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| The Lounge | Wii fit plus vs. EA active | Nov 04 2009 04:20 (UTC) |
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Wii fit is good for getting toned and doing yoga/strengh exercises. Where as Wii Active is great for cardio and literally leaves you out of breath sweat dripping. |
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| Weight Loss | I wonder...calories/biggest loser | Oct 24 2009 00:08 (UTC) |
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I read in a news article that they figure out their daily calorie limit by multiplying their weight by 6. So a 250lb person would eat 1500 calories. They also said the mininum they let a contestant eat is 1000 calories towards the ending of the show when some of the females weigh around 150lbs. |
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| Foods | Jugo Juice Protein Fruit Smoothies | Oct 04 2009 16:41 (UTC) |
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They don't have the sugar content listed... which is weird. |
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| Foods | Benefiber, does your body actually use it like fiber from foods or is it a waste of money? | Sep 28 2009 14:06 (UTC) |
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Okay people, you don't have to hassle me about my food choices. I was asking about benefiber. I get 4 servings of fruit and vegetables, and I'm not putting more in to take away from my other food categories. I'm not a health nut, just looking to improve. Key word being improve! Didn't anyone ever hear of baby steps. I went from eating junk food with no fibre, to gettting 20 grams of fibre a day... now, I infact think that's pretty good. I would just like to add more fibre, and was wondering if benefibre does the same thing as food fibre. |
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| Foods | Hunger Headaches... | Sep 02 2009 13:17 (UTC) |
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This is why losing weight is so confusing for new comers, there are so many "do this, don't do that" that I never know which is right. Everyone has been hassling me about eating 6 small meals throughout the day instead of my 3 big ones. And whenever you read up on weight loss it says to eat 6 and that it will boost your metabolism. |
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| Foods | The best option to put on bread... | Aug 20 2009 03:53 (UTC) |
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For all the 2tbsp remarks, I don't actually use that much... it's just the size that shows on the nutrition label, I was only using it to compare nutrients and how all three were close to the same amount of calories. I will probably cut out the butter from now on, all the trans fats seems to give me the shivers just thinking about it. Thanks for all the suggestions. Unfortunately I hate cheese or cream cheese's etc, so those options are out. I reallyyy like nutella though, it's almost like eating a toast cake. haha and cassie_j, I don't know about other's but for bread I loveee the Ben's Smart 100% Whole Grain bread... it has a lot of nutrients in it, but it's slightly on the big side (slices). And for bagels I like the Dempster's 100% Whole Wheat... yummm! And full of fibre. |
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| Weight Loss | where do you usually lose weight first? | Aug 15 2009 04:27 (UTC) |
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When I lose it comes out of my stomach first... but when I gain it goes to my boobs. So if I end up yoyo'ing... my body actually changes shapes. When I started I lost 30 pounds, then I gained 10 back. When I lost the weight it came out of my stomach and legs, then when I gained the 10 it went to my boobs and arms. Messed up if you ask me. lol |
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| Weight Loss | Does anyone else get like this? *sigh* it's so stupid :/ | Aug 12 2009 19:24 (UTC) |
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I was like this but worse when I was counting calories. I would freak out to the point of going way over my calories just for comfort... and in return probably gained more weight than not even counting calories at all. It made me realise that counting calories wasn't for me, so I went back to Weight Watchers. The whole idea of points is just so much easier for me. I don't panic with points because it's not such a big number. They are simple numbers and when I hear that an apple is one point versus 80 calories I don't feel like I am using up as much. It's just all mental. I use calorie count to calculate my WW points. Works great for me. Oh and thanks Jon! I agree with everyone else, that is the most brilliant idea I've ever heard!!! I can't believe none of us thought about it like that before. It's one of those ideas that blows your mind yet it's so simple. lol |
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| Weight Loss | Do you vacation from your diet on vacation? | Aug 12 2009 19:09 (UTC) |
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I never stick to my diet on vacation, but I atleast try to keep my portions normal. I went to Hawaii for two weeks in the winter and gained 5lbs. It's fine as long as you can get back on track right when you get home. For me I found out the hard way that going off my diet makes it 10x harder to get back on. But I also don't think a vacation is a vacation unless you splurge and enjoy all the good stuff. I'd rather gain 5lbs and have the best memories than remember my vacation as trying to avoid temptation the entire time. |
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| Foods | Fiber foods, not starches... | Aug 12 2009 18:31 (UTC) |
