Melissa It's still me, but 70lbs smaller!

Posts by amoria00

Forum	Topic	Date	Replies

Motivation	Why hasn't anyone noticed?	Mar 18 2008 01:21 (UTC)	47
It took 30 pounds before anyone comments at work. It's not because no one told you that they haven't notice. They might be shy to comment or don't know how you'll react if they mention you have lost weight. If you lost a size or more, trust me, they noticed! If they haven't, they are blind :P
Foods	How many pcs of sushi ...	Feb 15 2008 20:37 (UTC)	3
Ok Thank you very much!!
Foods	How many pcs of sushi ...	Feb 15 2008 19:55 (UTC)	5
I need an answer soon since I'll go buy them in 1 hour!!
Foods	How many pcs of sushi ...	Feb 15 2008 19:13 (UTC)	6
Thanks for your reply Angelyna. But how many pieces are there in your roll? Where I buy my Sushi, 1 Maki roll gives 5 Sushis.
Weight Loss	Have you lost weight using calorie count?	Feb 07 2008 12:57 (UTC)	26
Hi! I started to count calories 1 year ago. I lost 40 pounds using it. But in total I lost 85 pounds in a 3 years period. I am maintaining for 3 months now. My weight fluctuates in a 10 pounds range and my pants still fits the same, maybe even a bit loose now.
Foods	What to put on pancakes other than syrup?	Feb 02 2008 14:43 (UTC)	20
I always put Yogourt on it!! Can't believe no one said that actually! My yogourt is Yoplait Source Dessert 35 calories for 100g!! And it taste like dessert too. Cherry Chocolate is my favorite! You need to try it! http://www.yoplait.ca/source/en/Dessert.aspx
Foods	Why bother with milk in cereal...water is good!	Jan 24 2008 15:11 (UTC)	51
I always eat my cereals with Yogourt. Yoplait has great dessert tasting yogourt at only 35 calories per 100g. It's totally awesome!!!! http://www.yoplait.ca/source/en/Dessert.aspx
Weight Loss	Do I look like my weight?	Jan 15 2008 18:18 (UTC)	2
Thank playergirl. Real nice comment you made and I agree with most of it. It's probably because I'm only 5' that people think I weight less then 100 and I some people think I look like someone who's 16-17 year old when I'm 26 lol! That doesn't help either..
Weight Loss	Do I look like my weight?	Dec 31 2007 02:07 (UTC)	11
It's funny 120bydecember, I get that comment everytime I show my identity cards :P I can't buy alcool or lotto without my cards! I'm used to it and will be sad the day it will stop! I'm 26 btw but my hourglass shape helps a lot I must admit :)
Weight Loss	Do I look like my weight?	Dec 31 2007 01:27 (UTC)	15
Thank you so much for all your great compliments on my weight loss. I wasn't looking for that when I originally posted but it's always nice to have someone say you look great!!! I also get weird comment like: Stop losing or you'll become anorexic.. I got that 4 times. People doesn't understand a weight loss and a mental illness..
Weight Loss	Do I look like my weight?	Dec 30 2007 16:29 (UTC)	21
Thanks for all your replies. I was worried a bit that maybe I was looking not healthy. I'm 5' 0.5" by the way and I'm 112 pounds this morning. I live in Canada and the lady that said that to me was at a healthy weight. Oh and for the record, I couldn't gave blood yesterday. My iron was 0.4 points too low. I have my menstruation this week so that was probably why. It was my first time to give blood and was so sad that it couldn't happen. It's one of my resolution for this new year, give blood as many times as possible. Thanks again for all the replies!
Motivation	Motivate me, baby!	Dec 30 2007 15:40 (UTC)	3
Hi! I don't have any tips since I don't think this weight loss journey is based on tricks but on changing your lifestyle completely. But as an inspiration, you can maybe (if you want) take a look in my gallery for before and after pictures of me. That's what inspired me in the beginning. Hope it will help you a little bit...
Motivation	Before and After Pics	Dec 30 2007 15:37 (UTC)
Congrats!! You look great. That's post like these that motivate a lot of people. We need to see more of them!! Update us as soon as you reach your other goal! :) You can also check my profile for more before and after pictures!
Motivation	How do you motivate yourself?	Dec 20 2007 01:48 (UTC)	4
My motivation was by seeing people achieving their goal. I achieved mine so maybe I could inspire someone in here? It's not easy, takes time but with some motivation, you can achieve anything you want.
