As a person who has struggled with weight for over 30 years, I know my body settles into a certain weight, and that weight is considered overweight. It takes tremendous effort of what goes in my mouth to get the weight down, and then it does not stay. I bounce back to that set point. I don't go over either, so I do think there is genetics, and set points in play. I am not lazy, work-out all the time, but working out does not make the difference, diet does, and it has to be absolutely 100% free of "bad" foods, and I have to be obsessed with every bite or I don't lose. I know other people like this as well, and it is easy to just give up because the effort is great, the awards are little.
So as long as I am healthy, I keep plugging away at eating healthy and working out, but this seems to be where I stay. :dedhorse:
As a person who has struggled with weight for over 30 years, I know my body settles into a certain weight, and that weight is considered overweight. It takes tremendous effort of what goes in my mouth to get the weight down, and then it does not stay. I bounce back to that set point. I don't go over either, so I do think there is genetics, and set points in play. I am not lazy, work-out all the time, but working out does not make the difference, diet does, and it has to be absolutely 100% free of "bad" foods, and I have to be obsessed with every bite or I don't lose. I know other people like this as well, and it is easy to just give up because the effort is great, the awards are little.
So as long as I am healthy, I keep plugging away at eating healthy and working out, but this seems to be where I stay. :dedhorse:
