Liz Going on a trip soon . .. gettin' in shape

Posts by lsilva10

Forum	Topic	Date	Replies

Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Apr 16 2008 19:02 (UTC)	3,918
*Simi*- I hear you on the fair skin with the red dots that last months. I was also on BC for 8 months or so but stopped it because I couldn't stomach taking those pills anymore. I've never tried Proactiv but because my skin is already really dry and I've heard that Proactiv is quite drying, I figured it may make things worse. Anyway, enough about me... to answer your question, I find that when I up my intake of omega 3 (usually in flax and fish), my red marks seem to look less noticeable... I think something about reducing inflammation or helping regulate hormones. Plus keeping my skin moisturized helps... oh and exfoliation twice a week too lol. Good luck!
Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Apr 16 2008 14:17 (UTC)	3,925
Good Wednesday Morning! So not so good news.... LW- 145.2 CW- 145.8 Not a huge gain, but still a gain. The weekend was not so great in terms of eating... bad day at work on Friday = 5 Rice Krispy squares lol and the rest of the weekend was pretty bad too. So far, this week I've been straightening things out so hopefully next week's weigh-in will be better. I need some more self- discipline! Margo, great job! Hopefully I'll eventually be down to that weight again too. It's great motivation. Have a great hump day everyone!
Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Apr 09 2008 14:09 (UTC)	3,963
Good Morning Ladies! Weigh-in time... LW- 146.4 CW- 145.2 Yay! I'm just so glad that the scale is finally going down plus I'm actually feeling a little slimmer (I know, it must be in my head but I'll take it anyhow lol) Congrats ladies on the weight loss! Have a happy hump day!
Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Apr 02 2008 14:13 (UTC)	4,018
Good Morning Everyone! Happy Wednesday! Let's get the ball rolling... SW: 146 LW: 147.6 Today: 146.4 Slow and steady wins the race, I guess. At least I didn't go up like last week :-) Hope everyone had a good week!
Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Mar 26 2008 13:28 (UTC)	4,079
Ugh, I guess I'll be the first one... LW- 146 This week: 147.6 Although I did have a little extra sweets (passionfruit cheesecake, yum) over the holiday weekend, I don't think I went that overboard. Plus, since Sunday, I think I've been pretty good with what I've been eating and how much. I don't know what to say really, the scale keeps going up. I guess I'll try to tackle the gym more often since I only went once this week :-( Hopefully, everyone has done better...
Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Mar 25 2008 16:11 (UTC)	4,087
Good Afternoon all! I'll chime in on the multivitamin issue too... I, as well, am quite forgetful when it comes to taking my multi. I take the GNC brand for Woman (with iron, I have issues with my iron). Now I don't know if it's a great multi or not because it's kind of hard to tell but I think it does alright. What I try to do is take it at night before bed allowing my body time to absorb what is needed overnight (and not peeing it out like I might do if I took it in the morning). Anyone else do that??
Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Mar 19 2008 19:58 (UTC)	4,143
Kathleen, thanks so much for the advice! I really hope the accountability factor will give me the motivation to get my bum into gear too :-) If it doesn't, I'll just mysteriously disappear on Wednesdays lol j/k. gillybean- welcome!
Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Mar 19 2008 18:56 (UTC)	4,147
Good Afternoon! After much hesitation, I’ve decided that I want to join this “group” as well. I hesitated not because I thought I was better than anyone else but because I guess I was afraid. I’ve read countless posts (especially weigh-ins) and always thought that I would love to join but I wouldn’t be able to do it… that I’d be that token person that didn’t lose the weight. To be accountable to other people was a little frightening. But I’m doing it… I’m joining and I’ll be participating in those daily weigh-ins as well (Wednesdays, right?). A little bit about myself… 24, female, 5’5” and 146lbs. My heaviest was years ago at 191lbs but over the past few years, I’ve managed to keep between 125 and 150 lbs (tends to creep up in the winter). I’d love to get somewhere in between 120-125 and stop all the yo-yoing. Haven’t been to the gym in a while so I need to start off slowly, work up my endurance again. It seems like I’ve gotten a better grip on my eating so that should make things easier. Alright so here it is: Started at: 146lbs on March 19th, 2008 Now it’s official… Have a great day everyone and keep up the hard work!
