Posts by skennell79

(SW) 168

(CW) 155

(GW) 140

(SW) 168

(CW) 160

(GW) 140

(SW) 168

(CW) 163

(GW) 140

My father has had great success with the diet.  He has lost tremendous amounts of weight each time he followed the diet.  The only problem I see witht he diet is that it doesn't teach you how to eat for life.  My father has ended up gaining weight every time he reached his goal on Scarsdale because eventually he would go bak to his old eating ways.  Good luck with the diet, I know it's a tough one but it does work!  Just remember to maintain your weight loss and don't go crazy like my dad use to :)

Talk to your OBGYN about switching.  I too gained weight on Nuvaring and I switched to Yaz.  I haven't gained any weight on Yaz but everyone's body is different so you may need to try a few BC before you know which one is best for you.  Usually your doctor can give you samples before a prescription so take advantage of that and try another form.

Good luck!

Ok - here is an example of yesterday's food log:

Breakfast Vivano     260 Double Fiber A 38 70 Smart Balance 37% Light Buttery Spread B 14 45   Lunch Santorini chicken breast     157 Tzatziki - Sauce     77 Mozzarella, Part Skim Milk Cheese A- 14 36 Pita Bread - 8" White or Whole Wheat B- 14 40 Mission Spinach Tortilla     155 Rice Pilaf Mix D+ 28 95   Snacks Fiberful A 20 60 TJ's Righteous Rounds A 11 52 Dried Apples - Dried Fruit B 40 100 Mini Babybel Light Original - Mini Babybel A- 21 50

I thought I was eating ok - typically my day starts with double fiber wheat toast and a chocolate banana protein shake.  During the day I try to eat some protein and whole grains and I usually skip dinner and opt to eat some cheese and fruit throughout the night.  As for my calorie intake CC suggests that I eat 1200 a day to lose.  When I work out I'll eat more but when I don't I eat 1200 give or take.  I realize I'm not at a plateau like most people experience - I'm just frustrated that I feel I'm eating right and not too much and I haven't lost anything.  Please feel free to critique my diet if you feel there are areas to improve.

As for working out - I usually do 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week.  I'm diligent about making sure I workout 5 days a week - usually with Fridays and Sundays off.

Mike has a big heart - when he gave the groceries for a year to Aubrey - that was sweet.  But he was a little too smug last night and it irritated me.  Tara was my favorite from the beginning but the sometimes she just seems like a total b*&%$...  I loved Bob's comment last night about the lettuce cups and ice - I nearly spit out my water when I heard that!  All in all the show is inspiring to me and I love watching all of them achieve success but it just irked me the way Kristen went home - although seeing her at the end was awesome because she looked SO GOOD!  So hopefully she will win the at home competition.

Felipe strikes me as a total joker.  I don't know why but I just really like him.

I know how you feel.  My sister had gastric bypass after it took me a year to drop 100 pounds.  But what you have to realize is that gastric bypass is the last resort, not only is it a surgery but there are allot of negative side effects.  My sister has lost sooooo much hair and has very loose skin from her drastic weight loss.  She literally has a bag full of bottles of supplements she needs to take every day because her body cannot absorb nutrients like you and I, and while she was able to drop allot of weight from the surgery she hasn't learned to eat better which is a whole other story.  But the long of the short is that people who have had the surgery and don't change their eating habits and start exercising, the weight is gonna come back.  People who have had the surgery have stretched their stomachs out again and gained all their weight back because they havn't changed the way they eat/live.

You are losing weight the best way, and while it may not be as fast it is better.  Not only are you losing weight, but your helping your body perform better and become more efficient!  The slower your weight comes off the better because it will stay off if you maintain your new healthier lifestyle.  You lost 15 pounds in a month!!!!!  That is amazing - keep up with it!!!!  When I lost over a hundred pounds I never lost 15 in a month so kudos to you :)

Ditto for me if you have not found someone or want all the support you can get!  I am currently 167.  I started off in January at 185 so I'm nearing my 20 pounds soon!  I love motivation because sometimes I find it hard to motivate myself.  Good luck :)

Start weight 168...want to get down to 140 by August so this will be great motivation!!!!!

Robin Quivers from the Howard Stern Show did this and has really adapted the vegan lifestyle after.  Becuase of that she has lost and maintained over 65 pounds.  Hearing her talking about it I tried it for my high school reunion.  It was pretty hard though for me because I LOVE food but I did drop 18 pounds in one month of doing this (I cheated a little) After the reunion I went back to eating less calories and working out but did gain back 8 of the 18 pounds.  However, I have since lost those 8 pounds plus some so as long as you get back on track and expect the "after detox gain" you'll be fine.

http://mvdietdetox.com/

There are other detox diets out there though, I would suggest reading some of the detox threads in cc and researching online which ones you think you'd be able to stick to best.  Best of luck to you :)

Get your hair done!!!  Hit the gym harder and try drinking allot of tea and eat antioxidant rich foods.  These are really good ways to make your skin better and glow naturally.  If you want to shrink down quicker try doing a detox diet before the event - just know that when you detox you'll drop some weight but it will probably come back...and while detoxing your breath will probably smell - so chew gum!!!

Does anyone know of any good at home weight training execises I can do.  Right now I'm working crazy overtime at my job and I just don't have the energy to go to the gym but I can and will do weight training at home....

p.s. thanks for all the help so far :)

I think I learned this in Health Class in high school...can't remember where but I use it as a rule of thumb for making healthier choices when eating.  Healthier food will have no more than one third of the total calories. I don't live by that rule because every once in a while I'll splurge but it definitely has made me rethink some choices.

Start weight 185

Current Weight 173

Goal Weight 135

BMI 29

5'"6

Don't have my measurments yet but I'll get them in before Monday!