Re: Does dieting work?

On Dec 30, 7:05 pm, "R. Preston, PhD" <rpres...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

The key for me after being overweight to obese for over 20 years, was
to peruse health. I found that an increasing interest in becoming
healthier automatically lead to reduced calorie foods, smaller
portions and more exercise. Trying to lose weight for the sake of
losing weight did indeed prove to be futile.

However when you have progressively bad readings: BMI, blood pressure,
cholesterol (low HDL, high LDL, high trigliserides), blood sugar - in
addition to fatigue, palpitations, backache etc. And you want to
change all that; have good readings and feel good all the time - then
you might be onto something.

My adage is that: When I was living an unhealthy lifestyle and getting
fatter and fatter - getting fat was never a goal, it was a result.
Likewise when I decided to peruse a healthy lifestyle, getting slimmer
and slimmer was not a goal, it was a natural result.
My healthy lifestyle is a natural thing for me now - it is not
something I have to force myself to be rigid about maintaining. It did
take at least a year of unlearning bad habits and slowly adopting good
habits, to get to where I am now.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Sounds like you were self-motivated.

Marilyn
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