Posts by liz-usa

I agree that giving kids food labelled "diet" (when they're not asking for them) might give them a bit of a complex, especially if they are aware that they are a little heavier than their classmates.

I would avoid sodas (waaay too much sugar), but kids usually want a tasty drink.  If she likes milk, try packing some nonfat milk or nonfat chocolate milk (in those little packages).  I guess there's always tea, but I don't think a ten-year old would appreciate it.  Most juices are super-packed with sugar as well, so I would avoid those.

I'm interested in this too.  I always have high carb/sugar ratios from eating fruit, but shouldn't that be different than if I were getting it from coke and candy?  (mmmmmm, mangos on the brain right now)

Aren't green beans and greens carbs?   That should count.

I'm learning how to pack lunches, still, but my recent favorite is Easy Taco Salsa Chicken with rice.  Yummy, yummy, yummy.  I usually stick the chicken in the oven while showering in the morning.

Need to figure out how to stir-fry, but I hear that's easy.  Also, Stuffed Green Peppers are good to freeze ahead of time, and they come in all kinds of varieties.

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that's one of the greatest benefits of losing weight

i'm glad they don't cater clothing to overweight people

... wow. Just.. wow.

People didn't take that well.

I understood what she meant. Sorry PC police.

Ah, by all means, please enlighten me to the point that I obviously missed.. I'm all for understanding.

She meant that getting to wear better clothes is a great motivation for losing weight and that we shouldn't cater to unhealthy lifestyles. I mean, in the old days you were allowed to smoke in public places, now if you want to go smoke you have to go make an effort to go outside and enjoy your habit.....Or just quit altogether. If a person is overweight and want 'nice' clothes they can: make an effort to find something that they deem good enough for them, even if it means hours of googling OR lose the weight.

I don't see why her opinion was so offensive :-/

 No, the government taxes cigarettes ("sin tax") in order to discourage smoking.  Public places no long allow smoking because of the adverse effects on other people, i.e. lung cancer from second-hand smoke.  Whether or not this will affect people's motivation to quit smoking is irrelevant.

So, if you want to make a comparison between smoking and plus-size clothing, you're either going to have to argue that being overweight has an adverse effect on other people (offensive) or propose that we tax plus-size clothing (also offensive).

To add a personal note, I'm a firm believer that self-confidence makes losing weight so much easier.  Dressing well, as well as losing weight, came with the whole package of "taking care of myself".  So, in a sense, larger-sized clothing actually helped me stay on-target.

It sucks having to buy new clothing all the time though.  I bought nice business clothes for my internship 6 weeks ago, and they don't fit anymore.  My coworkers must think I can't shop, lol.  XD

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Potatoes are a nutritional bargain.  Look at the values for a medium bake potato

http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-potato es-russet-flesh-skin-baked-i11356?size=2

Did you know it had that much protein, vitamin C and iron?  They're good for you if you control your portions.  I'd never give up my twice a week potato!

 Unfortunately, most of the potatoes I can find are twice the size of a medium potato, weight-wise.  :/  Still worth it, though!

And, come on, people, don't knock sour cream!  Light Sour Cream is like 20 cals/tbsp.  And, it's sooooooo yummy!

Taylor sucks too, btw.

I second both the yogurt and the oatmeal.  Good oatmeal (not instant!) has lots of fiber and protein, so it keeps you full till lunch.  I really like dried fuits and am addicted to all things chewy, but they're so high in sugar.  So, if you mix them in with the oatmeal, they go a LONG way.  I hate the texture of oatmeal, but if there is a dried cherry, I can concentrate on that instead.  Yummy.

A fun thing to do with the lean deli meats is to put them on a frying pan.  Lean ham smells amazing after being fried a little (in no-cal cooking spray, of course).

Kashi GoLean is amazing, of course, but pricey.

I feel like there are egg substitutes out there, aren't there?

But since moving/packing is such a calorie-burning activity, it might be best to individually log activities for the few days that you are moving.  When I was moving, I found that I was burning enough calories to be able to get away with a 1000 calorie deficit without working out at all.

I totally understand about the zero hours of sleep.  This is the only semester where I haven't skipped sleep in a regular basis.  Usually, I go sleepless (literally 0 hours) at least once a week.  Moreover, people shouldn't jump to conclusions that this means a student isn't planning her time well.  If you're taking challenging courses, sometimes all-nighters are practically unavoidable.  Of course, that's debatable (I could technically get 8 hours of sleep a week and just live in the library).

I just tried messing around on the account settings and changing my Average Hours Slept from 7 to 1 (it won't let me enter 0 XD).  For some reason, my estimated calories burned didn't change.  Funny..... what's the point of that average then?

If you look up activities, my account says that 1 hour of sleep burns 60 calories, whereas 'Sitting - Studying' burns like 120.  So, if you're used to 7 hours, maybe you burn an extra 420?  Of course, you should factor in slowed down metabolism, but there's a sure bet that you're burning some extra calories.  I would say 420 would be an upper limit.

The numbers don't quite make sense, though.  If I were to study for every waking moment, that means I would burn 2440 calories!  Since studying a lot was the reason I gained weight in the first place, this doesn't seem plausible.  'Sitting - Light office work' burns 101 calories, so an all-nighter might burn at most 280 instead.

Confusing.....

Actually, I've found that cutting out refined sugars doesn't necessarilly help with the calorie-counting.  I can chew on a very yummy cookie or a banana or an apple, and they're all around 100 calories.  What really makes me grab for the banana is the protein and fiber, and I'd only go for the apple because of fiber and vitamins (I actually hate the darn things.... ;) )