Weight Loss is more about what you EAT than what you DO

Over the weekend there was a bit of hype on the Facebook page that I belong to (Banting for healthy living) with regards to exercise and weight loss.  Needless to say some of the comments flying back and forth were not only insulting but some were downright hurtful, one woman commented along the lines of she does not belong in the group because all she sees  is fat couch potatoes, and people who are morbidly obese people who are in a sad state. Comments like these infuriate me… then this woman has the nerve to say she can see all this by looking at their profile pictures I mean what a bunch of crap REALLY, since when does looking at a person’s profile picture on Facebook of all places qualify you as a doctor who is able to diagnose.

Some people are so ignorant it baffles me honestly, saying that you fat because you eat too much and don’t exercise, there are so many reasons why someone could be overweight, in my case, I never knew what the problem was, and I believed what those people were saying it was because I was eating too much and not exercising and I accepted it, but then I started exercising and eating healthy, to the point where I was in the gym more than a lot of thin people and I worked harder than most of them too and yet I wasn’t seeing proper results. I went for so many blood tests only to find out I am insulin resistant which is why it’s so hard for me to lose weight. Which is why I get so angry when you get people who are just plain stupid when it comes to these things they have this holier than thou attitude and sometimes carry on as if they were the expert in the field healthy eating and exercise. When, in fact they are not.

These are those people who have a few kilos to lose those who have been brainwashed into believing what the media portrays etc. Yes exercise is good, but weight loss is more about what you eat than what you do... When will these people get it through their heads?

So my weight loss has been slow, but it’s because I just need to find the formula that works for me, some people eat a lot of dairy and still lose some don’t eat dairy etc… I just need to find my right fit, I know this diet works and I will not change it, no matter how many times I fall and need to get back up again. I am ashamed to admit that I am back where I started, but it’s my own fault.  It’s because for the past few days I was not eating properly I had more carbs this past weekend than I have in a very long time, I don’t need to read a lot of boring research and case studies to know that a person with insulin resistance should NOT eat carbs, I am my own case study. Every time I do this to myself I gain the weight. So this is it now NO MORE CARBS.

I am also not a person that can just wing it, I can only wing it for so long then the wheels start falling off, I need a structured meal plan/menu whatever you call it, so today that’s what I am going to do. I am going to plan my week.

So for all you bloody ignorant people out instead of telling us we are fat couch potatoes who eat too much and don’t exercise, go and do some research and educate yourself.  Instead of judging us, without knowing what battles we have faced or are. YOU FOOLS.