Alright, let's see how this goes!
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:33 am
Hello, fellas!.
Let me introduce myself and tell you why I'm here.
I'm Mavilu, hailing from South America, living in California and showing the extra weight to prove it.
I arrived here in my late 20s with a 108lb frame and here I am, in my late 30s with a 145lb frame.
You see where this is going.
Since I moved here I picked the wondeful habit of exercising and lifting free weights, which of course has made me heavier, but even so, the belly and the hips are getting bigger and bigger, hmmm, I've tried so many things: grazing, EDiets, Discovery Chanel National Challenge, no eating, you name it and even though I lose some weight, I regain it.
See, the thing is that I'm by nature a cook and a baker; I like to eat, I'll will eat steamed fish and apple pies alike and I hate taking anything off my list and also, since I'm a bit of a food snob, I just can't stand low calorie fake cheese, spray on butter and such delicacies that would (maybe) keep me slim.
I use real oil (I'm an olive oil fiend), real butter, real eggs, real sugar.
And last but not least, I've got a husband that married me knowing very well that I will cook and bake feasts daily and expecting me to do so.
So, what's a gal to do?.
I didn't know anymore, I have spend many a day crying in frustration over this in the past few years.
And then, I stumbled upon this site.
Ha!, when I read the rules, it all came back, how I was raised, how we eat in my country, how I was eating until I came to live here.
Now, this is not an attack to the U.S., please do not think so, I love it here and I'm since last year a naturalized american (yay!) but, let me tell ya, the rule for eating here is that there are no rules, everything goes and if you have an american husband that eats without rules, well, you pick up a lot of bad habits over the years.
In my country's views, though, snacking ruins your appetite for the next meal, asking for seconds is rude and proof of gluttony and sweets are for children, more than anything.
And most everyone is thin.
Granted, the diet over there could be improved tremendously, but we are not talking nutrition here.
Anyway, very long post, sorry about that.
The thing is that I'm grateful that I was finally reminded of how is that I managed to get to the age of 27 without ever even knowing what a calorie was and sporting a 00 clothing size.
That's not to say that I hope to be a 00 size ever again, but a 6-8 would be nice.
And so it is that I have become a No S Diet Club Member, so I can go back to the roots.
I have stopped snacking of Valentine's Day and today, a month after, I have decided to add a second S rule: No Seconds.
I feel that I might need some support, because the truth is that I haven't lost any weight or inches in a month and I know that the thought "this is useless" crossed my mind.
I know I shouldn't expect much difference, because the brunt of my calories in on the second dinner serving and I know I can do this.
I want to do this, because I really miss the orderly, neat style of eating and I realize how good it is to eat this way.
Even if I never lose the weight.
I'll leave letting you know that I'm happy to be here and that I hope to be another supporting member.
Let me introduce myself and tell you why I'm here.
I'm Mavilu, hailing from South America, living in California and showing the extra weight to prove it.
I arrived here in my late 20s with a 108lb frame and here I am, in my late 30s with a 145lb frame.
You see where this is going.
Since I moved here I picked the wondeful habit of exercising and lifting free weights, which of course has made me heavier, but even so, the belly and the hips are getting bigger and bigger, hmmm, I've tried so many things: grazing, EDiets, Discovery Chanel National Challenge, no eating, you name it and even though I lose some weight, I regain it.
See, the thing is that I'm by nature a cook and a baker; I like to eat, I'll will eat steamed fish and apple pies alike and I hate taking anything off my list and also, since I'm a bit of a food snob, I just can't stand low calorie fake cheese, spray on butter and such delicacies that would (maybe) keep me slim.
I use real oil (I'm an olive oil fiend), real butter, real eggs, real sugar.
And last but not least, I've got a husband that married me knowing very well that I will cook and bake feasts daily and expecting me to do so.
So, what's a gal to do?.
I didn't know anymore, I have spend many a day crying in frustration over this in the past few years.
And then, I stumbled upon this site.
Ha!, when I read the rules, it all came back, how I was raised, how we eat in my country, how I was eating until I came to live here.
Now, this is not an attack to the U.S., please do not think so, I love it here and I'm since last year a naturalized american (yay!) but, let me tell ya, the rule for eating here is that there are no rules, everything goes and if you have an american husband that eats without rules, well, you pick up a lot of bad habits over the years.
In my country's views, though, snacking ruins your appetite for the next meal, asking for seconds is rude and proof of gluttony and sweets are for children, more than anything.
And most everyone is thin.
Granted, the diet over there could be improved tremendously, but we are not talking nutrition here.
Anyway, very long post, sorry about that.
The thing is that I'm grateful that I was finally reminded of how is that I managed to get to the age of 27 without ever even knowing what a calorie was and sporting a 00 clothing size.
That's not to say that I hope to be a 00 size ever again, but a 6-8 would be nice.
And so it is that I have become a No S Diet Club Member, so I can go back to the roots.
I have stopped snacking of Valentine's Day and today, a month after, I have decided to add a second S rule: No Seconds.
I feel that I might need some support, because the truth is that I haven't lost any weight or inches in a month and I know that the thought "this is useless" crossed my mind.
I know I shouldn't expect much difference, because the brunt of my calories in on the second dinner serving and I know I can do this.
I want to do this, because I really miss the orderly, neat style of eating and I realize how good it is to eat this way.
Even if I never lose the weight.
I'll leave letting you know that I'm happy to be here and that I hope to be another supporting member.