Your genes

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:50 AM PST Personally I'd describe obesity as the natural consequence of placing a collection of truly ancient genes, genes forged over millions of years of incredible and constant dietary insecurity and upheaval, into an insane, calorific, modern day, dietary utopia. In other words? Obesity and overweight are our bodies' normal, natural, responses to the world they finds themselves living in.  --Yoni Freedhoff You're not going to change your genes. Odds are very small you're going to move yourself to a plot of land in Montana and start a subsistence farm.  (Sure, you'd probably get to the weight you're working toward but there'd be nobody to see you do it).  So, you may make some changes to your personal environment but chances are you're not going change your extended environment very much. You can, however, change how you react to your environment.  You have the option to learn to say "not right now".  This is an option our ancestors who experienced "incredible and constant dietary insecurity and upheaval" did not have.  They NEEDED to eat whatever came across their path -- they didn't know when the next food would show up. YOU do not live in that world.  It is no longer life-sustaining to eat whatever crosses your path.  And yet.....how many time a day do you do just that?

Hi Debbie.....good post. I was very guilty of eating whatever crassed my path. I have finally turned things around. It sure isn't easy all the time but I am doing it to feel better about myself. I am down 10 pounds since I move back from Iowa and still working on losing more. Nothing major...just eatiing like I should be....back to basics!!

Love and hugs sweetie....connie d

CONGRATS!!!!!!!! :-)

HUGS

Way to go Connie, I'm so proud of you. You are right back on track and kicking butt!

Good post Debbie!!! And speaking of jeans...LOL this morning I went to take a sip of my hot coffee...OUCH!!!!! The cup had a crack on the side of the top!! Hot coffee spilled all over my clean jeans!!! Had to come back to apartment and change and all I had clean were pants 2 sizes to big for me!!! GRRRRR And carrying all those keys on my belt loop made my pants all but fall off me!!!! OMG!!!!! (Just had to share story about my "jeans" LOL)

HUGS

LOL...I got a great visual going Judy!
Suspenders work great when you have bigger jeans. You don't want to look like some dude with the crack showing if you know what I mean!!! Ugh...all though if they have a nice behind, I'll smile and enjoy! HA!

LOL Deb....LOL