Posted on 09/16/2007 6:11:32 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
Try sitting next to Al Bundy.
You are right and wrong. If you do eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. But your metabolism, the rate you burn, is in part controlled by your genetics.
I eat very little. I have absolutely no carbs, no fruit and limited everything else. Mostly I eat green veggies and meat. So, why wasn’t I losing weight?
Finally, I had my metabolism tested. I must eat less that 1200 calories a day or I will not lose weight. That is very little! It is a gift from my mother. I finally got below that and have started to lose weight. Finally.
And for this thread, I don’t take up more than one seat. But Fred, on the trip from Singapore to Narita, did invite me to encroach upon his seat, too. ;)
Oh and I also sometimes mark my space with a pillow or my bag. I’ve told several people to move over before.
I had a lady almost climb in my lap once but she was scared (I think)
True, but there are activities that will crank up the metabolism a bit and that helps. As I get older, mine has slowed down quite a bit and I have to do the same thing you are doing. I find that the days I do a lot of physical work are the days I drop more than the days I sit around. It doesn't have to be 'exercise'. If I do a lot of yard work or major projects around the house, it helps. I just have to be careful not to snack and ruin what I have lost. I have convince myself that I will feel hungry more than I used to and that's just life. There are worse afflictions, for sure! It is so nice not to have to carry around all that extra weight.
He knew and even said a half-hearted, "Sorry", but I don't think he really cared because he was stretched out and comfy on my nicely padded breast. He even nodded off on my shoulder during the flight, but I elbowed him and woke him up because the last straw would have been stranger drool on my shoulder. I don't think it was his first time in that position and if he really cared he would have bought two seats in the first place.
This is how my body works. I can eat all I want and get some sort of exercise and will lose weight. Or I can eat hardly anything, not move as much and the weight will hang on. I was at an event once where it seemed like I was eating something almost all the time. I lost an inch off my waist. Couldn't tell you my weight, since I haven't been near a scale in almost two years.
Maybe you have flown with Al Bundy:')
Bravo, Southwest Airlines!
“I’ve told flight attendants before, either I put this armrest down or you need to find me another seat.”
I almost had to do that, a 400+ woman tried to pull up my armrest (I was at the window), and I simply put my hand on it and said “No” clearly and firmly. She got all pissy, and the attendant moved her. I was too tired to deal with it, and frankly, did’nt want her sweaty body shoved up against me - I got a nice, quiet, thin older woman who enjoyed her book the whole flight.
I used to be fat. Not so big the seat belt did’nt fit, but big enough that I was uncomfortable, and I was MORTIFIED of making a fellow traveler uncomfortable. Airplanes are uncomfortable enough, that it’s important not to have someone next to you for 4-5 hours doing things like squishing you, making it virtually impossible to get up to go to the lavatory or stretch your legs on long flights, and worse, sharing body odor and moisture. It’s unhygenic, it’s gross, it’s rude, and nobody should be forced to endure it.
On top of all that, watch the very heavy people next time you fly. I watched a large guy pretend to put his seatbelt on, and hide it with a blanket. Probably he was too ashamed to ask for the extender, but that’s dangerous - if the plane drops a few hundred feet in turbulence, that 3-400lb bulk is coming out of that seat, and possibly killing someone.
Like I said, I used to be big, but I don’t cater to the severely obese, especially when it’s safety issues. They need to buy two seats and use seatbelt exxtenders, and they have to have respect for other people. It’s not our fault they have eating disorders.
I just got back yesterday from a holiday to the States. I'm living in Asia right now, so it's basically the longest flight distance from the States. On my flight there I was sitting next to a man that I refer to as Mr. Fartman. I got to enjoy his spicy Asian food aroma from Hong Kong to LA. This guy was no silent stinker either, he was loud and proud when he passed his gas. I don't think Al Bundy could be any more disgusting!
Get our airplane tickets by the pound.
Hey, I’m for that. I only weigh 115, so I should get a discount!
LOL...sorry.
A few of my co-workers had great success with Chantix. My 20 year old son has been smoking for 3 years. He wanted to stop, but wasn't making much progress. We took him to the doctor and got a prescription for Chantix. He is a non-smoker now. The people who have tried it find that the chief problem is finding something to do with the time that was dedicated to smoking. That itself is a psychological pattern that you have to solve for yourself. The Chantix simply blocks the dopamine rush caused by the nicotine. There is zero reward left in the activity.
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