HoneyBeeNYC wrote:
This is a very nice forum. I am, quite frankly, a little shy of expressing my opinions because you never know how people will take things on the internet where they can't hear the tone of voice, etc.
The people on this board are the salt of the earth. I never seen an internet forum with such kind-hearted, soft-spoken men and mostly women before.
HoneyBeeNYC wrote: I think the only truly skinny people are those who are simply that way naturally, or those who are quite literally paid to be: models, dancers, actors, some athletes. The rest of us will have a little meat on our bones, and some jiggly flesh. So what?
I still believe, that a combination of urban rangering, no s diet and 14 minutes of anything (kind of the trinity) can result in a "skinny"-look if done for a very long time.
But is that really a goal, or is it a byproduct?
For years the three systems were my baseline, my everyday default. They changed me and by that also my life enough for a lot of positive effects regarding everything but my bodyform.
Spending a little bit more effort for the “sixpack-covermodel”- look became possible. So in addition to the everyday systems I went running/swimming a few time the week and also hit the gym. I had very fast results, but I also had to consume more calories to build muscles. So I had the “mod” the no s Diet to gain weight.
In the end the additional efforts weren't worth the results. For 6 month I returned to doing just the three systems. And you know what: My form bodyform stayed mostly the same. I lost a little bit of weight (mostly muscle) and lost a little bit of the puffed form, but I'm still thin, I can still see my abs and i'm still strong for a non-athlete.
So sometimes I go for a run, to clear my head and I do some martial arts for some inner peace, but my fit, healthy body and my sanity regarding food are the results of the systems and persistence.
And if someone asks me, what the greatest benefit is? To have peace with food! To forget about calorie-counting, miracle foods and “kick-ass”-workout routines. Just to enjoy life (in moderation
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) and care for the more important things. And for that I don't need a specific weight, or a low BMI. So the point were I reached the zen-like space, was long before I reached a weight even close to my so called “ideal weight”.
Tl,dr: Sanity and peace of mind are the goal, a “skinny” look is absolut optional.
P.S. I never heard of tamale before, but it looks tasty.