Question about weight.

[Guest guest]

Lynne,

Now I have a new prescription for you, based upon this new information.

 

Go out and spend a bunch of money on something. Then he'll shift the focus

of his worrying. :)

 

Just kidding ... sort of ...

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

fountayn2003

Friday, October 26, 2007 9:12 AM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Question about weight.

 

 

-Thanks, Janet,

That makes a lot of sense, and I do actually feel pretty good; I think it's

more my husband doing the worrying here and not me!!

Lynne

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I did this type of weight training for some time. Count a full (one

thousand one, one thousand two,...) ten seconds for each repetition.

It will dramatically cut down your workout time, but it is not easy.

You'll see results VERY fast, though. You may have to adjust the

weights you are used to using as you get used to this method.

 

Janet

 

rawfood , " fountayn2003 " <fountayn wrote:

 

Hi Elchanan, No, I never heard of that type of an approach; however, I

do try to do my repetitions slowly; I never rush them. I do two sets

of 25 on several leg and upper body machines. I always do just one

set and then move onto another machine; in other words, I don't do two

sets at one time.

I " m not exactly sure what you mean by " slow movement. "

Thanks, Lynne Great Lynne, you are way ahead of most people, it seems!

 

Have you looked into an approach to weight-training that uses very

slow movement, rather than the usual emphasis upon the number of

repetitions? I think you'd benefit greatly (as would we all).

 

E _____ rawfood [rawfood ]

On Behalf Of Lynne Moore Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:05 AM To:

rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Question about weight.

 

 

Thanks, Elchanan, That's a good idea, since I really have no idea what

I am actually eating. I do have a scale; I just need to start using

nutridiary.com!

I am pretty active, working out at the gym about 5 days a week and

taking walks about 4. I also take yoga, step, and dance classes,

besides running after a 4 year old!

[Guest guest]

LOL!!! That's a good one, Elchanan!!

>

> Lynne,

> Now I have a new prescription for you, based upon this new information.

>

> Go out and spend a bunch of money on something. Then he'll shift the focus

> of his worrying. :)

>

> Just kidding ... sort of ...

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood <rawfood%40>

> [rawfood <rawfood%40>] On

> Behalf Of

> fountayn2003

> Friday, October 26, 2007 9:12 AM

> rawfood <rawfood%40>

> [Raw Food] Re: Question about weight.

>

> -Thanks, Janet,

> That makes a lot of sense, and I do actually feel pretty good; I think

> it's

> more my husband doing the worrying here and not me!!

> Lynne

>

>

[Guest guest]

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In rawfood , Lynne Moore <fountayn wrote:

 

I was a little bit concerned when I discovered that I'm down to

117 pounds. I have lost a total of 20 pounds now, since I've started

the raw foods diet last March, and I was hoping to stay at 120pounds.

My husband is afraid that I may disappear completely soon. LOL!!! I

haven't been this thin since I was 14 and in tenth grade!!! I am 5'

6 1/2 " tall! I know that when I see my Aunt Dorothy next month,

she's going to tell me that I'm way too skinny!! She was saying that

when I was 20 pounds heavier!!

Maybe I should eat more nuts? I do eat 1/2 avocado almost every

evening with my salad, so I thought I was getting plenty of fat in my

diet. Also, I am not yet 100% raw. I am only about 90% raw right

now, I'd say. For the most part, I follow the 80 10 10 diet.

If anybody has any advice, I'd appreciate it. I " d be happy to

stay at 117, but I really don't want to LOSE ANY more weight!!

Thanks so much!!

Lynne

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Hello Lynne,

Just thought I would tell you of my own experience

regarding weight loss.

 

I am 5ft 5in tall, so I think if you add about 4 pounds to my weight,

that's what I would be if I were your height.

 

For a long time up to last January I was around 112 pounds.

 

Since February I have eaten mostly raw food, broadly along the lines

of " The 80/10/10 Diet " , though with less greens than Doug Graham

recommends.

 

My weight first of all fell to 105 pounds, stayed there for a bit,

then fell to 97 pounds. Both these reductions were associated

with " cleansing " symptoms. After staying at 97 pounds for a short

time, my weight increased back to 106 pounds, where it seems to have

stabilised. The increase in weight was quite spontaneous. I did NOT

increase the amount of fat that I was eating, nor did I make any

other changes.

 

I think this weight is perfectly OK for me. I do a fair amount of

exercise - go running several times a week. Usually do about 3 miles.

Last Saturday did 15 miles! Then ate a melon! And felt fine, with

hardly any aching muscles. So I think my body is working OK, and I

don't think I'm disappearing. (Neither does my wife!)