Fitness	Which is better?	Dec 13 2007 17:28 (UTC)
Thank you jwashing! I'm looking mostly to maintain my weight but wouldn't mind losing a little more fat. But I like how I look. I'm not maintaining for a long time, it's been only a week. I saw my flucuation going high but now it went down. I'll just see what the trend is week by week and adjust my intake from that. As for cardio I'll try to stick with at least 3 times a week but will not beat myself up if I don't do that. The holiday season takes time to prepare and I have lots of stuff to do! But that's another topic and it doesn't fit in the fitness forum!! :P Thanks for your advices :)
Maintaining	I need advices from maintainers!	Dec 12 2007 12:36 (UTC)	4
Good morning! Today is my weigh in. I am 114.6!! I think I got nervous for nothing!! I'll continue to weigh everyday to see my fluctuations and learn to deal with them. What I'll count is the overall, the tendency of every Wednesdays. Thank you all for your great advices. I will never said it enough! One thing that I would like to see here is more people posting. Losing is great but it's important to learn how to maintain it and we need as much experience people as possible to share their experiences. Thanks and have a wonderful "cold" day!!
Maintaining	I need advices from maintainers!	Dec 12 2007 00:29 (UTC)	5
Thank you everyone for you advices! Tomorrow is my weigh in. I'm nervous but I know it will be ok. My clothes still fits the same. That's what I need to take into account now. I'll write back tomorrow morning.
Fitness	Which is better?	Dec 11 2007 23:45 (UTC)	3
Hehe don,t worry, I listen to my body and know my limit.
Fitness	Which is better?	Dec 11 2007 23:01 (UTC)	5
Thanks for the info! The first 20 minutes are mentally hard but after I actually have fun doing it and challenge myself. I go faster, or crank up the resistance a bit. After my workout I feel so much better then when I started. I think I'm doing ok.
Maintaining	I need advices from maintainers!	Dec 11 2007 03:45 (UTC)	8
Jenmcc, again, you are very good at explaning things! I will weight on wednesday and see where I am and will not freak out if I'm more then 115. If my pants fits right, everything is normal. I enjoy eating more even if at times it's difficult since I'm so used to portion control and eat less. I have so much more energy, I feel great, I am way more active then I was. I just hope everything will be all right and will not gain my weight back. I think I just needed some comfort from someone experienced. I will definatly keep posting in here and ask you questions if I need some guidance! Thank you so much!
Maintaining	I need advices from maintainers!	Dec 11 2007 00:39 (UTC)	11
Jenmcc, you are incredible! Thanks for all this, it help me a lot. I will answer your last questions. do you find you have much more energy now that you've upped your calories? Yes I have way more energy, that's why I started doing cardio again. Are you finding your exercise sessions to be a lot easier? Well I started cardio when I started to eat mor but compare to before sessions are the same. I can do 60 minutes at 75% 95% maximum Heart Rate. Are you able to lift heavier weights lately? Again, I started weight lifting only 3 days ago but compare to before I lost a little bit of strenght.But the session was intense and I had energy until the end. Seeing major progress on the cardio? Again, I just started to do cardio again but compare to before It's the same, I can hold an intense cardio session. Have you measured your inches lately - and have they shrunk? From October 15th to December 2nd I lost inches from everywhere, mostly my hips and waist. I didn't lost from my arms or calves. That's about it. I will see Wednesday where I am with my weight and will adjust things. I'll also check how my pants feels, that's the best indicator. Thank you again!
Maintaining	I need advices from maintainers!	Dec 10 2007 20:58 (UTC)	18
Thanks for the reply. Another question. Once you start to maintain, everyone seems to gain some pounds. But did one of you guys gained enough to feel tight in your pants, like it felt it was real fat pounds. Or it's just fluctuation that goas away with time. On an average, how much time does the weight stop to go up and start to lower or maintain? I started to maintain at 112.4, will I ever see that number again?! I wish there were more people on this forum to answer me and add their experience..
Foods	Morning cereal with Yogourt in it?	Dec 10 2007 20:45 (UTC)	1
Hi again! I tried something else. I put hot water in oatmeal, just enough so the oatmeal cook (instant oatmeal). When the oatmeal is cook enough I add yogourt and All-Bran Original. It was so good!!! I tried the same but switch the ALll-Bran with Appleasauce (1/2 cup). Was rich and tasted awesome :P I'm now doing lots of mixes of cereal with the yogourt and everything taste great and it's filling enough but at the same time, still low calorie breakfast.
