Posts by sunflower59

I worked with a trainer once a week for a year, and made a lot of progress.  Before I would just head for the machines, because they were easy to understand and I didn't have to worry about embarrassing myself with free weights.  She got me into dumbbells, kettlebells, bosu ball squats and all sorts of other things I never would have had the gumption to do on my own. 

When I decided to get a trainer, I shopped around a bit, had a couple sessions with people I didn't bond with, and then found Lisa.  She was great--always pushing me, and changing things up when it got too easy.  Now I can work out on my own with confidence, but I wouldn't hesitate to go back to her if I needed an extra push. 

The free sessions a gym gives you are no substitute for the kind of relationship you build if you see someone every week.  It is expensive, but it totally changed my perspective on exercise and was well worth the investment!

I certainly wasn't talking about "sluttiness" when I said she wasn't a good role model.  I meant that since she has undergone a lot of cosmetic surgery her look, if that's what you want to call it, is unattainable for most women on this site.  And unhealthy.  Any beauty goal that requires surgery to attain is just very sad, imho. 

Sweeping vows are all well and good, but the best thing to do is pick one thing that you want to change, and work on that until it becomes a habit.  Trying to fix everything at once will leave you feeling overwhelmed.  You might try cutting out junk food first, or incorporating half an hour of exercise into your daily routine.  Baby steps seem frustrating when you are fired up to change everything NOW.  But you will make far more progress with slow and steady than you will by taking a few giant steps and then giving up because you can't maintain the pace you have set for yourself. Remember --you didn't get this way overnight, and it will take time to achieve your goals.  You can do it!

I listen to music on my ipod--a special running mix with lots of heavy rock and upbeat tunes.  And I look at the scenery, watch where I am putting my feet (I usually run on gravel roads) and keep an eye out for dogs and mountain-bikers.  Running outside is never boring, but I cannot abide treadmills.

My friend Dena, who lost 150 lbs, has a good strategy.  She eats healthily for 20 meals a week, and then allows herself a Sunday night blowout.  Whatever she wants to eat + dessert.  She has maintained her weight for five years this way.  I think this is an excellent way to have something to look forward to each week. 

So make your Puppy Chow on Sunday night, just enough for one serving, and enjoy!

Pumpkin is eaten as a vegetable in New Zealand.  Basically anything you can do with other squashes you can do with pumpkin.  Roasted, stewed, made into soup--it's all good!  And very good for you...

Repeat after me:

It's just a number, it's just a number, it's just a number.

Keep going until you believe it.

Do all 50 year old women have to look like Sharon Stone now? Why not quit worrying about it and just be happy with the body you have? 

No offense Claire, but looking at that site you recommended leaves me with the feeling that have a not-so-hidden agenda in encouraging people to eat less fish.  They are the "Sea Turtle Restoration Project," and they want to see commercial fishing curtailed.  You can find this out by looking at the website. 

http://seaturtles.org/article.php?list=type&a mp;type=34

Not that there is anything wrong with wanting to save sea turtles, but scare-mongering about mercury isn't the way to do it, imo.

The OP should look at:http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Sp ecificInformation/Seafood/FoodbornePathogensC ontaminants/Methylmercury/ucm115662.htm

to get the FDA's official advisory.

Brown rice keeps better in the refrigerator, at least as far as taste/texture are concerned.  I don't know about the food safety aspect, but a little common sense goes a long way in preventing food-borne illness.  I've certainly kept rice and quinoa chilled for a week with absolutely no problems.

Don't know if you can find Bendon brand bras where you are, but they make an underwire sports bra that works phenomenally well.  It is a little bit hard to get in and out of, but once it is in place then everything stays put.  Best of all it comes in a bunch of colors, and has reflective strips, so if it is warm enough and you are feeling sassy, you can wear it as a top.

You really would be better off buying a whole cabbage and cutting up what you need.  It would be much cheaper, for one thing, but more importantly fruit and vegetables lose quite a bit of their nutrition if you store them cut, even in the refrigerator.  It doesn't take very long to wash and chop a few cabbage leaves.  Five minutes maybe?

Original Post by jondoefatso:

Its not that I am not healthy, that is not the case at all. Been through lots of tests to ensure my health. I am very conscieince of being healthy, its just the scale is not cooperating. Also, when people see health, they see thin, and thats all that is seem. No one claims health to an overweight person. Something must be wrong with them or they are lying to themselves is the answer for those people. They don't have the will power to be thin.

I hate to intrude on your pity party, but the fact is--if you are healthy then you should be counting your blessings. 

Here is Dr. Suzanne's prescription:

Stop focusing on "being thin" as if that ever made anyone happy.  Don't exercise yourself into exhaustion.  Eat foods you like that are good for you and also an occasional treat.  Go and volunteer at a homeless shelter or hospice so you can understand that there are people in the world with way bigger problems than you.

If you do these things I guarantee you will be a happier person.  You might even lose weight.

My supermarket sells it in the international foods section.  A lot of people use it for cooking.  (Um... It is a Japanese wine though, not Chinese.)

Yes, pgeorgian, it is funny how something like that gives you a different perspective.  It certainly changed mine a lot.  There is so much more to health than the numbers game and sometimes I feel like reaching into the computer and giving some of the posters on CC a good shake when I read about the UNHEALTHY things they do just to reach some "magic" number on the scale.