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| Weight Loss | how long did it take you? | Nov 24 2009 21:40 (UTC) |
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starting weight: 160lbs / 73kgs finale weight: 130lbs / 59kgs Height: 5"6 Age at time of weight loss: 25 Amount of weight lost: 30 pounds / 14kgs Method: Started at a 1600 calorie deficit for many months.. started running.. continued running and ran off all my body fat ^_^ I've found exercise is the key, as it gets rid of fat, tones you up.. and you can get away with pigging out occasionally!! (I had a pretty hefty cheat day once a week for a few months it helped keep me going, although at times it's become a binge disorder I suppose so I'm uh, currently trying to manage it). I also tend to eat a lot of vegetarian, whole foods.. I stay away from packaged meals, processed stuff etc. I've increased my calorie intake to 1800-2100 now.. am playing with maintenence. Time frame: It's taken 12 months... first 5 kgs came off within 2-3 months... the rest has come off very slowly. |
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| Motivation | Where are you from? | Nov 15 2009 20:29 (UTC) |
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I'm from Wellington, New Zealand... land of the long white cloud.. beautiful. But right now I'm living in Scotland... also beautiful (: (but blimmin dark and cold oh why do i do it) ^_^ |
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| Motivation | Stop Obsessing | Nov 15 2009 20:25 (UTC) |
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Yup, I've been obsessive with the scales. It actually helped to shove them away in my wardrobe, out of sight... so I wasn't tempted to use them. Even putting them in a different part of the house, like the linen cupboard.. then you have to make an effort to get them out first ^_^
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| Fitness | What was your work out for the day? How did it go? | Sep 16 2009 10:37 (UTC) |
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cc31, I'm glad to hear someone else is doing gym-less training.. and the results do happen, I have more muscle tone and flexibility to prove that a half hour work out in the lounge *at home* doing various things like push ups, sit ups, tricep dips etc... works perfectly fine!! What sort of work outs do you do? Now I'm under the belief that if you gather enough initiative and motivation to work out independantly, then it's better for you in the long run. When I can afford a gym membership though, I'll be doing more specialised weight training which I'm excited about :) otherwise... I'm an exercise-loner at the mo' |
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| Fitness | What was your work out for the day? How did it go? | Sep 15 2009 12:05 (UTC) |
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Well, as I didn't do much cardio exercise over the weekend, just a bit of resistance training on both sat & sun, Monday I did 60mins swimming, got in about 1.6kms doing a variety of backstroke, freestyle and breast stroke. Then in the afternoon I went for a 4km run around the local park with a few hills thrown in. Today is more resistance training (I have my own home calisthenics routine coz I'm too poor to use the gym hehe) |
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| Recipes | cottage cheese recipes? or flag it and just eat the creamy goodness straight outta the tub! | Sep 12 2009 09:57 (UTC) |
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Thanks so much everyone, for your tasty sounding ideas. I think I'll stick with savoury uses for cottage cheese as I tend to go for yoghurt if it's sweet. I'm going to try it with baked potato for sure. I also like it on freshly grilled ciabatta bread with canned salmon.. with a bit of avocado.. omi god. amandief, thanks for that paneer recipe.. yeah I thought it was similar to that already but somehow making it into balls so it can hold together in a curry sauce would be good. Does anyone notice the difference between the fuller fat version and low fat? I like the full fat it jut seems more richer, and it's not that much higher in calories anyway ^_^ |
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| Weight Loss | i failed | Aug 31 2009 12:27 (UTC) |
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Hi there :) I can relate to you.. I've had some awful binges and over eating spells in my past and believe me, it's not easy to break the cycle! You say you're 'back into' binge eating. Sooo, at one point you were 'out of' binge eating right? can you remember being out of it, what motivated you at the time and how good it made you feel? hold on to that memory and use it as a motivator to break through those binge eating urges! ^_^ tell yourself if you've done it once, you're more than capable of doing it again. You're capable of making good food choices, managing your cravings and staying focussed. Our brains are very, very clever... any excuse in the book can be used to lead us to the cupboards for a pig out. I like to stop myself in my tracks and actually question what is going on before I get carried away.. and a bit of tough love helps too, I've literally said to myself 'eating that **** will make you fat... do you really want that? really? don't be ridiculous - stop making yourself suffer' and things along those lines. I don't think cravings or the want to binge will ever cease and some days are soo hard... but it's a journey.. and a challenge. There are soo many reasons for diet irregularities and binge eating. It helps to address stress-triggers in your life that make things better or worse. Then you understand it more, rather than have it as this overwhelming reactive-type thing that's hard to manage.
