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| Weight Loss | How did you get started? Did you jumpstart or use a program? | Jul 15 2007 16:12 (UTC) |
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| I think the best advice that I've learned is not to look at it like a diet, but rather a new, healthy lifestyle. I'm finding a passion in trying to become a health nut! I'm not totally there yet, but I enjoy visualizing myself as one. And of course, I still slip up sometimes, but that's life. Good luck! |
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| Weight Loss | gaining weight from muscle... but How much?! (please read, its long) | Jul 01 2007 15:59 (UTC) |
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| justxjess, I'm so glad to hear you're trying to get back to healthy and not just skinny. The only comment I have to make is don't look at the number on the scale - it trips just about every one up. You said yourself that you look better and more toned (flatter stomach!). Isn't that enough to convince you that who cares if you gained some more numbers on a scale - you actually look good now!! Keep it up! | |||
| Weight Loss | Find your twin on CC! | Apr 17 2007 20:55 (UTC) |
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| Female Age: 23 Height: 5'2" Medium Frame Current Weight: 137 Goal Weight: 125 Message me if you're my twin! |
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| Weight Loss | Just had surgery, quit smoking, gained back 10 lbs | Mar 28 2007 19:47 (UTC) |
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| Wow! You are very inspirational!! I know this might not be what you want to hear, but 10 lbs gained as opposed to 67 lost isn't a bad trade off!! But I do understand. My suggestion is to go punch a punching bag and get out all your frustration, and then get back on track. :) You've done an amazing job it seems as if you've learned that nothing regarding a life-style change will ever be a 'quick fix'.
I also think it's awesome you stopped smoking!! You go girl!! |
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| Recipes | Caramel topping | Mar 28 2007 16:51 (UTC) |
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| In oatmeal? maybe? | |||
| Weight Loss | Problems with Sibling | Mar 27 2007 15:50 (UTC) |
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| Umm, I'm not the kind of person that likes to get involved in these kinds of threads, but I just stumbled accross a very interesting thread...
You and your husband must be on very shaky grounds since you're concerned that he only loves you for his looks. Actually, I think HE's the one that ought to be concerned. I just saw in another topic that you posted in where a new user (attractive male) was introducing himself to the forum and your response was: Hey, honey. You got a girlfirend? Sounds like you have some marital problems you need to work on yourself, forget the fact that your sister is not married. I'd rather be happily single than unhappily wed. |
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| Weight Loss | In it to win it | Mar 27 2007 14:54 (UTC) |
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| Exercise motivation is sometimes simply will-power over comfort. Every day I wake up and groan about getting out of a warm, comfortable bed and can make up dozens of excuses as to why I should sleep in, but my head is telling me "just do it." So as I groan I pull myself out of bed and get going, and always find later on in the day that I'm so happy I did.
I also find that it's easier to find motivation when I determine the night before that I'm going to go work out in the morning, rather than the "I'll just see how I feel in the morning" attitude. Good luck! |
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| Weight Loss | How do you calculate your BF%? | Mar 21 2007 14:30 (UTC) |
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| Another option would be to Google "body fat calculator". Your search should return a lot of results so you'll have quite a bit to choose from (I've used several different ones and they all seem to work about the same, so I don't necessarily have one that I would recommend over the others). Take out your tape measure and enter your measurements into their formula. The results are pretty accurate from what I can tell. | |||
| Fitness | I am really confused about the activity chart, please help | Mar 20 2007 20:34 (UTC) |
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| Oh, and the 2,403 calories are the calculation of how many calories you will burn in the remaining minutes (1,385) based on what level of activity you selected when setting up your profile. :) | |||
| Fitness | I am really confused about the activity chart, please help | Mar 20 2007 20:32 (UTC) |
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| The 1,385 minutes are the remaining minutes in the day that you have not accounted for. Simple math would show you walked for 55 minutes (total of 1440 minutes in a day), leaving 1,385 minutes that you have not specifically accounted for.
