-Benny
>I'm with Beth in this area.
>"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
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>-----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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