Posts by jameroo23

Original Post by portso:

HI,

WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO HELP ME FIND THE BURN METER?T

THANKS.

Hover your cursor over "tools" and burn meter will be one of the selections there

Hi kerry

When you look at your food log for today, scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see a box that says "date range". There are two circles you can click, one is for today and the second one lets you select the dates you want to look at. Then right under that you click "display report". Let us know if that doesn't answer your question!

Original Post by emilie_f:

Stretch marks don't tan, sadly, not naturally or in tanning beds anyway - they just remain white as the skin around them gets darker, so they actually become more obvious. They do tan with tanning lotion and spray tanning, however. That's what culturists use to hide the ones they gained from the muscles developping.

You should use cocoa butter cream - it firms the skin and helps make stretch marks more subtle. Since I'm very pale, mine basically don't show - they just blend it with the skin, unless the light hits them straight on - and the cream really helped with that. I kind of can't wait to get pregnant so that I can blame them on that ;)

I'm really pale too and have 50lbs to lose, so hopefully that means I will have an advantage lol! I'll try the cocoa butter cream (I was wondering before if that stuff actually helps or if it was all gimmick) and a lot of praying probly won't hurt either ; )

Wow congrats on wanting to take care of yourself, especially in light of the challenges you've had! I think you'll find this is a very helpful and positive community, so definitely take advantage of it ; )!. Welcome and good luck

try some PB, banana slices, maybe a little strawberry jelly, and drizzle some choc syrup between two slices wheat bread and stick in a panini grill...not the healthiest but its yummy!

I'm quoting this from a research based source:

"Another approach to water intake is the "8 x 8 rule" — drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day (about 1.9 liters). The rule could also be stated, "drink eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day," as all fluids count toward the daily total. Though the approach isn't supported by scientific evidence, many people use this basic rule as a guideline for how much water and other fluids to drink.......if you drink enough fluid so that you rarely feel thirsty and produce 1.5 liters (6.3 cups) or more of colorless or slightly yellow urine a day, your fluid intake is probably adequate."

http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/water/NU00283 /METHOD=print

Of course if you're in hot or humid weather or are exercising, up the intake. You also want to space your water intake over at least several glasses throughout the day.

I was not brought up on healthy eating for the most part, and was not taught portion control when I was younger and my brother and I always had a lot of calorie dense (and usually nutritionless food) to munch on. My mom would have veggies at dinner half the time, but often they were canned which I know know is not good. It consequently goes to say that she is overweight, has diabetes, as well as cardiovascular issues and my brother is overweight and still seems to have a crappy diet. My dad is the thin toned runner type and he usually eats my moms dinner and does his own thing the other part of the day. No offense to my parents, but I think they both could have done my brother and I a lot better to teach us healthy eating habits. I also think I learned from my mom emotional eating, yay. But I'm the only one out of my brother and mom thats trying to live healthier.

So yeah I definitely think you've learned habits that are hard to change, but the good news is you can do something about it! I know even eating habits can be broken with time and effort, at least most of them. I used to drink a lot of that iced tea (learned at home) and milk (ok, but still drinking calories throughout day). Several yrs ago I just started making my self drink water more instead, and now it's all I like to drink usually. Sure I like fruit juice and that stuff but I guess the point is that I don't feel deprived not having that around, its just "normal". Focus on little changes, not just the vague idea of "eating healthy".

If you think your mom or brother would be willing, I definitely also encourage you like the other guys said to invite them to join in on activities with you (weight watchers, taking walks, anything!)

I read somewhere that you really don't have to go by the 8x8 rule for drinking water necessarily, especially if you are eating a lot of water rich foods. It said that you should just drink enough water till your pee is fairly clear, and that its not necessary to drink so much you're always going to the bathroom. Maybe you don't need as much water as you think you do since you're eating all those fruits and veggies?

Oh  I wasn't offended at all . We're all here to learn together.

Hi there eye hiei

Welcome to the club ; )

I'm surprised you perceive yourself as the dreaded fat friend, cuz by your weight and height you don't sound all that overweight. But I know the feeling I guess, even when I was lighter than I am now and just had like 10 or 20 lbs to lose I knew I wasn't overweight but I felt "chubby" lol and that's just about as bad. I don't know what you usually eat or what your activity level is so I can't guess why you can't get past 140. A trainer might really help you since you seem pretty close to your recommmended weight. I hear the less you have to lose the more of a pain it is to lose so I wouldn't be too hard on yourself. There's plenty of help here so don't be afraid to ask questions!

Hi newhabits, I just double checked it (the calorie target tool) and did it for Oct as my goal date and with moderate activity and it gave me about 1400. I also just had a physical and the doctor recommended 1300-1500 to lose 1-2lbs a week. Since both sources seem to match up I figured that must be reasonable. I can't say for sure how this will go long term, but I can say I've learned more than I thought I would in just several days with factoring my calories, fat, protein, and sodium (wow does sodium add up fast!).