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Many years ago a Rav asked my husband if his wife is learning. My husband told the Rav that I was too busy between Kids and working. The Rav told my husband that there is a rule in spirituality that you are either going up or going down. I started attending his class every week, with my husband's blessing. Since then I have logged many hours of learning weekly.
I used to think that the same rule applies for weight, you are either gaining or losing. Then came OA and measured portions-the dreaded Maintenance. Unfortunately at a certain point your body gets used to the food. It often happens that you have to cut your food to stay the same weight. I went to my doctor and showed him my food plan. He told me to cut out the ounce of oil that I add to my salad every day. After about a month of no oil at all, I started to get sick. After several months, I was getting sicker and sicker. The doctors couldn't find a cause. Finally my GP said, "why don't you try putting oil back for a few days and see what happens". Magic- I got better within a few days. Moral of the story-our bodies need some oil and there is a reason that our sponsors tell us to add oil to our diet.
New dilemma-how am I going to keep from gaining weight, what food should I cut out.
Revelation-instead of cutting calories in I can increase calories out. Exercise.
In the last month I have made a point of riding my exercise bike enough to cover the added calories of the oil. Amazing-not only did I not gain but I actually lost a pound. Yeah.
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