Fitness	Looking for advices	Dec 10 2007 19:41 (UTC)
Thanks for your input! I tried HIIT and it kicked my butt but I don't really like it. WHen I do my cardio, I'm not always going at the same apce, I go faster and slower depending on resistance. My HR is between 75% and 95%. It's interval training but not like 30s/1 minute. I do more intense when I feel I am able and stop when I cannot anymore. As for weight training, I usually do 8 to 12 reps and rarely pass 12 or I put more weight and I always do my 2nd and 3rd rep until failure or very near. I rest for 15 seconds between each set. When I'm done, I move to the other exercise and begin straight away. It's fast and hard. and usually when I'M at my maximum effort, my HR show 75% or 80% of maximum HR. I think it's a good workout. So my plan after thinking about all this: Monday Cardio 30-45 minutes Tuesday Weight lifting (usually last 45 minutes). If I want cardio it will be 15 minutes Wednesday Cardio 30-45 minutes Thursday Weight lifting (usually last 45 minutes). . If I want cardio it will be 15 minutes Friday Cardio 30-45 minutes Saturday Weight lifting (usually last 45 minutes). and cardio for 30-45 minutes Sunday Off Is this a good plan for fat loss and muscle definition? I eat very good also, it's healthy and I have enough calories.
Foods	Morning cereal with Yogourt in it?	Dec 07 2007 02:28 (UTC)	3
Oh My I cannot live without it anymore and it's been only 2 days!! It taste so much better then milk and so much more filling too. Also I use dessert yogourt such as chocolate fondue or lemon meringue or cranberry crustard for only 35 calories for 100g. It taste amazing!!!!
Maintaining	Maintaining and Exercise	Dec 06 2007 21:14 (UTC)
Hi! I wanted to ask a question concerning maintenance and exercising. I'm trying to maintain for a few days now and I'm still "afraid" to eat more. I'm eating more then I used to but still not what CC suggest. Actually I'm up 2 pounds from yesterday. Probably water weight since I ate a lot of fiber (40grams). Anywho, How did you guys started to eat maintenance? did you simply add all thsoe calories the first day or you gradually made it until your weight start being stable? My maintenance is 1500. I'm used to eat 1200, sometimes less but that's another story. Does this mean I can eat 1500 calories without any problem everyday and I will not gain or it be less or more? You guy trust CC numbers? And if I exercice on top of that and burn 400 at the gym that mean I ened 1900 calories to maintain?! Wow that's a LOT of food for my petite (5') person :P Anyone can relate?
Foods	Morning cereal with Yogourt in it?	Dec 05 2007 16:49 (UTC)	9
It's almost noon and I'm not hungry! I ate it at 7:30am. So filling I'm telling you, I'll eat this everymorning, wow!! I calculate everything and it's a 540 calories so it's pretty high but since I don't snack between breakfast and lunch ebcause I'm not hungry, everything will be ok. It gives me 330 calories for lunch and another 330 for dinner. It's more than enough. I have so much energy at the moment, I can't contain myself!! I get up everytime I can at work, I go to the bathroom and do my mini-exercises!! I haven't felt like this in a long time! Thanks for telling me to try it!! I appreciate it :)
Foods	Morning cereal with Yogourt in it?	Dec 05 2007 12:29 (UTC)	10
Ok, I'm eating at the moment and it taste like heaven! What I had in it: 1 serving and a half of All-Bran Strawberry Bites 1 serving and a half of All-Bran Original 200g of yogourt Source Straberry Custard (35 calories for 100g) 150g of homemade applesauce (just apple and water, nothing added) Cinnamon HEAVEN!!!!!! And 100% recommended fiber for the day..... I need water :P
Foods	Morning cereal with Yogourt in it?	Dec 05 2007 01:29 (UTC)	16
Thanks for the info guys! I'll try it tomorrow morning. As for the cereal itself, what you guys think? Filling enough for a serving or I could go with a better cereal with lower calories and more filling? Any suggestions? And thanks for the before and after picture :)
New Members	Hey all you short people	Dec 04 2007 12:23 (UTC)	67
Hi! How old are you? 26 years old How short are you? 5' 0.5" What is your current weight? 112.4 pounds What pant size are you? anywhere from a 1 (vanity size!) and a 5 What is your short term goal(s)? 110 What is your long term goal(s)? 105

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