It’s no rocket science
Weigh in May 13th, 2009I’ve said often enough on this blog that I’ve battled weight all my life. I have been overweight most of my adult life. And till recently I excused it with the standard ‘I have a big bone structure’, ‘I have slow metabolism’, ‘Bad genes’, etc, etc. Sound familiar? And through all these excuses I’ve been jealous of the thin girls (not the ‘I will kill you, you b***h’ kind of jealous but more like ‘why only her? why not me too?’ kind of jealous). Yes, I have been jealous. And it’s only now that I realise that I have no need to be. Let me tell you about an incident in office.
I was chatting with a couple of really slim PYTs in office the other day. And we were making plans to go for a live band performance. And I said that going out would mean a late night and that these days I prefer to get to bed early so I can hit the gym in the morning. And much to my surprise, both the girls nodded their head in understanding. It turned out that both of them go running every morning. Not the ‘thrice a week routine adequate for general fitness’. But every morning. So yes, they eat as much as they want. But they exercise almost everyday.
Later that evening I sat back and thought about all the slim women I know, starting from my mother. And I realised, good genes aside, my mother has always been careful about not overindulging. She’s regularly weighed herself. If she puts on some weight, she automatically cuts back in her diet till her weight stabilises. All the slim women I’ve met are all careful either about their diet or exercise or both. Sometimes, they’re not even aware of it. It’s inbuilt in their system. It’s a way of life with them. And that’s how I have finally managed to sustain the weight loss for so long. I’ve made it a way of life. And this is how it’ll be for the rest of my life. And it’s easy. Really. It ain’t rocket science.
Weight today: 161.5 lbs.
Doing the ‘weight’s going down and downer’ dance 
Morning Exercise: 30 mins cross trainer + 30 mins treadmill + 20 mins crunches, etc and stretching + 15 min walk to gym
May 13th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
And THEN there is my sister who NEVER works out and eats like a pig lol.
That’s nice that they were totally supportive when they nodded their heads. I don’t know how you do it- I love to sleep so I find it hard to work out in the morning- I just do it in the evening
May 13th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
What a great reminder that all of the thin people out there aren’t just blessed, they probably work at it, too. Whether it’s deliberately or intuitively, there isn’t a body around that can eat more calories than it burns and still stay slim.
May 14th, 2009 at 10:37 am
beerab: hey. good to see you here. well, you’re right. there are these rare women who really don’t need to do anything. lucky them. we, who need to work hard to keep their weight in control, probably need to work less hard in other things in life. In the end, it all balances out.
actually, i push myself to go in the mornings becuase in my profession (advertsing) there’s no guarantee when will i get back in the evening, if at all.
brseay: ur right. its all simple maths. calories input - calories output = calories on body
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:52 am
LOOK at all that exercise!! THAT is why you get to do the ‘weight’s going down and downer’ dance! (LOL that cracked me up, btw!) WTG you!!!
May 26th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Just dropping by. Hope all is well.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Eileen: How’re you doing? I’ve been working n working hard and been out of the circuit. Need to catch up with all you girls.
Meg: Hey, hey! I am good. Work’s been hectic but hopefully now I am back to blogging regularly. Thanks for asking. See ya around.