Posts by vejitarian

Black tea

pecan nut fudge or dark chocolate brownie?

Original Post by bettiebebop:

Once a week I have a large dinner, I stay within my calorie limits but eat most of the days calories at that dinner. I've heard people saying that eating a large amount at once is going to be stored as fat and other negative things like that so I was just wondering, what are peoples opinions on this? Does it matter if the calories are consumed in a short amount of time at dinner rather than spread out during the day?

I hear what others are saying here, but my purely anecdotal experience as a big supper eater has not indicated that I put on weight as result of consuming the majority of the same amount of calories later in the day as I would have spread out through the day. The one problem I have encountered is that I am pretty hungry while preparing dinner and that can result in uncontrolled snacking while cooking. I try to counter this by making sure I have a snack at about 3pm (apple, yoghurt etc) and have healthy snacks on hand while cooking (crunchy crudites are good).

Its seems more sensible to space your calories but it doesn't work for everyone.

No, normal people do not count calories. I think a percentage of the urbanised population of industrialised communities count calories because we are so inherently detached and alienated from all natural acts that we can't function without constant supervision lest we starve or gorge our senses in a myriad of destructive ways.

Thats gross.

I thought a cooter was a terrapin.

Its not slang, but English biscuits are American cookies, but I don't know what biscuits are in American. Are they scones?

And not being American or British, will someone please tell me how to find normal pouring cream in foods on CC? Man, the variations on cream here are astonishing.

Car and traffic related slang:

boot - trunk

bonnet- hood

pavement- sidewalk

traffic jam - traffic jelly :)

I think most people on Calorie Count count calories. Good for you, though. I sometimes wish I had never found this site.

Making a baby is not a right, it's a responsibility.  

I personally think there should be some sort of qualification before you earn your ovaries or testicles: they are weapons of mass conception

Cornstarch for thickening. Two tbsp at 10g is 38 calories.

Masterchef

Its up to you. A lot of people will insist that you must eat breakfast, or that you shouldn't eat a big supper, but there is scant scientific basis for these view points. Mix it up a bit and see what works best for you: a three way split, or allocate the bulk of your calories to your favourite meal and skimp on the others. Just bear in mind that you do need energy for activities, so don't starve before a workout just so you can gorge yourself later.

Original Post by k9stylist:

Hi!  I'd like to start a new 'HEALTHY Maintenance Support Group' thread here... We can lend support to one another through-out our maintenance journey, share health and nutrition information, daily food menu's, any interesting recipe's etc....  Most importantly, there will be NO weigh-ins and please NO posting of weights.  The actual number isn't important here... (in other threads I've participated in it actually can get quite discouraging)... so, please, none of that here.  Let's focus on maintaining a healthy weight, being healthy, and living life.   So, who's with me??

Just found this thread now and, whilst I agree with the sentiment, how do I get advice on how many calories I need to maintain if I'm not allowed to say what weight I want to maintain at?

Your current maintenance is between 1730-1950.

That means if you eat your maintenance at 110 (about 1600 calories on lightly active) your deficit is 130-350. Taking the average of a deficit of 270 per day,  That means it will take you about 325 days to get to your goal. So yes, it seems more than possible that you will lose weight in a year by eating the maintenance calories at your goal, as this will create a deficit. Another way of looking at it is to say 25 pound times 3500 calories= 87500 calories divide by 365 days = 240 calories deficit per day. Whether you do this with diet or exercise is up to you.

Its been said that the slower you lose the weight, the more likely it is to stay off, so this sound like a good plan provided you are not discouraged by slow movement on the scale.

Coco, Sophie, Josie, Waffle, Miss Bo-Jangles....lots of nice names for dogs, but you will have to see what name she looks like.

I like Sushi for a cat.

Original Post by gi-jane:

It takes 3600 extra calories to even stand a chance of gaining 1lb of fat.  So if your large meal was 200, 300 or even 700 cals more than normal the difference it will make to your weight will be negligible.

I would say eat normally and take the deficit created by the additional activity.

I take the week's consumption minus the week's burn to determine if I am at risk of gaining. 400 calories once a week should not be problem, but at some point you need to create a deficit (calories in vs calories out), whether you want to do this in two days or seven. As you have already created the deficit with exercise, put the over-indulgence behind you and move back to the regularly scheduled programme.  400 calories over would be a problem if you do it every day for 9 days: that could cause you to gain a pound. The point is not to panic and throw in the towel, but if its going to be regular occurence, consider "budgeting" for it. For example, my maintenance is between 1400 and 1700, so most days (during the week generally) I try to keep between 1300 and 1600.  As I don't calorie count on weekends, I find I unwittingly consume about 2000 calories on each of those days, so I do need to budget for that 600 calorie surplus during the week.

Original Post by alibsam:

Original Post by jblarghp:

Like Megan Fox...I think she is so insanely gorgeous, I would kill to look like her (not literally of course).

I personally think you're more attractive than Megan Fox. Her body is nice but her face has become a train wreck of plastic surgeries. 

How is putting a celebrity down for their looks any better than seeking to emulate them? The hypocrisy is nauseating.