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| Fitness | Calisthenics and calorie burn question (: | Aug 30 2009 15:04 (UTC) |
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I'll go search my workout up on the net.. but you're right, calorie burn isn't the be all and end all... bodily changes are (: I have to say in the last 2 months I've been doing this I have noticed my upper arms change a bit.. That's so good to know you got results from your own home work out cottagecheeselover... excellent! thats what I am aiming for! |
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| Maintaining | Maintenance Question... do you keep logging food? | Aug 12 2009 12:35 (UTC) |
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I've stopped logging for almost a month now, but I still calorie count to keep on track on a day to day basis because I know I have a habit of overeating with big portion sizes... Plus I'm still a bit new n' scared to this whole maintenance lifestyle.. having been securely attached to CC for nearly a year (: I just use the calculator on my cellph when I'm out and about to keep a basic tally of calories I'm consuming throughout the day. I pretty much know how many calories are in the foods I eat plus I can always check on packets and such if I'm unsure! By lunchtime I do a quick 'check' on all the foods so far consumed.. add it up on my calculator and think 'yup, I've got 600-700 calories remaining today'. I'll do this for a couple of months or so and see what my weight does.. to make sure I'm doing it accuratley. I'm only using CC to log my exercise, as it changes my calorie burn each day, giving me a number I can work around for my food intake to make sure I'm breaking even (well - I usually stick to 200 under to be safe). I'd just give it a go, not logging your food for awhile. It can be a nice break, and gives you the full set of reins to have a healthy, balanced diet (: |
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| Recipes | Quinoa | Jul 13 2009 11:36 (UTC) |
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I do this with quinoa: Boil up a 1/2 a cup to 1 cup with a cube of vegetable stock to flavour it. Then grab some tomatoes, cut the tops off... spoon out all the bits, and put the cooked quinoa inside them and douse with olive oil, then bake in the oven for 15-20 mins. You can add onion, garlic, fresh herbs like basil or chives to the quinoa as well. I also have quinoa as breakfast... but you need a coffee grinder to grind it to a complete powder, then boil it up and add honey, cinnamon and berries and you have a beautiful protein-rich alternative to oats. www.allrecipe.com ; has great recipes that people submit themselves, I use this site for everything! Enjoy :)
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| Fitness | Anyone Here Using a Pedometer? | Jun 26 2009 18:38 (UTC) |
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Hi there I had a flatmate once who bought a pedometer, and I had no idea what they were. He was a big guy... and within weeks he slimmed right down! He'd march in the door at the end of the day saying 'I did 12,000 steps today!' I always think of him now, when I use mine. I more so use it when I'm traveling with work and in a situation where I can't use CC or log my exericse or anything. I just clip on my pedometer and make sure I do 10,000 steps at least on that day to keep up my fitness. I even try for 20,000 on some days, which is kind of a lot but I love going out walking. I tend not to use it unless I'm actually doing the leg work, so I don't count moving round the house or basic activities as such, I only clip it on when I'm going for a proper walk. They're wonderful little gadgets and great for motivation! enjoy yours :) |
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| The Lounge | I love huge portions | Jun 19 2009 14:01 (UTC) |
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I'm a huge portion lover too! Whenever I'm dining out, the first thing I hope for is a decent amount of food. there's nothing worse than a measley, pathetic small portion being set down in front of you..oh the disappointment, my heart just sinks. Sometimes I look around at others dining to see what the general size of the restaurant meals are. And the sight of a big buffet is also exciting (and calorie intimidating I guess). But when being more gastro conscious, if you use small plates at home for your meals, it can kind of trick you into thinking you're having more.. otherwise I just pile on a salad or veggies to bulk up the look of a meal.
