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lately i’ve been reading a lot of dieting blogs and websites. many of them are inspiring and motivating, and it’s nice to know i’m not alone. at the same time, i like to keep what i read from actual people losing weight who aren’t promoting something and aren’t after a profit.
i happened upon diseaseproof.com while reading posts on “this is why you’re thin.” at first glance, it seemed like a great blog to add to my health rss feeds. after reading it for a few weeks, i’ve come to realize that it’s really just promoting another weightloss program that may or may not work.
this post especially shows their true colors. the post is about how multivitamins probably don’t have much benefit, and my even be harmful. and then they stick in a plug for their own multivitamins. wait…what? how does that work? i didn’t realize that bashing something and then turning around and selling it was an effective sales technique. i made a comment to that effect on the post, but it was never published. surprise, surprise!
basically, watch out for the author’s intentions when you’re looking for motivation and support. you don’t need to pay for a program to lose weight. you can do it all on your own, and there are lots of free online tools to help you do it; here are a few: sparkpeople, physics diet, fitday, gyminee, traineo
i was reading recently that most people quit weight loss programs within six months, but those who don’t have an easier time keeping it off. (i can’t find my source, so you’ll have to trust me. or it could be a big lie, whichever tickles your fancy.) my six months was on march 28. i had planned on doing this big “look at how awesome i am!” post on march 28, but that date has, obviously, come and gone. Read the rest of this entry »
after all the whining i did last week, a lot of things have really turned around. Read the rest of this entry »
when i started this whole get-healthy thing back in september, i set a goal weight for myself of 260 by christmas. sort of a christmas present to myself. well, life happens, and i didn’t make it. however, yesterday i finally saw 260 on the scale. i’m so happy about that. Read the rest of this entry »
in case you haven’t heard (i’ve been broadcasting everywhere today), i fit into size 20 jeans! they’re still a bit too tight to wear in public, but i’m confident that they’ll be perfect in a few weeks. i am so ecstatic about it–i haven’t fit into size 20 jeans in about 5 years. i was wearing 24’s in august/september, so dropping two sizes is so exciting.
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I got pretty frustrated last week that I wasn’t losing hardly at all, and my roommate and her fiancé (fitness nuts) say that I have probably gained muscle & that’s why my weight loss hasn’t been as steady. I does make sense a bit, since I have been working out nearly every day. And when I say working out, I don’t mean taking a walk around the block. I ellipticise with my heart rate around 140-150 for 30-40 minutes ever day, followed by 20-25 minutes of lifting weights or doing calisthenics like sit-ups. I’ve had a couple of coworkers say I’ve lost weight, and I think I look slightly leaner; at the same time, I don’t trust my own opinion. Read the rest of this entry »
pretty frustrated this week. i gained some after getting back from disneyland last weekend, which i suspected. i figured it was water weight mostly, ’cause i didn’t drink very much water while we were traipsing about the magic kingdom. i also figured it would come off once i started guzzling water again, which it did.
