I am so glad that others liked his ideas. It gave me a positive way to look at my life..that I really am building faith in myself with the small steps of maintenance. It was very reassuring and I also keep reflecting on it. I also like the concept of replacing defeat!!! That resonates for me. The other thing that it made me realize, is that there is an element of healing in this maintenance process.
If anyone is interested..Dr. Oz's show yesterday introduced the concept of a cheat day. You can read about it online. He calls it Fat-urday. He defines a free day as being planned and binge free. He says you should eat on a plate and not standing, driving, or out of the frig. He believes you should have a fat for breakfast, salt for a snack, carb for lunch, sugar for a snack and protein and vegetables for dinner. It is kind of an odd cheat day..way too much sugar for me.
Also since I am posting, here are some stats from the National Weight Loss Registry.
"78% eat breakfast every day.
75% weigh themselves at least once a week.
62% watch less than 10 hours of TV per week.
90% exercise, on average, about 1 hour per day." -
www.nwcr.ws/Research/def
ault.htm
"Registry members exercise about an hour or more each day — the average weight-loser puts in the equivalent of a four-mile daily walk, seven days a week. They get on a scale every day in order to keep their weight within a narrow range. They eat breakfast regularly. Most watch less than half as much television as the overall population. They eat the same foods and in the same patterns consistently each day and don’t “cheat” on weekends or holidays. They also appear to eat less than most people, with estimates ranging from 50 to 300 fewer daily calories." -
www.nytimes.com/2012/01/
01/magazine/tara-parker-po
An hour a day of exercise!!!!!!! Yikes.
Cap: I will post it when I find it. I made one awhile back. It is not as good as the Ruth Chris Crabcake recipe that we usually make..but I liked it. I am glad you liked the quote.
Woolberger: You are doing it and losing those added pounds. You are making good progress. You are getting closer to your goal.
Pauley: Each time you run and each time I work out..we can tell ourselves that we are replacing our defeat! Yesterday was a drag myself into the gym day..fighting the urge to not go.
Lee..Good for you doing well on the re-boot..despite it being so frustrating not to see that scale move. Interesting that IP is doing BMI measuring. I hope you see some movement soon.
Cajunlady..That is exactly the point I would like to reach..not doubting my abilities or confidence. By the way do you eat cajun food? I love cajun seasoning.
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