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| Foods | What did YOU have for lunch today? | Jun 16 2009 09:02 (UTC) |
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A sandwich with tofu, beetroot, lettuce, capsicum + tomatoes... my favourite (: and an apple... yum. |
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| Health & Support | For those people struggling with bingeing, here's how I am recovering from the problem with advice | May 27 2009 13:55 (UTC) |
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Thanks pearsnapples (: That's a fantastic post! it's informative, personal and super helpful. I'm a bit of a binger... and have had some scary days :/ although I'm not too extreme, it's certainly something I am conscious of at the moment because as I am getting close to my goal weight, i've become a bit more lazy and flippant, and packing down 3,000 calories isn't as daunting as it once was... in fact this is my nemesis... my goal weight is on the horizon and i'm already feeling happy with my weight, so my binge days have sky rocketed. I agree about the fact that, you cannot have an entirely sweet free/binge food free house, as it's not realistic, especially if you're with family or friends. To be able to acknowledge there are biscuits in the tin or, ice cream in the freezer but instead go for the healthier options and commend yourself for it, is the best sort of empowerment (: That said, I did have to hide the pack of grapes behind a bunch of things in the fridge so I didn't shove my greedy fingers in there every time I passed the fridge (now I have to dig around and pull things out). I'm a keen baker too! although last week I made a batch of cookies.. the oven stopped working (long story) so instead of throw them out half cooked.. I uh, ate the whole lot off the tray in a matter of minutes. Shocker. Another way to manage a binge day is to exercise. If you've overeaten, then get out and move your body... burn off 500 calories doing something and imagine in your head as you move 'this is what I must do to work off that muffin or slice of cake' .. and you can go to bed feeling a little less guilty. all the best |
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| Health & Support | 3 days of binging... Support? | May 23 2009 20:52 (UTC) |
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Hey ieevee, I understand where you're coming from, I've had some rather horrifying binges where once I start, I can't stop and I have had a few excess thousand calories.. it's a player on the mind for sure! (and on the waistline) eek. I don't like the idea of eating massive amounts and then exercising massive amounts to compensate for it, it's no kind of life ^_^ How long have you been on CC... and what are your successes so far? When I get into a rut and over indulge... annd feel like I won't get out of it again, I look back to when I've had a few good weeks of eating well in the past, and controlling my excesses. With this in mind, I tell myself, 'you've stayed on track before and done sooo well, so, whats to stop you doing it again!' just knowing you're very *capable* of pulling in the reins and getting back on board, does help. If you can just make tomorrow healthy and moderated... at your calorie target, then you've accomplished something! you'll get over that initial hurdle, and feel the benefits so much it'll carry you through to the next day... oh and then the next, voila. And yeah, maybe you want to rethink your set calorie amount and delve into why perhaps you crave/binge.. is your body missing out on something important? Maybe your deficits are too high, after your exercise? all the best (:
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| Fitness | what do sets/repetitions in strength training mean? I'm a bit confused... | May 23 2009 20:11 (UTC) |
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Ok cool, so I had the sets/repetitions right. I've compiled quite an intense session, which I did yesterday and got up a sweat so... I'm just doing more repetitions (: I looked up calisthenics on here and it gives an estimate of how many calories burnt. I can sorta remember how much exertion I feel I'm 'putting in' while running, aerobics etc... so I've used this as a gage of how many calories i'll be burning doing calisthenics, if anything, I'm estimating a low amount of calories just incase. At the end of the day I just want a muscle work out, not too fussed on calorie expenditure. Thanks heaps! |
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| Weight Loss | Addicted to Cereal! | May 20 2009 22:01 (UTC) |
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I'm with you... cereal rules. I get excited at night time, knowing the next morning I get to wake up and have my bowl of cereal for breakfast, it's even incentive to have an early night! I've been eating oatmeal recently... with fresh berries like blackberry, raspberry and then some prunes (that melt with the heat of the hot oatmeal ohhh). Even better is to freeze all your berries, then defrost them, and add to the oatmeal coz the berry juices mingle with the oats and milk you put in there and it's so creamy and sweet and oaty. Heaven (: That said, I ate 1500 calories worth of granola last week... an occasional treat of course, and yeah I got bloated and icky but it was so damn good sitting there with a massive bowl of it. |
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| Weight Loss | I hate my doctor's scale! :) | May 20 2009 21:43 (UTC) |
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Hi there, I've heard this before, so you're not the only one. In my experience, the doctor surgeries I have been to sometimes have those old fashioned scales, the big clunky things with a dodgy meter. I bought a new weightwatchers glass, digital scale about 6 months ago and I always go by the readings I get on that. I was weighed at the doctors recently and it said I was 3kgs heavier than my scales at home! ridiculous! I told him so as well. But I reassure myself that my scales are correct, because I tested them by weighing my laptop on em.. and I know that weighs 2.9kgs, so ^_^ So try weighing something you know the exact weight of, on the scales you use regularly, and ignore other readings on other scales. And remember that visiting the doctor usually means you have a few garments of clothes on, you've pobably eaten that day etc.. so you would have an extra 1/2 a kg on when you step on the scale anyway. |
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| Foods | my 'cheat days' are getting out of hand... help please! | May 20 2009 07:59 (UTC) |
