"I can do cardio until the cows come home and not lose a pound"
I have always been a chubby kid. Always.
Then at 16, my doctor said I had a thyroid problem and put me on thyroid
meds, I dropped about 30 pounds .... but over the years, new doctors
didn't keep me on the medication and I put the weight back on.
So when I was training horses (an extremely physical day in and day out
job) I also worked out. 6 days a week. After the horses were put away at
noon, I'd change into gym gear, and I'd jog 2 miles around the sand
track (hell of alot harder than a treadmill, even on an incline.) EVERY
DAY (except Sunday). Then I would head to the gym, and do the cycle for
30 minutes. Play some raquetball some days. Hours of it. Then every
other day I'd make the weight circuit.
I lost a grand total of almost 30 pounds those years. I couldn't drop
anymore. I ate breakfast lunch and dinner. I did not eat badly. I like
healthy foods. The horses took a lot of physical energy. I had great
muscles and I could lift a 100lb sack of oats no problem ...but I could
not for the life of me lose anymore. I was still pudgy. To me. I know
muscle took up some of the weight ... and my BMI was probably ok ... but
I couldn't get under a size 16 to save my life.
I don't know, maybe some people's bodies are just meant to be the way
they are when that plateau comes. I know I am large boned ... but still.
Meh.
These days, I love a size 16 ... I wouldn't mind being that way the rest
of my life.
Cheers,
Erika
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-----Original Message-----
From: BethF
I can do cardio until the cows come home and not lose a pound. for some
of us, its more than exercise. I need to diet and LIFT. Cardio isn't
as important as lifting.
Its counterintuitive, I know, and I can't explain it myself, but its the
way it is.
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