Losing weight

[Noor]

I never said that wasn't true, I said it wasn't the focus of the thread. She didn't ask how to get healthy, she asked how to lose weight. I meant that if she was willing to do that at the expense of her healthy, that's her right and we have no right to judge her. Because we're all going to die some day. And Because of that we have no real right to judge other people's decisions about their own lives. If I made that sound argumentative I'm sorry. I'm just in a bitchy mood, I guess. So totally my bad.

She could also do coke, or crack and other assorted unhealthy things. Thin is not always healthy and/or fit.

Pink, why do you want to lose weight? Maybe focus on the reasons and do healthy things and it will naturally come off?

 

[CandiCame]

She could also do coke, or crack and other assorted unhealthy things. Thin is not always healthy and/or fit.

Pink, why do you want to lose weight? Maybe focus on the reasons and do healthy things and it will naturally come off?

I thought it was implied that I also didn't think it was our place to judge people because they had substance abuse problems.

 

[Que]

No pesticides on my salad or any of my veggies....

Is cannabis a vegetable?

 

[RobDownSouth]

Wow, it can also eat a hole in your stomach

Snopes on the urban myth about the Acid In Soft Drinks Eats Your Stomach Myth

I think it's the carbonation that eats your bones.

The NY Times disagrees

Soda has little effect on calcium levels, but people who drink it may be at greater risk of bone injuries because it takes the place of more nutritious drinks.

 

[CandiCame]

Is cannabis a vegetable?

Yes. A vegetable is defined as an edible plant or its part, intended for cooking or eating raw that can be broken down and digested by herbivorous animals. Not only do humans eat cannabis, the rabbits and deer with steal that shit.

 

[Noor]

Mhm. My sister has rheumatoid arthritis. All she does is drink Coke and barely eats. Well I guess the barely eat part has something to do with it too

RH is supposedly an autoimmune disorder, so although Coke probably doesn't help, it also is unlikely to have brought it on.

 

[BotanyBoy]

I never said that wasn't true, I said it wasn't the focus of the thread. She didn't ask how to get healthy, she asked how to lose weight. I meant that if she was willing to do that at the expense of her healthy, that's her right and we have no right to judge her. Because we're all going to die some day. And Because of that we have no real right to judge other people's decisions about their own lives. If I made that sound argumentative I'm sorry. I'm just in a bitchy mood, I guess. So totally my bad.

Saul Goodman. I didn't realize that's what you were getting at..my mistake too.

Is cannabis a vegetable?

Yea...a very nutritious and spicy one too, I put fan leaves in my salads/smoothies all the time. Can't beat that fiber content either...the butt loves fresh fans in the salad.

Doesn't do much for a buzz obviously but that's why I make my own olive oil based salad dressing that I apply liberhully to make up for it.

OHH next year I should put a pot leaf up under the turkey skin.....call it the Humboldt Hen...yeaaaaaa!!

 

[CandiCame]

Saul Goodman. I didn't realize that's what you were getting at..my mistake too.



Yea...a very nutritious and spicy one too, I put fan leaves in my salads/smoothies all the time. Can't beat that fiber content either...the butt loves fresh fans in the salad.

Doesn't do much for a buzz obviously but that's why I make my own olive oil based salad dressing that I apply liberhully to make up for it.

OHH next year I should put a pot leaf up under the turkey skin.....call it the Humboldt Hen...yeaaaaaa!!

That oil is the shit man. My ex made these brownies wherein she put... about 10x the amount of oil she needed. You would shit yourself to death but it was a wonderful time. I took them to work with me (I worked retail at the time) and partway through the bitchy customers just magically stop bothering you.

 

[Noor]

Snopes on the urban myth about the Acid In Soft Drinks Eats Your Stomach Myth

I always thought it was the caffeine and carbonation that ate the hole, but I can not find any support except antidotely.
"Coffee promotes gastro-oesophageal reflux, but is not associated with dyspepsia. Coffee stimulates gallbladder contraction and colonic motor activity." NIH

Maybe people who drink high amounts of soda also take NSAIDS frequently?