 

No need to take advice from Aunt Dorothy, or anybody conditioned by

mainstream thinking. Most of these people would do better taking

lessons from you! (I'd love to know how big Aunt Dorothy is!).

 

Regards

Roger Rowan

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Roger!!

ACtually, Aunt Dorothy is pretty thin and frail, but she just

turned NINETY last June!! However, most of her adult life, she was on

the heavy side, as were most of my Aunts and my mom!

She's a wonderful woman, but NEVER agrees with the way that I eat.

When I was on macro, she was insistent that I was not getting enough

protein, etc. I " m sure I " m in for some lectures, but I'm used to it. I

just listen and nod. I used to argue with her, but I decided that I'm

not going to change her mind about health and eating for health, so I

just change the topic.

Thanks for sharing your story with me. I was also staying

at 120 pounds for about 2 months; then all of a sudden, I was 3 pounds

lighter, and I hadn't changed anything about the way I ate or

exercised. I am not going to worry about it anymore, except that today

I noticed that my ribs are REALLY sticking out! Is that also normal?

I " m not used to seeing that; kind of scary!!

Thanks again,

Lynne

>

> -------------------------

> In rawfood <rawfood%40>, Lynne

> Moore <fountayn wrote:

>

> I was a little bit concerned when I discovered that I'm down to

> 117 pounds. I have lost a total of 20 pounds now, since I've started

> the raw foods diet last March, and I was hoping to stay at 120pounds.

> My husband is afraid that I may disappear completely soon. LOL!!! I

> haven't been this thin since I was 14 and in tenth grade!!! I am 5'

> 6 1/2 " tall! I know that when I see my Aunt Dorothy next month,

> she's going to tell me that I'm way too skinny!! She was saying that

> when I was 20 pounds heavier!!

> Maybe I should eat more nuts? I do eat 1/2 avocado almost every

> evening with my salad, so I thought I was getting plenty of fat in my

> diet. Also, I am not yet 100% raw. I am only about 90% raw right

> now, I'd say. For the most part, I follow the 80 10 10 diet.

> If anybody has any advice, I'd appreciate it. I " d be happy to

> stay at 117, but I really don't want to LOSE ANY more weight!!

> Thanks so much!!

> Lynne

> -------------------------

> Hello Lynne,

> Just thought I would tell you of my own experience

> regarding weight loss.

>

> I am 5ft 5in tall, so I think if you add about 4 pounds to my weight,

> that's what I would be if I were your height.

>

> For a long time up to last January I was around 112 pounds.

>

> Since February I have eaten mostly raw food, broadly along the lines

> of " The 80/10/10 Diet " , though with less greens than Doug Graham

> recommends.

>

> My weight first of all fell to 105 pounds, stayed there for a bit,

> then fell to 97 pounds. Both these reductions were associated

> with " cleansing " symptoms. After staying at 97 pounds for a short

> time, my weight increased back to 106 pounds, where it seems to have

> stabilised. The increase in weight was quite spontaneous. I did NOT

> increase the amount of fat that I was eating, nor did I make any

> other changes.

>

> I think this weight is perfectly OK for me. I do a fair amount of

> exercise - go running several times a week. Usually do about 3 miles.

> Last Saturday did 15 miles! Then ate a melon! And felt fine, with

> hardly any aching muscles. So I think my body is working OK, and I

> don't think I'm disappearing. (Neither does my wife!)

>

> No need to take advice from Aunt Dorothy, or anybody conditioned by

> mainstream thinking. Most of these people would do better taking

> lessons from you! (I'd love to know how big Aunt Dorothy is!).

>

> Regards

> Roger Rowan

>

>

[Guest guest]

On Saturday 27 October 2007, Lynne Moore wrote:

>             Thanks for sharing your story with me.  I was

> also staying at 120 pounds for about 2 months; then all

> of a sudden, I was 3 pounds lighter, and I hadn't changed

> anything about the way I ate or exercised.  I am not

> going to worry about it anymore, except that today I

> noticed that my ribs are REALLY sticking out!  Is that

> also normal? I " m not used to seeing that; kind of scary!!

>                  Thanks again,

>                      Lynne

 

Isn't weight a red-herring anyway? Is it not more important

that we pay attention to levels of energy and stamina,

general feelings of good health and well-being? Perhaps

this is just an effect of homeostasis.

 

def: homeostasis (n)

 

" The ability and tendency of certain systems to maintain a

relatively constant internal state in spite of changes in

external conditions; this ability is achieved by the

presence of feedback mechanisms which can adjust the state

of the system to compensate for changes in the state caused

by the external environment. It is exemplified in

homeothermal biological systems, such as animals which

maintain relatively constant blood temperature and

composition in spite of variations in external temperature

or the composition of the food ingested. "

 

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the kneeling fool