Posts by lizhempowicz

hey, I'm taking a break from logging my food too! I didn't realize how obsessive I was being about it until my brother made a comment about how I wouldn't put anything in my mouth before looking it up online. ouch. 

I'm going to give myself a week without it and see how I go from there. good luck!

wow, reading through this thread completly inspired me to join in. seeing how close my numbers are to a lot of the ones up here was a major eye-opener.

5'7", 19 years old

highest weight - 149

lowest weight - 113

current weight - 116ish

goal weight - 120

up until now i'd been trying to maintain 116, just now realizing that while i may feel comfortable and healthy my body has been giving me signs that i'm not for quite some time now (losing hair, no energy, no period, frequent headaches and dizziness etc). so thank you guys for that extra push!

on a side note: how much would you recommend eating? i'm usually around 1400-1600, i know i'm going to have to increase that (and im kind of excited about that ;)) but since i dont have much to gain i dont think i have to increase to the 2000+ mark, do i?

thanks all around one more time

Wow, very quick replies. 

I think I've been aware that I need to change what I've been doing- just needed that final word from some trusted CC sources. Thanks.

AH so I've been pretty good recently, I think. Trying to get an accurate calorie goal- every new calculator I try seems to give another number. I've seen everything from 1500 - 1900. (if any one has a formula that they swear by PLEASE pass that information along) I've been reaching 1400-1500 most days this week (1700 yesterday! whoa there) but I still don't know what I should be aiming for. 5'7", 115-116, 5'7", 19 years old, lightly active. 

In more positive news, I've started practicing yoga again and have been begining to excercise again. Last year I was a bit of a gym rat- working out maybe 6 - 7 times a week, but before this week I hadn't gone to the gym since June. So its been nice to start that up again. So far - 3 yoga classes since sunday and 2 sessions on the elliptical machine, and one hour long walk yesterday because I was stuck at school all day long.

Lola- good luck with your symposium tomorrow! 

Ah shopping, so much fun to browse through the smaller sizes isnt it?

Anywho- the last couple of days have been a little tough as far as will power goes but its been paying off- I'm holding myself more accountable for my food choices and I was down to 115.5 this morning. Yay- I think this is a good way to go into the weekend- where I typically lose momentum.

I've also started adding a little more cardio into my day which has been great for my energy levels. All in all- making progress!

Happy friday everyone

So i had a partial binge last night (i say partial because I caught myself in time and removed myself from the kitchem before i ate til I was sick) and i think I know why.

My calorie intake was pretty low yesterday (1250 when I got home at 9) and I've been eating 1400 - 1500 all week (on maintinence) so I'm guessing thats why I was famished when I got home.

But the two important things about this binge were:

1. I was able to stop myself before I felt sick

2. I was able to identify why I binged and because of that I was able to let it go and not feel guilty about it.

So even though I'm starting with day 1 today- I dont feel bad and I'm armed with a plan to make sure I get enough calories during the day so I wont feel the need to binge at night again.

;) good luck everyone! day 1 here I am

Thanks for all the tips and replies! Each time I come on here I'm surprised and moved by the ammount you guys seem to really care.

Today I woke up feeling horrid- I think I'm getting sick, and it didn't help to see the scale jump to 117 this morning either- but after a weekend of bumping my calories up I expected it, but it still wasn't pleasant.

However, I've been really good about scheduling out my meals and snacks in a way that I'll  get the calories I need and not feel sick (the recommendations from Pumpkin, Sue, and Karey really helped!) so I'm feeling pretty positive that today will be a giant step in the right direction for me. (Besides getting sick- that part still sucks! ;))

One last note- Sue and Pumpkin - cold weather ALWAYS makes me crave warm, hearty foods. My biggest weakness is pumpkin. Its basically a given come September/October I'll be eating pumpkin in some form at least once a day.

For the most part I was eating around 900 - 1100 calories a day I think. Obviously unhealthy- but because I never got TOO thin, I wasn't worried. However after flirting with the line of being underweight I've allowed to gain a few pounds but now I'm struggling to get into the mindset of maintaining- because I KNOW I am close to going off the deep end. 

I'm going to try weighing myself once in the morning for a little while and hope to eventually cut back to weekly weigh ins. 

Thanks for the support shansen- its such a nice change to have somewhere to go to where people kind of understand what I'm going through and striving for.

So today my goal was to eat 1600 calories- the problem im running into is that I've gotten so used to eating low calorie, low fat foods that to get to 1600 I feel like I'll have to be eating all day long. 

I've already had Breakfast and Lunch and two snacks and I'm only at 900- not bad except for two issues

1. I usually eat the majority of my calories in the morning/afternoon - I don't like to eat a heavy dinner

and 2. Both snacks I've eaten today I only ate for the calories, I wasn't hungry. 

Has anyone else ran into that problem when bumping up their caloric intake to maintenance level? I feel really bloated now and its a feeling reminicent to my bingeing episodes- so I'm a little bit scared that I'm doing something wrong. Any advice is appreciated.

Another last thing- How long should I wait until I weigh myself? I was weighing in like 4-5 times a day, so now I'm trying to wean myself off of it because I know I won't stick to maintaining if I see the scale jumping up.

Sorry this is so long, I do plan on reaching a point where I can be GIVING advice instead of just looking for it... 

I wish I had found this 3 days ago! 

Although I binged today- it was this morning and I got myself back on track so.. i'll cheat and call this day 1.