I don't need you to say anything about my view, or to agree with me or disagree in any way.
What I will say is that there is a very big difference between losing weight and choosing health and wellness.
Weight is merely one external baseline measurement to health. We all know that it is in our best interest to have a within range body mass index (height to weight ratio) for many health reasons. And of course you will feel better not carrying around those extra kilos, this makes sense.
Wellness on the other hand is a way of being where your natural, consistent and predominant choice is to honour your whole body health. You just choose to do stuff that supports your health... eat more fresh food, stop smoking, start exercising etc. When you consistently choose health your body will naturally come back into balance and recover especially after having children.
There is plenty of information available in the public domain on how to loose weight in a healthy and responsible manner, there is also plenty of information out there regarding healthy lifestyle. It is not so difficult to become educated.
The wellness approach is much easier, more consistent and cheaper than fad diets. It has (and you will also have) a longer life. It is more sustainable and you will be in control of your health direction not subject to another fad diet and the peaks and troughs of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual struggle with weight.
This may or may not have impact on you, I can not anticipate your response.
This whole thread makes my heart very sad. I wonder what other lies as women we swallow without question about how to care for ourselves, our hearts, our bodies and our minds.
With a heavy heart I put this message out there in the hope it might touch another in a whole and meaningful way. A way that encourages women to simply choose health for themselves and their families.
I have just joined TF and really looking forward to it. I started on Sunday and i hope i do ok. I have STACKS to loose...i feel very bad letting myself go so far...but now im doing it for my girls and of course myself!!!
I have a friend who is doing it and going really well...he is my motivation.
My only problem atm is the water intake and getting my head around 4 protiens a day!!!
Look for ward to chatting to you all
Lastnight for dinner i made the mince burritos (but with chicken breast) from the cookbook..was yummo! My fave shake is chocolate and fav soup is pumpkin!
Natural woman- Whilst you have said some great things, for some...your way of weight loss just isnt possible. Ive tried for many years and ended up eatting bad, if not worse then before i tried dieting. Im sure diets like TF have been researched otherwise they would not be sold? Some peopkle dont have the skinny gene and we do what we have to to get results
Last edited by visitor1; March 11th, 2008 at 04:13 PM.
KIM you've got the right attitude to absolutely succeed in achieving your goal weight
... I lost 18kilo's in 5mths ... And I've gotta say it's been the simplest diet I've ever done (and NO I'm not a yo-yo dieter) !!
I was almost a size 18 & now fit into a size 12 very comfortably
The first couple of weeks seemed kinda hard but not really if you know what I mean especially when you see you loose weight in that first week ... There after it comes apart of life & you don't think about it as much.
I have to admit I was very strict the first couple of months and was sort of casual about it after & the weight was still coming off !! ... Me, too ... My fav is the Chocolate shake
I actually do understand where Natural Woman is coming from BUT for some of us that option doesn't come that easy & it simply puts us gals off in pursuing such a way to lose weight. It's far to out of our mindset to even consider doing it that way. Just having to shift that main bulk of weight is hard enough without making it harder for ourselves.
Wish you all the best in your weight loss journey(s). I hope some of what I have had to say has had impact. Especially the fact that TF is NOT suitable for women looking to get pregnant, pregnant women and lactating mothers. I don't believe that even TF recommends it in these cases.
You might not have the skinny gene but your body houses the wellness gene. It instructs your body on how to heal and naturally come into balance.
No Pregnant mums and BF mums are not allowed on TF.
But i cant see how if a lady wants to fall pregnant but wants to loose some weight first....cant do it? I mean sometimes its the weight thats stopping pregnancy from occuring so a bit of weight lost could help with that problem?
Thanks for your inpuit all the same Natural Woman...my wellness gene must not have been made...along with the skinny gene!!
Kimbaz - i just suck on my bottle of water or chew sugar free gum when im hungry - or when i make a salad i cut up the cucumber and tom's etc small so i think im eating more (yep, love to trick myself!!) - good luck for saturday.
Well, i weighed in today, im the same as i was last week. Proberly lucky i didnt put on as i ate a medium pizza last friday night (to celebrate loosing 5kg - smart i know!) and ive been busy making test cakes for Emilys birthday - of course I NEED to test them and all the icing. But ive learnt my lesson - no more bad food, i'll be good!
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(and NO I'm not a yo-yo dieter) !!
... There after it comes apart of life & you don't think about it as much. 
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