156 to 156.5 and back to 156, with likewise
:::: minute fluctuations in measurements that are probably due to
:::: different people measuring me in slightly different ways.
::::
:::: I've been working out 5 - 6 days a week, weight lifting 3x a week,
:::: cardio
:::: as a warm up on weight days, and more cardio on non-weight days.
:::: I'm pushing myself as hard as I can on the working out. I've been
:::: averaging
:::: around 1200 calories a day, about 30g of carbs a day.
::::
:::: I'm NOT giving up on low-carb. I like eating this way, and at
:::: least I'm
:::: not gaining. I'm not giving up on exercise either, because I like
:::: it too.
:::: But I guess I need to give up on losing any more weight, because
:::: apparently
:::: this is where my body wants to be, and to tell you the truth I'd
:::: rather be
:::: at this weight forever than eat any less, because I'm already
:::: restricting
:::: myself enough so that it's a pain in the butt and I'm hungry most
:::: of the
:::: time. I've butched up about as much as I can. No, that's not
:::: true, I could eat less. I could force myself to eat one small
:::: salad a day and nothing else. But what's the point? Been there,
:::: done that, hated every
:::: minute of it way more than I hate being fat. I'm not saying I love
:::: to pig
:::: out more than I hate being fat, it's not about wanting to eat huge
:::: portions
:::: of stuff, it's about how I don't think I could stick with being
:::: hungry when
:::: I go to bed, hungry when I wake up, hungry all day long, stomach
:::: growling
:::: loud enough that other people can hear it, ****ed off because I've
:::: just
:::: eaten a hard boiled egg for lunch and I'm still hungry, for the
:::: rest of my
:::: life. I have always been skeptical about people who say they
:::: don't eat a
:::: lot and they do exercise but they can't lose weight, and now look
:::: at me,
:::: I've become what I ridiculed. Whatever. **** it.
::::
:::: --
:::: Michelle Levin
:::: http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
::::
:::: I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3
:::: flaws.
::: Michelle,
::: This is what works for me. I eat lots of food. But the foods I eat
::: have helped me to lose 58 lbs in 11 weeks. Foods high in carbs
::: (Potatoes, rice, beans, cereal, oatmeal, grains) and lots of veggies
::: and fruits. If you restrict your diet (particularly your sodium
::: intake) to these kinds of foods, the weight will come off. Don't
::: skip meals or reduce the amount of food your body needs to lose
::: weight. Remember, if you don't eat enough food, your body will not
::: burn up those "fat" cells. Your body is not stupid. If you don't
::: give it the food that it needs to run its machine, it holds onto
::: the "fat" cells as a protective mechanism. Just eat the right kinds
::: of food and limit your sodium intake to 500mgs of sodium a day.
::: Good luck!
::: Sterling
::
:: What the hell? You're responding to a post I made, what, two years
:: ago? And telling me to eat carbs? On a low-carb diet support group?

Some weird [censored], no doubt! Quite stupid, too.

Luna <[email hidden]> wrote:
|| In article <[email hidden]>,
|| loverduck <[email hidden]> wrote:
||
||| Luna Wrote:
|||| Well, I _thought_ I'd broken my stall, but I went for my
|||| last weigh-in at
|||| Curves today, and I was down a half pound. Which is back
|||| to what I was in
|||| January. I go from 156 to 156.5 and back to 156, with
|||| likewise minute fluctuations in measurements that are
|||| probably due to different people measuring me in slightly
|||| different ways.
||||
|||| I've been working out 5 - 6 days a week, weight lifting 3x
|||| a week, cardio
|||| as a warm up on weight days, and more cardio on non-weight
|||| days. I'm pushing myself as hard as I can on the working
|||| out. I've been averaging
|||| around 1200 calories a day, about 30g of carbs a day.
||||
|||| I'm NOT giving up on low-carb. I like eating this way, and
|||| at least I'm
|||| not gaining. I'm not giving up on exercise either, because
|||| I like it too.
|||| But I guess I need to give up on losing any more weight,
|||| because apparently
|||| this is where my body wants to be, and to tell you the
|||| truth I'd rather be
|||| at this weight forever than eat any less, because I'm
|||| already restricting
|||| myself enough so that it's a pain in the butt and I'm
|||| hungry most of the
|||| time. I've butched up about as much as I can. No, that's
|||| not true, I could eat less. I could force myself to eat
|||| one small salad a day and nothing else. But what's the
|||| point? Been there, done that, hated every
|||| minute of it way more than I hate being fat. I'm not saying
|||| I love to pig
|||| out more than I hate being fat, it's not about wanting to
|||| eat huge portions
|||| of stuff, it's about how I don't think I could stick with
|||| being hungry when
|||| I go to bed, hungry when I wake up, hungry all day long,
|||| stomach growling
|||| loud enough that other people can hear it, ****ed off
|||| because I've just
|||| eaten a hard boiled egg for lunch and I'm still hungry, for
|||| the rest of my
|||| life. I have always been skeptical about people who say
|||| they don't eat a
|||| lot and they do exercise but they can't lose weight, and
|||| now look at me,
|||| I've become what I ridiculed. Whatever. **** it.
||||
|||| --
|||| Michelle Levin
|||| http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
||||
|||| I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only
|||| have 3 flaws.
||| Michelle,
||| This is what works for me. I eat lots of food. But the
||| foods I eat
||| have helped me to lose 58 lbs in 11 weeks. Foods high in
||| carbs (Potatoes, rice, beans, cereal, oatmeal, grains) and
||| lots of veggies
||| and fruits. If you restrict your diet (particularly your
||| sodium
||| intake) to these kinds of foods, the weight will come off.
||| Don't skip meals or reduce the amount of food your body
||| needs to lose weight. Remember, if you don't eat enough
||| food, your body will not burn up
||| those "fat" cells. Your body is not stupid. If you don't
||| give it the food that it needs to run its machine, it holds
||| onto the "fat" cells as a protective mechanism. Just eat the
||| right kinds of food and limit your sodium intake to 500mgs
||| of sodium a day. Good luck!
||| Sterling
||
|| What the hell? You're responding to a post I made, what, two
|| years ago? And telling me to eat carbs? On a low-carb diet
|| support group?

Time warp?

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Quoted message said:

What the hell? You're responding to a post I made, what, two years ago?

:o)

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

What the hell? You're responding to a post I made, what, two years ago?
And telling me to eat carbs? On a low-carb diet support group?

Check its headers, it's posting from another one of those web archives
WeightLossBanter.com

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