You Mean I secretly want to be morbidly obese?

#6/71 Make changes for the long haul.

Throughout my blogs you've heard me repeatably say that this is a lifestyle choice not a diet or fad thing. It's true! Ask any former fat person(FFP) and they will tell you to be at a healthy weight you can't frequent buffets on a regular basis or have eating binges and live a Sedentary lifestyle. I'm not talking about living an Iron Man diet and a 7 day exercise regiment I'm just talking about watching what you eat and being fairly active. Basically everything you're not doing fatty! Which goes back to my Friday Weigh In.

This week 204lb. 2lbs behind schedule. Not bad, as long as I continue to work on the little things. Watch what you eat, exercise at least 3 times a week. Drink plenty of water! Portion control!

For those working on their PHD in Fatology, something I would like to mention this week is the concept of a Set Point. I read about this several years back. To sum it up, it was the idea that our bodies have a mind of their own. Meaning your body may believe you should be at 160lb and for one reason or another no matter how much you eat or exercise or lack of you never deviate more than several pounds. How many times have you heard skinny people say no matter how much they eat they never seem to gain any weight. Or the opposite ie on the other side of the buffet line. No matter how little I eat or how much I exercise I never seem to lose any real weight. I know for myself back in early 90s it was around 180lb. by mid 1995-2005 my weight was never more or less than 210-215. I can tell you at 2010, my weight is usually around 208-212lb. So besides external forces that's keeping you from losing weight you also have your own body to contend with! Tough luck buddy!

The solution? Right back to this week's blog, Make changes for the long haul. With concentrated effort you can change the way your body thinks. To basically reprogram a new set point. For my readers I encourage you to keep a weight loss log. You may discover a set point that your body has been forcing on you. I also encourage you to research this set point theory. Well, Mommy just got home so I think I've pretty much covered everything. Keep up the good fight! I've been hearing a lot of feedback from my readers and followers you guys are all doing an awesome job and are inspiring me to live a healthier life as well!

Just live,

Anthony