Does that help? |
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| Weight Loss | Has anyone done this successfully? | Mar 20 2007 20:20 (UTC) |
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| Well, you could try it and let us know about your results. I sort of did the same thing for a while - stopped counting calories and started guessing. But I found I wasn't so good at it. By the time I stepped back on the scale (thinking I'd be at the same weight) I was actually back to where I originally started. *groan*
I hope you have much more success than I did. Please let us know! |
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| Motivation | What's the deal?! I went up 2 lbs.!!! | Jan 11 2007 15:21 (UTC) |
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| Foods | vent/question about IHOP food | Jan 10 2007 15:59 (UTC) |
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| I'm sorry about your experience with IHOP. I actually used to love that place, but my views have changed now that I'm trying to be healthy.
I agree with Christin - I would have sent it back, telling them that's not what I ordered. I hope you feel better. :( |
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| Weight Loss | didn't make my christmas goal... | Dec 26 2006 14:44 (UTC) |
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| I find some comfort in knowing I'm not the only one with Post-Christmas guilt. :) Mmarcin and elttiks... I'm right there with you on the chocolate. *sigh* But hey, one step back, two steps forward.
I found a really cool quote I want to share with you guys: "Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before" - Jacob August Riis |
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| Weight Loss | Anyone like me? | Dec 18 2006 19:32 (UTC) |
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| Hi! I'm kind of there... :) I'm 23, 5'2" and currently 135. I gained 22 pounds after six months of marriage and reached a high at 144 back in the spring and then realized my weight was on a downward scale - that's where I put my foot down. :) I lost 14 of those pounds, but put them back on in the summer. I'm back on track now and feel great.
Running has worked wonders for me. My exercise routine hasn't always been consistent, but when it is I see the pounds go much faster!! Also, my vice used to be eating out, but I've gotten to the point where I only eat salads when eating out and that seems to help as well. :) Hang in there!! |
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| Motivation | As of this morning - 60 down! (12/17 updated pics) | Dec 13 2006 17:29 (UTC) |
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| You've done an amazing job! My hero! lol :) | |||
| Weight Loss | Christmas day and all the yummy treats! What are your plans? | Dec 13 2006 16:49 (UTC) |
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| Well... I wouldn't call it lucky, but I'm not going to have a huge problem here. It's just my hubby and me this year - no family coming to visit. :S (I don't know whether to smile or to cry... lol) I wanted to do a big breakfast for my husband, but because he's not really a breakfast type, I imagine it might be pretty quiet. Our Christmas day plans? Snowboarding all day... bring it on! :) | |||
| Weight Loss | the greatest pain in life | Dec 08 2006 19:36 (UTC) |
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| I'm really sorry to hear about your friend. My advice may not be the greatest, but it seems to me maybe she just needs some time and some space. Sometimes you just have to let go and hope and pray that she'll come back. It sounds as if you've done just about all you can to help her and she just doesn't want to be helped. I'm sure it's hard for you to watch her hurt herself and her family. Honestly, she needs to stop being selfish and start looking around at all the people who love her and need her and want to see her overcome this hurt! But she can't do it alone - she needs friends like you, but if she won't allow you to help her your hands are tied.
I could be wrong. Please don't get upset about what I said. I'm so glad you were there when she was thinking about suicide. |
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| Motivation | Starting over and looking for a buddy | Dec 06 2006 19:04 (UTC) |
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| Hi Suzi! I'm 23 also and have been at CC since April. Kind of the couple months of success/couple months of going right back to where I was yo-yo. :) I'm ready to be serious as well.
I added you to my friends!! Talk to you soon. |
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| Weight Loss | Over 50 lbs to lose | Dec 06 2006 17:36 (UTC) |
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| That's awesome you were able to quit smoking!! Props to you!!
I've found the first step to being healthy is to have the right mind set, as it seems you have especially the will power to quit smoking. Just enjoy the benefits to the fullest!!! Good Luck!! |
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| Weight Loss | Do you keep snacks at home? | Dec 06 2006 17:33 (UTC) |
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| In my opinion, I think you should keep snacks around that you enjoy and look forward to as long as you are able to control eating more than one (which it sounds like you do) and are also logging it into your daily calorie count. I think this will give you something to see as a reward! And help you as you try to eat healthier.
