Posts by fooledbyfaith

If you don't feel hungry and have to force yourself to eat, eat higher calorie healthy foods. Throwing in a few high cal snacks in between meals. Pair a luna bar with a piece of fruit. Eat brown rice with dinner. You can do it

There are so many articles and researchers out there contradicting each other that I just don't pay attention to what they say anymore. I go by what works for me. If you are losing weight with your 2 mile walk/jog then keep doing it. I honestly believe that it is pure B.S that cardio doesn't help you. I lost 30 pounds before doing Tae Bo and thats all cardio. Combined with a healthy low cal diet, cardio will definitely help you lose weight.

I know how you feel! And its a horrible feeling. I had a great week and it took two days to ruin it all. I just ate all day anything I wanted and for once was too afraid to add up how much I had eaten. I have also been slacking in the exercise department. I love to exercise and love how it makes me feel, yet it still isnt' enough to make me want to exercise.

I say we should stop feeling sorry for ourselves and just do it. I see this as me not caring and one's health is something to always care about. It should never be put on the back burner. We can do it!!

Bagels are fine for you. If you are that concerned about the carb intake maybe eat half a bagel for breakfast with some eggs. That would definitely also stretch out your bagels...12 breakfasts instead of just 6. I dont see anything wrong with eating bagels. Its all about what works for you. If you can eat them and still lose weight, then eat away

Green smoothies are awesome. You get so many nutrients and its super low cal. I normally blend 2 huge handfuls of spinach with water. Then i will add a frozen banana and then frozen berries. You cant even taste the spinach. It may sound gross but its really not. I have noticed a lot of great benefits since drinking them everyday

That wasn't a binge. Depending on what and how much you ate for breakfast and lunch...maybe you were really hungry. You have to eat 3500 calories extra then maintenance to gain a pound in a day so you are going to be fine. NO DAMAGE IS DONE

My parents divorced when I was 7, and after that my dad went from bad to worse. He was 17 when I was born so I am pretty sure he never wanted me to begin with. Im 20 now and just now realized that I can't make him love me. I have cried over that man so many times wondering what it was I did wrong that made him not want to care. He has fed me so many lies and made so many empty promises its unreal. It is hard to stop loving your dad though. Its a horibble love/hate relationship.

I just found out last week that it was him who told my mom just to take me and my sister and raise us. I was never told this so I constantly thought I did something wrong and he didn't love me. I think some of his intention was good but other then that I am sure he was just tired of messing around with the whole sharing custody of the kids schedule. He had to drive 30 min just to pick us up. But i also think that if you love your kids, then 30 min is totally worth it.

I cried many times to my mom too and I am sure she felt guilt. Her approach to it all kind of bothered me though. She would tell me to just forget him and realize I have a great "father" in my stepdad but it doesn't work like that. Sure, my stepdad was nice but I wanted my real dad.

I am sure it wont be easy for her or you but being there for her is the best thing you can do. Not talking crap about him also helps. Just having someone listen is all someone needs. Its one of those unfortunate situations where you realize someone isn't worth the trouble when you have already wasted so much time on them. Its horrible when a parent acts like that to thier kids. I have a hard time trusting guys in my relationships now because of my dad. I am so afraid of being hurt. All I can think of is how my dad didn't love me, so why should I expect someone else to? Its horrible and I hope to get over it.

Stay strong

I find Aeropostale have the best jeans that flatter the bum. I love thier jeans and will wear no other kind.

I want to eat everything in the pantry right now too. I live with my family, who arent here to stop me at the moment, so its stocked full of poptarts, cookies, honey buns, etc. And Im trying to break away from my bad habits. I wrote my weight on my hand, made some chicken with brown rice and vegetables and chugged a liter of water. Then I went to my room. Out of sight, out of mind. Once my food settles I am going to work out. Just gotta realize that a few moments of "pleasure" that is experienced from that unhealthy food isn't worth feeling like crap tomorrow.

You can google calorie count calculators and it will pull up a bunch of websites that will take into account your height, weight, activity level, gender and give you a cal count for maintenance. Do some old fashioned subtracting...and you should get a number of cals to lose weight. Im not saying I dont trust this sites calculator, I just like diff opinions. I basically went to like ten of these calculators and got an average of how many cals I need.

Im pretty sure the majority of people are aware of these things. They just choose to ignore reality.

I have personally never eaten more on workout days. I also dont really know how many cals i burn during an average workout. I just push myself to the max and go as long as I can. And I have lost weight just fine. Id say just eat reasonably. If your hungrier one workout day then eat some more. If you aren't then dont. Id say just take it day by day

I went through a sweet potato stage for like six months where I had to have one every day...I somtimes ate it for breakfast if I wasn't able to have it for lunch. Granted I was maintaining...I didnt gain any weight so I doubt it would hinder you from losing weight. Just be realistic about the size of the potato. Sweet potatoes are awesome! Enjoy them

Original Post by ds1973:

Morningstar "sausage" ingredients:

TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WATER FOR HYDRATION), EGG WHITES, CORN OIL, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF SALT, SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SUGAR, CELLULOSE GUM, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, CANOLA OIL, SPICES, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY, WHEAT, AND CORN), CARAMEL COLOR, GUAR GUM, SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS, SALT, WHEAT), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS FROM NON-MEAT SOURCES, GUM ARABIC, ONION POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, VITAMINS AND MINERALS (NIACINAMIDE, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE [VITAMIN B6], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], VITAMIN B12), DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, XANTHAN GUM, SESAME SEED OIL.

Top round steak, ingredients = beef.

I'd take the steak, eggs, fruit and/or toast.  Or go with eggs, fruit and toast.  Nothing wrong with a big breakfast to replenish your body after a night of sleep and to keep you from snacking on the occasional sweets that a co-worker may bring in to work that day.

Well if you are that uptight and have to be "all natural" every day of the year then dont eat morning star. It was a suggestion. But sometimes when you dont have time to cook they come in handy. And it wont kill you. Beef leads to other health problems as well. Everything in moderation

I eat around 1300 calories a day and its really not that hard. Your new at it so right now its like a big experiment. Instead of the leg/thigh try the breast of the chicken. White meat is less caloric. Also, instead of four small potatoes try a sweet potato. A medium one is around 200 cals I think. Or you could try to eat maybe 2 small potatoes and a side of broccoli. I also like eating salads for a meal. I mean lettuce has like next to nothing in calories. Add a bunch of veggies to it, some protein like chicken or cottage cheese and you will fill up fast. You could even add a side to that like a sweet potato or a fruit.