Date:   7/18/2005 6:57:31 PM ( 20 y ago)
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lol...a 'yo-yo health nut'. That's a new one! But I am right there with her, battling that same fight.

It does seem incredible that a person can move between the two extremes - until you realize that the same psychological and physiological mechanisms, (in an unhealthy, overweight person that is, with one or more eating disorders), that drives a person to take a drastic measure such as fasting for long periods of time, is the same mechanism that eventually leads them back to indulging in a junk food diet. It's two sides of the same coin - habitual overeating of crappy foods ingrained since childhood. By now we know it's wrong, but it 'seems' to taste so good, it's what we know, it 'seems' to give us some comfort, it's fast, it's easy. We were raised (during the 40's, 50's, 60's and beyond) on highly processed, fatty, over-seasoned, low-nutrient foods.

Here's the kicker - WE'RE HUNGRY!!!! That's right, our bodies are so starved for proper nutrition that we keep eating and gorging on these horrible foods as our body fights to receive whatever nutrtion it can. This type of lifestyle is very habitual and can only be overcome with a constant effort to make good decisions about what we eat at least 80 to 90 percent of the time. It's a choice, a tough one for most of us, but it is a choice and so it is under our control.

It's very habitual, many many people struggle with it. I hope the younger generation will be a lot smarter about all of this as they see first hand the disastrous effects of what poor nutrition can do to the mind, body and soul.

How old is your mom? Does she already have some signs of disease? Perhaps she is still in denial since you say she "thinks she is doing okay" and that the "fasts are undoing long periods of poor eating". That is not realistic thinking at all and what a poor example she is setting for you. She is seriously jeopardizing her health and most experts would agree that it would be better to maintain a more or less constant state of obesity, than to go back and forth, gaining large amounts of weight then taking drastic measures to lose large amounts and then gain them back again and on and on. What a terrible toll on the body, one that can lead to early death and studies back that up.

I'm 53 and have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Some Arthritis is setting in now. If I dont' get things turned around soon, I will surely struggle with health issues in my 70's, when I could be enjoying the time of my life! If your mom has not reached menopause yet, she is in for a rude awakening. Hormonal changes occur that can further weaken a woman's health....but that needn't be cause for alarm if we take proper care of ourselves - much can be done to promote wellness.

Best to you, hope you are smarter than your mom and I pray my son is smarter than me.

Regards,
Sky





 

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