Yeah okay I haven't been posting as much as I should but I discovered something. There is a whole big world outside of this computer and since I am returning to my first love, fiction writing, I need to experience more of it. I have also lost thirty pounds since June - only another thirty to go!
A big problem I am finding with the Internet too is the misinformation that I have been finding. One guy who has a self published book (I think it is self-published) on dieting was looking for misinformation on dieting. So I told him that it is untrue that if a person eats less than 1200 calories a day everything eaten will turn to fat. This is against the law of physics.
Everyone is different and need different calorie intakes. I am also losing weight and watching my calorie intake under a doctor's supervision. He knows how much I am eating and monitors my progress and my health every month. (I do have the added difficulty of having MS so I don't want to do anything to aggravate that)
Well this fellow posted on his blog that I was right about the food not turning into fat but then he makes a comment that anorexics are those who eat less that 1200 calories a day. I didn't bother straightening him out because why bother? But anorexia is more than eating less than 1200 calories a day.
It is thought that if you eat less than that you won't get the nutrients needed and there is probably a lot of truth to that. However people can eat over 2000 calories a day and still not get the nutrients they need.
I am not going to do anything that will harm my health. I cheat occassionally though since I have recently switched to a high protein diet (not Atkins but one that is a bit more lenient on the amounts of carbs allowed) I am allowed to have my white rum and diet coke. No carbs there! But can't overdo it since then I will overeat.
And before I get a bunch of posts saying that the artificial sweetners are so bad for me I will remind you that the Internet has greatly exaggerated and right out misinformed people. Some say that aspartame causes MS but MS has been around a lot longer than aspartame and with all the recent discoveries on the potential causes, artificial sweetners have not made the list. Also I have gained and lost weight using artificial sweetners.
As long as I am feeling fairly fine without any different problems I will continue my eating habits the way I want. Christmas is coming and I have my eye on a Canadian Superstore frozen dessert. Hey! It's Christmas and if there was ever a day to cheat on a diet that is it.
I will try to post more here although not everyone is going to be happy with what I have to say!
More another time.
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