G’Day Y’All!!!

The strangest thing has happened this week. Not once, but several times....

I could NOT finish my dinner several times this week! I got FULL before half of what was on my plate had been consumed. And there wasn’t all that much on the plate in the first place!!! 

I have been moving more and even finished a workout with a new dvd.

Hmmm.... could moving actually be an appetite suppressant????? (seriously, Scott, is it???)

rhemaangel - 04 August 2006 12:41 AM

Hmmm.... could moving actually be an appetite suppressant?????

Shhhhh… we don’t want word to get around that when you move a little bit you don’t get hungry - think what would happen to the world if everybody did that?

Actually - without getting too complicated - some evidence exists that if you vigorously exercise before you eat, you will actually eat less because of an increase in your body temperature and an alteration in your hormone levels.

The simple version.  Exercise = not being as hungry = losing weight.  Oh, and when you do eat?  Your body usually craves the good stuff.

Just think of the possiblities!  I think it has something to do with the way we think too when we have excersized.
We’re more in touch with our bodies, and are more sensitive to our needs.  We’re not mindlessly eating and so
then we realize when we start feeling full, and actually act on it!

That’s awesome!  I needed some motivation to excersize today - I think you’ve just provided it! 
randi

I’m feeling the changes too. I’m increasing my work out and feeling stronger every day. I walked 4 miles today and with my extra 70 pounds it’s like carrying an extra small human on my back.    I made myself a promise I would do it and was ready to quit and turn back before I was even halfway there, but I didn’t. I kept hearing Scott’s voice saying “keep on moving”. I even gave the walk a burst of energy for the last 1/4 mile. Ok, it was because I couldn’t wait to get there , but I also try to do the interval training when I exercise.

I feel so good I wasn’t even hungry tonight after I ate dinner, and I’m actually starting to feel the cues to stop when I’m full. Those signals were dull and ineffective for most of my overweight life. I just stormed right over them and soon they were non existent. It’s good to have them back. So, sometimes I have to leave some on my plate. Better in the trash bin than harming me. When I can, I take it home, but in the hot summer I can’t leave it in the car while I do other things so I would feel wasteful and eat it. How crazy is that? Please tell me I’m not the only who ate for this reason.....LOL.

Oh well off I go, tomorrow is another day. It’s great to be alive!

Denise

Wow...that “can’t take home food cause it might go funny in the car” Is TOTALLY what I do.  In fact I’m going out for dinner tonight and was thinking how was I going to take stuff home in this heat?  The good news is I’m equally cheap in wanting to save money in not buying lunch tomorrow, leftovers make a great lunch!