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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Fit For Sisters Andrew Loscutoff Columnist Obstacles to diet and weight loss The weight loss desire of our nation is insatiable, and despite our purest inten- tions, many health and fit- ness professionals are still getting it wrong, wondering <Why can9t these people see how simple it is?= Or <why can9t they give up the late- night binges of ice cream? Don9t they see all those extra calories?= What goes wrong? The Depletion-Binge- Depletion Cycle: This is most common with highly- motivated dieters. They stick to a diet, no carbs, no sugar, no this or that. Their body gets depleted, scream- ing for enough calories to function, yet their advisory begins to resist after a life of indulgence. By the end of the day, it can go on no longer. Out comes the ice cream, the wine, the brown- ies. Out the window go all the diet restrictions Sound familiar? The reason why this happens is because the body requires a minimum amount of nutri- ents, and calories to exist. Our dieter is well below the threshold 4 skipping breakfast and eating celery and peanut butter for lunch. Handfuls of snacks through- out the day. Better to make sure that calories total is not below 20 percent of maintenance. This means that if a person needs 2,400 calories a day, they can aim for around 2,000. This is not a rapid six-week weight loss mir- acle of social media glory, but they will be left with ego intact and keep the train rolling well beyond six weeks. Dieting is about simple changes over the long haul. Over-exercising: A per- son starts a diet, and begins exercising much more than usual at the same time. Here is the problem: train- ing with intention requires increased metabolism, mus- cle recovery, and regenera- tion, which all require more energy. This isn9t to say one can9t diet and exercise in harmony, but the level at which one does so will Have a story idea for The Nugget? We’d love to hear it! Send an email to editor@nuggetnews.com We cover all types of farm insurance… be compromised. A person training to run a marathon and lose 20 pounds will have some choices to make. Either they get smarter about exercise fueling and recovery (beneficial to performance) or they ease the training to very simple parameters (allowing them to lower calories for weight loss). If exercise is more for activity and general fit- ness there is no issue 4 but know the difference between training and diet for the best results. Mindless Snacking: Coffee for breakfast, a sandwich with hummus and veggies at lunch, and a salad for dinner. You9re lucky to get 1,000 calories there (about half of a sen- sible diet). What9s that? No weight loss? Look deeper. Handfuls of pea- nuts between calls? A bowl of chips beside you while watching TV? A spoonful of almond butter here and there? There9s around 1,000 calories of less-than-notice- able eating. This will surely lead to the weight-loss pla- teau many are lamenting. Over-analyzing: Articles about fad diets, avoiding gluten, or toxic dairy con- volute simple nutrition. This pressures a person to conform to trends around minutiae before establish- ing the basics. Does anyone know a person who may only buy organic, yet 50 percent of their meals con- sist frozen prepared meals? Or the person who scruti- nizes toxins in certain foods yet barrages their body with boozy drinks? <Stay away from fast food,= they say; yet the freezer full of <Trader Jeff9s= frozen spin- ach and cheese enchiladas is righteous because, certainly a major corporate food pro- ducer has its customers9 health and wellness above it9s profits, unlike fast food chains. Weight gain is a creep of excess that manifests over time; the palette adapts to salty, sugary, and sweet treats. To undo this, a person needs to decrease calories, and improve the nutritional quality. This means scaling back, while still nourishing the body, and getting one9s mind wrapped around the tenants of simple nutrition. Eat simple foods, with the least amount of processing, and enjoy the tastes and fla- vors without worry. When whole grains and complex carbs, lean meat, veggies and fruits make up 80 per- cent of the foods consumed, you have a good start. AFRICA: Photographer caught in the open with lioness Continued from page 9 number of rash decisions and mistakes I9d just made and knew there was no good way out. I had become an overly exuberant zebra foal caught out in the open and attempt- ing anything would be utterly futile. You sickeningly freeze in place. Her gaze shifted, went from scanning about to tightly focused. Those eyes locked in on me, and, in particular, my eye looking through the view- finder no more than four feet from her. I9d never been this close to a bear, wolverine, or sea lion. A heartbeat skipped by. My mind ceased undertak- ing further thoughts; the body released itself from perform- ing many of its functions. I had begun the process of let- ting go. Unfortunately, one of the functions my body undertook was holding onto that camera directly above her. With no conscious awareness of doing it, my hands released their grip and it began a tumbling arc towards the forehead of the lioness. ADVERTISING in The Nugget WORKS! With the trust of the Sisters Community “Th ank you, Jim Cornelius, editor, and your wonderful support staff for my advertisement and write-up of my business, Lady Gets A Gun, in your ‘At Your Service’ promotion. Not only was the ad and article timely and relevant, but its creation was vibrant, eye-catching, and stimulating. …including hobby, hay and hemp! 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