Denial ain't just a river in Egypt... (Read 997 times)

news story I just don't get this quick-fix, "miracle drug" mentality. 4 years ago I was a 185# size 16. I knew how I got to that point from my HS graduation weight of ~120#s. I bloated up from eating too much (lots of late night pizzas and vending machine crap, fast food) and minimal exercise. In HS I ate a pretty healthy diet and was always involved in sports or PE. A drug didn't make me fat, so there was no logic that a drug would make my excess weight disappear, either. Today I am at ~135#s. I had actually gotten myself down to under 124#s for a short while, but my love for food didn't allow that to last long... Maintaining 50#s of weight loss has not been easy, but eating sensibly and exercising have certainly been the "magic." I know that being diligent in my eating and exercise will get me to my goal of 123#s...it will happen, I just need to be more diligent about not overdoing it on what I eat. So how many of these folks who resort to quick fixes like drugs will see any weight loss last permanently? A mom I know had recently blogged that she was going to get more serious about her "diet," so she was ordering some $$ pill that was basically a blend of vitamins and herbs...lots of caffeine. That's not a diet, nor will it likely yield much loss...much less any permanent loss. She knows my story, has seen my before and after photos, and is aware that I run and lift weights at least 6 days/week. Is she in denial or simply lazy? k

"can produce gas with an oily discharge" is def. a side effect to be avoided. Gross!

I know! And the way to avoid that is to avoid eating too much fat...well, seems to me that a person could accomplish the same thing by simply watching what they eat without the risk of that nasty side-effect. I guess that would be too easy, though. And now I can be paranoid that when I sit somewhere in a public place that the previous person to have occupied my spot may have had a leaky ass. Great.

I've kept my weight off for close to 3 years- like you said K - you always have to be careful about your diet. For me, exercise helps, but it always comes down to diet.

Yup! And I have a really crummy metabolism, so that's where the exercise helps a great deal. The woman I know who is ordering that herbal weight loss pill claimed in her blog that it will help her metabolism. It's all I can do to not leave a comment telling her that the ONLY thing that can boost metabolism is exercise. No pill will speed-up one's metabolism. It's funny, too, when people will be shocked by what I spend on running shoes, but they think nothing of dropping $50+ per month on a health club membership or diet drugs. Or they will spend thousands on some exercise machine that they use for 3 months, then use as a coat-rack when they get bored with it (just ask my brother about the Total Gym that his ex-wife just HAD to have...she used it for a month or two, then went back to her old ways). k

One article I read on this "wonder" drug mentioned the results of a study that said that compared to people who dieted and exercised, people who took Alli along with dieting and exercise lost an additional 3 pounds in a year. This translates into cutting out 28 calories per day OR adding a mile or two of running per week - definitely not worth the cost or the side effects to me.

And now I can be paranoid that when I sit somewhere in a public place that the previous person to have occupied my spot may have had a leaky ass. Great.

You are hilarious! I just pictured everybody in this world from this day forward to check the seats of public chairs for "leaky ass signs" ...

Yet another article where all the real wisdom is contained in the last sentence:

"But the bottom line is nothing is better than watching calories in and calories out."

File that under /duh

But it can also result in what the manufacturer describes as loose stools and gas with an oily discharge. "It's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work," the drug's official website says."

That's so funny that I have nothing to add to it.

Anal leakage

EW. Oh, so, so gross And Callie? No ing from you, girlie, not w those before and after pictures !

Get this...my unemployed sister is talking about spending the $$...'cause her boyfriend (who is by no means rollin' in the dough) said he will pay for laser surgery on her stretch marks if she loses weight (heh...he hasn't actually priced this procedure, which is thousands of dollars...dumbass). For the $40 or $60 a person would spend/month (depending upon doseage) she could easily start running and simply eating healthy (she currently lives on convenience food, fast food, and Mountain Dew). But that would be too much work and too healthy... k

People don't want to believe that the ONLY WAY to lose weight (and keep it off) is to eat healthy and exercise. There really is not any other way. Anything worth having is hard --- doesn't anyone believe that anymore?