Is dieting necessary

grapefruitpip??? very droll

After years of my constant concern about DH's weight only a health scare prompted him to lose weight when he was diagnosed with Type 2 last July. At 19 stone and in his early 60s I was worried. However, he refused to take the drugs prescribed by the GP, and insisted he would do it by changing his eating habits - he loved potatoes and white bread. The GP was reluctant but agreed to respect my husband's wishes on the proviso he checked in every 3 months.

Well 15 months later, my husband is now down to 15 stone, and now in the pre-diabetic range and is still reducing. Changing what we eat has been really good actually for both us. I bought the 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet Recipe Book and never looked back. We love the recipes in there and although I didn't need to lose weight - being 9 st - I've notice d how much better I feel too.

In fact my husband now says how much he regrets not listening to me all those years ago and how much fitter he would've been.
I'v

Totally agree about how much harder it is to lose weight during and after the menopause. Having been a fan of cooked breakfasts all my life I am trying 16:8 and just cutting out most alcohol and eating less carbs but not cutting them completely. So I have lunch about 1pm, usually a salad and a cooked me around 8pm. Swimming 3x a week. Slowly, very slowly the weight is going down at an average of 1lb a week. I will have to be very patient to get to my target so am setting intermediate targets which make me feel better! but it is hard work!

Sour grapes. Have I given someone the pip?
This thread is about weight...gains losses, diets, body image, how others manage their weight etc...
My post fits neatly into that category.

...and typical echoes from certain people needing to show their colours.

GG my only issue re. your comments is: what is BF??

humptydumpty
I think that is Body Fat.

I thought it was Best Friend

On the radio a while ago I heard someone talking about running backwards -

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_running

I thought that’s what you meant, Gabriella, but then I realised you meant “gone back to” running! You gave it up for a while?

HumptyDumpty

Body fat.
On my digital scales it shows
1) weight in kg.
2) BF (body fat)
3) BMI (body mass index) in that order.

BF is usually between the 20-30 mark for women between ages.17- 50. More than 34 is extreme BF usually in obese range.

Apologies
humptydumpty...no capitals.

Ninety minutes running at your age Gabriella is quite something - have you always been a runner?

I do a lot of brisk walking - running does my lungs in, plus I'm concerned about knackering my knees.