The NY Times disagrees

"Weak bones (osteoporosis): Caffeine can increase the amount of calcium that is flushed out in the urine. If you have osteoporosis or low bone density, caffeine should be limited to less than 300 mg per day (approximately 2-3 cups of coffee). It is also a good idea to get extra calcium to make up for the amount that may be lost in the urine. Older women with an inherited disorder that affects the way vitamin D is used should use caffeine with caution. Vitamin D works with calcium to build bones."-Webmd

 

[Noor]

I thought it was implied that I also didn't think it was our place to judge people because they had substance abuse problems.

I am just tired of losing people I care about to effects of substance abuse.

 

[CandiCame]

I am just tired of losing people I care about to effects of substance abuse.

*ponders if we're from the same area*

 

[BotanyBoy]

Yes. A vegetable is defined as an edible plant or its part, intended for cooking or eating raw that can be broken down and digested by herbivorous animals. Not only do humans eat cannabis, the rabbits and deer with steal that shit.

Don't forget the fuckin' bears man....those fuckers will ruin your summer real fast.

 

[CandiCame]

Don't forget the fuckin' bears man....those fuckers will ruin your summer real fast.

Did not know that. I don't fuck with bears.

 

[Noor]

*ponders if we're from the same area*

I lived in Appalachia for about 5 yrs but no, I am a city kid and hippy child from an earlier age

 

[John Doe]

5'4", yo.

Have I perved on you for that yet? I think I have but I'm not entirely sure...

Anyway, if I haven't then I am now but if I have I'm doing it again:

*perv*

 

[John Doe]

Diet drinks are poisonous . Never consume anything with ingredients you don't understand.

So are the full sugar drinks. Everything is poisonous. If it's not the aspertaine, it's the pesticide in your salad. We're all just picking how we want to die.

As the toxicology saying goes, the dosage makes the poison.

That said, I see no reason why anyone needs to drink flame retardant (brominated vegetable oil, one of the ingredients of Mtn Dew).

 

[BotanyBoy]

Did not know that. I don't fuck with bears.

Oh yea...believe that.
http://i.guim.co.uk/static/w-700/h--/q-95/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/4/24/1398349863306/Yogi-009.jpg

Bears are total stoners, just look at them.

 

[Que]

I do a dead-on Yogi impersonation.

Heyyy BooBOO... Whadaya say we go and get us some pick-a-nic bas-kets??

Explains why he always had the munchies. Lots of guerrilla grows in National Parks I bet.

 

[BotanyBoy]

I do a dead-on Yogi impersonation.

Heyyy BooBOO... Whadaya say we go and get us some pick-a-nic bas-kets??

Explains why he always had the munchies. Lots of guerrilla grows in National Parks I bet.

Yea...not so much anymore, local enforcement around here has driven them out pretty well actually. They have moved south to the sierras closer to LA anyhow. Problem they are having there is water.....so they are bailing like fleas for other markets.

As legal MJ get's further and further away from the black market the less and less that cartel shit is happening. It's going to be the shit for folks like me for a while..then the pubs will finally cave and legalize, under the condition that monsanto, RJ Reynolds and Phillip Morris get exclusive growing rights of course....then the other cartels will control that market. But hey at least the average joe can burn one without going to prison so...it is what it is.

 

[foxinsox]

Weight loss is 85% nutrition, 15% exercise and 100% psychological!

You can't out-excercise a poor diet (believe me, I've tried)... and nothing works if you're eating and drinking your emotions.

My advice, from someone who has been very, very fat and equally, very, very skinny.

Eat fresh, wherever possible. If you know what goes into your food, you retain control. A homemade dish with fresh ingredients will always win over freezer meals or takeout.

Consciously move your bod for at least 60 minutes a day. Call it your hour of power. Do this in the morning, wherever possible, because it will set you up for the day. Often people can't control the end of the day, but they can control the beginning. This might mean getting up earlier, but you control that, not your boss.

I accepted a while ago that there is no nutritional value in potato chips. A really steep learning curve for me Doesn't mean I don't eat them, but now I eat them mindfully. If I decide to indulge, I choose the smallest bag, and eat consciously.

Perhaps adopt the same approach to soda. It has no nutritional value and there's no requirement to consume it for your physical well-being. Every indication is that consuming soda is in fact counter-productive to your health and fitness aspirations. So give yourself the luxury of choice. Health, or soda? Conscious enjoyment, or mindless consumption? It's up to you.

