From: shagan@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Susan R. Hagan)
Newsgroups: alt.support.diet
Subject: Re: Swimming (was: One whole week)
Date: 17 Nov 92 16:39:17 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

MOSTERBE@cmsa.gmr.com writes:

>In article <Nov.13.11.27.01.1992.3515@gandalf.rutgers.edu>
>shagan@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Susan R. Hagan) writes:

>like 25.  I think you husband is wonderful (I'd keep him).
>Good for him that he is so supportive of you.  At least you don't have to feel
>like if only you lost some weight you'd make him happier.  No pressure there
>at all.  So you can choose to lose weight just for you.

He is wonderful.  When I complain that I'm fat.  He says "Where are
you fat?"  Then I point to a place where I'm fat and he kisses it.  :)
He's very cute.  He says that he wants me to loose weight so that I'll
be happy because I'm not happy when I'm overweight.

>For the first time in years (at least 15) I've been watching what I eat and
>exercizing 3 times a week.  What a difference it makes.  We're heavy because
>we;ve done both - eaten too much and exercised too little.  If you don't have
>the willpower to diet right now, how about just adding exercise into your
>weekly routine (at least 45 minutes 3 times a week).  That could be just

I don't want to diet because a diet is always a temporary thing.  If I
think that I'm on a diet then I think about the day when I will go off
the diet. I have changed my eating habits considerably in the last
year.  I watch my fat intake.  I try to stay at around 20-30 grams
per day.  If I go over one day, I make sure to cut back the next.
I try to eat vegetarian meals when its convenient.

I really think I have good eating habits.  They could be better but
then I would feel deprived and I wouldn't stick to it anyway.  I'm
sticking to these eating habits.

>walking or invest in a exercize equipment.  (I have a stepper and I love it).

I have a stair climber too.  I also have a step aerobics kit.  For
a while we didn't have anyplace to set these things up.  Now we do.
I have to wait for my sprained ankle to heal first.  In the meantime,
I can swim.

>I'm also hypogylcemic and have snacks between my meals.  If you make certain
>your snacks are fruit, you'll see what a difference it makes when you eat
>healthily.  You'll feel better.  Have more energy.

Its hard for me to do that when its cold outside.  All the fruit is so bad
and boring.  I like apples, but I get tired of them quickly.  Oranges are
okay.  In the summer, I live on melons and strawberries and kiwis, etc.
In the winter, I just can't get excited over them.  Also, I seem to crave
carbs when its cold.  I want to eat toast or crackers or pretzels most
of the time.

>I think you're right.  But if you do both (exercise and diet) that's where you
>see quicker results.  Good luck!  Maureen

I agree that the results might be quicker, but I don't think thats a good
enough reason to go on a diet.  What happens when I go off the diet?
I think, for all practical purposes, I am dieting.  I'm just dieting
moderately. But I'm dieting permanently, which is more important.

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Susan R. Hagan (shagan@gandalf.rutgers.edu) 
Publications Coordinator - User Services
Rutgers University Computing Services
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