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Original Post by alibsam:

Original Post by theresa_09:

Original Post by jackattack07:

If a guy said that to me I'd laugh my ass off and give him a high five.

 I think that response should be moderated.

Really? Are you seven years old?

Your response demonstrates how under-acknowledged women's issues have become in our society. If someone were to have yelled a racial slur at the op, then a frivilous post like the one from "jackattack" likely wouldn't be tolerated. Like race-based prejudice, gender related prejudice should be taken seriously whenever possible. Comments like the one the op was subjected to (from the construction worker) are often reflective of the way many still think and feel about women. I don't think the comment from "jackattack" was appropriate. It probably won't be moderated, but it's disappointing to see that a young women doesn't acknowledge the obstacles women face, because it's only by being as resilient as possible that they can be overcome.

Fluffybunny: Glad you're feeling better :).

Original Post by jackattack07:

If a guy said that to me I'd laugh my ass off and give him a high five.

 I think that response should be moderated.

Fluffybunny: I'm Hilary88 (from the 10-20 lb support group, I just changed my name). This is not an easy thing to deal with, especially since you're just trying to do your daily activities like go to the gym. Unfortunately, pretty girls get the worst harrassment/ stares etc., but don't let it stop you from looking and feeling however you want. You have a right to be whatever you want, and go where you want. Hold your head high and ignore the creeps. If it gets any worse or happens again, don't hesitate to post again or contact the police... Strength of character matters much more than their hurtful comments ever will.

lemon juice, pepper, string beans (with fish)

parmesan cheese and tomato anything

blueberries and cool whip

toasted raisin bread + cheddar cheese

smarties/ cashews

Hi everyone!

I had about 14-1500 yesterday, so that's a bit of a deficit, even though I didn't work out.

Margie: Good job with the run! I'm too busy to log calories too. I think I'm just going to have to make myself do every night no matter what. If I do it in my head I tend to forget some things that would have occurred to me if I'd logged them. Hopefully I'll be back to the gym soon. I'm working on a thesis proposal that's due today, but after that I assume I'll have SOME time to workout.

Megs: The weight gain is weird. There's no way that's fat. Also, you may not be eating enough calories, sometimes that can make it harder to lose weight.

Janeba: That's gross about the almond milk. Chocolate is allowed for emergency palate cleansing measures...

I'll log all my calories tonight and post my plan. I'm trying to get back in the habit. Good luck everyone :).

Hi everyone!

This is a whole new group now!

This week hasn't been good for me at all! I think I've eaten maintenance or a little above everyday! Oh well, tomorrow's a new day AND the LSAT is over. I survived, but won't have a score until the 19th. I've been missing the gym too. I'll get back on track though, no worries...

Mom2: You're certainly going through a lot. I just hope you can get into some healthier eating habits. I think eating too little may cause you to overindulge, but I guess with your history of ed, you know most of the triggers. As for baking, maybe your husband can get in on the healthy living habits with you? Hope the medication helps :).

Emma: Hope your plan went accordingly. Yay for restarting. I'm with you :).

I haven't weighed in a while, but I know the jeans that were tight a few weeks ago (I was scared I wouldn't fit into them in fall), are now loose. I'm wearing them right now :).

Hi everyone!

Emma: Was it Halloween candy? Those should be banned... I'm sure you'll do better today though :).

Sweatpants: Hope you're doing well, school is prob stressful and things.

Margie: Congrats on the deficit! You're doing great!

Welcome Newcomers! This is a very supportive thread and you'll like it a lot :).

Megs890: You meal plans look so nice and balanced...

Janeba: I love Laughing Cow too. They're delicious :).

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a few days. It's been so crazy busy. The bad news is I haven't worked out in the last four days (it's that or sleep). The good news I've been eating between 1200 and 1400 calories a day (with the exception of yesterday). So, I've had at least a 500 calorie deficit each day. That's exciting. I'm too busy to eat, it may seem :/. I'm going to try to paste my food log again tonight or tomorrow, and keep posting regularly.

Have a good day everyone!

