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| Motivation | How much have you lost so far? | Jul 15 2009 13:57 (UTC) |
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Since mid June I've lost 12 lbs!!! Woo hoo! 13 lbs to go! Keep up the good work everyone! |
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| Weight Loss | Freddy Krueger Stomach | Jul 15 2009 13:43 (UTC) |
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I never thought of my tummy resembling Freddy Krueger, but now that you've said that I can totally relate! My lower belly looks like a war zone, but everything around it is nice. I've tried everything to get rid of it but no success as of yet. I'm hoping once I've lost this last 15 lbs it might shrink some... If not, I consider them battle scars. After all, I cooked a baby in there! |
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| Motivation | Let Us Brag! | Jul 09 2009 20:42 (UTC) |
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I got on the scale today and realized that I've lost 14 lbs since the end of May/beginning of June! I'm proud that I did it in a healthy way and kept those inner demons at bay this time! |
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| Motivation | Being called "thick" a compliment?? | Jul 09 2009 20:30 (UTC) |
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Original Post by personaltrainer87: Not to be critical, but just because you don't like the word, doesn't make it stupid or a poor choice of words. It's up to the context of the word and who's using it, as well as who is receiving it. Some will find it insulting and some won't. I don't agree with your "thick = not thin" and "I think most women do not WANT some one to remind them that they are indeed, not thin." This is assuming that most women WANT to be thin. I don't. Thin, think, curvy, healthy, blah blah blah. I want to be HEALTHY. I work to be HEALTHY. I don't work to be thin. |
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| Weight Loss | I know i shouldnt lose weight but i NEED to | Jul 09 2009 18:59 (UTC) |
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First of all, you don't NEED to be anything. I agree with the above poster that the way to go is toning, not worrying about the scale or some perfect #. The scale isn't the end all, be all of happiness in life. How old are you by the way?
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| Motivation | Being called "thick" a compliment?? | Jul 07 2009 13:59 (UTC) |
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My two cents on it is that guys can call me whatever they want. I've gotten thick, curvacious, and all sorts of other, not stick thin but good looking compliments. Do I take thick as a compliment, darn right I do. I'm never going to rail thin, I don't want to be. I like my hips and booty and bust. I want to keep them thank you very much! Lol. Hence, some guys are always going to call me thick. I love me, and I have no problem accepting a compliment, even if it isn't phrased so well! |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jul 07 2009 13:31 (UTC) |
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I don't really have a pattern of exercise! I know it sounds terrible, but I don't. My 3 yr old doesn't really understand that and by betime, I just don't have the extra energy. It might seem silly, but I get the most exercise by dancing with my daughter! She loves it and it's fun. That and we spend longer in the pool, and running around outside. Nothing set though. I do what I can, when I find time, but it isn't oftern! |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jul 06 2009 14:33 (UTC) |
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It's Monday! I didn't want to miss it this time! This morning I weighed in at 139. And I've lost 3.5 inches! I'm so excited! Hopefully I can keep this up! I hope everybody had a great holiday! |
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| Motivation | A game --- "When I'm thin...." | Jul 02 2009 16:00 (UTC) |
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When I'm thin: I'm going to borrow my best friends jeans. |
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| Health & Support | Some can recover and some can't? | Jul 02 2009 15:56 (UTC) |
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It depends on your definiton of recovery. If you define it as never having disordered thoughts, or having a "normal" relationship with food, then not everyone can recover. I'm one of them that won't by that definition. Do I still have disordered thoughts? Yes. Do I have a good relationship with food? Most of the time. I don't feel the need to have the micro-control over what I eat. Do I consider myself recovered? Of course I do. I am in control. I am happy. And on the bad days, that's what I repeat to myself. |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jul 02 2009 13:38 (UTC) |
