On Sat 18 Feb 2006 10:32:04a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr Libido
Incognito?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote on 18 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On Sat 18 Feb 2006 06:50:18a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr
>> Libido Incognito?
>>
>> > Wayne Boatwright wrote on 17 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>> >
>> >> Thanks, Dee. I'm down 26 lbs. since January 1.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Congrats!!! This is very good news...Not too bad at all....
>>
>> Thanks, Alan!
>>
>> > But myself I'm finding the last 25 lbs of the imposed 95 lbs loss
>> > order a very hard and slow thing to do.
>>
>> Back in 1979-80 I lost 93 lbs on a diet program very similar to WW. I
>> found the last 20 or so lbs very slow, but it finally came off.
>> Unfortunately, over the past 20 odd years I gradually let things get
>> out of hand and regained most of that. It's definitely more of a
>> challenge now that I'm 60 years old. I guess the most important thing
>> is to persevere, regardless of the rate of progress. You're really
>> doing well, so don't be discouraged. I have found that alternating a
>> week of more severe dieting with a week of more lenient but controlled
>> dieting to be very effective.
>>
>
> Yeah I cheat too...but only when I reach set weight goals I'm at 197 now
> next cheat won't happen till I reach 190. Hopefully before the end of
> March I can have a large serving of chicken fried rice or a chinese take
> out feast.
>

I think the occasional cheat is essential to long-term dieting and weight
loss. For me, it helps me to jump right back on persevere with a
vengeance.

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Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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