Comments on Cranky Fitness: Ask Cranky Fitness: Weight Loss Issues

Cranky Fitness, you're exactly what I've been look...

2009-07-02T02:23:50.688-04:00

Cranky Fitness, you're exactly what I've been looking for -- I've been reading recently after running into some fitness issues. Extra props to you over at my place!

Just FYI: I take 2 capsules of garlic oil each nig...

2009-07-01T00:50:24.063-04:00

Just FYI: I take 2 capsules of garlic oil each night, which does help drive off mosquitoes. They no likey!!! Vee at http://www.veegettinghealthy.blogspot.com

You all noticed that, didn't you? Nowhere in that ...

2009-07-01T00:36:53.387-04:00

You all noticed that, didn't you? Nowhere in that list of facts was it stated exactly what "in fact" she planned to use the treadmill for. She only stated that its use was going to be cautious.
If I get injured next week in a freak treadmill accident, you guys will all back me up in front of the judge, right?

Oh dear. This post makes me Consider The Facts, in...

2009-06-30T23:41:10.903-04:00

Oh dear. This post makes me Consider The Facts, in order to come to A Sensible Conclusion. I just hate it when that happens. But one must do what one must do:

1) Merry is my friend and she loves me
2) I gave up wheat last week as a sort of experiment, because I had "digestive issues"
3) To compensate for this horribly devastating loss, I went waaay overboard with crap foods I haven't eaten in YEARS. Plus the usual chocolate
4) I was totally completely effing shocked to get on the scale after a week and see I had LOST WEIGHT
5) or maybe 6) I, of course, shared this amazing news with My Good Friend Merry
7) Never mind that, taken as a percentage of the whole, those five pounds were almost negligible

Conclusion: Merry did not, in fact, write a blog post suggesting people should send hit men to my house with eggs as weapons of mass obliteration (see #1 above).

This week, I'm adding Cautious Use Of Treadmill to the mix. Have plans in place to torment Merry further next week. What are friends for, after all?

Too funny! Thanks for a laugh to start my day Merr...

2009-06-30T22:01:15.694-04:00

Too funny! Thanks for a laugh to start my day Merry.

Muscle weighs more than fat and you may be just hi...

2009-06-30T20:51:22.603-04:00

Muscle weighs more than fat and you may be just hitting a wall. Keep working out and you to will have weeks where you do little and lose weight not knowing how.

Also, maybe she is fronting. Really working harder behind the scenes but making it seem like she isn't.

I used to attend group weight loss meetings, until...

2009-06-30T16:36:09.546-04:00

I used to attend group weight loss meetings, until I realized they were acting as a trigger. I's get so freakin' depressed at the meetings that I'd come home and binge.
And I, too, work out like a maniac 6 days a week, prepare and eat healthy food, and I STILL gained 30 pounds in the past 4 years! My husband works out once a week, eats ice cream every night and is thin and buff.
(I suppose I could be jealous, but he's so nice to look at, lol!)

LOL. I see beautiful people everywhere and it jus...

2009-06-30T15:30:32.744-04:00

LOL.

I see beautiful people everywhere and it just encourages me more to work hard at myself!

Patty, any resemblance between me and Jealous in J...

2009-06-30T15:04:17.676-04:00

Patty, any resemblance between me and Jealous in Jersey are merely... um, coincidental. Mostly ;)

For some reason, this is reminding me of the meeti...

2009-06-30T13:54:19.721-04:00

For some reason, this is reminding me of the meetings we had to go to after 9/11 to "process" what had happened, and we SO DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT. It was the dumbest stuff I've ever seen. No doubt very well-intentioned. Group meetings are not for everyone.

And I am so chagrined. Last week I went to my annual checkup and found that I was doing so well maintaining the weight I got to after my Fatbet that I totally and smugly SLACKED OFF, and even went and bought some extra creamy Breyer's vanilla and have been eating it every day, and now I feel fat a week later. I bet I've put it all back on. So the lesson is, I guess, don't get smug.

Anybody want to do a FatBet?

All I know is that Jealous in Jersey sounds so fam...

2009-06-30T13:34:53.568-04:00

All I know is that Jealous in Jersey sounds so familiar....hmm...where did I hear soemthing like this? Any ideas Merry? :-)

Man, I TOTALLY relate to Annabel. I think my ASS ...

2009-06-30T13:25:04.116-04:00

Man, I TOTALLY relate to Annabel. I think my ASS (hee!) generally defaults to the last tactic, though:
- I've got too much to deal with right now. I deserve some pizza and television. I'll worry about these pants later. (Notice how the subconscious neatly blames the problem on the pants instead of the body?)
Man, I do that ALL THE TIME. I'm working on it, but it's freakin' hard to break that mindset.

