Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Re: Fast Fiving again!

Ah, the ol' 80/20 rule is a good one to memorize! I didn't quote
it correctly: it is something like: "You get 80% if the results,
for 20% of the effort". This is extremely useful. So, if you are,
say, cleaning a room, the first 20% of cleaning does MOST
of the work. That would be: grabbing all the dirty clothes
off the floor and dropping them into a hamper. You get the idea.

The last 20% is what they call "detailing" ... cleaning the corners
with a toothbrush sort of thing. If you get into the last 2% ...
you probably have OCD.

I tend to be a perfectionist, from a family of perfectionists,
so I expect my kids to commit this to memory. Details are
great, when you are sending up the space shuttle. Not so much
when it comes to say, how much you eat every day or how much
you weigh. 80% is plenty good enough for that.

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:23 PM, esther.park@ymail.com
<esther.park@ymail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for these tips! I should be grateful, I realize. And that 80/20 rule is something I havent heard before! Your words are insightful and I will use them wisely =D
> I have heard that muscle weighs more than fat too and because of all these and other reasons, I should probably go hide my scale.
> Thanks again!:]
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> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>>
>> There are a couple of things here:
>>
>> 1. Like others say: be happy! You are close.
>>
>> 2. There is the 80/20 rule. 80% of a project is easier. It gets harder and
>> harder the closer you get to "perfection".
>>
>> 3. What is your height? Your body fat percentage? What is your goal, really,
>> and why did you pick it?
>>
>> People who are REALLY into low body fat, like body builders, have to do
>> massive work to get that low body fat while maintaining muscle, and even
>> they don't maintain it year round. Nor is it very healthy for a woman (women
>> need more body fat than males).
>>
>> But people who are into "being strong" don't usually talk about weight much.
>> They talk about "how many pushups they can do" or "how many laps". They tend
>> to weigh more than one would expect, even though they look really good.
>> Muscle and bone weigh a LOT more than fat. My daughter the athlete is the
>> same height as I was at her age, and looks great. She also weighs 40 lbs or
>> so more that what I considered "my goal weight" when I was her age. I think
>> at this point that my "goal weight" was super-unrealistic!
>>
>> So you might consider: if you are on a good diet, and feeling good, and your
>> body just wants to be the weight it is: concentrate on something else for
>> awhile. Like doing some body building, swimming, cycling ... something you
>> like that builds muscle and makes you trim. The extra 10 lbs might drop off,
>> they might not, but you'll feel good!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:57 AM, Linda Eichblatt
>> <linda.eichblatt@...>wrote:
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>> >
>> >
>> > Esther: Here's my comment, which I very much hope will encourage you:
>> >
>> > I wish I were in your place!!! You are on your final 10-15 pounds to your
>> > goal weight, while I still have 120 pounds to go. How I envy you. I'm sure
>> > you are pretty in your clothes and healthy in your outlook on life. Please
>> > be an example for all the rest of us morbidly obese who are fasting every
>> > day.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Linda in Amarillo
>> >
>> > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:26 PM, esther.park@... <
>> > esther.park@...> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hello all!
>> >> I am glad for those who succeeded in fast-fiving and am extremely jealous
>> >> as well for your success!
>> >> I have about 10-15 lbs to lose yet I lose so much motivation! I hope it's
>> >> not too much trouble that I empty my mind out here as well as ask some
>> >> questions~
>> >> I find this place to be very warm with kind words and support =]
>> >>
>> >> So far what I am proud of is that I don't eat during the daytime or
>> >> morning, it doesn't affect me as it used to with hunger pains and such...for
>> >> that I am a bit happy :']
>> >> 1) the problem lies in overindulging during my eating window...and my body
>> >> makes me pay for it with bloating the day later...there are days when I
>> >> succeed but I fear for the days to come when my hunger takes the best of me
>> >> 2) Motivation! I definately need doses of motivation each day! =(
>> >> 3) If anyone is interested, I would love to have a Fast Five buddy, no
>> >> matter where you may live I'm pretty sure the internet will keep us in
>> >> contact =] I will do my best to give support in return for much needed
>> >> support ^^
>> >>
>> >> I apologize that I sound like I am complaining, I do not mean to sound
>> >> this way. I love Fast Five!~
>> >> I just don't like how I keep giving up! Tasting failure again and again is
>> >> so bitter. And even as I am on the fringe of success I lose sight of it.
>> >> It's awfully frustrating! =(
>> >>
>> >> Thanks very much for listening!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> > Linda Eichblatt
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>>
>> --
>> Heather Twist
>> http://eatingoffthefoodgrid.blogspot.com/
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