If you're looking to replace those snacks you currently eat with something else then I personally love just plain fruit. Or you could try a fruit smoothie with protein powder... although I know you mentioned tea and those two wouldn't really work well together. :) |
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| Motivation | What fires you up to keep dieting? | Dec 05 2006 16:15 (UTC) |
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| lol... I look at old pictures and see how thin I used to be. That's enough motivation for me. :) | |||
| Weight Loss | Weight loss and feeling cold! | Dec 05 2006 14:54 (UTC) |
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| Could be you've lost some excess fat insulation - but that's a good thing, right? :) | |||
| Weight Loss | I have a huge problem with morning eating... | Dec 04 2006 18:27 (UTC) |
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| Seems to me, working out as hard as you do and just being active in general (regardless of workout) that you should be eating more than you do. Try eating a larger dinner because you still have to make up for those calories you burn, and it sounds like you burn quite a lot!!! It sounds like a vicious cycle - big breakfast because you're hungry, work out vigorously (makes you hungry), don't eat a big dinner - trying to compensate for large breakfast and causes you to be hungry in the morning. At dinner, eat the calories you burned working out! | |||
| Weight Loss | Newlyweds? | Nov 21 2006 21:49 (UTC) |
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| I gained 20 pounds after 6 months of marriage (10 on the honeymoon!!). I think for me the biggest downfall is that I went from being extremely active in college - played soccer, volleyball, basketball and softball - to sitting at home in the evenings with my husband watching tv (I was married right out of college). I was so shocked at how quickly the weight came! It's almost as if I'm not the person I used to be. I'm dealing with it by simply eating healthy foods. I used to eat so much junk in college I don't know how I didn't gain weight (even with all the sports). The biggest change is things quiet down a lot... or at least they did with me. I now have a home to be at in the evenings so I don't go out with friends at night (not to mention I moved hundreds of miles from my hometown). To get your husband to exercise with you... that's tough. If he likes sports you could try learning to love the same sports he enjoys and do them together. The best exercise for me is simply running. I'm amazed at how refreshed I feel after a good run. | |||
| Motivation | not sure what I'm doing | Oct 27 2006 15:39 (UTC) |
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| First off, you should be eating at least 1200 calories a day (that's if you have little to no activity - i.e. desk job, don't exercise, etc.). So I would recommend you eat more... either foods slightly more dense in calories or just eating even if you're not hungry. Most people on c-c will tell you the same thing.
Also, for fat grams and carb grams I would suggest you do a little research on the internet. From what I've read, I try to keep my fat under 30g and my carbs around 200g. Opinions on this may vary. But the main thing is that you need to add some more calories to your diet to avoid the infamous "starvation" mode. :) Good luck!! |
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| Weight Loss | Let The Weekend Test Begin!! | Oct 27 2006 14:48 (UTC) |
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| Weekends are hard for me too. My husband like to get up on Sat mornings and head straight to Dunkin Donuts. :( I always give in... but not this weekend (I'm determined).
I also have a really hard time getting my water requirements in on Saturday and Sunday. I suppose it's because I'm afraid I'll be caught in the middle of something needing to find a bathroom where it's not exactly convenient. I dunno. :) Still trying... |
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| Motivation | Cravings | Oct 25 2006 18:54 (UTC) |
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| Eat some fruit. Your body may be legitimately telling you it's hungry. Eat something that your body will benefit from. | |||
| The Lounge | Fabulous Fridays... | Oct 20 2006 15:14 (UTC) |
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| I like days when the phone doesn't work... I have too much to do sitting on my desk alredy to want more requests to come over the phone =P | |||
| Weight Loss | New Loser Hoping for Advice! | Oct 20 2006 14:59 (UTC) |
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| Karen,
Well first off, you don't want to damage your body, as you've already mentioned the question of whether or not it's starvation mode. I'd start eating more right away. With as much cardio as you do I would suggest you never eat less than 1400 cal but definitely compensate for what you're burning. Second, you seem very apprehensive about weight gain. May I also politely say that your weight is definitely in a healthy range as it is now. Don't let an obsession of being too thin consume your life. Be careful! Honestly, I'm 5'2" and my goal weight is 120 which is more than some people my height. Focus on HEALTHY not on SKINNY. :) Best of luck to you. :) |
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