Hi everyone,

I'm sick (swine flu-esque symptoms - eek!) and it's that time of the month, so in that light yesterday wasn't too bad. However, I did have a surplus of about 400 cals because I didn't work out and my eating caught up with me :/.

981 - 373 = 608.

Sweatpants: I'm using the cc "sedentary rate" as my "bmr", but I know if I stayed in bed all day I'd burn closer to 1680 or something, as that is my actual bmr. However, since I'm fairly active outside of the gym, I guess the 1940 cc gives me is a good flat burn rate. Granola bars sound good! I'm not sure what I'm adding up to per se, but it's just good to keep an eye on what my deficits are by Tuesday of each week. I haven't weighed myself in two, but based on my deficits I should have lost a little over a pound, which is I can believe because my clothes fit better and I look a bit trimmer :).

Margie: You seem to be doing a lot better too! I just highlight the entire food log for the day (including the calorie total at the bottom) and copy and paste it all at once.

Emma: You're a crazy good eater. I'm jealous, but inspired too :). LOL at the fries. That's fine once in a while... UGH TTOM. It's about damage control...

Naturistdiva: What is your sedentary burn rate? Even if it's low and you eat like 250 calories less than that you should see a results in a few weeks. Logging the exercise is fairly accurate as long as your burn rate is set to sedentary. If you're eating less than you're burning, I can't imagine why you're not losing weight. How long have you been at it? Also, eating less than 1200 calories will make weight loss harder in the long run. I got to a low weight one time (139 at 5'10.5") and was eating 1200 calories a day for months just to maintain my weight. You don't want to be in "starvation mode", trust me! Maybe if you just give it some time...

Well, my calories are a little high already today, but I'm going to have a light eating day (salads, veggies etc.) for the rest of the day, and also hit the gym. Wish me luck!

Have a good one girls :).

Hi everyone!

No post yesterday, but I had a 500 or so calorie deficit, so that's good.

583 (no workout day).

Sweatpants: Good work, you'll see results eventually. I've stopped weighing myself all together, but my clothes are looser, so it's all good :).

Margie: Great that you're making "you time". You need to to be the best mom/ student/ wife you can be. Good luck on the run :).

Erika: True! Healthy is okay I guess... I just hate eating too much food. It's gross/ makes me feel gross... You're right though, the main thing is consistency. We'll get there if we keep it up! (I agree, Emma is an awesome name).

Night all :).

Hi everyone!

Welcome diva! I'm not sure why you're having weight gain. Are you logging the portions correctly? Is the burn set to sedentary? Maybe it's just the activity level that needs adjusting...

So, today I went to the gym for an hour, but it was a horrible day for eating. I pretty much ate everything in sight :(. I still have an 84 calorie deficit, so I guess it's not a total fail...

84 + 2188 = 2272.

Hope you're all doing well! Tomorrow's going to be a better eating day for me, I know it.

Night all :).

Hi everyone!

Sweatpants: Fish is awesome! Heart disease runs in my family, so I guess it's lucky I'm naturally inclined to eat omega-3's. Glad you're doing well :).

Samoa: Holy willpower. Thanks for telling us the little victory too, it's those little things that can ruin your day and cumulatively, your diet. It's great inspiration to hear about your successes :).

Erika: That internet does sound like a racket... holy macarel. I think the workout clothing purchase is completely justifiable. You said in an earlier post you like working out more when you have cute workout clothes. That's the perfect incentive. Besides, you've worked hard for this, and you deserve to look and feel great working out, imo.

Total Calories Consumed

1,623

647 + 918 = 1565.

I got to the gym for an hour today, which was good. However, I'm starting to rely too much on what is called a "dcb" plan (a requirement for those who live in residence). It entails a $700 food allowance (forced purchase). It can be used at the starbucks conveniently located in the main lobby of the sports center as I exit the gym (conveniently located meters from my residence). There's also a little coffee shop convenience store just across from the library. I picked up a "cinnamon crunchie" there today. After realising it was 420 calories, it became the lunch crunchie with a side of milk. Hopefully I'll avoid that place for everything but emergency beverage purchases and garden salads in the future. Yikes...

