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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 144006" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Sharon, I've understood the balance for years, but still had trouble with my weight creeping back on unless I diet really drastically. I suspect it's because I over-dieted when I was younger, because I've always been heavy for my size. What I mean is, I was slim with a good figure, LOOKED normal weight, but according to all the charts i was overweight. So I dieted,when I really didn't need to. For me, my weight has always been more than people expected. I would see doctors as part of a routine check and without even looking up from the notes, they would tell me I was overweight. If oonly they had looked at me, I might have been spared a lot of grief now.</p><p></p><p>Plus, the range of what was considered overweight back in the late 70s has now been revised upwards. We have more sophisticated ways of assessing a person's acceptable weight. Mind you, I still think they don't get it quite right for people with my proportions. And yes, I am definitely overweight now, by any standards. But I can meet a woman who weighs the same as me and is the same height, but she can't fit into my clothes, while hers would swim on me.</p><p></p><p>Few women my weight can still buy all their clothes off the rack. It's weird, I really wish I could beat a few doctors over the head with my weight chart. As for the "all you need to do is reduce your calories enough and eventually your intake will be low enough to lose weight" - yeah, true. But I know from experience, that I can't cut calories low enough and still eat a balanced diet. And thanks to me new CSIRO diet book, I understand why - because it's MALE doctors who keep saying this, and due to various differences especially hormonal, a man doing the same job and getting the same exercise as a woman will still burn up far more calories than she does. It's just not fair! Maybe that's why so many male doctors seem to think it's easy to lose weight, and treat us overweight women like brain-dead lazy losers.</p><p></p><p>Getting into the habit of eating a healthy variety of foods, especially if you prepare them yourself as much as possible (and I don't mean microwaving a packet of something) is a really good start to a healthier lifestyle. But sometimes it's still not enough.</p><p></p><p>Maybe that's why I begin to get obsessed with food - I'm trying to find tastier ways to have variety, within healthy parameters. Maybe the warning sign to my family, that I'm on a serious diet, is a fridge full of leftovers!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 144006, member: 1991"] Sharon, I've understood the balance for years, but still had trouble with my weight creeping back on unless I diet really drastically. I suspect it's because I over-dieted when I was younger, because I've always been heavy for my size. What I mean is, I was slim with a good figure, LOOKED normal weight, but according to all the charts i was overweight. So I dieted,when I really didn't need to. For me, my weight has always been more than people expected. I would see doctors as part of a routine check and without even looking up from the notes, they would tell me I was overweight. If oonly they had looked at me, I might have been spared a lot of grief now. Plus, the range of what was considered overweight back in the late 70s has now been revised upwards. We have more sophisticated ways of assessing a person's acceptable weight. Mind you, I still think they don't get it quite right for people with my proportions. And yes, I am definitely overweight now, by any standards. But I can meet a woman who weighs the same as me and is the same height, but she can't fit into my clothes, while hers would swim on me. Few women my weight can still buy all their clothes off the rack. It's weird, I really wish I could beat a few doctors over the head with my weight chart. As for the "all you need to do is reduce your calories enough and eventually your intake will be low enough to lose weight" - yeah, true. But I know from experience, that I can't cut calories low enough and still eat a balanced diet. And thanks to me new CSIRO diet book, I understand why - because it's MALE doctors who keep saying this, and due to various differences especially hormonal, a man doing the same job and getting the same exercise as a woman will still burn up far more calories than she does. It's just not fair! Maybe that's why so many male doctors seem to think it's easy to lose weight, and treat us overweight women like brain-dead lazy losers. Getting into the habit of eating a healthy variety of foods, especially if you prepare them yourself as much as possible (and I don't mean microwaving a packet of something) is a really good start to a healthier lifestyle. But sometimes it's still not enough. Maybe that's why I begin to get obsessed with food - I'm trying to find tastier ways to have variety, within healthy parameters. Maybe the warning sign to my family, that I'm on a serious diet, is a fridge full of leftovers! Marg [/QUOTE]
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