Mad Dan wrote:
> worthj1970@yahoo.com (John W.) wrote in message news:<73fde4f0.0402141514.4874edc6@posting.google.com>...
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>>"Murgi" <srindler@da2.so-net.ne.jp> wrote in message news:<bb453f4dbe65193d10f4cba6fa32a736@news.secureusenet.com>...
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>>Want to lose weight? Exercise. Don't eat after 7:30 pm, and don't get
>>sedentary at night (go for a walk, go shopping, etc.). My friend and I
>>both lost a good deal of weight by simply not eating after 7:30 and
>>taking a good walk an hour or so after eating supper. Take the steps
>>to your office, and if your office is high up take as many flights of
>>steps as you can (elevator halfway, something like that). Don't ride
>>the escalator in rail stations. Every day there are tons of little
>>things you can do. Don't go on a diet; if it's a diet, run from it
>>like the plague. Atkins is just a fad; it might be good in many ways,
>>but the reality of weight loss is to burn more calories than you eat,
>>and to try to eat healthy. Eating healthy is pretty easy. Lightly
>>steam some brocolli (sp) with every meal. Take an apple or some fruit
>>and eat it for a snack at work. There's absolutely no reason for
>>someone to go on a 'diet'. Just eat sensibly, exercise sensibly, and
>>live sensibly.
>>
>>John W.
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> This is the most sensible post on this topic.
> 
> Amongst all the drivel BYJW watches on TV, she saw this show which
> showed a "diet" with (apparently) an 80% success rate - simply weigh
> yourself every morning (when you're at your lightest) and every
> evening (heaviest), and plot it on a graph with a HUGE scale so that
> every 100g change looks like a mountain (or valley).
> 
> After a while, you notice patterns ("Whoops! Too many biirus last
> week!" or "Hey! That drop's the day I had a bit of a lark around the
> park with the kids!") and gradually, without any stress, you begin to
> change your lifestyle.
> 
> I've done this for the last six weeks - and have lost 6kg so far
> (Never mind the 5kg I had to lose first to get within the range of the
> scales!)
> 

I've heard of similar plans before; if you think about it, it works. 
Most people who are overweight (or think they are) avoid stepping on the 
scale. The only downside is that if you lift weights as part of an 
exercise routine you could actually gain weight as you build muscle mass 
(which weighs more than fat).

> It's working for me anyway - it approaches it from the other side.
> Instead of "Right! No more beer!" or any other ultimately
> self-defeating resolutions, you START by seeing your weight change and
> you're actually ENCOURAGED by it. It's also sustainable - because it
> causes a genuine change in your lifestyle without any instant
> upheavals.
> 
> Well anyway, it's working so far. I'm still a fat bastard, mind...
> 
I get tired typing. Not tired of typing, or tired of the topic. But I 
keep an albuterol inhaler next to my keyboard, just in case the effort 
brings on an asthma attack.

> 
> (PS Does "not getting sedentary at night" involve sleeping standing
> up? That's a bit harsh!)

You notice I mentioned 'go for a walk'. Most nights that's pretty much 
my only exercise I can get. Did I  mention I'm married? :)

John W.