Doc Bunkum
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Interesting story on a group of 9 gals from around the world who used the internet to band together to lose some weight. Their private small group allowed them to exchange ideas, examine behaviors, complain, or vent without worry about hurting other people’s feelings.
No wacky diets, no daffy detoxes.
They just did what has always worked and will keep the pounds off.
Like Ann, a retired, 65-year-old school administrator who has lost more than 100 pounds.
"I signed on at the gym under a physiologist. For the next three months I went to gym, first three days a week, then five, then six. I watched the physiologist work. I saw that I could lift a weight and use the exercise equipment. Maybe I could even . . .
Could I?
I talked to the physiologist about a nutrition plan. And I hit a gold mine. He was not interested in putting me on a diet. He does not believe in diets. He understood that I was very interested in losing weight, but not interested in losing weight only to gain it all back. He believes in changing a lifestyle and finding a way to eat healthfully and realistically for always...."
Or GRANT_ME_WINGS, a 20-something MD/PhD candidate in Boston who has lost 103 pounds.
"The word "diet" is not in my vocabulary. I am not "on a diet". I will never be "on a diet". I'm eating well and working out because it makes me feel good. Beyond good, even.
Exercise has become a regular part of my life... when I can't get to the gym I find that I really miss my workouts. That feeling after having run longer than ever before (and I remember the day when I ran 5 minutes and couldn't believe I had done it). The feeling of meeting people who haven't seen me in a year and everyone noticing that I'm suddenly much smaller. The feeling of going and doing things that I didn't think I could do..."
These stories are truly inspiring.
If you're looking for answers and want to know what really works...
No wacky diets, no daffy detoxes.
They just did what has always worked and will keep the pounds off.
Like Ann, a retired, 65-year-old school administrator who has lost more than 100 pounds.
"I signed on at the gym under a physiologist. For the next three months I went to gym, first three days a week, then five, then six. I watched the physiologist work. I saw that I could lift a weight and use the exercise equipment. Maybe I could even . . .
Could I?
I talked to the physiologist about a nutrition plan. And I hit a gold mine. He was not interested in putting me on a diet. He does not believe in diets. He understood that I was very interested in losing weight, but not interested in losing weight only to gain it all back. He believes in changing a lifestyle and finding a way to eat healthfully and realistically for always...."
Or GRANT_ME_WINGS, a 20-something MD/PhD candidate in Boston who has lost 103 pounds.
"The word "diet" is not in my vocabulary. I am not "on a diet". I will never be "on a diet". I'm eating well and working out because it makes me feel good. Beyond good, even.
Exercise has become a regular part of my life... when I can't get to the gym I find that I really miss my workouts. That feeling after having run longer than ever before (and I remember the day when I ran 5 minutes and couldn't believe I had done it). The feeling of meeting people who haven't seen me in a year and everyone noticing that I'm suddenly much smaller. The feeling of going and doing things that I didn't think I could do..."
These stories are truly inspiring.
If you're looking for answers and want to know what really works...
