Satiety

Satiety (pronounced SAY-SHA-TEE) is a very important concept in set-point weight-loss. Satiety means the ability to fill up when a person is eating their main meal of the day. Unlike diets, which usually mean hunger, starvation, using will-power, resisting cravings, and counting calories, set-point weigh-loss, is about leaving the table fully satisfied. Full, but not over-full. Of course, it also means eating the right foods. It means filling up on foods low in refined carbohydrates and low in fat.

Set-point weight-loss also requires one to eat three meals a day and to snack only when hungry. Again, healthy food and healthy snacks. (The above pictures show various ways to eat and be satisfied. The first is of what Bill and Rhonda had for lunch today, homemade whole wheat hoagie buns, turkey ham, lettus, onion, tomato, and Bill's no fat ranch dressing. The second is how Bill achieved satiety on his mission, albiet, not as healthy!.)

On Wednesday of this week, Bill had eye surgery. Just before the surgery, Bill was weighed at 248 pounds, a loss of two pounds from last week. He asked the surgeon if he could start exercising again soon. The doctor won't let him do that for a week. Wow! How many times does your doctor say NOT to exercise!

Rhonda, on the other hand has had to endure high stress taking care of Bill, as well as having the kids home for the first week of summer vacation. She didn't lose anything, (but her sanity.) The right word is Satiety not Sanity!

Here are the set point scores for this week:

Rhonda: (S) 100 (S) 80 (M) 80 (T) 96 (W) 98 (T) 100 (F) 100

(Bill's scores reflect the fact that exercise is 50% of the total score.)

Bill: (S) 100 (S) 90 (M) 100 (T) 100 (W) 50 (T) 50 (F) 50

It will be interesting to see what Bill's weight will be next week!