Posts by ejb346

i hit a plateau for 5 weeks in april, it was the most frustrating thing as i was working so hard.... Someone suggested i tried to maintain for a week calorie wise and cut out the excersise, then the following week get straight back on it, it worked for me.. and i lost quite a bit in that following week, must have kick started my weight loss again or something.... Maybe try that? But dont give up on it! You'll beak through

Original Post by mdb47374:

When you put water on your cheerios because you feel like you are cheating by adding milk.

 Euuuuw! Poor Cheerios. That cant be nice :-( ... haha

the same happened to me! so weird.. I did some research, apparently its when your body has more iron than it needs ... maybe you've been eating more iron rich foods?

From putting the food in you mouth to when it leaves you stomach i'd say around 3 hours.

For it to pass entirely through you intestines it takes around 4 or 5 hours.

Then it has to pass through your colon which is another few hours...

So i would say from mouth to toilet around 11 hours!

Hey, I am NEVER hungry first thing either! But I had heard that it is better to eat breakfast to kick start your metabolism. But its weird, when i started eating breakfast I often found i was hungrier, sooner!

So I decided to have a really small breakfast ( like one boiled egg) and take another breakfasty thing to have at work ( like some fruit or even some beans :-) ) which seems to hold me until lunch or sometimes tea time.

So i think no, if your not hungry dont force yourself, guess you got to listen to your body! Just eat as soon as you are. As long as you dont leave it too long.

Mmmm peanut butter!

Original Post by trustwomen:

Original Post by greenink:

Original Post by pgeorgian:

if i had to guess, i'd estimate that greenink is about 16.  hence, the stereotypes and generalizations.  she just doesn't know what she's talking about.  gotta give her credit for asking.

I'm 21.  Trying not to let that comment hurt my feelings. Because I wasn't aware that this kind of thing was supposed to be common knowledge for the adult population. 

So far what I have seen of life, is that more females tend to fool around, or date other females, and then switch back to males.  If that's what I've honestly observed, then it's not a stereotype/generalization.

It's because the guys do it more discreetly, knowing that they would get lambasted (instead of praised) for this. I personally think half the women doing it are never even really into girls, just trying to impress guys with their fake "wildness", and that it's all a b.s. performance.

 I actually agree with you here. - I really do think some (not all obviously) do it for attention or to impress blokes!

Oh good its not just me then! I am generally going in the right direction on the scales (down!) Thanks for you comments.. And yes I do think totm has a HUGE effect, I tend to blow up and feel massive for up to ten days before im due, so the week after i usually notice the drop...

G I Jane - I drink about 4 litres of on an water a day (not including coffees and teas; the more of these i drink the more water I drink) People often say I drink too much fluid, but i am always thirsty and cant see that harm! Maybe i am overhydrated?  If thats possible

Thanks again for your responses!

Thank you! I will take your advice into consideration. Cheers again

Thanks for your detailed response! It helps a great deal!

So does that mean this could just be a fluke then? If i get back on the scales tomorrow morning i could have gone back up again? That would be so deflating! And do you think I should actually be eating more? I think my calorie intake is already quite high ... I am 6ft1 (v tall!) and quite broad, I'm (on average) getting around 1,800 a day. Usually by eating around 1,400 during the week and a bit more on the weekends!

I never really eat packaged foods, i alway cook from fresh and get LOADS of fresh fruit and veg in my diet, I dont eat bread... the only pre made stuff i eat is soups and occasionally prepakaged pasta sauces when im feeling lazy :-).. I also drink around 3 litres of water a day.

Thanks for your advice again!

Grapefruits are one of a few foods/drinks that boost your metabolism (along with coffee etc..) But usually only for half an hour or so. The theory behind the grapefruit diet is to eat half a grapefruit (white) before every meal. The whole thing, pulp and juice. I tried this, (and eventually got to quite like grapefruit!!!) It seemed to work, but i was dieting anyway.But also, I noticed the positive effect of getting loads more vitamin C each day. In my opinion, whats the harm in trying it? It just fruit after all! Let me know how it goes for you!

Original Post by fluffydragon:

If negative calories were real, there would be no rabbits.

Haha funny point, but the reason us humans burn so many calories digesting things like celery etc ('rabbit food') is because we dont have the right enzymes to digest them (there is cellulose in some of these foods) whereas rabbits do! We just have to digest them longer and harder... :-)  .. so we do burn more calories digesting them than there is contained in them.