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Well, I got through yesterday with all this in mind, and ended up consuming 2,900 calories only!! so phew :/ and a lot of that was having a huge breakfast of oatmeal and fruit... which filled me up till the afternoon. Yes ipeace, you could be onto something there with just having the odd bit of desert etc after my meals instead of getting into this cheatday habit. Afterall I think it's more normal to have a balanced diet per day... not a massive overload once a week or whenever. yummy_kitty, I'm going to space my cheatdays out a bit, I'll try every 2 weeks.. which I think is totally do-able with some mindpower, although I hope it doesn't make me indulge even more.. Oh, and I've never looked at it that way, the amount per month... damn, 16,000 per month is pretty much 2 kgs worth of.. crap being put into the system. Good idea klebe... I kinda did that yesterday with having a huge breakfast, so I was so full and really didn't feel like loading up on sweet things till the evening! Yattab, cheatmeals.... good, good idea, that sounds like something even better to work towards. That way you can sit down, really enjoy it and be done, rather than snacking on stuff throughout the day. Ncefspin, yeah, getting into the habit of referring to it all as 'cheating' isn't very constructive is it? I think if I had my treats intermingled with my usual healthy diet, they would become more normal and proportioned, rather than setting aside a day where all the 'bad cheat foods come out'. The good thing is I do work out most days and now on the days where I indulge, I always go for a good run and do some housework.. like yesterday I ran around 7 miles.. and power walked and vacuumed ^_^ thanks heaps for the replies (: |
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| Weight Loss | reached my goal but now want to go a bit lower! :D | May 15 2009 20:16 (UTC) |
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Yeah true, taking it slow is not a deficit of 7-800. I suppose given the amount of time it's taken for me to lose the weight made me think things were going slowly! How long do you think it takes your metabolism to adjust to a certain amount of calorie intake? 2 weeks? I'm just scared that if I eat near or on my maintenance, I'll put weight on... as, what if I'm accidentally counting my calories incorrectly and such. So a couple of hundred under will be safer? because it's easy enough to eat that much a day and be satisfied I think. You're right, it's tempting to want to lose more.. and then lose some more and uh, some more... and argh.. when do we actually realise we're a healthy weight and not keep trying to lose? thanks heaps for your reply (: |
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| Fitness | walking..running...aerobic.. fat burn? :/ | Mar 21 2009 21:11 (UTC) |
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It has definitely occured to me that reducing my aerobic exercise and adding a couple of days of strength training would be so much better. Hmm, I'll have to motivate myself ^_^ I don't have access to a gym and the idea of going to one and lifting weights really doesn't appeal to me either. Buuut, as an alternative I was thinking of putting together a session of push ups, sit ups etc... calisthenics? I will check out the links and the net to find a good training profile. I also enjoy yoga, so maybe that would help. Yes, I want to burn fat, but my main goal is exercise to top up my activity levels so I don't have to be too conscientious about what i eat. If those runners who're burning a lot of fat and not building muscle specifically through weight training, eventually start burning muscle tissue once all the body fat is used up? that's pretty bad... your body wastes away... well, if you're not eating enough I guess. Thanks for the replies (:
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| Fitness | Calorie Intake and Running | Mar 17 2009 20:11 (UTC) |
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Hey, I exercise similar to you, around 4 miles, 6 days a week if I try, plus walking to warm up/warm down. I'm on around 1700 calories a day and am losing slowly but surely. It depends on the amount you want to lose, and your fitness.. are you pushing yourself much? etc. Your calorie intake can be higher if you're exercising every day rather than just 2-3 days per week. Just check your burn meter after you've added all your exercise during the day and work out the deficit... I would say for your level of activity 1700 is a minimum.. but it totally depends on your stats (: Try this calculator: daily caloric needs it allows you to be more detailed with your activity levels. |
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| Young Calorie Counters | YCCer's: What did YOU eat today? [5th of March to the 12th of March 09... err, and the 13th] | Mar 06 2009 11:05 (UTC) |
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breakfast: fruit salad - strawberries, blackberries, rasberries, apple, pear and pineapple all chopped up with natural yoghurt and soymilk spice chai with soymilk and sweetner lunch: baked hoki fish with coriander and lemon juice with steamed broccoli dinner carrot and coriander soup with garlic bread and a vegetarian sausage
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all up around 1500 calories I think.. and all very yummy (: |
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| Weight Loss | Anyone who is trying to lose and weighs bout 150lbs | Dec 27 2008 03:02 (UTC) |
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Hello :) I'm 149.5 and 5'5 tall. I'd been around 160lbs for years and always felt frumpy! so with the help of this great site 2 months later I am now at a reasonable weight... but hope to get down to 135. it's been harder to lose as my weight has dropped though. I go for about 1400-1750 calories per day, and one 'treat' day per week where I may eat up to 2500. On the days where I eat more calories I try to exercise more either running or cycling and do yoga and walking on days I eat less calories. I burn around 600-700 calories on my exercise days... around 400 on my walking/yoga days. I go for about a 500-700 calorie deficit each day but it's a bit random. I don't eat much saturated fat and little or no dairy. My diet consists of mainly fruit, vegetables and whole grains as I'm a vegetarian (but I do eat fresh fish 3x weekly). I'm still kinda playing around with what works for me... it's better to eat more calories and do good exercise than cut calorie intake and be sedentary of course. Hope that help and isn't too much information! ^_^
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| Weight Loss | Just to See... Lil survey. | Dec 24 2008 09:36 (UTC) |
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