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Dr.WomanSaverM.D.

Posted: 12/2/2007 6:17 PM

Subject: Anonymous Question: Frustrated with Dieting!!!

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Dr Womansaver,

I have always struggled with my weight since after high school. I use to be very active when I was younger but now I mostly work from home. I�m at my computer the whole day so I don�t even walk much. My husband and I sometimes have to travel for business too to different sites so we tend to eat a lot of junk on the road. Now the holidays are here and I just know I�ll pack on the pounds like crazy! This is so frustrating I just want to quit dieting and let myself go but I know I won�t be happy being even bigger then i am now. I�m 195 at 5�5" and my husband doesn�t say anything but I know he would prefer if i was smaller too since he is short and thin himself. I�ve tried just about every diet out there and nothing seems to work. I lose the weight but then it comes right back a few months later. I had a check up and my doctor says I�m fine with everything except borderline high colesterols, so I need to work on getting my weight down. Why does it have to be so damn hard? I know I can do it but I just need to find the right diet or pill or exercise program. What can i do to lose the weight?

PattyPackinPoundsInPawtucket.

Hi Patty,

I understand your struggle with the weight issues. This is a common problem for many people. With work and a busy life we often don�t have the energy to fit in exercise time or the make the effort to plan a healthy meal. And especially with the holidays rolling around, there are so many temptations to eat unhealthy, and excuses to be lazy as well.

As you�ve said the fad diets don�t work. And the same with pills, so don�t bother. I think you need to take a different approach to nutrition and exercise. You need to think of changes you can make in your everyday life so you can lose the weight long term and be healthy for life, not just get a quick fix to lose the pounds quickly.

This is called lifestyle modification.
Please read the following article I wrote to learn more. http://www.womansavers.com/forum-for-women/advice-infidelity/5/14627.html
I�ll also bump it up again on the boards.

Keep in touch if you have any further questions. Good luck!

Dr. WomanSaver

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