Posts by t_legge

Original Post by amethystgirl:

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

East cobber snobbers & pretentiousness (we gotta buy that $400K house because our house is only $350! You can't bring SMORES for dessert at my fancy party!)

People who make generic assumptions based on geographic area.

Second this...

Also second the putters in the fast lane...drives me NUTS (excuse the pun).

Also second those that contradict every single thing I say...equally as annoying are those people who already know something about everything you say or do and know how to say or do it better.  

Third the annoying, misbehaved, and poorly groomed children.

Add...people who constantly use the words "I can't".  Just do it!!!!

Also add people who leave the holiday decorations up WAY past the holiday.  February is NO TIME FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!!!  Ugh!  

Last one..people who leave the political bumper stickers on way after the election.  We know Obama won.  Take the sticker off.  

Oops...I listed 7...I'm sure that's somebody's pet peeve...people who don't follow directions.  Sorry!  

It may not take you that long.  I know for me it takes me anywhere from 4 to 7 days to get back down after a really bad weekend.  It's only a number on the scale.  Don't worry!!  

Original Post by jturnerx:

Original Post by nomnom:

This had me looking into the days where my weight rose then dropped, and I realized that it was on the days I ate 2000 + calories, the day after, I lost weight and it stayed off.  Is this a common thing, or just coincidence, does anyone else have a similar pattern?

I'm a data hound so I keep daily logs, not just weight but all the other metrics my scale gives me, so that I can discern trends and patterns. I haven't noted any related to calorie intake for myself. I don't purposefully zig-zag. A social life takes care of that for me but it can go from 1200 - 1600.

My patterns come about from my period and times when I've been sick. I'll get a drastic drop right before my period (I know this sounds counter-intuitive), a rise during it, then a drop back to where I should be. This has been repeating itself consistently. I've noticed as my weight has gone down the fluctuations have gotten a lot more dramatic.

Jturnerx, ME TOO!  So glad to hear somebody else is noticing larger fluctuations during that time since weight loss.  When I first started the gain/drop would be about two pounds total.  Since I've lost nearly 13 pounds, this past month I dropped one pound before, gained nearly 5 during and dropped 3 after!  I'm at an all time low today (day after).  Though that thrills me, I'm going to wait to weigh in next week and see if it stays off or if it's just part of this new cycle of gaining and losing.  

Edit to note that i didn't lose 13 pounds in one month of course...I just mean this past month I noticed the larger gains/losses.  

Pretzels and cream cheese (any pretzel even the big soft hot pretzels).  It is SOOOO good and when we go to our mountain house we still treat ourselves to this little treat.

I also do the chips in sandwiches but only when it's on soft white bread and has american cheese on it.  Usually bologna or ham as the meat (haven't done that since my early 20's).

Mix cream cheese in salsa for a creamy, savory dip for anything dip-able.

I also do the peanut butter and syrup sandwich (YUM!).  

I've never used egg or bread crumbs and my burgers stick together just fine.  I use the onion soup mix recipe mentioned already and another good way to get juicy burgers when using very lean meats or 99% fat free turkey breast is to grate (or finley chop) some onion in them or a splash of beef or chicken stock.  Makes them nice and juicy without the added sodium of the soup mix.  Mmmm...I'm thinking turkey burgers tonight for dinner now!  

Original Post by gi-jane:

Agree with the above.  The calories (energy) you take in will affect your weight most.   A healthy amount of carbohydrates would be anything from 40-65% of your daily calories.  What can make a difference to weight is the type of carbohydate.   Simple sugars and starches, for example, take no time for the body to break down and if your diet is high in these foods it can be low in nutrition and very unsatisfying on limited calories.   But if you choose complex carbohydrates such as vegetables, starchy vegetables, wholegrain foods, pulses (legumes) & fruit you will find they are more satisfying and that your calories go a lot further.

Listen to this woman.  She is spot on!  Calories in less than calories out is what affects your weight loss...not the amount of carbs.  Complex carbs keep you satisfied, processed carbs don't.  This says it all right here.  