Hi guys!

Erika: It sounds like you're doing great again. Don't beat yourself up! It may be water weight too. That can make it fluctuate a lot. I agree about the smart ones and lean cuisine dinners. They're so cheap in comparison to ingredients. Although, I'm getting into cooking some evenings as well...

Claudb: I can relate to being a frugal college student. Groceries are so expensive! I used to buy the big things of oatmeal too, but I started eating it for dinner some days, so I got rid of it. Now that I'm back in school I find it very hard to get enough calories in without breaking the bank/ running out of food. I think I'm going to go back to having some oatmeal. I also find that bags of chick peas are cheap and nutricious. However, they take hours to cook. I drink a lot of milk, and eat low cal popcorn as a snack. Some whold grain pastas are good for you. I also eat a lot of canned salmon or tuna it's great for wraps or sandwiches. On the more expensive side, I like haddock and other types of frozen fish. IMO they're worth the money, because they're filling and easy to prepare. Another thing I'm doing is trying out (fairly inexpensive) low cal recipes and putting them in tupperware in the freezer. It beats frozen entrees, and I'm learning to cook :).

Margie: Good luck on the reading! Congrats on the loss too.

Sweatpants: Awesome calories! I find the same thing happens to me. I go too long without eating because of work, and I'm also trotting around campus. So, I'm even more starving. I find the cost of groceries is irritating to me now, but also lugging all kinds of high-volume foods into the residence. It's embarrassing, because I go through so much in the way of fruits and veggies, milk/ heavy stuff in general, that I'm lugging in major loads every week. Ironically, this is making me thinner, but I still like to be dainty when taking my groceries in...

Fluffybunny: I'm sure you can stick to it. I think you'll start to see results in a few weeks if you stick to it. Just think of how good you're going to look :).

I got to the gym yesterday for like an hour and fifteen and had a 500 or so deficit, so I'm pleased with that. The gym here though, is so much warmer than the cushy Nubody's I'm used to...

I'm going out with some friends to the campus bar tonight, for wing night. No fear though, the texture of wings is gross to me. Although, I'm kind of concerned about not having time to work out; my challenge is going to be keeping to 1200 cal. Hm...

I'm a little scared to weigh in this week b/c I'm not in my apartment anymore (the scale belonged to the people I was subletting from). Now I have to weigh myself on the nintendo wii. Maybe it'll tell me I'm 180 pounds? It's kind of a stressful thought, so I'm not going to do it this morning before I go out with my friends - maybe tomorrow morning though, so I don't keep avoiding it :).

Tue, Sep 08 2009

551 + 1318 = 1869

Hey Guys,

I didn't get to the gym today, so I ony have a 17 calorie deficit. I'm not sure if I'll get there tomorrow. I'm trying to ration my two off days...

Sun, Sep 06 2009

Grade Grams Cals   Breakfast Mixed Fruit Unsweetened - Frozen Fruit A 564 240 Milk, Nonfat, Fluid - Without Added Vitamin A (Fat Free Or Skim) A 551 193   Lunch Milk, Nonfat, Fluid - Without Added Vitamin A (Fat Free Or Skim) A 245 86   Dinner Peas, Green - Canned, Regular Pack, Drained Solids A 238 164 Healthy Classics Lentil Soup - Canned Ready to serve A 436 227 StarKist Premium Solid White Albacore Tuna   112 140   Snacks Milk, Nonfat, Fluid - Without Added Vitamin A (Fat Free Or Skim) A 490 172 Bran Buds A- 27 68 Carrots, Baby-cut A- 85 30 Ranch Dressing B 29 74 Milk, Nonfat, Fluid - Without Added Vitamin A (Fat Free Or Skim) A 735 257 Carrots, Baby-cut A- 170 60 Ranch Dressing B 75 192 Spinach - Raw A 90 21 Total Calories Consumed 1,923

17 + 1304 = 1318.

Fluffybunny: Good job with the workouts!

Claudb: Welcome! I think I read one of your posts before, and remember thinking we're a lot alike. This is a great thread. Hope you like it :).

