Old 09-03-07, 07:51 PM
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valygrl
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I have to agree with the suggestion to count calories. Riding helps, but it's really the eating that matters, for those of us in our middle years. It's amazing how much you (I) can eat without being aware of it. Log every single thing you eat. And then take control. You will feel deprived at first, but you must accept that.

Tell yourself: hunger is the feeling that fat makes as it leaves my body.

If you actually count and restrict calories, you will actually lose weight. There are lots of tools on the internet to help - I used sparkpeople.com

If you only think about it and beat yourself up, you will just feel like a failure and be depressed. If you use your wife/family responsibilities as an excuse to fail to take control, then be aware it is an excuse.

I say this with total well-meaningness. I have been there and done that. I blamed my boyfriend's bad diet for my own. I blamed our living situation for me being unable to ride much. But ultimately no one was putting chips and beer in my mouth but me.
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