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I feel I have discovered the secret to staying trim. It's no use dieting or exercising. That works but only for a time.
What you have to do is make a lifestyle choice. In my case, I wanted to become as fit as I could for my age without being a gym-nut.
So I eat sensibly. Refrain from sweets/deserts after meals and I exercise most days. You may say that after my opening sentence, I am contradicting myself. But I'm not. What the fad dieter says is "I will diet until I'm thin". "I will exercise off my fat tummy". If you take this approach your weight will just go up and down for years and you will be miserable.
What I did instead of that merry-go-round was to decide to adopt a healthy lifestyle. So there is very little will-power involved. For instance, I know that I can eat the odd choc etc. without any problem. I can also skip the odd exercise. But if I do this for a week or a month, I am going to put on weight. So I just naturally gravitate to doing things that are in alignment with my lifestyle and don't stray too far.
For instance, I have a vehicle, that I don't use! I cycle to University, I jog to the shops. I don't drive unless I have to go long distance or carry a heavy load. I only use my van every 2 or 3 weeks. Cars make you fat! TV makes you fat. The internet is also very high in calories!
I got down to not far from my ideal weight, but then xmas came along. I put on a little, mostly due to the fact that my exercises thinned out and the Uni was closed. I started back at Uni today, and cycled there. So my weight will just naturally come down. I don't have to do anything - my lifestyle is naturally geared to keeping me in trim.
So that's the bottom line. Decide what sort of a person you want to be, and adopt the lifestyle. I decided I wanted to be a thin one! I was never really fat, just allitle more padded than I wanted to be. I plan to exercise and eat well for the rest of my life. I am lifting free-weights to give my chest and stomach a bit more definition - it's also fun. I am getting fitter every day.
What you have to do is make a lifestyle choice. In my case, I wanted to become as fit as I could for my age without being a gym-nut.
So I eat sensibly. Refrain from sweets/deserts after meals and I exercise most days. You may say that after my opening sentence, I am contradicting myself. But I'm not. What the fad dieter says is "I will diet until I'm thin". "I will exercise off my fat tummy". If you take this approach your weight will just go up and down for years and you will be miserable.
What I did instead of that merry-go-round was to decide to adopt a healthy lifestyle. So there is very little will-power involved. For instance, I know that I can eat the odd choc etc. without any problem. I can also skip the odd exercise. But if I do this for a week or a month, I am going to put on weight. So I just naturally gravitate to doing things that are in alignment with my lifestyle and don't stray too far.
For instance, I have a vehicle, that I don't use! I cycle to University, I jog to the shops. I don't drive unless I have to go long distance or carry a heavy load. I only use my van every 2 or 3 weeks. Cars make you fat! TV makes you fat. The internet is also very high in calories!
I got down to not far from my ideal weight, but then xmas came along. I put on a little, mostly due to the fact that my exercises thinned out and the Uni was closed. I started back at Uni today, and cycled there. So my weight will just naturally come down. I don't have to do anything - my lifestyle is naturally geared to keeping me in trim.
So that's the bottom line. Decide what sort of a person you want to be, and adopt the lifestyle. I decided I wanted to be a thin one! I was never really fat, just allitle more padded than I wanted to be. I plan to exercise and eat well for the rest of my life. I am lifting free-weights to give my chest and stomach a bit more definition - it's also fun. I am getting fitter every day.