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Yeah I was just about to say, 3 medium figs are 120 calories with 4 grams of fibre, and one medium granny smith apple is 80 calories with 5 grams of fibre. Apples win. :D |
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| Foods | what is the craziest diet you have ever been on? | Aug 10 2009 18:55 (UTC) |
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I've done a million crazy diets, but I'd have to say the one that almost killed me would top it out at number one. It landed me in the emergency room after 5 days because I was eating sooo little. I think I had like 2 banana's and some strawberries a day. That is pain I wouldn't wish on anybody! My mom put me on that diet when I was maybe 13... it's the all you can eat fruits and vegetables diet, but I didn't like fruits or vegetables so her plan failed. She thought I'd get so hungry I'd actually eat more fruits and vegetables. *rolls eyes* lol |
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| Weight Loss | Weight Watchers? | Jul 30 2009 19:35 (UTC) |
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It works extremely well for me. I've tried all the diets out there and WW was the only one that worked for me. It's the same principle as CC but most people who succeed at WW and not at counting calories is because of the points. I found that when I was counting calories I would freak out and beat myself up if I went over my calories by lets say 100, just because it seems like so much more when you say 100 calories, instead of going over by like 2 points. Also, I am a repetitive eater, meaning I have my favorite foods and eat them often, which I find easier on WW because it's easier to know that a cup of grapes is 1 point instead of trying to remember that it's 60 calories? 80 calories? See, I can't even remember the calories. Trying to remember calories for everything is very hard when I'm in a rush. If I grab a cup of grapes I automatically know they are 1 point. I also find it easier to add 'points' versus 'calories'... they are simple numbers, where as sometimes with calories I have to remember I ate 268 calories, plus 43 calories, plus 146 calories. The points system is just way easier for me and... kind of fun. lol I like using the points calculator to figure out how many points things are. Some people find it a hassle though. Not me. lol I don't pay for the program or do the weekly weigh ins. I just bought the tools, I usually only use the points book and points calculator... usually only the calculator for food labels, I use the points book for fruits, vegetables and meat that don't have nutrition labels. I just throw them in my purse and have my information anywhere, instead of having to find a computer. WW can be too few calories though so you have to watch out and make sure you are eating plenty of the low point foods. One of the good things I realised the other day about WW is that you never eat the same amount of calories, you are always doing the zigzag in calories which helps with plateauing. I also save my 35 extra points and go out to a restaurant once a week, that gives me a high calorie day that usually stops me from ever plateauing. I guess it's all about preference though. Everyone on CC seems to prefer counting calories, and everyone I know on WW just loves it. My mom, my boyfriend and I have been doing WW every time we find ourselves gaining weight. Works like charm. I usually lose 10-20lbs, then go off of it and maintain for a while. If I start gaining I get back on it. Gaining is my fault though, not WW. I am a pig when I want to be. lol |
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| Maintaining | Food pushers...dundundun!!! | Jul 26 2009 00:23 (UTC) |
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"of course, if I said I'm not dieting he would then say, "then why aren't you eating?" , or something like that..." That's when you say "Not eating? Oh man I just ate an entire pizza before I came over, then finished off a tub of ice cream.", then be like "See, look at my protruding belly..." while you stick out your belly as far as it can go. lol It works for me, and at the same time makes them smirk like they feel good about themselves that I ate more than them. But I didn't. |
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| Foods | Increasing fiber without increasing volume | Jul 25 2009 05:21 (UTC) |
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I'm not exactly sure what you mean by the supplemented packaged foods, but I will say that mini wheats are full of fibre! and iron! I needed more fibre and iron in my diet, and this was pretty great. I think it's something like 6 grams of fibre per serving of mini wheats. Probably around 200 calories, but it's good for you and doesn't fill you up in volume. Plus with milk you'd get calcium. Another thing I noticed was the "Smart" section of pasta's, which taste just like white pasta's, but I saw on the rotini box that for 2/3 cup of pasta it had 9 grams of fibre and 11 grams of protein. I was pretty impressed with that. For a snack I like popcorn. It's full of fibre and you can have it without butter, etc. I find it to be very light in volume when I eat it. A little goes a long way with popcorn. |
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| Motivation | Buying clothes that are too small for you | Jul 25 2009 04:42 (UTC) |
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If you don't need clothes and are just buying it for the sake of getting something new than I would wait until you get down to the size 12 before buying it, to make sure it looks good on you. Also, everytime I've purchased something in a size smaller it has jinxed my weight loss as well, I have too many sizes that are smaller than I am. If you need clothes at the moment I would buy the one that fits and then alter later. |
