tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27163849.post5336898442174687938..comments2024-01-15T04:16:18.484-06:00Comments on Debbie Does Duluth: Job Title: CurmudgeonDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704916453841215332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27163849.post-50559695252001360432008-07-25T17:45:00.000-05:002008-07-25T17:45:00.000-05:00Ah jeez.... Eating sensibly and exercising?!??! I ...Ah jeez.... Eating sensibly and exercising?!??! I was hoping it was some kind of magic spell or such. <BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>A few years ago I did something similar -- lost a bunch of weight, felt great, then I had this "medical issue" come up and needed some fairly big-deal surgery. Lost more weight! Yippee!! But, as I healed from the surgeries and regained my health, I also regained my taste for fattening foods and my general habit of sloth.<BR/><BR/>So. Most of the weight is back.<BR/><BR/>It's so true, though, that really REALLY thinking about what you're eating and WHY can be hugely helpful in changing your entire attitude towards food.<BR/><BR/>When I was at my best on that, I used to comment to my husband: you know, food is JUST FUEL. That's all it is. It isn't love or comfort or home or any of those other things we associate with it. IT'S JUST FUEL. <BR/><BR/>I want to find my way back to really living that idea again!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on being there yourself!Rebecca Hartonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870223396233596067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27163849.post-55139047138352734032008-07-25T16:19:00.000-05:002008-07-25T16:19:00.000-05:00I've been keeping track of every single thing that...I've been keeping track of every single thing that I put in my mouth...and I'm up to an hour and a half on my glider. Not bad after starting out with being ehausted after five minutes when I first started!<BR/><BR/>I haven't gone over 1100 calories in any day since I started dieting and most days I don't go over 1000. I use the calorie counter/diet journal at Everydayhealth.com and believe it or not, I've worked really hard on the psychological links between mood and food. <BR/><BR/>I've also really gotten into reading books about food...like "Fast Food Nation" and "The Compassionate Carnivore". Now I'm reading "The Gospel of Food". It's been interesting to step back and take an overall look at why we (especially Americans) eat the way we do.<BR/><BR/>I think the biggest part of this, for me, is to realize that I feel better when I'm thinner and that's what important in the long run. Chocolate might make me feel better for the next 20 minutes, but that's about it!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704916453841215332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27163849.post-75824122746067428092008-07-25T14:35:00.000-05:002008-07-25T14:35:00.000-05:0026 pounds! Wow - good for you.26 pounds! Wow - good for you.amyrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588771574035158471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27163849.post-86781495394536686032008-07-25T06:38:00.000-05:002008-07-25T06:38:00.000-05:00Holy cats! 26 pounds in 58 days? That's a lot of w...Holy cats! 26 pounds in 58 days? That's a lot of weight in a short period of time! <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about feeling like you're on the verge of something, though. It's like you can just feel there's something new and really different right over the horizon -- but you have no idea exactly what it might be. <BR/><BR/>(What kind of diet and exercise are you doing? I need that!)Rebecca Hartonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870223396233596067noreply@blogger.com