Results

When it comes to weight loss, what are we looking for?  Results.  And it seems we really don't care how we get there.  There are crazy diets out there!  There is a cookie diet, which on the surface sounds great, but do I get to drink as much milk as I want?  And then the Atkin's Diet where all you eat is protein.  Well, I've never been a vegan, but no carbs?  Aren't carbs where we get our energy?  And then there is the tapeworm diet where you actually ingest a tapeworm.  No comment.

I must admit that I have been blessed with a fairly decent metabolism.  If I eat within reason, I won't gain any weight.  If I have a day where I consume 3 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, then yes, I will gain a pound or two.  But it only takes a couple days to lose it.  Usually, lots of water, which fills me up, and if I don't eat after say 6:00PM.  This always seem to take care of those extra pounds.  But again, I've never had the reality of having to lose a lot of weight.

For those unfortunate enough to have added an extra 100 to 200 pounds to their frame, the idea of diet and exercise can be daunting.  And while I am an avid believer in just consuming less calories than you burn as the sure way to lose weight, I have seen amazing results with lap band surgery.  I really believe that this only applies to those who truly have a metabolism issue where diet and exercise just doesn't do enough.

I don't think there is a person out there who hasn't been on some kind of a diet and again... we all are looking for results.

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