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Originally Posted by jvernacchio
I think the key point to your questions is knowing when your BULLSHIT meter is and should be going off. I think the diet/fitness people that will tell you its HARD and you have to put forth EFFORT are the ones worth reading. The ones that tell you it takes TIME, EFFORT, and a strong COMMITMENT are the ones worth their salt.
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I don't disagree with you. I'm running about 2lbs/week, but being brutally honest I know I'd love to see more. Being realistic, I know I'm doing well. Really just pointing out that there are so many mixed messages out there. And sadly, some of them come from the medical profession as well. I've seen a co-worker coming back from a doctor's visit a couple of years ago quite upset because he'd called her obese. I remember plugging her numbers into something and her BMI and she was maybe a pound into the obese category. That didn't take into account that she did a very physical job on a daily basis. There is no question she needed to drop a little weight. (At her height 25 pounds was the difference between obese and healthy.) I guess my point was that he just told her she needed to lose weight and sent her off without any guidance. Ontario has gov't provided health care, but I believe that a nutritionist's visit is an extra paid service. This doesn't make sense to me. This woman I was talking about needed guidance, not tough love (if that's what the doctor was trying). I've seen women my weight (300+) told that 1200 calories is what they should be eating, with 30 mins of exercise three times a week. I suspect this is what it says somewhere in a pamphlet (without any information on adjusting for weight).
Hey, I'm still surprised how many people don't eat fruits and veggies. And I'm sure people who look at me would be surprised to know how many of them I eat. I look at the diet logs of other women (not here) and wonder if they really think eating what they're eating is the way to good health. I think I've become way too judgmental for my own good. At times I want to tell them to get rid of the 100-cal snack packs, multiply any drive-thru stuff by 25% (to try and get them to stop using it), and to eat a freakin' vegetable.
Oh yeah, I don't see diet coaching in my future!