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   From: rgrass@consolidated.net   
      
   we agree on most of this so i don't feel we are arguing,   
      
   the DH did it all correctly, the diet/plan whatever i hatte to and won't say   
   anything beyond it being provided by a doctor. was followed to the letter, i   
   did walk briskly, at least for the first two weeks...   
      
   that few calories affects more than your body, it seriously screws with your   
   thinking.   
      
   the metabolic rate is just my point, because of medications i took in the   
   past, if i don't eat uberbalanced, and very regularily my body goes into...   
   for want of a better word "starvation mode"   
      
   i take more than just a daily vitamin and i eat balanced, and i am losing, i   
   work a pretty physical job, keep house and walk a lot, about half and half,   
   fast and slow... my point is that even when you eat less calories than you   
   burn, and you are exercising there are other factors... mine adimittedly is   
   very unusal as many of the medications i took were in that scarey   
   experimintal  area where they don't really know what the long term effects   
   will be...   
      
   what i can tell you is that balanced for me is more meat than i care to eat,   
   and about thirty percent higher than most nutrition guides say, carbs are   
   fine but i keep them to things like brown rice and beans and fruit... i eat   
   loads of vegetables because i plain like them.   
      
   I am not trying to argue with your basics like i said.   
      
   Lee   
   "Gary"  wrote in message news:4C18FFDF.DB0597E2@att.net...   
   > Stormmee wrote:   
   >>   
   >> agree about everything in a general way, but i took medications that   
   >> affected my metabolic rate... as an example, I once went on a very low   
   >> calorie plan, balanced, the DH prepared accrording to the plan, it was   
   >> 400   
   >> calories a day... i walked 30 minutes a day... i did it all perfectly,   
   >> and   
   >> after the 31 day program i gained a half pound...   
   >   
   > No adult will live very long on 400 calories per day.  If, as you claim,   
   > you   
   > gained 1/2 pound on that after 31 days.......either DH seriously misjudged   
   > your caloric intake and/or your metabolism went WAY, WAY down.   
   >   
   > A 30 minute per day walk will do very little for you unless you walk it   
   > VERY   
   > FAST, aerobically.  A normal stroll won't do much at all.  This is where   
   > so   
   > many ppl fool themselves into finding excuses for remaining overweight.   
   >   
   >   
   >> my point is that "in general" there are rules/conventions but food   
   >> intake/nutrition/and calorie usage is NOT a one size fits all, the   
   >> "generalities" are a good starting place but that is all they are.   
   >   
   > Definitely, different circumstances for different people.   
   >   
   >   
   >> I found   
   >> that part of my issue is that i need to eat more food that once had a   
   >> face.   
   >> I don't dislike most meat it just doesn't occur to me to eat it, beyond   
   >> some   
   >> greasy thing i never think "oh i want a steak" after years of research   
   >> and   
   >> trial and error i am very slowly losing weight but the biggest part after   
   >> portion control is the balance of food for MY body...   
   >   
   > I'm sorry but....WRONG!  For health, it's important to eat a very balanced   
   > diet each day. You can even eat a junk food meal as long as you make up   
   > for   
   > it in the other meals. If you want to lose weight, just eat less calories   
   > than you burn. And if on a diet, it's a good idea to take a vitamin   
   > suppliment each day, just in case you miss something.   
   >   
   > You can lose weight on a diet of nothing but donuts as long as calories in   
   > is less than calories burned.  It's not healthy, of course, but you *will*   
   > lose weight.  If you eat less calories than you burn, the body will start   
   > feeding on itself.  No damn way you're going to gain weight if that's   
   > going   
   > on.   
   >   
   > Gary   
   >   
   > PS - argue some more if you like. I will *NOT* back down on this.  Too   
   > many   
   > people have too many misconceptions about this subject....hence the giant   
   > market for fad diets, worthless diet pills, and all the infomercials for   
   > stupid exercise equipment.   
   >   
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