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Originally Posted by pcogg1
I view this completely different. Maybe if you choose to eat in this manner then exercise more with the wonderful free programs the Villages offer to us. I enjoy visiting the health center once a week to see my progress in my BMI. It's all free to all of us! Take advantage of this so we can all hope to live a long fulfilled healthy life.
Patti
Village of Pennecamp
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Thanks for your input, Patti. If that's what works for you, go for it. But just a word of caution: If you reinforce bad eating habits and then rely on exercise to burn the excess calories, what happens if, for whatever reason, you can't continue to exercise? Or, if you can't continue at the same high level?
Based on my observations, here's what happens. The exercise stops at some point but the bad eating habits remain. Here's just one example: I knew a woman in the villages who used to work as a traffic cop up north. She would get out in the middle of a busy intersection and direct the cars. Between that and raising three kids, she was very neat and trim. She showed me her pictures. When she moved to The Villages, she continued to be active by walking 3 or 4 miles per day. But by the time she was 75, her knees began to hurt, so she gradually cut back on the walking. But after several decades of practicing bad eating habits, she couldn't change enough. Her height was 5' 1" and her weight went up to 195 lbs.. That's obese. (She passed away about 4 years ago.)
So that's the way it usually works. Just thought I would give you a heads up on that.
