That settles it...

[jay]

I've already restarted workouts and skating over the past two weeks... I need to start skipping meals again. Must lose the 6-7 lbs I've regained since mid-July... When those close to me begin agreeing with me that I'm out of shape and not particularly physically attractive, that's time to fully mobilize. No breakfast for me ;).

Comments

[geekchick]

Skipping meals = bad idea. Don't do that.

[who-is-she.livejournal.com]

Brian!!!

6 or 7 lbs should not make any difference in much of anything, except maybe your pants fitting too tight.
:)
You are a beautiful man.
Please treat yourself with care, every bit of you, including those extra 7 lbs of you.

It's good to take care of yourself, workouts are good, but eating regularly is good too. Our metabolism changes as we age, so does our body shape and distribution. It's ok to love your body at each of its lovable stages.
:)
Hugs.

[sebab.livejournal.com]

to disagree somewhat with the others, I think meal-skipping can be done intelligently. I figured out years ago, when somewhat overweight, that I was sometimes eating when I wasn't really hungry, but when others expected me to.

so, sometimes I skip breakfast and/or lunch when they don't appeal. or, sometimes I don't feel like eating much at traditional mealtimes but would like snacks in between. that's OK, I just kept healthy food around to snack on.

the questions to answer (for me) were, why are you eating? from boredom? stress? because you think you ought to eat now?

learning to recognize actual hunger took me a while. you may already do so, of course.

[p3aches.livejournal.com]

Skipping meals isnt the way to lose weight and be healthy. I can say this from having the personal expierence of loosing 50 lbs because i didnt keep down alot of meals or was to nauseous or queasy to eat them. Your energy wont be there when you need it or want it and your tummy will feel lousy. Just change what you eat. Eat healthier foods like fish and chicken and lots of vegies. also The added exercise you are now doing will help as it will rasie your metabolisim to burn extra calories. I havent seen you recently so I dont know how you look. Lots hugs T

[deedeebythebay.livejournal.com]

I'm going to drone at you along with the others.

Skipping meals does not equal a healthy way to eat and lose. Especially if you are skipping the meal because you are emotionally not well and not feeling like eating.

And what Dawn outlined about the body thinking it is starving is a scientific fact. Don't mess with that process.

Alternatively, eat several smaller meals a day rather than three regular meals with small portions. That is a viable option.

And, if you'd like to consider it, ediets.com is an excellent way to menu plan around that. When I did it, I lost well and healthy. I'd still be doing it if I could afford it.

But I strongly disagree with the idea of skipping meals.

Exercise well, eat regular sensible meals and love yourself.

If I can, in all my rotund glory, love myself and still be seen as attractive by others, then you can as well.

[lynne-laughs.livejournal.com]

While skipping meals regularly is obviously not a healthy idea, I certainly think that it can be a great way to jump start a small weight loss. I've done it many times when I needed to take off just a few pounds. I often will skip dinner and then have a healthy snack a bit later in the evening. For me it's about getting the body used to being a bit hungry, so it seemed more normal. Of course it's all a psychological game for me and not so much a metabolism challenge.

Hang in there. I know how that feels to see the scale frighteningly declare larger numbers...even when I look great to others, those few pounds are yelling at me and chiseling away at my self image.

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

A useful geeky support for tracking exercise and eating is Fitday.com or the version you can buy for your own computer.

Skipping meals on purpose is a stupid idea. Having small healthy snacks (such as an apple, oatmeal cookies, or yogurt) sitting in the car and at your desk for when you are tempted to skip a meal is a much better idea.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

And the scale isn't everything, or even much of anything. I won't reiterate what everyone else ahs been saying (though I agree with most of it), but I will mentiuon that over the past year or so I"ve lost about 3 clothing sizes, but my weight has been steady for at least 8 months. (I lost maybe 10 pound early on, and nothing since.) Muscle is dense. BMI is BS. Body fat % is a somewhat more useful number, and the only one I'd be tracking, if I were tracking anything.