fhp
Junior Member

I have worked in the area of weight loss for over 35 years, and one comment that REALLY ticks me off is listening to "(He)/She's so fat that she just must not care about herself". What is even more astounding is that often the person making the comment is often not in all that decent shape themselves.

What is not understood (or seen) are the tears, myriad of fads and diets, doctor visits, negative and self-destructive thoughts, listening to the taunts, jeers, and comments,

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Originally Posted by fhp

It is necessary to drink water as we are made up mostly
of it. There are two (2) things about water that can help
a person lose weight.

First, if a person drinks 16 oz. of COLD water each day,
the body will burn calories raising the water to body temperature.
This amounts to only about 2 pounds less a year. Still it's not too
bad for just drinking water which we need anyway.

Now, if you substitute water for that, let's say, soft drink

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A lot of people think that they can diet without getting exercise.
The truth is - yes, you can. The problem is that usually the results
are only short-term.

There are numerous studies that have shown that people who are able
to keep their weight off long-term, are almost always on some kind of
exercise program, or are maintaining a much higher level of physical
activity than before they lost their weight.

If you are losing (or trying to

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Originally Posted by fhp

I was just noticing, when viewing some post replies, that people may not always be aware of their eating habits.

One place where people tend to eat a lot (and drink a lot) is when they are watching television. Often, this happens in bed, because so many people have the TV's in their
bedrooms. What happens? Grab the chips and soda. Sandwich and beer. Whatever it is, late at night is probably the WORST time to eat. Hard on the heart and other systems.
No calories get

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