[nabs-l] OT weight issues

Wed Mar 23 19:16:17 UTC 2011

---- "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 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>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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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 -----
> >From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> >To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <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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While it is true that things like corn have a lot of carbohydrates, it is also true that they are ejested as they are ingested. Unless you are a different species like a cow or chicken etc. you cannot digest them as Homo Sapien Sapiens lack the necessary enzyme.