A diet is something that I've heard of, but have found to be impossible to follow for any length of time.
It is impossible to reach the goal listed at the beginning of the diet.
I just can't do it.
Richard Simmons came out with a book on dieting back in the early 80's.
He renamed the diet. He called it the "Live it!"
He told his story and how he had gone on a crash diet after getting a note that someone wrote and put on his windshield.
It said "Fat people die. Please don't die".
He lost weight the wrong way. He fasted until he was ready to drop. But, for him, it worked.
He lost most of his hair and the fast threatened his health.
Then, he decided to help others who were fat, to lose weight.
So, he came up with his "Live it" program.
It incorporated using your brain, your body, and common sense eating.
Every morning, I got up, and did a series of stretching exercises. I had to take the book and look at the pictures for the first week or so. After awhile, I started to get the hang of it. I started to feel better, but I still didn't like exercising.
I never worked up a sweat doing the exercises, but I knew they were doing me some good. My heart would be beating and I would feel awake all morning, instead of feeling like I needed more sleep.
I also followed his diet plan, which was very diverse and offered no chance for boredom.
But then, life caught up to me. I started cheating on the diet because of laziness and fatigue. I was working a split shift and starting about 4:15am and going until 9pm. I had two kids and a wife, and all kinds of other stuff going on. So, I cheated. Not only that, but I stopped doing the exercises, and I gained back the 35 pounds I lost.
Now Richard Simmons had some great ideas. They work if you don't quit and don't cheat.
The "Live it" was supposed to be for life, but, life had other plans.
Richard Simmons had a series of other diets and he made a good living helping people to understand exercise and nutrition. I learned a lot from him. But, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stay with him.
So, in conclusion:
A diet is unattainable for me. I can't lose weight and keep it off without help.
I found that help through gastric bypass surgery. It is incorporated with a support group, an exercise plan, and a dietitian.
The fact that I now have an empty nest, also helps. I have fewer distraction, although my wife's health has been threatening the plan.
I have maintained my weight loss since I started this plan. I still haven't lost all the weight I wanted to lose, but that's OK, because I am still following the plan.
July 2008 until now, I am down 102 pounds, and will never gain that weight back as long as I have this little pouch instead of a two gallon stomach.
It is impossible to reach the goal listed at the beginning of the diet.
I just can't do it.
Richard Simmons came out with a book on dieting back in the early 80's.
He renamed the diet. He called it the "Live it!"
He told his story and how he had gone on a crash diet after getting a note that someone wrote and put on his windshield.
It said "Fat people die. Please don't die".
He lost weight the wrong way. He fasted until he was ready to drop. But, for him, it worked.
He lost most of his hair and the fast threatened his health.
Then, he decided to help others who were fat, to lose weight.
So, he came up with his "Live it" program.
It incorporated using your brain, your body, and common sense eating.
Every morning, I got up, and did a series of stretching exercises. I had to take the book and look at the pictures for the first week or so. After awhile, I started to get the hang of it. I started to feel better, but I still didn't like exercising.
I never worked up a sweat doing the exercises, but I knew they were doing me some good. My heart would be beating and I would feel awake all morning, instead of feeling like I needed more sleep.
I also followed his diet plan, which was very diverse and offered no chance for boredom.
But then, life caught up to me. I started cheating on the diet because of laziness and fatigue. I was working a split shift and starting about 4:15am and going until 9pm. I had two kids and a wife, and all kinds of other stuff going on. So, I cheated. Not only that, but I stopped doing the exercises, and I gained back the 35 pounds I lost.
Now Richard Simmons had some great ideas. They work if you don't quit and don't cheat.
The "Live it" was supposed to be for life, but, life had other plans.
Richard Simmons had a series of other diets and he made a good living helping people to understand exercise and nutrition. I learned a lot from him. But, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stay with him.
So, in conclusion:
A diet is unattainable for me. I can't lose weight and keep it off without help.
I found that help through gastric bypass surgery. It is incorporated with a support group, an exercise plan, and a dietitian.
The fact that I now have an empty nest, also helps. I have fewer distraction, although my wife's health has been threatening the plan.
I have maintained my weight loss since I started this plan. I still haven't lost all the weight I wanted to lose, but that's OK, because I am still following the plan.
July 2008 until now, I am down 102 pounds, and will never gain that weight back as long as I have this little pouch instead of a two gallon stomach.
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