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Cowman: Are you a nutritionist? Your post sounds to me like an amalgam of every diet book on the market currently. Who said I only eat veggies? I said that we eat alot of tomatoes, garlic and olive oil, not that that's all we eat. They are accompaniments to lean meats like Talapia, ground Sirloin, shrimp, chicken or turkey breast. We prefer Italian or "mediterranean" dishes, of which the aforementioned ingredients play a big part in.
I did not say I eat one meal a day, I said I eat 1 1/2 meals a day, which was a slip on my part. My family has always called lunch a "half" meal because breakfast and dinner were the main meals of the day. You load up in the morning, sate your appetite midday and then satisfy your hunger in the evening. Can you tell me what the sense is in eating breakfast only to ralph it up 15 minutes later? No nutrients are being absorbed and I have to deal with being sick every morning. No thank you, I gave up on breakfast when this started a couple of years ago (and I love the "typical" breakfast foods, whether it's bacon, oatmeal, cereal, bagels, eggs, yogurt, etc.). Do you know something my doctor doesn't that would allow me to keep food down in the morning? I can't eat breakfast but I eat lunch (the 1/2 meal but for me is a full meal) and dinner.
My hubby has the same thing happen to him if he eats later than 9 at night and he is as thin as a rail and healthy. I've had tests, all normal. I know what a calorie deficit is. I use a computer program everyday to track my fat intake, calorie intake, calories burned, etc.... I have been excercising (as previously stated) to the best of my ability and I think losing 50 lbs. in a healthy amount of time is an accomplishment. I know that muscle burns more calories than fat, and no, I am not losing, but gaining muscle. Why are you so eager to point a finger at me without knowing anything factual and not paying attention to what I've said?
Shani: Thank you for your perspective, I've been working long and hard to gain the same. I used to be thin and considered beautiful and to have a "kick ass" body. That was quite a few years ago and if my hubby loves me the way I am, then I am happy. To be frankly honest though, I don't think fat is attractive. Neither do I think "Hollywood" thin is attractive. Someone like Marylin Monroe or (the old "Titanic") Kate Winslet are the ideal to me. Not thin and not too overweight. I have never been the subject of public descrimination for which I should be (I was thinking "grateful", but why should I feel grateful because of common courtesy?) content with?!. I truely hope I can get to the place you are one day where inconsiderate peoples comments (who shouldn't matter) don't matter. You rule girl!!!
Rat: I don't know what to say but, wow, and thank you for sharing! I too have had close family members die from alcoholism, although thankfully I haven't succombed to the disease myself. I find myself chasened that this is another sect of society that is prejudiced against that I hadn't thought about and should have. I looked it up and approximately 45% of people in the U.S. meet the criteria for alcoholism (shocking really!). Given that some 60+% suffer from obesity, I was surprised that alcoholism isin't much farther down the charts as far as reasons for death in the U.S..
Please, if anyone is going to post something accusitory towards me, read the entire thread (or at least my posts) and absorb what I've said (between the lines if need be) before calling me on something I've already addressed. I would appreciate it.
Ali
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