Posts by crabot

I'd been stuck on a plateau for about six weeks, but when I weighed myself this morning, I found that I was finally down five pounds! (I hadn't weighed myself in a few weeks.) That makes a total of 41 pounds lost so far. :)

One thing that has worked for me (and of course, your mileage may vary), is to stop thinking in terms of "good" foods and "bad" foods. There is healthy and unhealthy, and I want to be healthy. That means I usually eat healthy foods.

BUT, I think that it's important, especially at first, to be gentle with yourself. Allow yourself treats. Don't cut out your favorite foods entirely. It's so easy to spend three or four months just eating "good" foods...then the first time you get around your favorite "bad" food, you go crazy with it. Or eventually you go right back to just eating "bad." And if you think of it in terms of good and bad, you start to guilt yourself about it. Which, in my experience, just leads to worse eating, and giving up in frustration.

Losing weight isn't a sprint; it's a marathon. Make small adjustments. Gradual changes tend to stick with you much longer.

A lot of people may disagree with me. That's okay. :) What's important is that you find a way that will work for you.

I'm really happy to see so many pit lovers (heh) and owners here. I have an eight-year-old named Riley, and a four-year-old named Delilah.

Riley is a rescued fight dog, and Del was rescued from a dog fighter who used her to breed. She spent the first three years of her life in a metal cage and was only brought out when the owner wanted to use her for puppies. As a result, one of her legs had to be amputated completely, and another about halfway down--her feet had gotten injured from the metal bars and no one bothered to treat her. It led to an infection that almost killed her. 

Riley is missing an eye and an ear, both on the left side of his head, and has scars covering huge swaths of his body.

Riley and Del were both rescued from the same place, and they were among the lucky ones. It was a small operation, but they found lots of bodies buried on the owner's property. Not just of fight dogs, but of other dogs--mostly puppies and small breeds-- and cats that they'd used as "bait" to train the fight dogs. 

It's really easy to say that Michael Vick has paid his debt and should be allowed to go back to his life--if you haven't seen the firsthand effects of what people like Vick do.

In my opinion, a few months in a prison does not pay off the debt--maybe legally, but not morally, not ethically. It doesn't change the dogs whose lives he destroyed. It doesn't change the moments of sheer terror and pain the fight dogs and bait animals and dogs used for breeding went through. It doesn't change the fact that he found amusement in fighting dogs, nor does it change the fact that he profited monetarily from it.

Vick should be free to live his life, yes. But do we, as a society, really want to put a man like him in a position where he's looked up to by young boys (and girls)? Do we really want to say, "it doesn't matter what horrible things you do in life, because in the long run you won't lose anything of intrinsic value?"

No, I obviously don't think Vick should be allowed back on the field, to be held up as someone worthy of cheers and adulation.

I'm a huge football fan (go Giants!), but as much as I love the sport, if they allow him back into the NFL, I'll tune out. No more tickets, jerseys, or DirecTV's sports package.

They've helped me a great deal. I take them because my body has problems retaining B12, though.

I lost 20 or so pounds just by changing my diet--not once did I exercise. I finally feel comfortable enough with myself to start working out in front of people. If you're really too embarassed to work out, lose some pounds by changing your diet first. Just be careful not to use the embarassment as a crutch or excuse--otherwise you'll just keep putting it off (a huge problem for me).

I started off with a 1000 calorie deficit, but found that I lost very little weight that way--usually half a pound to a pound a week. After consulting with my doctor and dietician, we switched to a 750 cal deficit, and the results have been better.  Sometimes it's just a matter of finding the number that works best for you.

I started losing from my waist first. I've also lost a bit from my arms and thighs, but only a fraction of my belly. :(

That is awesome. And it's not pointless--as others have said, it's great motivation for those of us who are still struggling to get where you are! Thanks for posting. =)

There are a lot of people who are not stereotypically pretty and manage to have perfectly normal, satisfying lives.  If you're basing all of your happiness on your physical appearance, you'll never be happy. There will always be something else you can find wrong with yourself if you're determined to, especially if you're using physical appearance as a reason not to go after the things you want in life, and as an excuse for being miserable.

I learned a long time ago that I'll never be the prettiest girl in the room; that's okay, because I don't need to be. I'm intelligent, kind, and interesting. The kind of people who would look at me and dismiss me because my nose isn't a cute little button are people I don't care to know in the first place.

You've got to find some worth for yourself outside of your physical appearance. You are more than that; you're better than that.

I drink lots of OJ. That's mostly because I've had a heinous throat infection and orange juice is one of the only thing that has helped it, though. Normally I drink a glass of it for breakfast and water the rest of the day.

I worked at a dairy place for a while when I was younger, and one of the things they taught us was that dairy products are safe to eat for three days after the sell-by date. After that, they can be harmful.

When people post about overeating or going over their limits, they're not posting about it as if it's a good or helpful thing to do. They're posting because it's a problem for them. It's already acknowledged that overeating isn't healthy--isn't that why the weight loss people are here in the first place?

When people post about eating dangerously low calories in order to lose weight, they ARE posting about it as if it's a good or helpful thing to do. They're posting because they consider it a solution, not a problem. That's why CC steps in to remind people that this isn't good for you and can, in fact, keep you from losing weight (or at least slow you down).

Do you see the difference?

Original Post by dave700:

My calorie counter says my daily intake of cholesterol is 650mg but i remember reading that anything over 200mg is way too much. am i missing something? my nutrition grade was B and my calory count today was 1800kal

My doctor told me to keep my daily intake under 300.

As far as sodium, you do need a certain amount to stay healthy. I'm curious as to why your doctor would say that, stc!

Cheese and anything cheesy.

What do you like that you don't get or get to do too often? You could buy yourself something--a book, a haircut, a new outfit. Or you could do something--see an extra movie, etc.