[nabs-l] OT weight issues

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Just to chime in on this issue, I also struggle with not gaining weight. I 
am not fat, but if I don't watch what I eat and step on the scale often, I 
do gain weight. So, tricks I find work to keep weight off.

Drinking lots of water, I don't know why, but if I drink a full 64 ounces of 
water a day I keep weight off better.

No processed foods. I love cheeseburgers and potato chips and my stake and 
cheese subs just as much as everyone else, but these are lethal. Avoid them 
at all cost. lol

I often eat a salad with cold chicken for lunch. I try to use celery as a 
snack. Avoid peas, corn and carets; although they are vegetables, they have 
a lot of carbohydrates in them.

And, absolutely no tonic. If I drink tonic even diet tonic I gain lots of 
weight.

This is just what works with me, and I am sharing it in hopes it will work 
for you.

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "humberto" <humbertoa5369 at netzero.net>
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Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] OT weight issues


Hi,

This is kind of similar to what my Mom tells me sometimes, that I
am getting bigger on the area of the abs.  I'm wondering, what
are the most ideal looks for men though because I am a male? Is
it normal for a young man to have the "Apple-shape" kind of thing
where your abdominal are growing too much.  I do PE at school,
and to me it works; I'm not sure that my Mom thinks that is not
working.  She tells me to do sit-ups and push-ups but I don't do
it because I do those exercises in PE anyways.
any thoughts? By the way, I understand this is off-topic, but,
this can result in a discussion that can lead to great other
discussions about blindness and appearance among sighted public.

>----- Original Message -----
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<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:47:00 -0400
>Subject: [nabs-l] OT weight issues

>Hi all,

>Iâ?Tve battled the weight and appearance issue particularly in
the recent years; my mother got upset about this once I gained
weight upon going to Marymount and eating some unhealthy food
there.  The freshman 15 is true!  Not that I gained 15 pounds but
did gain some weight.  It was a slow weight gain and I hardly
noticed it until I put on different clothes.
>BTW I lost those six or seven pounds I gained at Marymount
university, MU.  But of course Iâ?Tm still overweight and my mom
isnâ?Tt satisfied.

>I am about five feet and I am apple shaped, meaning my fat tissue
is in my middle, the abdominal area.
>I am a girl, so image in this society plays a part.
>My Body mass index, BMI, is not 30, the obese category.  BMI is
>a personâ?Ts weight over height squared.
>But its not far off.
>I mentioned my height and sex and where the weight shows since it
does affect your image and health.
>Weight around the abdomin area, apple shape, is associated with
more health risks.  I took a health class in college.

>I should lose weight to  fit in a dress for a wedding in early
May and to have a better weight overall.

>Its been a struggle.  I already eat more whole grains and some
complex carbs.
>For instance cereal such as Cheerios for breakfast.  I eat no fat
milk.
>I eat little red meat; I eat chicken and pork primarily.  I do
not eat fried food or drink sodas.
>I have some fruit but could probably do better there.  The worse
food I eat is chips which I eat at lunch with a sandwich.
>So I say itâ?Ts a struggle because I have eaten healthily for
several years and do not see many results.  I live with parents
and my mother has to eat low carbs due to health issues anyway.
If I have carbs, they are the complex kind, like potatoes, not
the refined kind!


>I might add that I weigh less than in years past.  Yet I cannot
fit in a size 14 dress!

>What suggestions do you have for diet? How do you feel full on
less calories?
>I drink water at night, but sometimes I still get the hunger and
crave something.  Its probably cause Iâ?Tm stressed too!


>Another issue I see is that being blind I cannot participate in
as much games; I cannot run out and shoot basketball or soccer.
>I belong to a gym, but classes rely on seeing an instructor lead
classes.  I have not found them too accomodating.
>I tried a cardio kickboxing class and it was a disaster as I
could not follow the fast pace!
>I have done spinning, a bike workout to music.  That is the most
accessible.

>I cannot  go to the gym often and I do not feel motivated to
workout at home due to the fact we have an old treadmill in the
back basement.  You cannot incline it and the environment just is
too stagnant or something being in the basement!
>I do moves in place, usually jumping jacks, but its not enough.


>I wish someone would make a described workout video for aerobics!

>Anyway, I just wondered how you all deal with this and what
worked for you.
>My mom says its all my fault; well obviously she doesnâ?Tt admit
weight is partly genetic, and studies indicate that fat in the
mid section is the hardest to lose.
>Women my shape will lose fat from the top down.  So, the place
you want to lose the fat is the last place it will come off!
>Its opposite.  Where you put on the fat is the last place to lose
it.
>I just had to vent.  Iâ?Tm tired of being accused I drink too
many sodas and juices when I never drink them except when Iâ?Tm
out at a restaurant.
>As for juices, only at lunch time.  I cut back that at night.
Sometimes I donâ?Tt even have it at lunch and stick with plain
tap water.
>Iâ?Tm tired of hearing I eat too many sweets when actually yes I
have some.  But its during lunch time or as a snack; not at
night.
>I could cut back on that I suppose and eat another snack instead.
But fruit never fills me up.
>Maybe something healthier like rice cakes or low fat
peanuter/creakers.  I donâ?Tt know.
>But I am not this overeating junk food aholic my mother thinks I
am.


>Let me know your ideas.
>Ashley
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