AboutSusan Lee Ottevanger, Wellness Coach Expertise There is nothing on earth more important than your
body, your health. With a little knowledge, there is
nothing in life you have more power, more control
over. If you are tired of feeling bad, stop eating
badly. Most of what we eat most of: only a human
mistakes this stuff for food. Distinguish real,
satisfying food from the mere flavored packing
material that keeps you hungry. If you`ve been on
every diet twice and are going crazy, I can give you a
path to Peace in the Kitchen.
Experience In the late '80's my weight up and down reached a crisis. Arthritus in my back made it painfull to move. Balancing blood sugar had me eating more often. Eating more, moving less, miserable. My doctor smiled, said "just move more and eat less". This from a medical professional about to burst his buttons. Not a working plan. I knew I had to write my own, so I started researching what was new to put with what sorta worked for me in the past. Eat protein, eat carbs, just not at the same time. Never go around hungry, listen to your body, it can tell you what it needs.
Question I was wondering if you could help me. I have been struggling to lose weight now for a good few years.
In college, my brother introduced me to running, and weight just fell off me. I lost probably about 20 pounds in
the first 6 weeks. I went from 145 pounds to 125 pounds in no time. It was amazing! However, over the years, I have
slowly put that weight back on. I am still exercising a ton, but I am just maintaining. I eat pretty healthy as well, 5-6 small meals
a day , and try to keep my caloric intake around 1200-1500 cals a day. I am trying to do different things as well in the gym, to
mix up my routine, but I am not losing any weight:(.......I do however, drink on the weekends....probably 6-7 drinks on a Friday night. I feel pretty miserable the next day as well, craving bad foods that I normally don't. I usually give into these cravings as well, which probably has contributed to the weight gain. But I feel like as much exercise as I do during the week/dieting...I would be able to cheat a little.
I am wondering if the drinking is stunting my weight loss efforts. But I usually will eat less during the day, if I know I am going to have
a drink. I will usually eat around 800 calories of food that day, to allow me to have some drinks in the evening. I don' t know.....Am I slowing
down my metabolism doing this? I also have been trying to incorporate interval training on the treadmill, to help break past my plateau. It definitely
is alot harder of a work out routine, but still no weight loss.
Thank you,
Laura Anne
Answer Hi Laura Anne,
If you can't stop drinking after 2 drinks, don't drink. End of that story. What you are doing is abuse, no happy ending but stop. Now. I do not give a corn nut what your friends are doing, it is your life, you need to manage it. Change friends.
You have lowered your metabolism from the misconception that calorie consumption/use is written in stone. What you need to eat changes with mood, stresses, misc. More info at http://www.premiumfuel.com