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I missed monday! oops. Well, on Monday, I weighed in at 142. I'm not at all concerned about the 2 lbs! It's TTOM and even though I went up 2, my jeans fit great! WOO HOO! |
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| Health & Support | Is there anyone out there who was bulimic yet massively overweight? | Jul 01 2009 17:30 (UTC) |
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First of all, way to go irishmum! That's great you could overcome it! I can't say that I've completely beaten mine. I was never massively overweight, but I've always been right on the borderline of average/overweight. I don't purge everything, I don't purge when I overeat, but there is a fierce battle going on in my head in order to keep it that way sometimes. And my mind doesn't always win the battle. It's not that I want to purge, because I feel guilty afterward, but I get so anxious about it, I psyche myself out and I don't even have to make it come up, it just does. The last time was a salad. Yes, I psyched myself out over a salad. It was horrible and when it happens, I can't help but cry. But most of the time, it's not like that. Do I have a problem eating? No. The fullness factor is what I can't stand. I've learned portion control and am able to say "No, I'm full". So, yay for me I suppose! |
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| The Lounge | Good Debate! | Jun 30 2009 20:11 (UTC) |
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Wow, I definitely don't think a 10yr old child fighting with her sister warrants arrest. In my opinion, if the parents weren't present, then the child should have been escorted home, or to the place they were staying, and let the adults sort it out. Do I realize some parents wouldn't care? Yes, I certianly do. However, that isn't something that should be automatically assumed, and this is a matter for parents, not law enforcement. |
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| The Lounge | Long Hair | Jun 30 2009 19:27 (UTC) |
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I love long hair on women. I'm biased though, my hair comes down to about 1in above my belt. In my experience, both men and women love my hair. It's healthy, long, and blonde. I've only had the urge to cut it twice, but haven't taken more than 3 inches off in about 11 years! Alot of my friends cut their hair off after they had kids, claiming it was less maintenance. They spend more time doing their hair then I do! I agree that you should pick a style that works for you, not what someone else likes! |
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| Motivation | July Challenge? | Jun 30 2009 16:36 (UTC) |
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I'm in! 7-10 lbs sounds good! I'm aiming to lose another 15 so this will definitely put me close! Today I'm at 140, we'll see about tomorrow! July 1st - 142 July 8th - 139 July 15th - 138ish July 22nd - 137 July 29th - 139 7/1 edit - I might have gained 2 lbs but my jeans fit great today! I haven't worn these without a poofy shirt for 2 months! Now I don't need too! WOO HOO! It's TTOM so I'm not concerned at all about those 2 lbs! I hope everyone does great this coming week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROZIE!!! 7/8 edit - Down 3 lbs! WOO HOO! This weekend is my baby's 3rd birthday party so we'll see how that goes... eeeek! 7/15 edit - Another lb down. At least I think it's a lb. My scale at home stayed the same, and my scale at work had me 2 lbs down. I'll just decided to stay in the middle. lol 7/22 edit - It's about time I got under 140! All last week I was sitting at 140 on the dot first thing in the morning. A little less by the end of the day. But this morning I was at 137. Finally. 5 lbs down since the beginning of July and 13 lbs down total! WOO HOO! 7/29 edit - So the last weigh in for this challenge and I ended losing a whole 1 lb. That's not at all what I was aiming for. Hmmm. Maybe it TTOM? I don't know. I was at 136 since Fri, and now 3 lbs up. Oh well. At least I lost a 1 lb! |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 25 2009 18:46 (UTC) |