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| Maintaining | Food pushers...dundundun!!! | Jul 25 2009 02:54 (UTC) |
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I have this one really bad pusher friend, she's gained over 50lbs in the past 2 years and eats like a maniac. She's always trying to get people to eat too so that they gain weight with her. I know this sounds weird, but it seems to work like a charm for me... I tell her that I'm not dieting when secretly I am. She then thinks to herself "Oh good, not dieting = not losing weight/maybe gaining weight... well no need to make her eat." and so then she kind of lays off. I noticed this after a year of her trying to mess up my dieting. Everytime she heard that I was dieting she would try and force me to go to the most fattiest place to eat and then try and get me to eat ice cream and huge amounts of food. Eventually I noticed that when I wasn't dieting, she never tried to force me. Funny how some people will do anything to make other people suffer with them. lol Now I just pretend like I'm never dieting, it really does work. I just lie and say something like "omg, I just ate like an entire pizza, I am stuffed, no food for me." |
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| Foods | How to Break the Diet Soda Addiction | Jul 19 2009 20:03 (UTC) |
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I cut out soda almost a year ago and have never looked back. I had to do it cold turkey because that's the only way I wouldn't be tempted. I bought 2 Nalgene bottles and filled them up with water, and that is what I drink now. I must admit, after the soda addiction was gone I felt soooo much better and WAY less bloated. Everytime I drink soda (usually at restaurants/fast food places on occasion) I feel pretty sick or bloated. That might have something to do with all the sugar in the regular soda though, since I'm insulin resistant. Either way, it's so worth it to stop drinking it. Especially all the aspartame in the diet kind. Yuck. |
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| Foods | Going off the white stuff! Good bye sugar! | Jul 19 2009 19:46 (UTC) |
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In August I gave up sweets because I was diagnosed with insulin resistance. It was extremely hard at first because I ate sweets all day (it's an addiction) well after 2 weeks I didn't crave them anymore and after a month I didn't even like them anymore. After that month if I ate a sweet I would always think "why in the world did I eat this before?!" Your taste buds completely change. After I fully got rid of the addiction I can now have sweets every so often and never fall back into them. I have ice cream at least once a week at the moment and it's nothing to die for anymore... it's summer, so I just feel like ice cream recently. I did however buy a whole bunch of sweets last month because I was having family down who basically only ate sweets, so I had to buy some. Well I found myself eating the sweets out of habit, and not because I actually wanted to eat it. After a week of that I was feeling HORRIBLE. It's that feeling you get when you eat sweets all the time except I had forgotten about that! I was getting addicted again, but as soon as the family left I threw it all in the trash and had to cut it out cold turkey again. I am back to normal again and really despise sweets now. I have never felt so crappy than I did that week. I felt psycho, stomach sick, depressed, exhausted, sleep for like 12 hours a day without noticing, lacked energy. Sugar is just all round bad for people, especially those like myself with insulin problems. |
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| Weight Loss | What's the best time to weigh yourself? | Jun 28 2009 19:26 (UTC) |
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I weigh myself every morning right before I go into the shower for an idea of where I stand, BUT I also weigh myself before I go to bed every night. I won't count the weight loss unless I weigh it at night too... meaning I would have completely lost the weight. If I don't weigh it at night time, it means I don't weigh it at all. :) |
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| Weight Loss | weight | Jun 28 2009 19:08 (UTC) |
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Everyone on this site needs to stop being so negative and cranky all the time. If she asked the question then she'd like to know the answer. You say who cares what others think and I say who cares that she wants to know? Or even WHY she wants to know. You can assume she has confidence issues, but maybe she's just a curious girl? Don't make assumptions. She's not you. She doesn't think the same as you. She has a different personality and different self issues than you. Sorry, people on this site are getting annoying and bitter. You look great, definitely healthy BMI. I would guess you weigh 120-130lbs. Maybe you weigh more than that, if you do then you have a large frame. Overall your weight looks good on you. |
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| Foods | $6 for a salad at Wendy's... wtf! No wonder people don't eat healthy... | Jun 28 2009 02:57 (UTC) |
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Original Post by lafoutloud01: I was in a rush obviously, otherwise I would have gone to the grocery store then made it at home like usual... but people are genuinely going to go to a fast food place every now and then for convenience. I don't expect to live my life and never step foot in another fast food place ever again? That would be unrealistic. |
