Posts by kodischild

yes, a calorie is a calorie. It is a measure of energy. So 100 calories is 100 calories no matter where you get it.

However, you will be full from 100 calories of veggies, and 100 cal of chocolate is only a handful and you will still be hungry. Also, the veggies have nutrients and fiber that the chocolate doesn't.

Start slow. If you try to push too hard at the beginning you may just derail yourself with injuries.

I started out with 15 mins of walking a day, did it for a week, then started to work up on days I felt good. For me the important thing was to get started and do SOMETHING daily, if I had aimed for 45 mins a day I would have burned out or been hurt. On the other hand, I 'm old and have a bad back.

I was irregular until I hit 25 years old and lived with a woman. I regulated to her, then when she moved I just stayed on a cycle. When I was 20 I asked my doctor about it. He told me that sometimes very athletic women don't have a regular cycle, then he suggested I cut back on my activity and gain a bit of weight so I could have a period every month. (A suggestion from a man, like I WANTED it every month. ;) )

As with ANY health problem, it is best to see your doctor. It could be that you are just normally irregular, or under stress, or very active. However, it could be there is something that needs attention. If you hope to have children someday, it is unwise to ignore the problem.

Finally, if you are on your parents insurance as a student, go to the doctor. I had a few minor health problems I ignored when I was insured, and they got very expensive when they waited to get bad until after the insurance was gone.

It would be wisest to discuss it with your doctor. He knows you and is far more qualified to examine you and give an educated opinion than anyone here.

Of course I'll give my opinion anyway. When my blood pressure was that low, my doctor told me that wasn't abnormal for a small, young, athletic female and that as long as I wasn't dizzy and felt fine I shouldn't worry about it.

My mother's blood pressure medication got her bp down to 115/70, but she got dizzy when she stood up, felt light headed all the time, etc. The doc reduced her medication and told her she was apparently someone who needed a slightly higher bp to be healthy. So it may be a little individual.

Chicken with garlic and sun-dried tomatoes

vegetable cooking spray

4 voneless, skinless chicken breast halve

1 1/2 cup thinly sliced onions

1/2 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes

1 can healthy choice recipe creations cream of roasted garlic condensed soup (most of which should have been capitalized, but wasn't.)

3/4 cup fat free, low sodium chicken broth

1/4 cup white wine

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

In large skillet sprayed with vegetable cooking spray, cook chicken until brown on both sides. Arrange onions and tomatoes over chicken.

In small bowl, combine soup, chicken broth, wine, salt and pepper; mix well. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the center.

Makes 4 servings. Calories 230, fat 4 g, protein 29g, sodium 450 mg as calculated by teh Favorite Brand Name Diabetic Recipes cookbook.

Is it possible that you have a sensitivity to one of the foods in the diet? Like nuts, maybe. I believe he recommends a lot more nuts than most people eat.

How long did you try it? It takes my body about a week to "detox" when I go from eating unhealthy to healthy food.

Original Post by stewies76:

Maybe if I smack myself silly every time I eat something I don't need, I'll get the point!! LOL!!

Yes, but then he will just complain about the bruising. ;)

 I'm in Michigan, lower penninsula, but I have a lot of trouble losing weight in the winter. Something about the body wanting to store it up so I can hibernate, I think.

 I've found that the walkaerobics type videos help since we obviously can't get outside easily. The walking for seniors is pretty easy on the joints, and I bet you'd be into harder workouts in no time. Being able to "graduate" to longer indoor walks helps to keep me motivated.

Fruits and veggies might work, as long as you don't feel so deprived by the end of the day that you binge and make things worse.

It may be a good day to eat maintenance calories and go back to a calorie deficit tomorrow. I would think if you just burned off 800 calories excercising (I'm tired just imagining it) that you would have some room to wiggle without actually gaining anything today.

I've been considering it, also. I have honestly been hoping someone on here will try it and let us know if it was easy to stick with and worked. The initial shopping list is going to get a bit expensive, and I'd like to hear from people who have used it before we go to the trouble.

I wrote you an entire book on this subject, but due to divine intervention (power outage just before I hit send) you won't be forced to read the whole thing. So, in summary:

 I keep healthy food around as much as possible. It doesn't take time to make breakfast, have a piece of fruit you can grab on the way out the door. Use an hour of your day off and a slow cooker to make soup. Freeze the soup, you have dinner for later in the week. Or to avoid those chips your coworkers are muching on, get a high fiber cereal. I find Kashi golean pretty self limiting-it has 10g fiber in each serving and if you eat too much of it on one day you will NOT make that mistake again. *giggle*

Anyway, the only way I survive the night shift is to have lots of healthy, fast things to much on. Even that can't always save me when I'm switching from day to night and have been up 22 hours.

 On an unrelated note-be sure you are getting enough vitamin D and are getting some time outside whenever possible. "We" tend to have problems with not getting enough sunlight, and that messes up health, with makes weight management hard, which leads to depression, which makes weight management harder.....

The burn meter is how many calories it is estimated that you have burned for the day. If you eat that many calories you will maintain where you are. The eat meter says "daily goal" on it, that is what you are shooting for.

It is not the most perfect time to come in as a newbie looking for individual help. The board will be overrun with New Year's Resolution people tomorrow. Just hang in there, read the forums, (lots of your questions are going to be the same ones that have been asked) and try to have patience if your personal questions aren't being answered right away.