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Today sucks. Not for any particular reason, just one of those days. I gained 5 lbs in a day! Incredible how the body holds so much water. Oh well. It'll be gone soon! So here's what I've planned for today: Breakfast: 1/2 everything bagel w/ 1/2 tbsp of Neufchatel Cream Cheese. Total: 203 cal Lunch: 1 cup salad w/ 1/2 tbsp ranch - 58 cal & 1/2 serving crab linguine - 222 cal TOTAL: 280 cal Snack: 2 Reese's Peanut Butter cups: 176 cal Dinner: Citrus Grilled Shrimp - 157 cal I think I'm going to have rice with dinner, but I'm not sure yet. I still have about 400 cal to add in. |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 24 2009 21:10 (UTC) |
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I got some walking in today! YAY! It rained yesterday so I wasn't able to do much, but it stayed clear today! I'm going to go swimming tonight as well for about an hour. Here's what the menu looks like for today! Mid morning snack: handful of roasted almonds - 120 cal Lunch: Tossed salad with tbsp dressing - 192 cal, 1 cup honey nut cheerios, (actually Scooters, less calories!!!) = 120 cal TOTAL: 312 Afternoon snack - 1/2 cup cheerios - 60 cal Dinner: Crab & Veggie Linguine - 350 cal, and garlic bread - 200 cal |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 23 2009 16:15 (UTC) |
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imcoolsoni! don't let yourself get down about it! you'll get to your goal too! mmmm butter... sorry, got distracted! I'm going to walking abit today, it's supposed to be about 100' so I don't know how long it'll last. And adding calories seems like a great idea to me! Mid Morning Snack: Apple & 5 pretzel crackers - 125 cal combined (55 - apple, 70 - crackers) Lunch: 2 cups salad mix - 15 cal, 2 tbsp dressing - 148 cal, 1/2 red pepper - 19 cal Total: 182 Afternoon snack - dry roasted peanuts, no salt. 1/5 cup - 170 cal Dinner: Herb baked fish - 260 cal Fresh salad - 33 cal Thousand Island Dressing - 120 cal, 1 cup rice - 190 Total: 603 cal Total left: 120! I get a cookie! (well, maybe 1/2 a cookie) |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 23 2009 00:09 (UTC) |
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So today was a pretty good day. I went for a walk, not a long one but it was something. When the heat index is 110', too much outside just isn't healthy! I went over by not too much today, so I'm pretty happy! Mid-Morning Snack: 1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios (dry), small apple Lunch: 1/2 med red bell pepper w/ 1 tbsp Neufchatel cream cheese and 1 tbsp hummus & Veggie Pot Pie Dinner: Spaghetti & Meatballs. 1 cup spaghetti, 4 tbsp Prego 100% Natural Sauce, 6 meatballs and 2 pieces garlic toast! I am definitely full. Keep up the good work everybody! |
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| Weight Loss | For people 5 foot 3 inches | Jun 22 2009 20:42 (UTC) |
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I'm 23 and 5'3", at least that's what it says on my license! I am at 140 currently, goal weight is about 120-125. No 104 for me! I'm really curvy? and I like it that way! |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 22 2009 13:35 (UTC) |
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So it's weigh in day!!! My start weight was 145. My wiegh in this morning was 140! YAY! 5 whole pounds! I was excited as I didn't really do so well this past weekend, but I did exercise more than usual. Lots of swimming and walking... and running after the little one! Can't wait to see everyone else's!! |
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| Foods | Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls! | Jun 19 2009 19:52 (UTC) |
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My biggest weakness was always cheese! The more the better! That and McFlurries w/ French Fries from McDonalds. I dipped the fries in the ice cream! 610 cal alone for the McFlurry! |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 19 2009 19:20 (UTC) |
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Okay so today I definitely went over! But it's all good right? I was under yesterday so this is gonna work out okay. Here's what it looks like today! Breakfast: (I actually was hungry!!) An extra large banana Morning Snack: 1/2 Bagel w/ roasted red pepper hummus Lunch: Chicken Caccaitore.. sp? And some yummy pizza dough bread stuff & 1 mini reese's cup Dinner: Probably just a big salad seeing as how I'm already almost over. Darn lunch! |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 19 2009 14:56 (UTC) |
