Posts by sillysonrisas

"Intriguing study of the relationship of the misapprehensions of Romantic historiography to the perception of significant Renaissance musical figures and their music, as well as the effect of such images on nineteenth-century musical and literary creations."

~Clara Marvin, Palestrina: A guide to research 

I'm trying to get there, but I don't really have that 'runner's high' yet, either.  My roommate says she always knows almost exactly where 3 miles is on her run, even if she hasn't mapped it out beforehand, because that's when her endorphins kick in.  I'll believe her--she's run the Boston Marathon the past two years (sophomore and junior years of college), and wasn't a runner AT ALL until second semester of her freshman year.  Let's just see when I get there....

Original Post by frdskitty:

It really sucks! I don't look at it as just 20 calories a day it's over 100 calories in a week or more. I eat one for breakfast everyday with a piece of fruit and sometimes will grab on between lunch and dinner when I work late. When your eating less than 1000 calories a day 20 calories adds up.

Really, 100 cals in a week isn't that much.  It's still less than a lot of other yogurts out there--and if you still want to eat them, you can alter your food intake likewise.  

PS--It's important to eat more than 1000 cals/day--you'll feel (and be) so much healthier.  Not a criticism, just a friendly suggestion 

If you're stuck on a meal plan (life gets a lot easier if you're not, because you can buy/pack all your own food choices each day), remember the same tricks you'd use for eating out--and be careful, just like misspriss said.  Late nite definitely can kill you if you're not careful.  What got me more was the bakery (those muffins are soooo good!) and coffee places--what can I say, I have a sweet tooth and I love my caffeine.

However, if you're really busy during the day (like i am--hence the coffee ), buy a bunch of little things that can become one big lunch--that's what I do.  For example, grab some to-go veggies (carrots, celery), a piece of fruit, a yogurt, nuts--things that you can snack on continuously, so your sugar level never drops and you're not going to end up super hungry come dinnertime.  A lot of times, dining halls will have containers of nuts that you can buy and keep in your room--it makes snack-sized portions easy to carry around, that's for sure!

Good luck!

Thanks so much, guys!

On the plus side, I have a pretty easy time adjusting to the heat, since my mom's in florida (she moved there right when I graduated high school, so I've spent every summer living down there--you get used to it fast!).  I figured it's like other more recently built cities--fairly new, but a must to drive because of their low-density planning.  Haha, after driving in Boston, I can handle any kind of driver out there!

I'm planning on making a trip out in a few weeks, so I guess we'll see for real then!

Thanks for the clarification, nomore.  Some great facts you've pulled together!

The account main page only shows three items.  If you go your food log page, then you'll see the list of everything that you've logged that day.  If it's wrong, just click the red 'x' next to the item, and that deletes it off the list.  Good luck!

Original Post by jab1122a:

you should try Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread, it's my absolute favorite! it has only 60 calories. They also have a light brand which is the same but with only 45 calories. My boyfriend who normally doesn't like wheat bread absolutely loves this bread! give it a try... great with peanut butter!

 I'm a huge fan fo the Nature's own breads.  They also have lots of fiber in them, which is always a plus--especially for the light ones, because it fills you up more than the store brand light breads would.

I'm with you on the less processed egg whites. There's just something that creeps me out about pouring yellow, pre-scrambled pseudo-eggs from a carton.  I've bought them a few times (when they're $1.50 cheaper than eggs, the college student in me can't object too heavily), and they really taste fine...there's just something a little weird about it for me.  Part of it might also be me trying to avoid mocking from my roommates, which I can avoid by just being 'healthy' with egg whites...

Hey there!  I'm a 21 year old college senior, about halfway there!  My goal is to get directly in the middle of the healthy BMI range, which means I'm aiming for about 145.  I'm right now on the border between overweight and healthy...about 20 lbs to go!

Caramelbaby, I was really that same way last week...I just laid down on my bed for hours upon hours, and didn't do a thing.  but I've gotten back on track this week, and I feel so much better!  I totally get the whole losing motivation thing.  We got this!

Senna works well--either tea, or they also have laxatives.  I didn't have any problems with it, it was very gentle on me.  Feel better!

I've noticed the same thing.  Mainly, if you eat a lot of fruit, the sugar is going to seem extraordinarily high, especially if you're eating pretty healthily.  I actually had the exact same breakfast this morning, so I think we might eat fairly similarly!  Basically, I don't worry much about it, because most of my sugar throughout the day is from fruits, adn I don't think you're going to get many people who argue they're bad for you. I've made more of my snacks vegetables, and that dropped my sugar meter below what it was when I snacked on granola bars, etc.

Just personally keep an eye on the amount of processed, sugary foods you're eating, and you'll be ok.  There's sugar in most anything, but some (lactose, fructose) are in some of the healthiest foods around (milk, fruit).  Good luck!

When I'm hungry at a time when it's not mealtime (for example, right now), I tend to drink some water first, because, like others said, one of dehydration's signs is hunger, as well as thirst.  I always have  my Nalgene bottle with me (I've nicknamed it Fred ), because I'll continually fill it up during the day and then enough water is sure to get into my system.  It was the best $10 investment I've ever made.

I didn't even realize I had lost weight at first! 

I have a habit of weighing myself when I'm at my dad's (it was the only place where there was a bathroom scale actually out haha)...last time I did that (in march), I weighed 15 pounds less than I had the last time I weighed myself!  It's my family that notices first now, since I live with most of my friends and only see them max. 5 times a year.  But you know what?  It's all good!  The weight's dropping, you're getting healthier, and with each shirt that looks a little nicer than it did the last time, your self esteem goes up and the stride comes back in your step! 

It's amazing how healthiness can help you enjoy life that much more, isn't it?  :-)

I also never say when I'm actually dieting.  It goes with the whole female empowerment 'I don't need to be a stick to be beautiful' mindset, I think.  I don't plan on being a size zero, but knowing I'm completely healthy would be good.  What I tend to say is that I want to take better care of myself, I want to treat my body as well as I treat my mind.  Frankly, isn't that the most important part?  Staying healthy, living a long life, so that you can enjoy all of it to the fullest.

If you don't want to tell people, don't.  Just know the reasons why you're doing it, and respect yourself wholeheartedly for them--regardless of what others' reactions might be.