Posts by tasherie

oh and by the way..if you happen to be white and are 'thick' this is considered a phenomenon in my community..lol.

I would love to be thougth of as an awsome phenomenon..lol. i don't kno about u..

fiber one toaster pasries

luna or cliff bars (love them!)

instant low sugar oatmeal

boil eggs for the week, put them in a bowl and keep em' in the fridge. grab, crack, and go.

Whole wheat toast with all natural peanut butter

Chocolate milk with protien powder mixed in (the chocolate kind)..tastes very indulgent if you are a chocoholic like me

steam some rice put it in a bowl, put it in the fridge..eat with honey (raw is awsome)

umm i could probably think of more but these are what i like to mix it up with. I also can understand the not having time in the a.m. I work 7:30 to 6 everyday an hour away from where i live. I am DEF not a morning person (i literally wake up 15 mins before i have to leave..lol) so i just make sure i am prepared the night before. Hope this helps!!

Original Post by alex_doll:

They totally have this in places like Safeway and Giant. 

Beware, however.  I drank this tea and was underwhelmed by a lack of results.  I didn't need the "push" so to speak, but thought I would try it anyways for detox.  I didn't see any action that seemed out of the norm, but loved the taste.  After several days of drinking one cup a night, I decided to drink 4 (during the day). 

Smooth move?  Me thinks not.  I have found that apparently "4" is the magic number of herbal stimulant teas to drink before you are thrust into a world of epic misery and discomfort. 

It is like a whole other level of awful.

But, to give myself some credit, it has NEVER bothered me before or even produced results, so I figured "Claims are probably bogus and not to be heeded".

SO VERY WRONG! hah.

 LMAO!!

Sorry..made me laugh out loud and stupid (i snorted) at work. 'World of epic misery and discomfort' gave me a mental picture..lol.

Fart and poop jokes always make me laugh..lol.

There is this blog of these two guys who tried one of those detox systems to cleanse his digestive track. Google gall bladder clease + funny and i think u should find it. Hilarious! (May be disturbing for some, but i have a disgusting sense of humor)

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 don't worry about her...u kno how negative nancy's can be. I don't know the answer to your question but I also wonder the same things. I think unless you were eating an insane amount of food those few days its probably mostly water weight.

There are a lot of different reasons for water retention..do an google search. There are also a lot of threads on this forum that discuss this very issue.

Thx! I guess I was just wondering how everyone else picks themselves back up and dusts themselves off to start over when they have fallen off the wagon..lol

Girl..u can have mine. 36D and I would LOVE to be a B. U get to wear all the cute tops. If I try to wear them...I look like an attention grabbin slut. lol. God has blessed me with XL T&A. Ill keep the A but u can have the T.

I have always thought about opening my own business. A clothing store that caters to women who have been blessed with both but a small waist size! lol I have always had a problem finding clothes that fit me right. OR if it does fit I look trashy :(

3-5 is normal for me. I get REALLY, REALLY BLOATED. Ne one know how to make that go away? Cuz it sucks and I get flatulent. And it makes my tummy uncomfortable.

Original Post by redheatherf:

I had to laugh - I actually DO walk around with my stomach sucked in every minute of every day!! :)

 me too!! its a great ab workout and it helps me keep my posture correct. (I also think I look better lmao)

Original Post by gi-jane:

Technically yes, you'd still lose weight on 1500 cals of chocolate (or of any other food for that matter.)  1500 cals of milk chocolate is about 280g or 10oz and the 144g sugar it contains might mean you retained some fluid... that would offset things somewhat.   And sugar tends to whistle through the system very quickly leaving people very hungry and irritable!!  The phrase 'skinny bitch' might have been created for followers of the 'Chocolate Diet'

 lol

I think you might be underestimating your own needs. You are a teenager so from what I have learned you youngins need more calories than us grown ups.

If I did your calculations for men it would put your bmr at 1671.50. So umm idk.

Original Post by niikolai:

This calculation of basal metabolic rate isn't 100% completely accurate. The only accurate measure of BMR is using calculations based on lean body mass (LBM) which requires you know your percent body fat. (To calculate LBM, multiply your weight times your body fat percentage and then subtract the answer from your weight)

The Katch-McArdle formula for BMR based on LBM works for both men and women:

370 + [21.6*(LBM in kg)] = BMR

Note that there are 2.2 pounds in a kilogram.

I noticed you said that your BMR seems slightly high in this formula, this is probably because you have a higher than average body fat percentage, and because the formula is based soley on body weight, it will overestimate your caloric needs.

If you really want to know how many calories your metabolism burns in a comatose state, go get your body fat percentage measured.

I'm a 17-year-old swimmer at 5'7", weighing 136lbs with 9.7% body fat. According to the above formula my BMR is 1475 (I know it's for women, but I'm just using myself as data), if I do calculations based on the Katch-McArdle formula, it's 1,575 (tasherie's formula underestimated my needs). However, if my body fat was 25% (a little over average), my BMR would be 1371 (overestimation).

The second part of the Katch-McArdle formula is to multiply your BMR based on your activity level:

Sedentary: *1.2 (desk job, little or no exercise)

Lightly Active: *1.375 (light exercise, 1-3 days a week)

Moderately Active: *1.55 (exercise 3-5 days a week)

Very Active: *1.725 (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week)

Extra Active: *1.9 (hard daily exercise/ twice a day training or a physical job)

For me, this makes my daily caloric consumption around 3,000 calories, which is pretty close on average (some days I work harder and have to eat more, others are a little less).

The less active you are, the more accurate the formula is because there is less guesswork involved in figuring out what to multiply your BMR by.

So basically, if you really want to know what your BMR is, go find out your body fat percentage and do some number crunching with the Katch-McArdle formula.

 i think we are just trying to get around guessing what our activity level is. What happens if you are between active and very active..where is the calculation for that? You are a man so it would definately underestimate your caloric burn. You are also an athlete so you know fairly well what category you fall in.

We do not. And for me this is pretty damn accurate.

Edit- sorry..got a little snappy..didn't mean it!

I just wanted to post the formula that I got from the Web md website. For me its dead on. I am not an athlete. I am just an everyday woman that goes to work everyday and gets confused (like a lot of other folks) about what category to put myself under. I know that the most accurate way to calculate your bmr is to get your lean body mass tested..but not having the money or the time at the moment I would want the best thing to it. Thanks..

Hershey has these great little things called 'sticks' and they have it in dark, milk, chocolate w/mint, and chocolate w/caramel. They are in the candy isle. They are real chocolate and only 60 cals per. They are long enough where you wonder if its too much chocolate to be only 60 cals. Awsome and I have at least 2 everyday.

I am a chocoholic and I need my chocolate fix..so I see these as a blessing.

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thank you. I understand now. Appreciate your help. I will up my cals on those days..lol.

Original Post by devilish_patsy:

No worries and no, you dont seem scatterbrained.  Perhaps the person that suggested 1200 after your workout misunderstood. 

I am no expert, but why would you want to eat the majority of your calories after a workout? 

For me, after a workout I like a good hit of protein within a half hour of working out.  Protein for me will be a protein shake (50g protein) or a protein bar (20g) or a piece of chicken breast.  None of these have 1200 calories.  They run between 230-400 calories.

 i mean total throughout the day. Because the Burn Meter says that I not doing anything at all burn about 2090 cals. I eat only about 16-1800 cals and I do about a 1000 cal work out on most days. Is that wrong that I am only consuming 16-1800 cals total? Should I eat more so that after my workout my total cals are at least 1200?