Re: Weightloss Pact - Week 1
I hear all you people, who get the comments from other people, such as, "Oh, it's easy for you, you're naturally thin, you don't have to work at it," et cetera.
Even though I'm 6'4" and 170 right now, I have been as high as the 190s, and I really do look fat at that weight, because I have a light frame.
I can gain 10-15 pounds quickly, if I eat more, and especially if I stop exercising.
That said, I'm constantly amazed at people--usually women, in my experience--who say, "I can't lose weight, my metabolism is too slow," or make any of several other excuses as to why they are always 10 pounds overweight, or 20 pounds, or 30, or you name it. I think women say this to each other so often, they actually start believing it, in a sort of undeclared conspiracy.
I guarantee, if you reduce your caloric intake, you will lose weight, and there is no mystery or uncertainty about it. Therefore, if you want to lose weight, but you're not, it's purely for psychological reasons, or simple lack of willpower.
I once made a woman furious at me, who was claiming to me that she literally "couldn't" lose weight, because of her metabolism. I said to her, "OK, let's try an experiment. I will lock you in a room, and feed you three controlled meals a day. I guarantee, you will lose weight."
Of course, it wouldn't have been practical to do that, but if we had done it, she would have lost weight: and that was my point. She didn't want to face that reality, because she had created her own reality, and preferred living in it.
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Oh well, so far so good this week. But I was soooo hungry yesterday! Must not have brought enough good stuff, cuz I was hungry and tired...bad combo.