Ash: Congrats on the weight loss. That's amazing :). I'm scared to weigh in on Tuesday because I'll be switching scales. Eek...

Foxsinatra: Welcome! You're in the right place :).

Margie: I'm sure you'll be fine with maintaining on that. Maybe you'll even get a boost when you get back on track, since you've mixed things up a bit. I used to feel that way about working out, but once you do it consistently, it gets easier. I promise!

Night :).

Hi everyone,

Sorry about the lack of response yesterday. I did okay, despite eating out twice.

431 + 408 = 839.

Margie: I hear that Shirataki noodles are good for making a regular pasta recipe really low cal. I've never been able to find them around here though...

Fluffybunny: You're in the right place :).

Samoa: Congrats on the loss! I wish we had kashi meals here. I actually tried to order a sample and it said the deal was only available in the U.S. This makes sense though, because they only sell the cereal here. They sound good...

Sweatpants: Great attitude! I have a problem with going over my calories too. A maintenance day is way better than being over. I've found if you keep it up, the deficits come. Good luck :).

Hi everyone!

I'm not homeless. Safe in residence and happy as a clam. I ended up eating out today again. This time, at Boston Pizza. I stayed at about 1200 calories though, because I didn't work out. I'm so happy! Yay for the "Delicious alternatives" menu. It's a funny name though, like calorie-consciousness is an "alternative" lifestyle. lol

675.

Mysurferrosa: Welcome! You'll like this support group. It's great to be accountable for progress. My biggest problem is portion control, so posting my meal plans helps a lot...

Soupcan: Congrats on the weight loss! What are your stats again? That weight is so low. You go girl! (Sry for the 90's flashback).

Samoa: Great job on the pound. Your meal plan looks great. We all have chocolate bar moments. Keep up the good work :).

Sweatpants: I think it does get better. I think if you're at a goal weight and in the habit of working out, it'll be much easier to stay where you want. I hope so anyway! Sounds like you're doing great. How do you keep your calories low on days you work out? I find I get so hungry. I know it would be easier if I didn't work out at all, but I love it too much to stop...

Margie: I don't think it will be as hard to maintain. Hopefully not anyway. Maybe you just get used to less calories? It does take about six weeks to get used to any new habit...

Hope you're all doing well :).

Hi people!

I'm not out in the cold apartment wise, but I'm moving into residence over the next few days, so stress is high! Today was an off day from the gym. I tried to keep it to 1200 calories, but it didn't happen. I had my intake by the evening. Then, after an evening of unpacking, my mother forced me to eat a thai chicken salad. Well, not specifically that, she needed to be sure I was going to eat something for dinner. Ugh... it's hard when that happens. I had just eaten around three! To boot, I accidentally bought a two litre container of non-diet root beer and drank two glasses before realizing my mistake. So, I'm not taking responsibility for this one folks. Honest mistake...

Mon, Aug 31 2009 Grade Grams Cals   Lunch Ranch Dressing B 60 154 Frozen 4-Way Mixed Vegetables A 255 150   Dinner Ranch Dressing B 30 77 Frozen 4-Way Mixed Vegetables A 255 150 Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad - (without dressing) C 284 310   Snacks Spearmint Leaves - Sugar Candy   176 572 Watermelon Bubble Gum   16 50 Ranch Dressing B 30 77 Ranch Dressing B 15 38 A&W Root Beer® Small   468 225 Spearmint Leaves - Sugar Candy   40 130 Watermelon Bubble Gum   8 25 Total Calories Consumed 1,958

2336 - 18 = 2318.

Soupcan: Good job avoiding binges, that's an issue for me too.

Sweatpants: Thanks! I can relate to "summer binge weight". I tried to lose weight this summer. I didn't take it very seriously granted, but I'm now a pound or more heavier. I hate it. I know if we keep being consistent with our deficits it has to work out though :).

Anitajd: Maybe save more of your calories for a substantial evening snack.

Samoa: It is frustrating, eh? There's no one to blame here though. These things happen...Good advice with the rolaids. Maybe that could work for me too. It does seem like acid reflux when that happens at night...

pixipm: Welcome!

Night :).