Posts by ephinzat

Hi Blinx!  I know what you are going through!  My goal is eat about 1500 calories a day to lose a healthy pace and not be super hungry.  I would have one or two days that I would eat more than that depending on what I have that day.  If, for instance, my work friends and I go out for lunch and I overeat, it automatically becomes a cheat day and I don't bother counting for the rest of the day because I guess I didn't want to know how much I was eating.  Well, last week I logged my food on a cheat day and holy moly!  I ate 3,000 calories!!  I felt so disgusted with myself and then i realized why I hadn't been losing any weight :p.  Now, I have used this to my advantage.  It was so easy for me to eat that much food.  That had me wondering how often I did it!  Now, knowing how easy it is to eat almost a pound in calories of food, I use that to deter myself from making bad choices.  For instance, instead of "Ohhh that pasta looks sooo good!  I guess just one extra helping wouldn't hurt anything!  Well since I had some extra pasta, a cupcake won't hurt either."  Now I say to myself, "Okay i need to control my portions because before I know it I am going to be eating 3000 calories again!"

One other tid-bit, in respect to junk food and real food (fruit and veggies, ect) you can eat a whole lot more real food for the same calorie consumption as a small junk food.  If you want more to eat with the same calories as a small junk food snack then take the healthy choice!

I hope this helps a little!  "If you feel discourages always remember, it may not happen in a week, maybe not a month, but eventually is better than never!"

~Kristen

Sorry I didn't weigh in last week..  This week I am at 147.0  :)

148.4.  Well it's good I guess, one pound less than last week.  If I can keep a pound a week then I should be in good shape.  I just bought a heart rate monitor so maybe I will get a better picture of how many calories I am burning during my exercises.

I think rewards are great!  I don't usually pamper myself so my rewards usually involve that.  When I lost 20 lbs I got a nice manicure and pedicure.  My next stop is after another 20 which is when I will treat myself to a massage.  Also, I am getting married in June so I want to look good for my honeymoon along the beach so that is my motivation!

What helps my sweet tooth is Edy's real fruit ice cream bars.  They have a variety pack so I get a choice of flavors.  It's basically a creamsicle.  I have the snack size so it is basically a normal size popsicle but it only 45 calories.  :)

I too am a boredom eater.  What seems to have helped me is to keep my mind off of food.  I used to come home from work and immediately have a snack, then another snack, then dinner, then a snack.  Some days I would skip dinner and eat a whole bag of pretzels!  I guess by the time I got home from work I was tired and didn't feel like doing anything but my mind says let's do something that isn't strenuous, let's EAT!  So, how did I overcome this?  I added an hour a day to my work schedule.  Now everyday before I go home I workout and it is not optional.  Just like how work isn't optional neither is my gym time.  It is the only way I will continue to go.  I mix it up though, cardio 3 times, weights and cardio 2 times in my 5 day work week.  '

So, how does this tie into not boredom eating?  Well for one, it is an hour or so less a day that I have the chance to snack, by the time I get home I start making dinner.  I try to eat a moderate dinner so that I have room for a little snack or desert afterwards.  I also only eat at the dinner table that way it is inconvenient to watch tv and eat at the same time.  If I know I just need to take the edge off of hunger I go for a string cheese.  It is one of the few foods that I usually don't still feel hungry after eating.  I hope this helps!

Well, I have successfully found my way back to my original weight of 153.4.  But then again I'm sure I have a lot of water weight due to the Superbowl last night.  I've really got to find what works for me and get my weight off!

SW: 153.4

LW:  155.2

CW: 150.2

Change: 5lbs

GW: 135

I'm very excited that I lost my vacation weight plus some.  It has given me some extra motivation to keep things going.  YAY!

Hey all, I know our weigh in are on Mondays, but I'm heading for vacation today so I am weighing in a day early. 

SW: 153.4

CW: 152.2

Change: 1.2

GW: 135

This is my first time doing one of these challenges.  Do we post our weights on here daily? weekly? monthly? not at all?  Anyone know?  Thanks!

I'm in!  I can give my beginning weight tomorrow.  I want to lose 15 lbs in 3 months, that sounds okay doesn't it, 5 lbs a month which is a little over a pound lost a week.  I just started up on my cardio routine for 20 min a day 6 days a week.  I'm about 152lbs now I think.  What should we make our end date?

~Kristen

Something you might consider is to jumping on a mini-trampoline, also called rebounding.  It doesn't put strenuous pressure on your joints and bouncing motion works with gravity to impact all of your body.  You can lightly jump or jump to music.  This is what I do twice a day, although I am not injured, it is fun to do and works up a sweat!  I just have an inexpensive one from Walmart, maybe in the near future I will spend more money and get a better one.  Just for starting though I didn't want to spend a bunch of money until I know I'll stick with it.  You might consider this an option though as there is no hard impact against the ground.  Hope you heal up soon!