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| Weight Loss | cant give up chocolate & caffeine | Jul 18 2006 16:17 (UTC) |
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| As for the caffeine -- I used to be a diet coke addict (seriously, like 8 cans a day), and I slllloooowwwwlllyyyy widdled it down until I didn't drink any and I no longer crave it (actually, for the most part now I find it relatively disgusting). My trick was to replace one can of soda per day each week with some sort of flavored seltzer (you can get them in cans at somewhere like wal-mart so they're just as easy to throw in a lunch or something as a diet coke). So, one week I was drinking 7 cans of diet coke a day and one can of seltzer, the next week 6-2, then 5-3, and so on. Ultimately I replaced the seltzer with water. It was a long process, but I didn't get a single caffeine headache and don't miss it at all! That said, I do have coffee every now and then. Good luck!! |
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| Weight Loss | Fun calculators | Jul 18 2006 16:12 (UTC) |
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| Those are fun! Although, the fiber calculator told me that my normal recommended caloric intake is 1270. I find that hard to believe... | |||
| Weight Loss | Vacation snacking | Jul 10 2006 22:40 (UTC) |
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| I just got back from a two-week vacation and the same thing happened to me -- gained back 6 pounds!! Try to keep yourself busy and chug the water...sorry I can't be of more help :)
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| Weight Loss | "Oops" Question | Apr 27 2006 02:46 (UTC) |
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| I don't think i'm some sort of genetic mutant...sweet!! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't screwing with my body somehow. Usually, the cheat days are fine, but for whatever reason, this weekend was hard! Maybe I'll try to scale down this week's cheat session a bit...we'll see ;) | |||
| Weight Loss | What am I doing wrong?? | Apr 07 2006 16:57 (UTC) |
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| Cheatingirl, you may be right about portion sizes...I'm going to try to do a better job measuring and estimate up instead of down. I worry about upping my calorie intake because I might go overboard (which I guess happens somtimes anyway). Kylann, I'm about 5'3" ish. I'm not exactly sure; it changes based on how I feel every day :-P And, yes, you need to be eating more. You must be feeling awfully tired, not to mention your body is not happy right now. I may try measuring myself; I usually tend to go by how my clothes feel, but of course it would be nice to see that scale move some. My body seems really comfy at 135ish and I am NOT comfy there!! Thanks for the help guys :) I'm going to try to make today an extra good day. |
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| Weight Loss | Eating out dilemma... | Apr 07 2006 04:17 (UTC) |
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| I went to Applebee's tonight for dinner too!! But I had the mesquite chicken salad, which is on calorie-count. Sorry I can't be of any other help...but if all else fails, just do some guesswork about each individual ingredient. I actually ended up doing that because CC didn't seem to factor in any protein from the chicken. |
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| Weight Loss | anyone in their 120s | Apr 07 2006 04:16 (UTC) |
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| Jeez, this is such good motivation! I started around 143...seriously started tracking cals around 135...and now fluctuate between 130-133. I just can't hit the 120s! My goal is 112. SO difficult!! |
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| Weight Loss | this is a GOOD day! | Apr 06 2006 17:13 (UTC) |
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| YAY...congratulations :) | |||
| Weight Loss | Starvation mode | Apr 04 2006 03:42 (UTC) |
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| w1derfulmom and feliciamohammed, please seek help. You both seem to have the beginnings of an eating disorder, and from what you've described, you don't feel like you have very much control anymore. Ask your doctor about it, or even do some research (www.healthyplace.com is a great resource for various psychological disorders) on your own. We here can provide you with support, but perhaps not enough that you need. I say all of this out of complete support and compassion. Please, please, talk to someone about your eating habits and try to eat as healthily as possible. ::hugs:: |
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| Foods | pandajenn19, thanks for the Go Lean tip! | Apr 04 2006 01:17 (UTC) |
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| Y'all, Kashi makes GoLean bars that are really good, too. Some of them get too high on the calorie scale for me (280ish as a meal replacement), but the ones I LOVE are 150 cals and have protein and fiber in them just like the cereal. They're called GoLean Crunch Bars and they come in chocolate peanut butter and (my personal favorite) crunchy chocolate caramel!
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| Weight Loss | at sodium limit but calories low | Apr 04 2006 01:07 (UTC) |
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| I've rediscovered a love of celery!! (is that weird?) |
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| Motivation | Yay! | Apr 04 2006 01:05 (UTC) |
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| Yay sustenance! :)
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| Weight Loss | wow this was a bad day... | Apr 03 2006 20:48 (UTC) |
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| Oh I'm so relieved at hearing all this...now I don't feel quite as bad either
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| Weight Loss | How frequently can I indulge? | Apr 03 2006 17:36 (UTC) |
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| To figure out what your maintenance cals would be, go to Tools and figure out your expenditure plugging in your goal weight instead of the wheat you are now. That's your maintenance number! Missryn, I think we might secretly be the same person -- you sound just like me! I find myself wanting to binge in the evenings, so I tend to let myself cheat a little on Friday and Saturday nights, or just the whole day of Saturday. I might have to step it up a little though, 'cause I'm not seeing too much weight loss (those last 10 pounds are REALLY stubborn!). |
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| Weight Loss | Burning calories when not exercising? | Apr 03 2006 17:32 (UTC) |
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| 3500 calories = a pound of fat. So, what you have to do to lose weight in a healthy manner is cut 3500 calories throughout your week (that's 500 a day). Try playing around with some of the Tools options, and find out your daily expenditure. Mine if I'm not working out at all is 1600. So, suppose I run and burn 300 calories. Now I've burned 1900 calories today. The maximum calories I want to consume for the day, then, is under 1400. And yes, the only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in! This can be done by exercising or calorie cutting, or a combination of both (that means that you only really have to cut 250 calories a day if you're burning 250 at the gym). But remember not to cut your calories too low -- or you'll slow your body down. It needs food to keep the metabolism up! Hope this helps some :) |
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| Motivation | Interesting Situation Just Happened | Apr 03 2006 17:25 (UTC) |
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| LOL
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| Weight Loss | How about eating at your goal weight maintenance level instead of dieting? | Apr 02 2006 22:48 (UTC) |
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| kat, I'm in the same boat, and for the past week or so I've been (unintentionally, mind you, as I'm visiting family out of town) in a defecit of about 100-200 instead of ~500. We'll see what the scale says when I get back to it!
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| Weight Loss | goal pant size! | Apr 02 2006 22:43 (UTC) |
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| PS -- I think sizes are a much better way to think about being healthier; the scale isn't always 'right'!
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| Weight Loss | goal pant size! | Apr 02 2006 22:43 (UTC) |
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| I'm 5'1", so my goal is a size 4. I'm a size 8-10 right now...although I did just squeeze into a pair of size 6s!!! Okay, they're a little stretchy, but still...
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| Fitness | situps | Apr 02 2006 22:42 (UTC) |
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| Walking/power walking/jogging/running...basically any form of putting one leg in front of the other :)
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| Motivation | Any ideas to help with a week of (wonderful) excess? | Apr 02 2006 13:26 (UTC) |
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| First of all, in a week or so, it's super unlikely you gained more than a couple pounds, if any at all! Depending on what your recommended calorie intake is currently, I would say for the next week you could go a little bit lower than that if it makes you feel better, but honestly the best thing to do would just be to step it up a little in terms of exercise and I'm sure you'll see the scale (weight and %) go back down in no time! I'm going on spring break next week and I'm worried about this too!! Let us know how it turns out. |
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| Weight Loss | Doing Another Happy Dance..... | Apr 02 2006 05:36 (UTC) |
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| Congratulations!!! You dance those last 5 pounds off, girl!
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| Weight Loss | BMI | Apr 02 2006 05:04 (UTC) |
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| YAY OBSIDYAN!!!
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| Motivation | I cheat | Apr 02 2006 05:03 (UTC) |
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| Well, I give myself a cheat day once a week -- that was today, and I ate about 2000 calories and burned 1915. Most of the time, though, I seem to burn around 1800, so my allowance is 1300. I've been ending up around 1600 a lot, though, rationalizing it to myself. Sometimes I get even closer to my calories burned, though. I hate my willpower (or lackthereof)!! I just have NO IDEA how to control it...
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| Weight Loss | COFFEE - how to make it taste good without adding to many cals/fat | Apr 02 2006 04:55 (UTC) |
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| I, too, am a black coffee drinker, but at my coffee shop over by the condiments there are shakers filled with various flavored powders -- cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate -- that only have like 10 calories for a tablespoon. There not super sweet, but they add some flavor.
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| Fitness | help with the weight loss log | Apr 02 2006 04:54 (UTC) |
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| Blue = weight loss/gain tracking Green = trend line (i.e., where your weight seems to be averaging out) That said, the blue line may be spikey, but as long as the green line is going down, you're headed in the right direction!! |
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| Fitness | My workout--Tips?? | Apr 02 2006 04:52 (UTC) |
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| So is the ideal window for weight loss in terms of cardio 45-60 minutes?
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| Weight Loss | How about eating at your goal weight maintenance level instead of dieting? | Apr 02 2006 04:42 (UTC) |
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| I hadn't really thought of this, but I'm curious -- does anyone else eat at their maintenance level while losing weight? I find myself fluctuating from day to day a lot more than I would like...from above my maintenance level to way below, which I know probably isn't good, but it's hard to get the hang of this...
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| Weight Loss | on the border | Mar 31 2006 22:03 (UTC) |
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| What did you have??? Mexican is my favorite, and I always struggle when I go out to eat at Mexican restaurants. | |||
| Weight Loss | ratios | Mar 31 2006 22:02 (UTC) |
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| Choco, that's what mine ends up looking like too. But elin, I am striving for your numbers, and I think it's a fine compromise :)
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