Weight Loss	130/120 Club?	Jun 06 2007 19:45 (UTC)	4,717
Hey everyone! I just have a quick question for those of you in this club . . . how many calories a day do you eat based on your BMR and exercise? See because a lot of posts out there say to eat a certain amount of calories but I'm just wondering if that changes at all when you are in the lower end such as 120/130? My goal is 125-127 My stats are 5'6", F, 134lbs (and has been stuck there for MONTHS!!). My BMR at Sedentary is 1700, I burn about 300-400 cals at the gym 4-6xs a week and I try to get up to 1400 cals a day. Since I haven't lost a pound (well it goes up to 136 down to 132 and then anywhere inbetween), I'm just wondering if I should be eating more or less?? Any help would be great! Thx
Weight Loss	Work out less if you can't eat more?	May 16 2007 19:36 (UTC)	4
Thanks for your input. I actually do add olive oil to some of my foods and I eat almonds as part of my snack and I add flaxseeds to my meals as well. It's just hard because I don't want to add TOO much. The way I breakdown my meals is this: Breakfast ~300 (1/3 cup oatmeal, 1 tbsp of flax, 1 tsp of peanut butter, 1 cup skim milk) Snack~200 (1 cheesestring, 1 med apple, 8 almonds) Lunch ~300 (varies from tuna with tomatoes and cucumbers with olive oil and vinegar dressing to chicken breast with lettuce & tomatoes...plus a piece of fruit as "dessert") Snack ~200 (1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of yogurt, 1 tsp of flax) Dinner ~ 300-400 (varies) See those total numbers that I allow myself for each meal add up but really when you count the actual calories from the food, it's not really the 200 or 300 that I allow myself . .. so I don't get the full 1400. I realize that if I want to continue to work out as much as I do now, then yes, I'm going to have to eat more . .. but my question is really, if I don't want to eat more, would it be just as effective for weight loss if I just worked out a little less so I wouldn't have to eat all that much? I would still be working out, just not as much.
Weight Loss	Okay can someone say "Information Overload"	May 11 2006 02:45 (UTC)	3
Boy, you're quick! Thanks for the edit Erik!! :)
Weight Loss	Okay can someone say "Information Overload"	May 11 2006 02:42 (UTC)	4
BTW, the topic was supposed to be "Can someone say "Information Overload"? Ah well . . . you can't win them all!
Weight Loss	Weight Loss vs Fat Loss	May 04 2006 03:42 (UTC)
Hey everyone . . . This is my very first post here on this site. I am not one that usually posts messages on any site (but I love reading them) until today . . . I was in such a BAD mood today because I stepped on the dreaded scale and I was stuck! For the past week (well it has felt like one at least lol) I have not moved from 135.4 lbs (I'm 5'5"). It gets so frusterating because I work out at least 4-6 times a week (35-40 mins cardio and then weight training, burn about 300-400 cals) and eat fairly healthy (5-6 small meals a day, try to get protein, carbs, and good fats at every meal, etc), but for some reason I'm stuck at 135 lbs. After reading this post and other posts that coachdee and others have posted, I guess I know where my problem lies. First off, I keep going on that stupid, stupid scale at least everyday when i know I shouldn't, but when I see those numbers fall, it gives me the drive to keep going. I'm a numbers gal . . . those numbers on the scale provide me with a way to measure my results since I've never mastered the art of measuring myself with body tape . . . I seem to always do it wrong (or at least I think I'm doing it wrong). When I look in the mirror, I see some changes, but not the changes that I had hoped for. I've become obsessed with all this calorie counting (in and out), eating times, portion sizes, and types of foods. . . it's driving me and my family nuts lol. Secondly, I still have the low-cal mindset that the lowest that you can get calorie-wise (for me usually it was about 600-800cals) the better . . .and I was still working out. So I guess that's another thing I need to look into since I've already changed up some of my workout routine (increased intesity and weights). I just feel that I'm going to gain weight if I eat more . . .so I'll slowly increase my caloric intake to see if it makes any difference (hopefully it does). Well thanks for letting me vent everyone and thanks for the useful posts :) keep it up!

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