Reply #97: I just had a screening exam...

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to see if I can participate in a study examining blood sugar in those predisposed/at greater risk for Type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

On the one hand, if I don't get into the study it's good because it means that even though I weigh 230 pounds, my "numbers" are good with triglycerides and cholesterol, and my blood pressure is good. They are studying the effects of a current medication on people predisposed but not yet diabetic, under age 50 ... to see if they can find a way to prevent Type II from developing.

If I do get into the study, I'll get consults with a dietitian, several other tests of blood sugar and liver function, plus a full-blown body composition analyses. NO ONE, not even medical people and my surgeon, thinks I look like a weigh near what I do ... I'm "visually overweight" yes, but not "morbidly obese" which I am according to my BMI. (A useless measure of health if you ask me.)

For me, cutting calories simply means I'll gain weight slower. The only way I've lost weight is by continueing to eat normally for me, and exercising a LOT ... like weight lifting, swimming, daily walking.

Cutting calories tells my body to go into famine mode, and it becomes more efficient at burning what I take in. Therefore I must eat, but exercise a lot.

Someday, when world famine comes those skinny bitches will be dropping like flies; the fat will live off our reserves until the beautiful people are dead, then we will rule the world! We will return to a time when a little meat on your bones meant you weren't a starving peasant, but could afford to eat. Bwaaaa haaaa haaaa haaaa! :evilgrin: