Set Point
Game, Match?
No.
The purported number that your body thinks you should, might, have, soon to return to, once upon a time weighed. If our collective memories are somewhat challenged, why is that particular area of the brain so razor sharp?
Couldn't it remember, say, your weight when you were going to your 25th High School reunion. You remember that moment, don't you? Seeing all the ghosts of your past. Starving yourself into a size 4, anticipating the ahhs and ohhs of jealousy. Alas, after that event, commencing to eat for 6, returning quickly to your pre event girth. Set Point redux.
Apparently, the set point is an evolutionary phenomenon.
During times of famine, the body needs to slow down the metabolic function in order to conserve calories and preserve life. Acknowledging that it is hard to be sensitve and politically correct here I leave the rest of that sentence to you. Suffice it to say though that it is unlikely that those that shop at Zabar's will be experiencing this phenomenon anytime soon.
What to do?
There is an adage "set your sights lower." A negative, you can't do this, don't even try, statement made by those who wish to discourage.
Except, perhaps in this case.
It has always been and will always be about the level of physical activity. Walk up steps instead of riding the elevator. Don't ride anyplace that is less than two miles away . . . walk. Keep moving and the body will reward you.
Posted by: James Wisdom | March 11, 2010 at 06:29 AM