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Originally Posted by Michelle

The Universe gives me great stuff all the time and I don't have to do anything for it except exist. Like last Friday I got the gift of a phone call to come sing on short notice Saturday. I did it and got so much joy out of the experience. The Universe love me :-), you see?

fabulous

Originally Posted by Michelle

My life is anything but mediocre. Of this I can assure you. But thanks for your concern.

i did not say youre life was medicre, but if you are 30lb overweight then your body is

Originally Posted by Michelle

No, things just aren't as black and white as some people might like to believe. There are indeed some gray areas some of which I have explained in earlier posts.

Yes, it is this black and white. and works for people who consistently try it.fat loss equals rasing metabolism through cardio and calorie manipulation and macronutrient manipulation. the end

Originally Posted by Michelle

You sound like a scary man. Really.

A discipline is instruction given to a disciple (or student) of something (from Wikipedia).

For example, here are instruction given to Jesus' disciples:

"not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 12:2)

thanks for the bible quotes. doesnt take away from the power of discipline. maybe you should look up self discipline. the ability to give instruction to yourself

Originally Posted by Michelle

It is very possible that the short term result would indeed favor Twin A. But they show nothing concerning actual quality of life, health, vigor, and sustainability. Most of us have gone this far at least for a little while. It isn't hard to lose a few pounds for a few days or weeks.

Twin A will feel much more physically better with a loss of 30lbs, pride from a goal reached and health, vigor, and sustainability from all the good food and exercise she has been doing.

You hit the nail on the head in your second to last sentence. yes most people have gone through it FOR A LITTLE WHILE. most people can jog FOR A LITTLE WHILE. most people can save for A LITTLE WHILE.

ITS THE LONG WHILE THAT COUNTS. ITS THE LONG WHILE THAT GIVES THE PRIZE. ITS THE LONG WHILE THAT SEPERATES THE MEDIOCRE, FROM THE AVERAGE FROM THE EXCELLENT FROM THE WORLD CLASS.

You are right it isnt hard to lose a few pounds. but most dieters are not a few pounds overweight. 30lbs is not a little bit of weight. most dieters jump from diet to diet to lose that much and thn give up

Originally Posted by Michelle

Again, this is only an outward assessment. If outward results were enough to satisfy then 95% of dieters would succeed rather than fail.

nope, 95% dieters never reach their ideal look. millions of diet books are sold annually. do you think millions of americans are permanently losing weight annually. Is america getting thinner or fatter as the diet craze increases?

Originally Posted by Michelle

=Michelle;376150Ah. Is that all? :-)

Originally Posted by Michelle

I would rather say: Joy is not the birthright of people who stand in their own way of joy entering their lives.

what about people who stand in their way of fat loss, by refusing to diet and exercise out of laz....., sorry not feeling the joy of exercise and food

Originally Posted by Michelle

A profound truth o wise one.

i know

Originally Posted by Michelle

1.Harvard University: 2003
Greene et al. studied participants consuming one of three diet regimens over 12 weeks: a low-fat diet, a low-carbohydrate diet with the same number of calories, and a low-carbohydrate diet with 300 extra calories per day.[37] The researchers found that the low fat fat group lost 17 pounds on average, the low carbohydrate group eating the same number of calories lost 23 pounds, and the low-carbohydrate group eating more calories lost 20 pounds. In commenting on their results Greene stated

There does indeed seem to be something about a low-carb diet that says you can eat more calories and lose a similar amount of weight ...[

2.Nutrition Journal: 2004
Feinman and Fine, 2004 present an argument refuting the "calorie is a calorie" principle cited by some as an argument against the weight-loss benefits of low-carbohydrate diets.[41] The "calorie is a calorie" argument, loosely speaking, states that the laws of thermodynamics imply that calories ingested from any source are burned at the same rate in the body (meaning that, for the purposes of weight loss, all sources of calories are the same).

The paper refutes this (the argument is omitted here) stating the following in the conclusion.

Thus, ironically the dictum that a "calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics, as a matter of principle.
The authors' point is that while some have argued that there is no point in comparing the effectiveness of diets based on the sources of calories (proteins, fats, or carbohydrates), the arguments in favor of this viewpoint are not supported by science. This paper is not directly based on any clinical studies but rather is a discussion of basic scientific theory related to this subject.

does not tell me how many calories they burnt daily. doesnt tell me how controlled the experiment was

Originally Posted by Michelle

Because "whatever it takes" is no way to live unless whatever = love.

Keep telling yourself that.

Originally Posted by Michelle

I'm not a world class athlete, but I am a world class singer so I feel in a position to speak with authority concerning what it means to be world class. At the world class level love and joy are what matters, simply doing the thing you love brings a feeling which is beyond description. It is a gift to get up in the morning and have somewhere to go to sing a song. A day on which a world class athlete or musician plays feels like the best day there ever was and ever will be. That does indeed make everything else, no matter how uncomfortable, seem like minor discomfort. If losing weight felt like that everyone would do it :-).

Nope , you are not in the position to speak for world class athletes. a world class coin collector is not in the position to say what it takes to be a world class singer.

there are fat unhealthy singers and thin unhealthy singers. there are singers 80lb overweight and singers. athletes do not have that same luxury. world class athletes have to stay in ship besides sumos.

do you have a specially prepared diet for singing? will putting on another 30 lbs affect your singing?

no it would not

world class athletes have to critically watch diet and exercise if they are to have a hope in competition. you as a singer dont have to watch your diet, if you did you would not be 30lb overweight.