After a binge weekend that slid right into the early part of this week, I'm feeling better and stronger as tomorrow starts yet a new week. This new blog/journal feels like a good tool in my arsenal to keep on fighting.
A radio talk show this week featured an author whose soap box is a belief that exercise and calorie counting do nothing to help us loose weight. Rather, it's as easy as eliminating carbs (mostly the simple kind). He believes the insulin affect on fat is so bad, that those prone to weight gain should simply ban them completely as does someone who gives up cigarettes. "Once and a while" or "just one" doesn't work, he believes.
I disagree with his views on exercise and calorie counting, particularly the former. As a person in her 300s who was known for saying, "I only run if someone is chasing me.", I am today so grateful and amazed for the strength and endurance I've gained from developing a balanced fitness program. I know it will benefit me greatly as I age.
Yet I do believe that for someone like me--with a history of obesity who still treats food as substance abuse--I think it's worth banning simple carbs for a long enough period to see how much I benefit. I'm someone who can eat completely unconsciously. Don't believe me? I've been known to walk into my office kitchen and find a box of public Girl Scout cookies or someone's leftover dessert from last night's dinner party, and will find myself swallowing before I even realize I grabbed a piece.
... as I write, I think I've talked myself into trying. No chips, pretzels, candy or baked goods. Three months, March through May. (I'm out of the country for two weeks in February, so don't trust myself to try this until I return.)
Stay tuned,
Robin
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