I didn’t read it that way, just that it’s surprising how quickly weight can drop off. I know when I went through my period of weight loss, I was shocked how much I lost so rapidly, especially right at the beginning.
No, almost never. Up until recently, she wasn’t even eating all her dailies. Now that her daily balance is 20 points, she’s having a more difficult time coming in under that, but before that, she’d usually have a couple of daily points left over.
Sorry that my text was implying that.
The Finger Lakes must be an absolute pleasure to hike in, I've always wanted to go there. it's beautuful here in Ohio, too. We have fabulous parks here and my husband was doing a lot of walking on trails last year At the end of summer and into fall he was doing about 7 miles a day. But then winter came and in the spring he didn't pick it back up for some reason.
Yeah I didn't read that as being directed at you at all.
They are indeed- nice and hilly, generally not too hot, amazing scenery. Oh, and did I mention the wine reward...? If you guys travel, I'd be happy to run him up and down a couple of the more fun trails.
We have a lot of wineries in OH up on Lake Erie closer to NY and PA, and of course vineyards for miles all along the lakefront in those states too. I've never been further than Buffalo that far NE when driving that route. I wanted to and it's on my to do list.
I'm surprised that anyone would think that is a regular or smart thing to do, losing so much in such a short time is dangerous for your body. And promotes disordered behaviour. Doesn't matter if it was directed at me, I think it's concerning .
He said he lost 10kg once, which yeah, if done regularly, would be unsustainable and unhealthy. He said he can lose 5kg in a week easily. Isn't that about 2.5 pounds in a week? For my height (5'1") that might be a bit unreasonable, but for a man who is much taller than I am, it doesn't seem like too much.
Yeah, I am losing more like 1 pound a month, which is still better than gaining it. And I am not really trying. If I gave up spirits and started doing some light exercise I would lose more for sure. And I might just start doing some walking this fall when it cools down a bit. My allergies prevent me from doing much in spring and summer, plus when it gets really warm I just can't take the heat and I am exhausted within a few blocks, much less a few miles. Swimming is my preferred choice of exercise and we just don't have the room for a pool. Not to mention putting out the $$ and the maintenance involved to have an outdoor pool we can only use for 5 months.
I think I could still swim 20 laps a day, but it wouldn't all be in the same round, LOL. I would have to take a few breaks and I swim much, much slower than I did when I was young. I grew up in a beach resort town and weather permitting I swam every day in the Gulf of Mexico, which is a bit challenging depending on currents and waves. I learned how to swim when I was 3 years old, BTW, and most of my friends had pools too, so when it was rough in the Gulf I could go over to someone's house to swim. In my early 20s I lived in an apartment on the Intracoastal waterway (sound) and the apartment complex had a pool, too. The sound was always quite swimmable but I had to stay close to shore because of barges passing through. My dad had a boat so I was really active with water skiing, fishing, etc. and in my 20s I became SCUBA certified so I did that as well. And I also had show horses in my teenage years and I had to carry 50 pound sacks of horsefeed from the back of the pickup to the feedroom, haul buckets of water to their stalls, plus muck their stalls and then haul the wheelbarrows of manure out to the pile, LOL. That's hard work. I weighed about 105 as a teenager and about 115-120 in my 20s.Yeah, the sprits are totally empty calories... but like John (Cougar) Mellencamp sang, it "hurts so good."
I'm fortunate that I can still lose 5 pounds in less than a week, and still eat well. I just have to give up some things I really WANT, but don't really NEED. Of course, in college I could eat 3,000 calories a day, and drink about the same in beer, and stay skinny.
BTW, in college, I swam 20 laps a day in the free indoor olympic size pool. I'd be lucky to get through one lap of that pool today, without being totally embarrassed by any college students in the pool.
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…and just like that, MrsT has declared we’re splitting a Big Mac and small fries for supper!
