Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

One last round on weight loss. This post addresses the statement, “you should feel good while losing weight.”

I have been told by many people that,

you should feel good while losing weight.

Consider that you want to lose 20 pounds and you have already lost 10 pounds.

• You feel better when you dress because your clothes are not as tight.
• You feel better when you exercise because you weigh less.
• You feel better while sleeping better because you weigh less.

There you have it; you feel good while losing weight.

Now to the other side of this thought. When meal time and (what used to be) snack time comes, you don’t eat what and as much as you want. You want pizza, but don’t eat any. You want ice cream, but don’t eat any. You want another steak, but don’t eat it. You feel terrible.

But, but, but – no “buts.” You hate losing weight; you hate your unsatisfied cravings. I do everyday. Then again, I am “skinny” (see prior two posts on this topic) while most Americans are not.

I hope these three posts on diet and losing weight provide some useful information. They are my experiences. If I have caused you to be angry with me, please be so, but only for an hour.