Also, if you decide on a hit man, be sure and open a bank account in Switzerland or the Bahamas and route the money through there. They'll NEVER find you that way! Mwahahahahaa!!! (Um. Except that now it's on the internet. So you might be screwed, after all. Oops.)

I love the hit man comment. Too cute. :)

2009-06-30T12:28:39.111-04:00

I love the hit man comment. Too cute. :)

Loved this! I adore getting my daily dose of crank...

2009-06-30T11:48:21.105-04:00

Loved this! I adore getting my daily dose of cranky fitness.

Merry I'd take your advice any day. Especially regarding the hit man ;)

Also this: "As someone who went from a healthy weight to morbidly obese in the span of a couple years - I feel I should have a brilliant answer. i don't." is really profound.

I'm going with the metabolism defense. As the mid...

2009-06-30T10:47:53.938-04:00

I'm going with the metabolism defense. As the middle child with two annoying slender siblings all during childhood, I thought I was doomed to always be the one in the family who "let herself go". They would inhale Twinkies and Ring Dings and gain nothing whereas a mere whiff of these nuclear-war resistant snacks would pack on an easy 5 pounds to me.

However, there are some bonuses about turning 50, like waning metabolisms - and not just mine but theirs too! Yay, let's hear it for fair fat! Why, I might very well be "the skinny one" (relatively speaking) at my father's upcoming 80th birthday next week.

No words of wisdom, but being married to a 27-year...

2009-06-30T10:29:46.787-04:00

No words of wisdom, but being married to a 27-year-old man, I can so relate to the first one. He's already fit despite not doing a lot of exercise, and all he has to do to lose weight is cut his Mt. Dew consumption to 1 liter per day instead of 2. Where's the justice in that???

tee hee..you said ass :)

2009-06-30T10:16:37.949-04:00

tee hee..you said ass :)

Thanks for the great post, Merry! Made my day s...

2009-06-30T09:50:52.041-04:00

Thanks for the great post, Merry!

Made my day start with a smile :)

I needed the giggle today! Thanks!

2009-06-30T09:17:33.720-04:00

I needed the giggle today! Thanks!

Hilarious! And all with a grain of truth in there...

2009-06-30T09:11:07.825-04:00

Hilarious! And all with a grain of truth in there. I've never really liked support groups either - I'm too much of a hypochondriac and they just give me more things to worry about!

Great post! And with that person who does whatever...

2009-06-30T08:57:26.214-04:00

Great post! And with that person who does whatever they want with no consequences, it comes back to bite them later.

We had a woman come in who was so out of shape that she could barely work the elliptical trainer for 2 minutes. And she was a size 6ish.

A couple of women were thrilled to see her struggle, but mostly I just felt glad I'm working on not being that woman by starting early.

Always good to get a post from Merry to cheer me u...

2009-06-30T08:28:46.929-04:00

Always good to get a post from Merry to cheer me up!

Too funny! Hey, I work out 3 times harder than ot...

2009-06-30T08:26:31.061-04:00

Too funny!

Hey, I work out 3 times harder than other people to keep fit. I am short & my body type... it sucks but it is what it is AND I eat healthy too! Maybe the friend had a wheat allergy & was so bloated that once she stopped, it did not matter what she ate OR maybe she was eating a loaf of whole wheat bread a day. Oh crap, we all know some people are luckier than others at not having to work as hard.. sucks again!

The meetings, maybe you will learn a way to handle some of your own weight issues or learn how to do something better.. if not, tell your friend the meetings are not helping but hurting you more & you rather take a walk or exercise instead.

As for Annabel and I love her blog, I think any of us fools ourselves at some point whether it be weight or some other issue. We keep doing that until we are ready to face the ugly facts of it all & deal with it. YES, I have things non weight related that I am just not ready to deal with yet so I pretend they are not there!

Thx for a great post!

OK, that cracked me up. I too harbor feelings of ...

2009-06-30T07:50:40.491-04:00

OK, that cracked me up. I too harbor feelings of jealousy for those who can eat whatever they want with no consequences. And I've never been one for support meetings, which is kind of ironic, because I was a licensed therapist for many years and it was part of my JOB to listen and be supportive.

Or maybe that's why I wouldn't want to do it on my free time?

Anyway, the nefarious Pizza Delivery idea is an excellent one!

No, really.

2009-06-30T00:16:53.765-04:00

No, really.