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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
...Telling everyone it is "cool" to be fat just makes the lazy people in society get even fatter...
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Wow, I guess I am just so lazy...
I am 5'6" and weighed 120 until I was 55. I had 3 kids, gained 50 lbs with each - up to 170, back to 120 after each baby. Stayed at 120 until age 55.

Then virtually overnight I gained 50 lbs, while I was in a marathon running group, which I ran in for 15 years. I cut back on calories by skipping breakfast or just having a hard boiled egg or chunk of cheese, eating half of my usual protein and vegetable heavy lunch (zero calorie salad dressing or sauces), then eating the other half for dinner. I eat virtually no sugar or white stuff (rice, potatoes, flour, etc). I drink water only and no caloric beverages. Consume 1200-1500 calories per day.

But I am so "lazy".

Does it count that I did everything right for 55 years and now with no behavior changes post menopause I suddenly am size XL after being a 6 for the majority of my adult life? And with 15 years in a long distance running club, I saw virtually no one lose weight while running year in and year out. The thin people stayed thin, the thicker people stayed thick. Although we did have stronger muscles and lungs.

I walk (instead of run) and bike now and added more strength training to take myself into my older years without losing muscle.

But I apologize for being so "lazy".

Grrr, do not be so judgmental if you are lucky to be 60 or older and not have this frustrating weight gain (yet).[/quote]

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