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From: sebb@pyuxss.UUCP (S Badian)
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Subject: Re: weight loss
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Date: Mon, 9-Apr-84 16:13:21 EST
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	Rapid weight loss puts a lot of strain on your body.
I wouldn't say I haven't done it (I'm planning on doing it
right now), but I know it's not good for me. One problem I
just read about is when you lose weight quickly you don't
give your skin enough time to adjust to your new size. So
you end up promoting wrinkles and baggy skin.
	I personally think the worst part of rapid weight
loss programs is they don't last. What happens when you
lose all that weight?? You have to re-educate yourself to
eat normally. You're not going to be able to switch quickly
to normal, non-weight-gaining eating habits right away. Part
of the success of rapid weight loss programs is that they are
so structured. I know the Nutri-System is very structured. 
They tell you exactly what and how much you can eat. This
may even be true on the maintenance diet. What happens when
you want to go out and eat pizza and ice cream and cheesecake
and....sorry, I got carried away. It's obvious that you have
to change your eating habits. Otherwise you wouldn't be going
on a diet. Unless you've got a lot of willpower and determin-
ation, you may find it difficult to switch gears from weight
loss to weight maintenance. That's the toughest part of a 
diet for me. I keep on falling back on old eatings habits.
When I'm thin I tell myself I'll never eat like that again.
But slowly and surely I start slipping back towards my old
evil fat ways. Someday I'll figure out how not to, but for
now I just suffer with see-sawing weight.
	Hope this helps somewhat. If you have any questions
about diets, go ahead and ask. I know enough about most of
them.					Sharon Badian