Simplicity
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Simplicity
I was persuing Kathleen's "The Blessings of Simplicity" this morning when I realized how simple No S truly is. So simple that I know people who can't do ot because they can't believe something so elementary can work so well.
One of them, an obese male, in his early 30's will walk up and say, "Dude, you look really fit for your age..." and I tell him time and again how to do it. Just before Christmas he was putting food into his "calorie app" to see how many calories head already downed. He wants to know if I run (which is funny, I must carry my weight well since I am still in the 187-190 range...), I tell him no, I usually lift weights, use my Schwinn Airdyne, or Diamond Dallas Page Yoga. There is no magic involved.
The "herd" (as Plato so fondly alluded to us humans) needs to a guru to tell them what to do. I remember an old Arthur Jones analogy (the developer of Nautilus weight machines) about a man exploring through the desert when he comes upon an old prospector trying to dig for gold with his hands and a stick. The man who finds him offers him his shovel. The old prospector takes the shovel from him, looks at it and tosses it away, and then goes back to digging for gold his way.
Maybe a crude analogy in some ways, but think about it...
One of them, an obese male, in his early 30's will walk up and say, "Dude, you look really fit for your age..." and I tell him time and again how to do it. Just before Christmas he was putting food into his "calorie app" to see how many calories head already downed. He wants to know if I run (which is funny, I must carry my weight well since I am still in the 187-190 range...), I tell him no, I usually lift weights, use my Schwinn Airdyne, or Diamond Dallas Page Yoga. There is no magic involved.
The "herd" (as Plato so fondly alluded to us humans) needs to a guru to tell them what to do. I remember an old Arthur Jones analogy (the developer of Nautilus weight machines) about a man exploring through the desert when he comes upon an old prospector trying to dig for gold with his hands and a stick. The man who finds him offers him his shovel. The old prospector takes the shovel from him, looks at it and tosses it away, and then goes back to digging for gold his way.
Maybe a crude analogy in some ways, but think about it...
Bacon is the gateway meat. - Anthony Bourdain
You pale in comparison to Fox Mulder. - The Smoking Man
I made myself be hungry, then I would get hungrier. - Frank Zane Mr. Olympia '77, '78, '79
You pale in comparison to Fox Mulder. - The Smoking Man
I made myself be hungry, then I would get hungrier. - Frank Zane Mr. Olympia '77, '78, '79
What gets me is that people spend so much time paying attention to studies that in the end examine only a fraction of people, while nearly the whole population of two countries basically follow No S.
Find me a slim culture (that has access to food consistently and is not just poverty-stricken) that eats randomly.
Find me a slim culture (that has access to food consistently and is not just poverty-stricken) that eats randomly.
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
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Good point. I don't know about other cultures (just American) but ours is fat. It's an industry. Too many people would be out of a job if there were no more diets, diet studies, gurus or stories.oolala53 wrote:Find me a slim culture (that has access to food consistently and is not just poverty-stricken) that eats randomly.
I know what you mean, but let's hope we could grow another, more useful and successful industry, or expand other ones we already have. We might spend more on better quality food and on other interests.
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
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