How Far would you go to Lose Weight?

joek1612 wrote:

How Far would you go to Lose Weight?

Unfortunately, too many go too far.  35% of "occasional" dieters progress into pathological dieting, and considering that 91% of women surveyed on a college campus had attempted at least one diet... well, you do the math.  There are a lot of people out there overdoing it.

Weight loss is a very personal dilemma for many individuals and it is now an epidemic among children. You can go too far by going after the fad (magazine diets) or celebrity diets.  I recommend to my clients that reading labels is the best way to become educated to create a healthy lifestyle. This is a fast and simple way to choose the right foods when you are grocery shopping. A quick 10 second glance will tell you to put that selection in my grocery cart or place it back on the shelf.  Lifestyle behavioral changes are the key.

Successcoachdiane wrote:

  Lifestyle behavioral changes are the key.   

I agree with your last statement.  Here in France children are encouraged to eat fresh fruits and vegetables and to do lots of excercise. 
It was weird to see that at my daughter's birthday party, the children (around 6 years old) choose to drink water rather than sodas!  and they never finished the candies and sweeties... It is no wonder that you do not see many obese adults!

I am on a weightloss protocal and have lost 16 lbs in 5 weeks.
But it appears it is a controversial program.
I did a hub about it which is about HCG and dieting.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Unique-ways-to- … t-with-HCG

My husband is concerned as to what will happen when I suddenly withdraw
from getting b6/b12 injections weekly plus stopping the use of HCG and DHEA creams daily.

I am a little concerned myself now.

Terri

MyGenie wrote:

I am on a weightloss protocal and have lost 16 lbs in 5 weeks.
But it appears it is a controversial program.
I did a hub about it which is about HCG and dieting.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Unique-ways-to- … t-with-HCG

My husband is concerned as to what will happen when I suddenly withdraw
from getting b6/b12 injections weekly plus stopping the use of HCG and DHEA creams daily.

I am a little concerned myself now.

Terri

It doesn't sound like a very healthy way to lose weight, Terri. I would love to find that miracle diet that lets me lose weight, remain healthy, and drop pounds quickly.  I'd *never* embark on a diet such as this one, though.

I guess the biggest question is whether anyone desiring to lose weight will "go far enough" to do what is necessary to change the behaviors that are causing the problem. I do acknowledge that there are clinical cases where the issue is beyond mere behavior, but I do agree that in most cases we just need to be willing to go so far as to change less than perfect behaviors.

Cheers,
Roland

For me the problem is maintenance. Almost any "diet" will result in weight loss, but its only a long term, permanent change in habits that maintains it.

I worked at a weight loss camp for two summers. IMO, people focus on the issue of food type too much, and too often look for some trick.

OK, there are a couple tricks, but most of them don't work in the long run for getting rid of body fat. The basic problem is thermodynamics; you either need to not digest and absorb the calories, take in less food, or lose more (either through heat or exercise - whaddaya know, I just wrote a hub about the thermodynamics of weight loss.)

The problem with dieting is that it's a one trick pony. Exercise alters your body (higher basal metabolism, greater ease of continued activity) as well as burning off calories, which is why any serious regimen combines the two.