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| Foods | Mini wheats? | Jun 26 2009 18:30 (UTC) |
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lol yeah definitely the frosted ones... I just can't imagine going straight to plain mini wheats. I'm having a hard time converting myself from junk food over to somewhat healthy foods... my taste buds are giving me a hard time. Even the frosted ones aren't the best tasting to me right now since I grew up on all the horrible kid cereals, but they are ok and the fact that they are full of iron and fibre makes me want to eat it for those reasons. The sugar part is the only thing keeping me interested in them, so it's like sugar vs. nutrition. Is it worth it type thing. I really don't know what else can have as much iron as these do. |
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| Foods | Slim-Fast Side Effects? | Jun 26 2009 16:22 (UTC) |
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I don't know about the bars, but I know that they started putting aspartame in their powdered drinks... I was a daily user of Slim Fast for like 7 years for my breakfast, but my stomach can't handle the new aspartame that they put in it so I had to stop having it. I get sick to my stomach if I have anything with aspartame in it. Maybe the bars have aspartame in them and you are the same as me? |
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| Foods | what food/restaurant do you wish was available in your area? | Jun 23 2009 14:02 (UTC) |
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Original Post by vanilla_swirl: I live in NB, Canada and we have a whole bunch of Swiss Chalet's and Domino's Pizza here. I prefer St.Hubert over Swiss Chalet and Pizza Hut over Domino's though. :P I would love to have a Jack Astor's, Denny's, and The Cheesecake Factory. |
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| Weight Loss | Going under 1200 calories for a day or two | Jun 22 2009 18:09 (UTC) |
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I would try eating 1200 calories. You could easily add some high calorie items to help you reach that number. A handful of nuts for example, or peanut butter on some whole grain bread, olive oil, etc. Those would easily get you to 1200cals. But if you can't reach that number, I don't think it will hurt to go under for a day or two. |
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| Foods | A hot dog a day... | Jun 16 2009 04:48 (UTC) |
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It's hard to tell what foods are good or bad for you now a days. Foods are in the news one day as being great for your health and then next in the news saying it will kill you. I hear a lot of bad things about hot dogs so it's one of those foods I am always confused about. joanne811, I think it's great that I care about my friend and I myself am curious about what effect hot dogs have on a persons health. I like hot dogs too, not just her. |
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| Foods | Packaged Apple Slices? | May 26 2009 18:22 (UTC) |
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Original Post by cptbunny: ahahhaha I ended up buying them for the movies last night and I agree, they were so gross! That alcohol taste I found tasted like cream soda... it was not how I pictured them. So I guess everyone will be happy to know that I am probably just going to buy an apple core thing and eat brown apples. lol |
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| Foods | Packaged Apple Slices? | May 25 2009 23:13 (UTC) |
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lol You guys must be Americans. Yes my question was answered when I googled it. Choose2loose was only guessing. |
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| Foods | Packaged Apple Slices? | May 25 2009 21:29 (UTC) |
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"People who are easily "scared off" by mild criticism need to think twice about participating on an internet message board." I am pretty certain people come on caloriecount for help, not to be criticised about everything they eat/do or don't do. I really don't care, but I have been lurking for a while before I started posting and I could easily see how many people in need of help were scared off by those on this site. This isn't just some internet message board... I'd like to believe this is a place where people can come for help. I don't think they pictured people in need of help being scared off when they made this site. Just saying. Oh, and we are talking about packaged apple slices here, not a slice of pizza. Can people lighten up just a little bit about foods? Don't take food that seriously, you will end up going crazy. So anyways, again, no I'm not slicing my apples. My question is not about how wasteful these apples are or whether or not I should be in the kitchen all hours of the day, but just the mere question about whether it's preservatives are harmful ones or just vitamin c/calcium chloride, etc. But I had better luck googling this. I was hoping for more personal answers. |
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| Foods | Packaged Apple Slices? | May 25 2009 19:24 (UTC) |
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I haven't bought any yet since I wasn't sure about them when I was there. I am however going to the grocery store in a bit and was thinking of getting them for the movies tonight. I am not sure what brand... are there a lot of different brands? I only saw this one, it had a green label, it was my first time seeing them in stores. |
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