Finally, forgive yourself. Habits aren't made overnight, and they take forever to change. But if you take it day by day, one step at a time, it is better than never starting at all. Be mindful in the choices you make, and never feel tempted to be helpless in the face of things you have the power to control.

Go well

 

[pink]

Weight loss is 85% nutrition, 15% exercise and 100% psychological!

You can't out-excercise a poor diet (believe me, I've tried)... and nothing works if you're eating and drinking your emotions.

My advice, from someone who has been very, very fat and equally, very, very skinny.

Eat fresh, wherever possible. If you know what goes into your food, you retain control. A homemade dish with fresh ingredients will always win over freezer meals or takeout.

Consciously move your bod for at least 60 minutes a day. Call it your hour of power. Do this in the morning, wherever possible, because it will set you up for the day. Often people can't control the end of the day, but they can control the beginning. This might mean getting up earlier, but you control that, not your boss.

I accepted a while ago that there is no nutritional value in potato chips. A really steep learning curve for me Doesn't mean I don't eat them, but now I eat them mindfully. If I decide to indulge, I choose the smallest bag, and eat consciously.

Perhaps adopt the same approach to soda. It has no nutritional value and there's no requirement to consume it for your physical well-being. Every indication is that consuming soda is in fact counter-productive to your health and fitness aspirations. So give yourself the luxury of choice. Health, or soda? Conscious enjoyment, or mindless consumption? It's up to you.

Finally, forgive yourself. Habits aren't made overnight, and they take forever to change. But if you take it day by day, one step at a time, it is better than never starting at all. Be mindful in the choices you make, and never feel tempted to be helpless in the face of things you have the power to control.

Go well

Yay, it's a foxinsox sighting!!!!! Hey sweet lady how have you been?

Thank you for being so nice in your reply. I will remember, mindfulness. I practice it in my mental health. I really do.

 

[MrBates2]

Someone is not reading my posts. I don't eat that badly. I drink way too much Mountain Dew. I've go to get off of it.

You do, you just do not know it. Write everything that you eat each day in a journal. I promise you, you will be shocked.

 

[sereneone4u]

You do, you just do not know it. Write everything that you eat each day in a journal. I promise you, you will be shocked.

This.

You really would be surprised how many calories you actually eat.

I started doing it awhile back just for the heck of it to see what nutrients I was missing out on (free online food diaries and they will track your nutrients and even your exercise and water intake)

I was shocked that I was eating about 2000 calories a day. It did not affect me at the time because I was running but still, too many calories for a woman in her forties.

I also was consistently low in calcium, magnesium and potassium...

Tuesday I ended up in the hospital, it was a micro-migraine but they also found I a magnesium deficiency and had to give me a small bag of it through my IV for two hours and I have to take supplements and they made me take potassium pills too because that was a deficiency, not as bad as the other though, thankfully.

I hope you do decide to keep a food diary, I think you would find it beneficial.

It really is baby steps and making things habits that work.

Eating a healthy breakfast. Make a batch of steel cut oats once a week and have the things you like to make it palatable. I put blueberries and almonds in mine.

Work towards getting those nine vegetables and fruits in a day. Start small even if that means three a day until you hit that target number. Heck a banana is usually two fruit servings.

Fiber keeps you full, aim for 25 grams a day. If you eat steel cut oats and cut up apple in it, that is a good amount of fiber.

Drink lots of water. It helps you have great skin too.

Exercise for at least thirty minutes a day. Get a pedometer, work towards 10,000 to 12,000 steps a day. If you start with only 2000, hey that is something. You are ahead of all those couch potatoes still sitting on the couch. Online they have free cardio workouts for all fitness levels, do some googling.

Strength train! The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn even when you are not exercising. One of the reasons most men lose weight quicker, they have more muscle than we do.

Be kind to yourself. If you mess up, dust yourself off and try, try again. Success is falling down seven times and getting up eight!

I would also suggest stretchy bands, dumb bells and a stability ball.

Please always check with your doctor though before starting any exercise regimen.

I wish you the best of luck and I look forward to hearing of your progress.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Oats...

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[John Doe]

Oats...

http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/clint_ew.gif

Pussy.