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Originally Posted by JustJo
Speaking only for myself...please don't ignore your training and background...I think it's wonderful that you're here and have the training you do.
Weight loss is big business, and it seems to me that there's truly far more scams, dangerous drugs, scary treatments, etc. out there than there is good advice.
When I was reading the link that Miss Scarlett provided to the Mayo Clinic's website (and I trust the Mayo Clinic  )....all of the posts and articles kept saying the same thing over and over in different ways..... - there are no shortcuts
- there are no "magic pills"
- the only safe way to lose weight is to decrease calories and increase activity
- slow is safer
- a balanced diet is important
- eat more fruit and veggies, lean proteins, whole grains and drink more water
I wish there were a safe magic pill that could just solve the problem once and for all, but there simply isn't.
We have some code sayings in my family....one of them is "Tahiti is not an option." Doesn't mean that you can't actually go to Tahiti....you can ....it means that, for us, in that time and place, we have choices, but none of them is perfect, fun or easy.
For me, losing weight and getting healthier is like that.....it takes time, it takes work, and it takes making (sometimes) difficult choices.  |
honestly.... knowing what I know today? I don't trust the medical field even a little bit. I also don't trust government.
there's no magic about it. Mostly common sense.
If its processed you already know in your gut it might not be good for you. right? Medicine and research constantly contradict themselves.
Eat whole natural fresh foods. We know this works but insist on thinking it's ok to drink soda. consume overly processed foods and fats. We'll find every excuse in the world and the answers or so simple.
"What surprises me most about humanity is man. He sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies never having really lived." - Dalai Lama
Its all insanity. Lapse of reason. Emotional traps and clever marketing.