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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know what it is for me. It’s not genetics, because my parents both struggle with their weight, as do both of my brothers. I don’t really struggle, even in my forties.

As one pp said, “eating what you want” will be different for different people. I am a size 2 in most designers, 4 in mcqueen, but that’s about as big as my clothes get. I weigh the same I weighed in high school, law school. I was a little lower in college, but I got mono and lost a ton of weight, so that doesn’t count :)

I “eat what I want.” What does that mean for me? It means very little red meat because of a genetic condition that causes high LDL, which is annoying (google Arthur Ashe mutation. Yes, the professional tennis player). It means dessert when I want it, which is…well…about 4 times a week. I do not discriminate about my desserts. If I want pie, I eat pie. If I want a cookie, I eat a cookie. If I want fruit, I eat fruit. I eat…what I want. It means at least 203 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. I do not count carbs; I’d rather eat paste. I understand that one day I might have to, but until that day, I’d rather eat paste than count carbs. I cook with butter and use full fat milk, because it tastes good, and sugar is worse for you than fat.  I do not eat processed food. I eat organic food whenever possible. I do not drink soda or juice. I drink wine 2-3 times a week. I have a cocktail on the weekends. This is all because this is what I like. I use full fat milk because it tastes good and is better for me (especially given that my dad has Type II diabetes, which I want to avoid). I don’t eat organic to lose weight; I eat organic because it’s better for me. I drink the amount of alcohol I like to drink, no more no less. I…eat what I want.

I try to walk at least 10,000 steps a day. Most days I make it, but I work at a computer a lot, so some days I miss the mark. I play tennis, usually twice a week, but zero in the freezing weather. I ski on the weekends during the winter, usually 2x a month. I try to lift weights 1-2x a week, but truthfully that is boring to me, so not every week is perfect. I do yoga 1-2x a week. I hate cardio except for swimming and soul cycle, so in the winter and in the pandemic,  I don’t get as much as I used to.

None of this should really mean much to you, because this is what works for my random body. I have no explanations for why my body works the way it does other than it always has. I suspect I’ll have to do more in the way of cardio as I enter my fifties, and I’ll likely have less ability to eat dessert 5x a week with no abandon without expecting my dresses to get tight.

For what it’s worth, those dresses are motivating—I don’t care what the scale says. Do the clothes I saved up to buy fit? Does my gorgeous carolina herrera fit? If so, carry on! If not, well, I probably will eat a little less pie for a week or so. Works for me, and as someone who thinks it’s important not to think a lot about food given family members’ struggles with disordered eating, I don’t plan to change. [/quote]

*2-3 servings of fruit and vegetables. Not 203 :) [/quote]

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