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Original Post by imcoolsoni: imcoolsoni, I don't know if you're a big fan of soup, or kale, but this is a great recipe I found that is really yummy! I don't add the lemon at the end though, and I do less red pepper flakes. It's got a good kick and I always add extra veggies, mushrooms mostly. I hope you like it! KALE, WHITE BEAN AND POTATO SOUP Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, chopped 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 cup canned white beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup diced carrots 2 cups all-purpose potatoes, peeled and diced 2 cups kale, tough stems removed, cut into thin ribbons 4 lemon wedges* Heat olive oil in a large saucepan and saute the onion and garlic for 5 minutes, or until translucent. * Add vegetable broth, vinegar, salt, and red pepper flakes. Bring the mixture to a boil and add the white beans, carrots, potatoes, and kale. * Return to a boil, then reduce to medium heat. Cook for 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. * Ladle into individual soup bowls. Squeeze juice from lemon wedges into each. Serve with a green salad and crusty whole-grain bread. Nutrition score per serving (2 1/2 cups): 190 calories, 4 g fat (18% of calories), <1 g saturated fat, 34 g carbs, 6 g protein, 7 g fiber, 112 mg calcium, 3 mg iron, 589 mg sodium * TIP If you don't have white beans on hand, feel free to substitute chickpeas, kidney beans, or pinto beans. |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 19 2009 13:17 (UTC) |
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Original Post by brimmyhop: Oh how i miss eggs.... woe is me! I can't actually eat them anymore! According to the good doc, I have developed a "sensitivity" to them. They make me ill if I eat them . I can't do alot of dairy or starches either. Darn tummy hates me! And I don't do breakfast because I'm not usually hungry in the morning. If I am, I will eat t piece of fruit or something like that. My baby will be 3 mid july. Ever planned a princess/dinosaur party? It's definitly interesting. I can't wait to make her cake, but alas, I can't eat it! |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 19 2009 01:07 (UTC) |
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Brimmyhop: Thanks so much for the suggestion! I did cook up some rice and broccoli! It was one of the box things... lol But another 230 cal for a cup and it was AWESOME! Definitely going to have to add that stuff to my list of "yummy". I'm such a picky eater that I actually have a "yummy" list! |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 18 2009 23:12 (UTC) |
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Original Post by water_never_dry: I only lose about 2-3 lbs per week. I don't train or anything like that. The majority of my exercise is walking some at work, and chasing after my 3yr old. I just don't eat alot of junk. Maybe once a week, but mostly it's raw veggies and proteins. I just ate a big salad for dinner with fresh mushrooms and celery and all that in it, total of 150 cal w/ dressing. So that brings today to 624 cal. I need to eat more calories, I know, any idea where to fit them in without the junk? |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 18 2009 18:19 (UTC) |
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Okay, so I don't eat breakfast, I know it's horrible, but not something I like to do. lol Mid-Morning Snack: 1/2 Everything Bagel w/ Lite Cream Cheese 1 slice cheese 1 cracker w/ red pepper hummus Lunch: 2 cups prepared salad mix 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios Dinner: I don't know yet... I currently eat anywhere between 900-1200 cal a day. Alot of times, I have to remember to eat because I don't get hungry very often, and I don't really snack. My mid-morning is like breakfast. Dinner is usually some sort of grilled protein and a veggie. Oh yeah! Exercise: 1.5 swimming w/ my daughter & 45 min Tae Bo!
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| Young Calorie Counters | Are there any 20 somethings here? | Jun 18 2009 14:00 (UTC) |
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Like a bunch of us, I'm 23 too! I just into posting though... |
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| Weight Loss | New 15-20 pounds Weight Loss Support Group CLOSED! | Jun 18 2009 13:49 (UTC) |
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Oh, me too, me too! Am I too late? I hope not! I am new to this site, as well as to calorie counting in general! I used to just cut carbs, but working in an office setting with vendors bringing oh so many yummies, I don't have the willpower for it! I've found it to be alot easier to watch calories and have found a love for it! Height: 5'3" CW 145 GW: 125 GD: August 1st |
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So you can log your weight -- which allows you to do the following:
- Plot your weight curve
- Analyze the trend of your weight (see under Recent in the figure above)
- Determine the projected target date (see under Overall in the figure above)