"It all follows the 80/20 rule"- my response to a medical problem
I recently spoke with a young woman I know about her medical problems. The discussion was about whether most medical problems were based on heredity or nutrition.
I believe the 80% is heredity and 20% is from the inputs that we provide. We tend to me very abusive to our bodies. It is amazing that we last as long as we do.
This past Saturday I ran 13 miles with my running partner. My weight was down to 207. I have been as heavy as 265 in my life. I work out most days of the week(either with weights or short runs) but my weight is not plummeting. I eat mostly fruits for breakfast, salads for lunch, and whatever is in front of me for dinner. So why is my weight not dropping like a rock.
The obvious answer is the "whatever is in front of me". I am not controlling what I eat at dinner and during the day I snack of a few sweets. I got to figure out a way to stop eating sweets. I lose about 100 calories from running 10 minutes. However, I easily gain a couple of hundred calories by eating one candy bar. It is about communicating with yourself. I need to do a better job of that.
Today's question is:
" How do you control the 20%?"
I recently spoke with a young woman I know about her medical problems. The discussion was about whether most medical problems were based on heredity or nutrition.
I believe the 80% is heredity and 20% is from the inputs that we provide. We tend to me very abusive to our bodies. It is amazing that we last as long as we do.
This past Saturday I ran 13 miles with my running partner. My weight was down to 207. I have been as heavy as 265 in my life. I work out most days of the week(either with weights or short runs) but my weight is not plummeting. I eat mostly fruits for breakfast, salads for lunch, and whatever is in front of me for dinner. So why is my weight not dropping like a rock.
The obvious answer is the "whatever is in front of me". I am not controlling what I eat at dinner and during the day I snack of a few sweets. I got to figure out a way to stop eating sweets. I lose about 100 calories from running 10 minutes. However, I easily gain a couple of hundred calories by eating one candy bar. It is about communicating with yourself. I need to do a better job of that.
Today's question is:
" How do you control the 20%?"
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