Played with my three nieces (ages 4 through 8) from 9 a.m. till 2 p.m.  Including planting an herb garden, walking to the park, climbing on the jungle gym, pushing on the swings, walking through the entire neighborhood so they could show me all the houses they like best, picking flowers (aka:  weeds) in the field behind the neighborhood, and playing wii Baseball for an hour.  I had every intention of taking the dogs on a hike when I got home, but instead I took hubby to pick up his car, went to the grocery store and now am making dinner...I think I'm DONE (and VERY appreciative of all the mothers out there)!   Does any of this count?  

American Eagle is it's own brand and has it's own store.  Most malls have them.  If you go to AE.com you can see where there is a store near you (use the Find a Store link at the top of the home page).  

I think you look great and what matters most is that you feel good and are happy with yourself.  Good for you!!!  

I have some form of complex carb for every meal (for example:  whole wheat toast or high fiber cereal for breakast/whole wheat bread or  black beans for lunch/brown rice, whole wheat pasta/quinoa for dinner).  Carbs generally make up 40 - 45% of my diet.  I NEVER eat white, bleached, enriched anything...just whole wheat, rye, whole grain.  I have successfully dropped nearly 12 pounds since February 16th.  I would say it's all about the quality of food, and the simple equation of calories in being less than calories out.  

Ditto.  I never seem to remember to write this stuff down.  If we can look up past activities and food, why not look up past burn meters??

Original Post by hehehahe:

Original Post by t_legge:

Elfinpiclke, you're also three inches taller than us...don't taller girls usually have to wear bigger sizes than those of us who are...eh, um...vertically challenged?  When I was 158 I was in 8-10's and I'm 5'4ish also.  I got the booty as well gals...10's were more for the butt and thighs and the waist was always too big.  Now my 10's fall off.  YEAY!  Still sportin the 8's though at 147 but they're much more loose and I no longer have to do the squat dance to stretch them out before I wear them in public if ya know what I mean.  ;)  

Lol, I know exactly what you mean! I can remember even spraying my pants with water my pants to stretch them out so they weren't so tight.  Oh the things we girls do.. 

Yeah...my favorite was wearing the pants I wanted to wear out on Friday night around the house on Wednesday and Thursday to stretch them out rather than wearing my sweats when I got home!  It's kinda nice not having to do that anymore!  I don't have to plan my outfits for the weekend on Wednesday!  LOL!!!

You and I seem to have similar schedules.  I work from home, do some light house work daily and sit at the computer the rest of the day other than my workouts and walking the dogs.  What I do is set it to sedentary and add my workouts only unless I've done some heavy duty cleaning...then I'll add that in too.  I've been consistently losing 1 to 2 pounds per week doing that.  I like it this way because I don't feel like I'm over estimating my burn and it gives you a little cushion.  

edit: Oh, and FYI,  I do one hour to 90 minutes of cardio 6 days per week (on my hour days, it's intervals for 40 mins with 10 minute warm up and 10 minute cool down and on my 90 minute days I do a pyramid intensity kinda thing).  I lift heavy weights three days per week.  

For me it's popcorn.  It always smells so freaking good and when I go to eat it, it's just never as yummy as I thought it would be.  I gotta agree with you on fried chicken too...I'm not a vegetarian, and for me it never tastes as good as it smells.  

Hey, cs17!  I can tell you just go out, have fun and don't worry about it!!  Unless you drink 3500 calories over what you normally need to maintain your weight, you aren't going to gain a pound of anything but water weight.  

Last weekend I went to Atlanta to visit my brother.  It was his birthday and both nights I was there we ate plenty and drank plenty.  I worked out all weekend, we also did some hiking...but then we went wine tasting...so it was a lot of drinking for me (I don't drink much either).  I was terrified to get on the scale Monday morning...but I didn't gain an ounce.  Better yet, I weighed myself today and I went down another pound and a half for the week!  Whatever you do gain if anything, it's gonna be mostly water.  Eat normally today, you did your work out, have a glass of water in between each drink and don't worry about it.  

You gotta live a little.  You aren't doing it every day or even every week so just don't worry about it, be safe, and try not to get too wasted so you're hung over and just want to eat junk all day tomorrow.  Drink lots of water.  Have fun!!