Hooray for Denise

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Extremely sensible words, and well-said. Bravo.

 

On Saturday, November 15, 2003, at 06:12 AM,

wrote:

 

> Message: 2

> Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:47:05 -0000

> " pamperedveggie " <pamperedveggie

> Re: Weight on a Vegetarian Diet

>

> I have always been up and down with my weight; it runs in my dad's

> side of the family. And no matter what type of food I'm eating, if

> I'm not exercising or starving myself, I'm not losing weight.

> However, I've recently learned that weight in itself doesn't matter.

> Our bodies/metabolism change as we get older and we just have to

> learn what works best for each of us. What's most important is that

> we are healthy. I met someone who can walk a marathon in 6 hours and

> she's not skin and bones; in fact she's over 50 and in some eyes

> might be considered overweight (not obese).

>

> These Atkin/ " low-carb " diets are working because it's moving people

> away from the typical American diet, which consists of white/ultra

> processed everything, including lots of sugar, i.e. high fructose

> corn syrup. Also the quantity and times of day you eat could make a

> difference. I've started something new which is helping me not

> overeat. I try to eat throughout the day; Breakfast, a snack, lunch,

> a snack and dinner. When I don't eat a snack before dinner, I find I

> overeat.

>

> Being a vegetarian doesn't automatically make you a healthy person.

> Take a look at your diet, keep a journal of everything you eat, read

> labels. You may find that there are items that could be substituted

> for something healthier.

>

> Not everyone can be a perfect size 6 and besides I love my hips!

>

> Denise

>

>

Political correctness has *always* been a tyrant and *NEVER* a friend. The

*only* thing that was ever good about political correctness was that it

was a nice butt for jokes. In my case, unless I am spoofing political

correctness, I either ignore it or tell the person trying to push it that

they are a quarter-wit for believing that pc has any place in a democratic

society.

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