It doesn't really matter who is to blame. Each of us is responsible for our own health. Obviously injury and disease can and do happen to anyone; but we do control what we eat and how we spend our time. If I eat a large pizza and knock back 12 beers while sitting on the couch watching NFL for 10 hours on any given Sunday; I can't blame anyone but myself for the damage that does to my body and my metabolism. I can get angry about the fact that "the man" is lying to me about what is healthy for me to eat. I can also decide to use that as an excuse to stay fat or I can educate myself about the subject and find a system that works for me. I have chosen the latter and I have found that Protein Power works well for me. http://www.proteinpower.com/index.php
This book is written by a husband and wife team of MDs who developed this approach while treating their patients in private practice. The book has a solid medical explanation of their approach and why it works. I admit that I don't follow the program to the letter, but it is the best approach I have found. I have lost 127.5 lbs in the past 12 months with limited exercise and I have never felt deprived. Your body does need some time to adapt to using fat for fuel but that process does not take long. I can honestly say it has been pretty easy. It takes time and patience and I had to make significant changes in my habits, but I guess that is the point. I don't count points, weigh portions, or obsess about the scale from one day to the next. I just learned what I can eat and have stuck to that plan; I could probably have lost more in this time frame but I am pleased with my progress and I KNOW what I need to do to keep going. I want to drop another 70#, but I am more concerned with body composition that the actual number on the scale. I have started to exercise more regularly and I will continue to step that up in frequency and intensity. I am going to write more frequently on this blog as well.
There are small moments in the course of this process that I enjoy even more that seeing a new number on the scale. I have seen them referred to as NSV's (Non Scale Victory). I was cleaning out my closet the other day and realized that I have a whole new wardrobe of clothes that I already own. I am physically at the point where I can exercise more frequently, so my next project is to find a workout program that works for me. I am starting with dumbbell based weight training and using a speed bag for aerobic and coordination training.
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